04 September,2020 09:34 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Image courtesy: Twitter/@akshaykumar
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Friday announced a multi-player game titled 'FAU-G: Fearless and United Guards' that will support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' movement. The game aims to provide an Indian alternative to PUBG Mobile that has been recently banned in India along with 117 more apps.
"Supporting PM @narendramodi's AtmaNirbhar movement, proud to present an action game, Fearless And United-Guards FAU-G. Besides entertainment, players will also learn about the sacrifices of our soldiers. 20% of the net revenue generated will be donated to @BharatKeVeer Trust #FAUG," Kumar said in a Twitter post.
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The new PUBG alternative has been announced by the developer nCore Games and will be developed under the mentorship of Kumar. The game is expected to based on real scenarios encountered by the Indian security forces to deal with both domestic and foreign threats and it will be available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
The government banned the multiplayer action game PUBG on September 2 and it has been pulled out from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India following the directive from the Indian government.
PUBG was banned on an order by the Ministry of Information and Technology (MeitY), which also banned 117 other popular apps from China over national security concerns.
In June, 59 apps were banned, including TikTok, and another 47 apps were suspended in July.
The PUBG game, which has more than 600 million downloads and 50 million active players globally, has millions of users, especially young, in India.
PUBG Mobile saw a global revenue gain of USD 1.3 billion (roughly Rs 9,731 crore) in the first half of this year, bringing its lifetime collection to USD 3 billion (nearly Rs 22,457 crore) with the highest number of downloads in India which ranks at the top with 175 million installs as people stayed home owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
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