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
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Tencent Holdings Ltd on May 8 shut down its test version of global blockbuster PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China and shifted users to a similar, more patriotic videogame which, unlike PUBG, has regulatory approval to generate revenue.
The Chinese videogaming leader has waited in vain for over a year for approval to earn money on PUBG via in-app purchases, having given the gory, South Korean-made game a socialist makeover to meet stringent government rules.
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