"Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China, launches patriotic alternative"
Reuters:
In a website statement, Tencent described Game for Peace as a tactical shooting game developed in-house which “pays tribute to the blue sky warriors that guard our country’s airspace”, in reference to the Chinese air force.
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“It’s almost exactly the same,” she said. “The game play, the background, the graphic design and the characters, they’re almost the same.”
The Verge:
According to estimates from China Renaissance, the game had roughly 70 million domestic players, which would have allowed Tencent to generate annual revenues from in-app purchases of roughly $1.18 billion to $1.48 billion.
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Geopolitics might also have contributed to PUBG Mobile’s rejection. Tencent licenses the game from South Korean company Bluehole, and Chinese authorities can be hostile to South Korean goods.
