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PUBG Mobile was banned in India in September of last year and mobile gamers have been waiting since the return of the much sought-after battle royale game. With many reports at the time of an upcoming PUBG Mobile India game, nothing materialized. Now it looks like the parent company behind PUBG Mobile has something in store as it posted a job posting for a new investment strategy analyst in India. The job posting, posted by Krafton Inc, appeared around March 18, according to a report from LiveMint, and has already stopped receiving more applications. According to the job listing, the investment strategy analyst will help Krafton analyze mergers and acquisitions and investment opportunities in the country. Krafton previously said he planned to invest $ 100 million (around Rs.724 crore) in India to cultivate the local video game, esports, entertainment and computer industries in the country.
Now that could mean good news for enthusiastic gamers who have been waiting for PUBG Mobile to reboot in the country since the government banned the game last year. PUBG Corp, a subsidiary of Krafton owns the intellectual property rights for the game, said in November that it would make a new game specifically for India in order to circumvent the ban. The new game would be called PUBG Mobile India and would be operated by PUBG Corp itself. PUBG Corp had withdrawn intellectual property rights from Tencent shortly after the ban and was looking for ways to restart operations in India. The company also said it would set up an Indian subsidiary to “improve communications and services” with players. The company was also to hire more than 100 employees nationwide and establish a local office. PUBG Corp even made a deal with Microsoft to have its games hosted on Microsoft’s Azure.
While the job listing is for someone who can research further mergers and acquisitions, it is not a clue to the game’s return to India. It is not known when PUBG Mobile will return to the Indian market. Last month, PUBG announced a new mobile game title for iOS and Android called PUBG: New State. The new PUBG Mobile game aims to bring Battle Royale to a more futuristic take on the massive multiplayer genre. PUBG: New State is set in the future (2051, to be precise) and takes place years after the current PUBG Mobile game, which also takes place in modern times. PUBG: New State takes place on a new map called Troi and promises to bring with it a host of futuristic weapons and vehicles like drones, deployable combat shields and more.
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