- // Update 1 (28/07/2022 10:25 pm)
- Google confirms BGMI pulled on govt order
In an unexpected turn of events, Battlegrounds Mobile India, popularly known as BGMI, appears to have been banned in India today. The India-specific version of Krafton’s popular battle royale game, PUBG Mobile, has been removed from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Let’s check out all the details around the alleged BGMI India ban.
BGMI players took to social media platforms and online forums to complain about the disappearance of BGMI from the Play Store earlier this evening. The reports of the game being removed from the iOS App Store have since also emerged online, further fueling the rumors of the game’s ban in India.
Also, on Android, moving to the Krafton Inc. publisher page on the Play Store only shows the newly launched PUBG New State title. That’s not all, though. We are backing this article we ample proof about the removal of the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game in India. We also searched for the BGMI Play Store listing on desktop, and well, the game has indeed been removed. It shows an app “Not Found” error on the desktop.
Note: BGMI is working fine and available to play to those who already have the game installed on their devices. The servers don’t seem to be offline, and there is no warning message in the app yet.
Update 1 (28/07/2022 10:25 pm)
In an official statement to TechCrunch, a Google spokesperson has confirmed that BGMI has been removed from the Play Store in response to a government order. Check out the complete statement right here:
“On receipt of the order, following established process, we have notified the affected developer and have blocked access to the app that remained available on the Play Store in India.” Krafton is looking into the request for the game’s takedown from app stores in India, so stay tuned for more information.
