It’s been so long since Indian mobile gamers could not approach their favorites like PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, or Arena of Valor due to the government ban on hundreds of Chinese apps. They’re all accused of violating user privacy and national cyber laws amid the ongoing geopolitical dispute between India and China, thus posing potential threats over the sovereignty and integrity of India.

Arena Of Valor India
It’s been so long since Indian mobile gamers could not approach their favorites like PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, or Arena of Valor.

In an attempt to resolve the current situation, the publishers of these games are reportedly working with the Indian government. Tencent Games, the owner of popular battle royale games PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, said in recent press releases that they would comply with both Indian laws and authorities to show the transparency of its business in the country. That said, PUBG Mobile may come back to India through Reliance Jio as PUBG Corp. is rumored to give the distribution right of PUBG Mobile to the Indian telco.

Statement By Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor released the following statement today:

Dear Indian players,

Pursuant to the interim order from the Indian government, we are unable to operate Arena of Valor in India anymore.

User privacy and data security are our top priority. All game data, including any personal information, will be deleted within 30 days, except where we have a legal obligation to retain that data, or it is retained to preserve any legal rights.

You fought your way through the combat, drew first blood and carried your team. We'll always remember your Legendary performance in the arena!

Thank you. Farewell, for now.

- Arena of Valor Team

In the meantime, Arena of Valor is slowly shutting down its operations across the country. For your information, Arena of Valor once said in April that the Indian server would be halted anytime soon and as a result, they instead launched a new server for the South Asia region. In case you're a long-time fan of "Arena of Valor", such a piece of bad news will let you down for a little while, beyond doubt.

Arena Of Valor India Server
Arena of Valor once said in April that the Indian server would be halted anytime soon.

While the landscape of mobile esports in India still revolves around PUBG Mobile or Arena of Valor, we all expect them to soon make a comeback to the community.