'PUBG: New State' ranks No. 1 for popular games in 165 countries

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SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- PUBG Studios’ November released new production “PUBG: New State” has ranked No. 1 in 165 countries including Korea, U.S, Germany, India and Saudi Arabia, KRAFTON, a South Korean game producer and distributor, announced Monday.

The battle royal type of game has exceeded 10 million downloads in 2 days and 20 million in 4 days of release.

The game is gaining interest from influencers in countries such as Korea, India, Japan and in the Middle East nations, KRAFTON added.

Recently, in the game industry, the influencers’ participation in the game is considered as an index for its popularity.

“PUBG: New State” is a mobile version of “PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds” which is currently in service for PC and console platform users.

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