Is BGMI banned? Fans bewildered after the game’s absence from Google Play Store and App Store


Is BGMI banned? Fans bewildered after the game’s absence from Google Play Store and App Store

BGMI removed from Google Play Store and App Store

A year has passed since Battlegrounds Mobile India or popularly adapted as ‘BGMI’ got released in India. The battle-royale genre was a new venture by the developers of Krafton alone but many fingers were pointed out on the game for being a clone of PUBG Mobile.

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While the Indian government gave out their decisions of not having any sort of trouble with this game, fans were shocked to see that the game got removed from both Google Play Store and App Store today.

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BGMI gets taken down from Google Play Store and App Store

Battlegrounds Mobile India has been given several accolades from Play Store for being the best competitive game for the previous year, the game also gave out free rewards to its players after hitting the milestone of 100 million downloads and completing a year of its release.

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While it completed its one year anniversary on Google Play Store, it is yet to reach the same feat on App Store since the game was available for iOS devices on 18th August last year. Even before the auspicious moment could arrive, the game got removed from both the platforms.

Is BGMI banned? Fans bewildered after the game's absence from Google Play Store and App Store
Battlegrounds Mobile India

It should also be noted that the game servers are still up and it is playable on Android and iOS phones for those who had already downloaded the game on their devices but its abrupt removal has alerted several players and BGMI eSports professionals. Players are more concerned as Free Fire also got removed without any notice when later it was announced that the game has been banned in the country.

The CEO of Krafton India had announced that the registrations for this year’s BGIS will commence from July 28th but even at the time of writing this article, the registration portal has not opened. Perhaps, the game’s removal from these platforms could be one of the reason for the delay.

Is BGMI banned? Fans bewildered after the game's absence from Google Play Store and App Store
BGIS 2022

The authorities are yet to comment anything on this situation but it seems likely that the game could get banned. If the ban is indeed imposed upon, it could lead to Krafton losing a million-dollar market.

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