As BGMI completes one year in India, players get ready for big 2.1 update

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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) successfully completed one year of its launch on 2nd July and crossed over 100 million registered users within a year. It is one of the most played mobile games in India despite having numerous competitors. Also Read — Battlegrounds Mobile India crosses 100 million registered users on Android, iOS

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), is the Indian Version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile). It was released on 2nd July 2021 for Android and 18th August 2021 for iOS devices. BGMI is a player-versus-player shooting game, in which 100 players compete with each other, and the last individual or team left alive wins. Players can play the match individually or with a team (maximum 4 players). Also Read — Subway Surfers to Apex Legends Mobile: Top 5 most downloaded mobile games worldwide

BGMI was launched in India because PUBG Mobile was one of the Chinese apps banned by India in June 2020. Krafton, creator of PUBG Mobile had major tie-ups with Tencent, a Chinese technology company. The Chinese brand was responsible for the distribution of PUBG Mobile across the world. But after the ban, Krafton ended ties with China’s Tencent Games for India franchise and launched BGMI in India. Also Read — PUBG Mobile ban concerns: IOA responds to NCPCR allegation of identifying PUBG Mobile as Esports

In essence, BGMI is very similar to PUBG Mobile but it has some changes in the gameplay to make it seem less violent. In the game, the red colour has been replaced by green and yellow while shooting. Another difference is that before the match starts in BGMI, you will get a warning message reminding you that you have entered a virtual world and this is not real.

In order to address some concerns