New Delhi: Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday clarified that a final decision on allowing video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) to be brought back to the country will be taken only after three months of rigorous testing of the game.
The minister said that the government will keep a close watch on other issues of “user harm, addiction etc” in the next three months before taking a final decision. ,Also Read: 10 Wedding Destinations In India With An Exotic Feel,
“This is a three month trial acceptance of BGMI after complying with the issues of server locations and data security etc,” he said in a tweet. ,Also read: Voice and video chat coming to Twitter after long videos: Musk,
South Korean company Krafton on Friday announced that it will soon resume operations of the video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) in the country.
“We are extremely grateful to the Indian authorities for allowing us to resume operations for Battlegrounds Mobile India,” Sean Hyunil Sohn, CEO of Crafton India, said in a statement.
“We are happy to announce that Battlegrounds Mobile India will be available for download soon and we can’t wait to welcome you to our platform,” he added.
The move comes less than two years after the Indian government banned Krafton’s marquee offering PUBG in the country. Krafton later announced the launch of the BGMI game in May 2021.
The Government of India then ordered Google and Apple under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to block the BGMI gaming app from their respective online stores.