PUBG is an example of a violent game, says Indian govt
PUBG Mobile was banned last year in India and the makers are still struggling to bring the game back.
Shubham Verma | March 1, 2021 | Updated 12:11 IST
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He announced a Centre of Excellence will be set up this year.
The government will offer courses through this centre on gaming.
In what could decide the future of PUBG and similar games in India, union minister Prakash Javadekar said Sunday that many mobile games are "violent, explicit, addictive, and tend to create a complex in the mind of children" and PUBG happens to be one of them. The statement comes across as a strong indication that the government is not going to favour the launch of PUBG Mobile India anytime soon. The relaunch of PUBG Mobile is a thing of high anticipation. The makers, PUBG Corporation are in a stalemate with the Indian government over it, so far leading to nothing but confusion. And now, the government is planning to set up a centre of excellence in gaming that would promote Indian cultural ethos, instead of violence.