Tech giant Tencent has dropped the hugely popular mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China after failing to secure a license from the government to collect revenues from the game.
Instead, the company is migrating users over to a similar title, Heping Jingying or Elite Force for Peace, reports Reuters and the Financial Times. Heping Jingying has already been approved for monetization by the Chinese Communist party, thanks in no small part to its patriotic overtones. One analyst described the game as “a tribute to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force” — part of China’s national military — with anti-terrorism themes.
PUBG Mobile launched in March last year, and has…
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