In what can potentially be some excellent news for Indian PUBG Mobile fans, a job posting on PUBG Corp’s LinkedIn profile suggests that the company may be looking to resume its operations in India following its ban.
For the unaware, the 100-player Battle Royale game was banned by the Indian Government in August 2020 along with 117 other Chinese apps amid rising tensions between the two countries over the protection of users’ private data.
The job posting in their LinkedIn was posted on October 19th and is for a “Corporate Development Division Manager – India”. In the job description, one of the required responsibilities is to, “Support the setup process PUBG India with guidance from HQ (ie. Krafton Inc.),” which directly hints at the company looking to make a return to India in near future.
India has been the largest market for PUBG Mobile by a margin, and it didn’t come as a surprise when the sudden ban of the app from the Indian app store resulted in a huge dip in the market value of the battle royale.
Corporate Development Division Manager – India
[Responsibilities]
- Jointly develop overall M&A and investment strategy for the gaming and related sectors (tech, media, entertainment, etc.) mainly with the India market context
- Develop and monitor the pipeline of potential M&A, investment, and strategic partnership opportunities in the gaming and related sectors in India
- Support evaluation and execution of M&A opportunities, including conducting gaming/entertainment/tech industry research and analysis, company due diligence, building financial models, drafting investment discussion materials and reports, work closely with internal leaders and external advisors
- Actively participate in key corporate strategic planning processes, working across businesses and management/development/publishing functions on to frame the corporate strategy and drive alignment and execution on key initiatives
- Support the setup process PUBG India with guidance from HQ (ie. Krafton Inc.)
Tencent, the company behind PUBG Mobile, had stated earlier that they would engage the Indian authorities to continue the availability of their apps in India. While it’s still not clear if that worked out, it looks like a fresh release of the game in India might just be on the horizon.
