The new game received approval to generate sales from regulators last month, which means users can buy skins and other in-game items immediately.

New game will allow Tencent to cash in on the large user base for the battle royale title after long delays to the approvals process to monetise mobile version of game.

The huge variety of realistic weapons and wide range of avatar that players can choose have helped to make the kill-or-be-killed mobile phone game a worldwide success

In the Tencent title, players can cruise around streets to catch virtual monsters, while rearing and trading cartoon kittens stored on a blockchain.

NetEase’s PUBG clone, Knives Out, was 2018’s top-grossing battle royale mobile game in China