PUBG army mourns, but says nothing bigger than country

The playgrounds were emptier than usual, and Zoom tuition classes missed a few students as everybody logged into PUBG before the game vanished from mobile app stores. (File photo)

And just like that, the plug was pulled on the biggest video game in India, leaving millions scrambling for the last chicken dinner — the ultimate prize the last standing gamer got at the end of this virtual combat.

On Wednesday, the Information and Technology Ministry banned 118 Chinese-linked mobile applications, including the popular multiplayer game PUBG. The move comes after the government issued a similar ban on 59 apps in June, and three days…