Garena Free Fire has been banned by the Government of India, according to an order issued on Monday. The battle royale game is on a list of 54 apps that have links to China and may pose a threat to India’s security. The app has also been temporarily blocked on the Google Play store by government order. Garena Free Fire has gained popularity nowadays as an alternative to PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite was banned by the government in September 2020.
Garena Free Fire: What is it?
Garena’s Mobile Survival Game is a battle royale game developed by Garena International in 2017. The game involves 50 players fighting each other in a death match in which the last person to survive is declared the winner. Similar to other battle royale games, the player is thrown out of an unarmed plane and must obtain their respective weapons, ammunition and accessories, medical items, and armor to survive the battle. fight. All of the aforementioned items are scattered throughout the map and the player can also loot them by eliminating enemies.
Just like other battle royale games, players in Garena Free Fire must collect weapons, ammunition and other items to survive before time passes. In addition, players must also ensure that they are in a safe area as the map changes constantly throughout the game.
Garena Free Fire: Why is it banned?
Garena Free Fire, along with 53 other apps, has forbidden of the Government of India in an order disclosed on Monday. In a statement, the government said, “These 54 apps are alleged to have various important permissions and collect sensitive user data. These collected real-time data is being used erroneous and transmitted to servers located in hostile countries”. The government also mentioned that there can be serious breaches of security and espionage that these apps can perform through camera/microphone, GPS and malicious network activities.
The government statement added, “These apps are accused of engaging in activities that are detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the country as well as seriously threaten the Security of the State and national defense.” of India.” Google informed Gadgets 360 that it Access is temporarily blocked to Garena Free Fire from Google Play Storespecifically the Illuminate version. Garena Free Fire Max for high-end devices are still listed for download on the Google Play Store.
Garena Free Fire Max and Free Fire Illuminate are basically the same game but the former has some gameplay improvements. It offers better graphics and gameplay than Free Fire Illuminate.
Separately, the ban on Garena Free Fire was given later PUBG developer Krafton pay a litigation against Garena, Appleand Google. Krafton claimed that Garena copied his famous battle royale game.
As mentioned, Garena Free Fire started gaining popularity in India after the government forbidden Popular PUBG: Mobile with PUBG: Mobile Lite and 116 other apps with connections to China.
Garena issued a brief statement in response to this development: “We are aware that Free Fire is currently not available on the Google Play and iOS app stores in India and the game is currently unavailable. for some users in this country. We are working to resolve this situation and we apologize to our users for any inconvenience.”
Garena Free Fire: 5 Alternatives
Since Garena Free Fire has been banned in India, here is a list of other battle royale games you can play instead.
Battlegrounds Mobile India
The app that was originally banned by the Government of India – PUBG Mobile – has returned to the shores of India renamed Battlegrounds Mobile India. The app made concessions to comply with Indian Government laws when it relaunched last year.
New status mobile
New status mobile is the second game that Krafton released in India to post a ban on PUBG Mobile. New State Mobile is set in the year 2051 and features futuristic weapons and vehicles. Recent Games change name from PUBG: New State to New State Mobile.
Call of Duty Mobile
Developed by Activision in collaboration with Tencent, Call of Duty Mobile was downloaded more than 100 million times in the first week of launch.
Fortnite Mobile
The popular battle royale game has been out for a while. Fortnite also supports cross-platform play. This makes it possible for mobile players to play with their friends, who may have it on their consoles or PCs.
Pixel’s Unknown Battlefield
With a theme that looks like PUBG Mobile, Pixel’s Unknown Battlegrounds has over 50 million downloads on the Google Play store. The game features pixelated characters that look like they were modeled after Lego.
