nCore games announces FAU- G, An India alternative to PUBG
With Pubg being knocked out from the Playstore in India after the ban imposed on 117 Apps of Chinese’s origin. An Indian alternative of the app hopes to capitalize on the misfortune of PUBG.FAU-G which basically means soldiers is a made-in-India PUBG Mobile alternative that is being published by Bengaluru-based nCore games, and Indian game industry veteran Vishal Gondal and actor Akshay Kumar have also taken to Twitter to promote FAU-G.FAU-G stands for Fearless and United-Guards, The tweet also says that the game will be donating 20 percent of its revenue to the government's fund-raising initiative Bharat Ke Veer. However, there is no word on the release date of FAU-G. It is also unclear whether the game will support mobiles devices or will be a PC game.
“One mens loss is another mens gain is the phrase that is appropriate in this scenario” as Entrepreneur Vishal Gondal, who is the CEO of fitness wearable maker GOQii, posted a tweet on Friday to reveal the development of FAU-G. Gondal, who founded India games in 1999, which he sold to Disney in 2011, had invested an undisclosed amount in nCore Games in March last year, and is serving the startup as a strategic adviser.
nCore gmaes was founded in 2018, doesn't have any popular games under its developer profile on Google Play. The company's site, however, shows that Angry Birds maker Rovio is one of its partners. The company also worked as a partner on the popular mobile battle arena game, Vainglory.
Apart from this Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar also took to twiiter to promote FAUG , A poster suggesting the storyline of the game. It is tipped to be a contribution towards the “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
We will have to wait and see whether the game will have a Battle royal gameplay or simply be built on the basis of Pubg.
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