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Garena Free Fire banned in India after 238 million downloads News Feb 14th, 2022

Garena Free Fire banned in India after 238 million downloads

Free Fire: Illuminate and Free Fire Max extinguished

PUBG Mobile and Garena Free Fire set to receive ban in Bangladesh News Aug 17th, 2021

PUBG Mobile and Garena Free Fire set to receive ban in Bangladesh

TikTok also part of High Court ruling

Fortnite ban called by Indonesian minister after sacred building thought to be destroyed in-game News Jul 7th, 2021

Fortnite ban called by Indonesian minister after sacred building thought to be destroyed in-game

"Our team respects all religions..."

Pakistan blocks TikTok due to "immoral" and "indecent" clips News Oct 9th, 2020

Pakistan blocks TikTok due to "immoral" and "indecent" clips

"We are hopeful to reach a conclusion that helps us serve the country's vibrant and creative online community"

Report: India to ban PUBG Mobile as part of crackdown on Chinese apps News Jul 29th, 2020

Report: India to ban PUBG Mobile as part of crackdown on Chinese apps

Region generates around $3 million in revenue for the game

Google restricts Huawei Android access News May 20th, 2019

Google restricts Huawei Android access

News comes as Huawei is added to the US 'entity list' which bars business dealings with companies without government approval

Google is wiping a Chinese developer with half a billion installs off the face of the Play store News Apr 29th, 2019

Google is wiping a Chinese developer with half a billion installs off the face of the Play store

DO Global has been accused of committing widespread ad fraud

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban News Apr 24th, 2019

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban

Ruling intervened with Article 17’s freedom of expression

China bans games streaming platform Twitch News Sep 21st, 2018

China bans games streaming platform Twitch

The ban comes after the site experienced a popularity spike

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year News Aug 10th, 2018

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year

No signs of issues being resolved

Report: China still refuses to license new South Korean-developed games News Apr 11th, 2018

Report: China still refuses to license new South Korean-developed games

Tensions originated with South Korea’s THAAD missile defence system which led to China’s unofficial license boycott

Updated: China bans all new games developed in South Korea from launching in the country News Mar 8th, 2017

Updated: China bans all new games developed in South Korea from launching in the country

Existing games unaffected

Iran bans Clash of Clans over violence and "tribal conflict" concerns News Jan 3rd, 2017

Iran bans Clash of Clans over violence and "tribal conflict" concerns

Clash Royale seems to be unaffected

1 China's government bans the streaming of unapproved games News Dec 14th, 2016

China's government bans the streaming of unapproved games

Another nail in the coffin for China's indies

Pokemon GO facing lawsuit in India for blasphemous content, despite not being launched there News Sep 7th, 2016

Pokemon GO facing lawsuit in India for blasphemous content, despite not being launched there

Enough of this now

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