FAU-G: Fearless And United – Guards recently has emerged as the most popular name among the Indian gaming community because this is a homegrown product from Bangalore-based publisher nCore and the availability of PUBG Mobile is still put on hold.

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However, many people can’t help raising doubts over its official poster since it was claimed to originate from Shutterstock, yup, in an illegal way. Several users and Internet sources report that the poster is nothing but a copy of ‘Collision of Innocence”, a music band that you might haven’t heard for once.

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Several users and Internet sources report that the poster is nothing but a copy of ‘Collision of Innocence”.

nCore Games clarified the truth behind FAU-G poster

The wave of criticism from Indian users already cast a shadow over both the game and its developer nCore Games. The company is aware of such a problem and claims on social media that they have worked with Shutterstock to buy the legitimate license for using this background image.

You may stumble upon a bunch of news about FAU-G, but let’s take some time to get more understandings about the developer. Speaking of nCore Gamers, the company has more than 25 members who are currently working on FAU-G, including two co-founders Dayanadhi MG and Vishal Gondal.

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Vishal Gondal established the first gaming company (Indiagames) on his own in 1998 and sold it to Walt Disney in 2012 to go on with other projects.

The team has been in the gaming industry for years – for example, Vishal Gondal established the first gaming company (Indiagames) on his own in 1998 and sold it to Walt Disney in 2012 to go on with other projects. He is also popularly known as one of the few pioneers of the Indian gaming industry.

To your surprise, famous Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is the mentor of FAU-G’s development team, and he really plays a pivotal role in developing the game. Even the title “FAU-G” comes from his suggestion!

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Akshay Kumar is the mentor of FAU-G’s development team, and he really plays a pivotal role in developing the game.

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