As one of the few prominent shooter mobile games for the moment, Call of Duty: Mobile has seen a rapid surge amid the tough time of PUBG Mobile in India. More and more players are downloading the game, some get confused when realizing that COD Mobile is available in not only one but two different versions – one comes from Garena and another is ‘Global’.
Activision, briefly speaking, is widely known for publishing the Call of Duty series all around the world. In case of COD Mobile, Activision has teamed up with Tencent-backed TiMi Studios to develop the game.
In the meantime, Garena has been responsible for publishing the game in Southeast Asian countries (except Vietnam) while Activision has instead gone public with the Global version, enabling players in all other markets (except China, Vietnam, and Belgium) to download their favorite title.
But, both two versions appear to be exactly similar to each other. Because COD Mobile Garena is only available in Southeast Asia, Indian players have no choice but the COD Mobile Global version. Due to the differences in servers, the matchmaking process can’t be synchronized at all.
As for China, this country has strict regulatory laws that prevent Chinese players from playing tons of awesome video games. That’s what happens to Call of Duty: Mobile and as usual, the game has to be released in the form of a separate version for China, beyond doubt.
Chinese players might have expected it to arrive in that way, just like how PUBG Mobile had to deal with such a requirement. The battle royale game later changed its name to ‘Game for Peace’ to survive in the Chinese market.
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