the government of india has further banned 118 chinese apps after pulling the plug on 59 chinese apps june 29 and banning 47 more apps just a later cloned restricted apps in india amidst the of banned chinese owned applications the most controversial one remains the playerunknown s battlegrounds pubg an immensely battle royale in india while pubg s desktop version was a hit the gamers it was the free available on google play store and app store that gradually a cult like following problem with while app have been in india on the grounds of national security and data theft it should be that roughly 25 per cent of pubg players of the world belonged to india infact there are close to 50 million active pubg players in india the was downloaded 175 million times over the summer the immensely popular battle royale game has also been in the owing to its addictive nature and impact on a gamer mental state the multiplayer online game simply follows a pattern of players collecting automatic guns in a random location and killing 99 other players to win match the approach is it a take all kill or be killed battle royale this simple and easily accessible nature of the game has given to pubg addiction in various age groups in india infact there have been several disturbing reports of injuries suicides and either through direct or indirect of pubg game the tales of pubg addiction according to reports fitness trainer from jammu was admitted a hospital after pubg addiction made him lose his mental balance highly addictive nature of the game was in light a teenager spend 16 lakhs from parents bank buy gears and upgrade his character in the game yes 16 lakhs incidents are a scary of fact that why addiction to digital andor video gaming activities have been officially defined as gaming disorder happens now the growing popularity pubg also the for several professional mobile game tournaments which given rise to the professional gaming industry in india professional gamers will now have think of switching to a different battle royale game it is of importance to gently guide pay attention the mental state of habitual gamers in the light of ban the sudden ban on online game may lead to a drastic shift behaviour and of gaming addicts they may from bouts of depression irritation and even aggression and may experience functional impairment in different areas of lives for lot of people their day began and ended on their pcs and smartphones more than ten a day playing the this abrupt shift their routine to cautiously monitored by parents other family members they should also note if the gamer is exhibiting tell signs of