BGMI is not showing on Google Play Store! This news came as a shock to the esports industry, when on 28th July 2022, Battleground Mobile India was put down not only on Google Play Store but also on Apple Store.
The reason behind its sudden disappearance is still unknown, till it was reported that BGMI had been banned on the orders of the government. Earlier, the previous year PUBG has been banned by the government due to its Chinese Roots. It has yet to be discovered if BGMI’s ban is linked with PUBG or not.
According to the report of The Hindu, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has a written report to Rajya Sabha where he claimed that BGMI is a rebranded version of PUBG and it has similar sounding names and new avatars similar to the previous ones. The final report has been sent to Home Ministry for examination.
BGMI has emerged as a leading Esports game of all time. After the ban of its royale parent game, PUBG Global was the first time gamers experienced it. BGMI has a fan base of millions of people in India.
It is one of the most played games in India. The whole Indian Gaming Industry is questioning the same from the developers of BGMI. BGMI’s live Esports tournaments were broadcasted on a national television channel.
Here Is How To Download BGMI After Ban From Google Play Store
Despite BMGI’s ban Krafton’s latest PUBG New State is still available on the Google Play Store and App Store. PUBG New State is similar to BGMI and has better graphics.
It has been verified that the game is still accessible on Apple App Store and operational on Android devices. Only the players cannot download it, but can still play it.
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