Garena Free Fire vs PUBG: Krafton drags Free Fire to court in shocking development
Notably, the Garena Free Fire banned order from the Indian government has come as a shock to gamers. Garena Free Fire ban means it stands removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store too. Yes, it's official, Garena Free Fire is no more in India! The Indian government has banned the battle royale game Free Fire while citing national security issues. Not just this, but 54 Chinese apps have been banned by India, including Free Fire today. Due to this mass ban of Chinese apps, gamers will not be able to play it on Android phones or iPhones. Notably, this development comes after PUBG developer Krafton dragged Garena Free Fire to court and made some serious allegations. The competitor battle royale games, PUBG developer Krafton had already made certain moves against Garena Free Fire. Last month, Krafton had filed a case in a court against Garena Free Fire. The case was also against Apple and Google for distributing Garena’s games through their app stores. Here’s what had happened.
Reason why Garena Free Fire was under fire by Krafton was really serious. PUBG maker Krafton said Garena Free Fire was a ‘blatant’ copy of PUBG: Battlegrounds and that it was being used without paying any licensing fees. Garena was accused of copying the 'air drop' feature in the beginning of the game, its structure, selection of weapons, maps and overall feel of the game. Well, the PUBG vs Garena Free Fire lawsuit was not just against Garena, it also dragged in Apple, Google and YouTube too for distributing Free Fire on App Store and Play Store respectively and making massive amounts of money from it.
The lawsuit mentions the two games of Garena, one is Free Fire which was launched back in 2017, and the second one is Free Fire Max, which made
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