PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Tencent to launch the year’s hottest video game in China
China’s censor is closely monitoring the multiplayer, violent video game
Tencent Holdings, the world’s largest gaming company, has got its hands on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – the year’s hottest video game that has sold more than 20 million copies since its release eight months ago.
Tencent said on Wednesday that it had won exclusive rights to the multiplayer online battle video game in China from PUBG Corp, a subsidiary of South Korean publisher Bluehole.
The announcement comes weeks after the China’s media censor, State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film & Television, voiced concerns that the game harms mental health and “deviates from the socialist core values, traditional Chinese culture and moral norms” and cautioned that it might even ban the game.
Tencent said that it would work with PUBG Corp and maintain close communication with the Chinese authorities and follow their guidance to make changes to the game content that does not meet requirements.
“We will further highlight the teamwork and fair play spirit, making sure it’s in accordance with socialist core values and traditional Chinese cultures and moral norms,” the Chinese internet giant said in a statement on Wednesday.
The company said it would try to deliver to users “educational and guiding” game content, in particular to juveniles, adding it would announce further details soon.