Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China as regulatory approval proves elusive

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Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday it will stop offering in China its test v...

FILE PHOTO: Players are pictured as they attend the PUBG Global Invitational 2018, the first official esports tournament for the computer game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

The Chinese video gaming leader said in November 2017 it would bring the gory game to China, and gave it a socialist makeover to meet stringent government rules when it informally launched the title the following February. “The testing phase for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds officially ends on May 8. We thank everyone for the support they have given us so far,” showed a post on the game’s official account on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform.The Weibo post also announced the Wednesday launch of a similar Tencent-licensed title, “Game for Peace”, which obtained monetization approval from authorities in April.

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