GAME FOR PEACE TO REPLACE PUBG MOBILE IN CHINA

Playerunknown's battlegrounds Mobile or PUBG Mobile is by far one of the most successful games ever made for mobile devices. Currently PUBG Mobile has more than 227 Million Players worldwide. Developed by the Chinese tech-giant and game developer Tencent, it was no surprise that China serves as the most significant user base for the game, around 70 Million. What was a surprise though is that Tencent is shutting down PUBG Mobile in China.

TENCENT IS SHUTTING DOWN PUBG MOBILE IN CHINA

The sudden "shutdown" announcement came as a result of Tencent failing to secure a government license to monetise the game. Some reports suggest that the violent nature of the game is one of the reasons why the Chinese regulatory authority denied the monetisation license in the first place.

It's not the first time PUBG Mobile is criticised by government authorities for it's so-called "violent & addictive" nature. The game faced several instances of a ban in some parts of India and Nepal for the very same reasons in the past few months. You can read this report to know more - "PUBG MOBILE: TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN".

PUBG Mobile even faced a trial in China December last year when it failed to compile with norms set by Chinese state-based regulatory authority, SAPP.

However, Tencent is not done yet. Along with the shutdown of PUBG Mobile in China, Tencent announced another game, named "Heping Jingying" or "Game for Peace". The game has a patriotic, government-friendly, anti-terrorist theme with less violence as a report by Technode suggests.

Players across China who logged into their PUBG Mobile accounts on Tuesday were directed to update the game. Later the updated game showed a notice announcing the launch of the open beta of Game for Peace.

OUR THOUGHTS ON "Game for Peace"

The game plays and feels exactly like the recently leaked version of PUBG Mobile China with few visual changes. We suggest you read the article "PUBG MOBILE UPDATE: A New Hope" to get a more in-depth look.

The game puts some effort to appear as a military game with a cargo troop carrier plane in the lobby background.

Fighter Jets now escort the plane that carries the players to the island.

The winning team or players are escorted out of the Island in an airforce chopper.

The top 20 or so players are greeted with a screen where they can see their character celebrating on a stage after the game is over. Everything else is just the same.

Tencent claims the game as "a tribute to the warriors who defend the territorial air space of China" and will help in the recruitment of soldiers into the Chinese airforce.

It seems like The tech-giant (Tencent) probably expected the monetisation licence denial. Thus they were working internally on the project which got approval from the SAPP in early April this year. The game is currently promoted as a "Military skills competition game" as reports suggest.

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