{"id":48499,"date":"2019-05-08T17:23:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=48499"},"modified":"2019-05-08T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:23:36","slug":"pubg-gives-game-for-peace-a-chance-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2019\/05\/08\/pubg-gives-game-for-peace-a-chance-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBG gives Game for Peace a chance in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tencent has pulled the mobile version of PlayerUnknown&#8217;s Battlegrounds from the Chinese market and replaced it with <a href=\"https:\/\/gp.qq.com\/web20190423\/detail_news.html?newsid=6647310\">Game for Peace<\/a>. The new game is a somewhat sanitized reimagining of PUBG that swaps blood with sparks, death animations with a jaunty hand-wave, and supplies a patriotic backstory honoring the Chinese military as an anti-terrorism force. You can check out the zaniness in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OWlrFYcpzII\">this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-tencent-games-idUSKCN1SE0CT\">reports<\/a> that the publisher made the changes based on PUBG failing to get approval for in-app purchases in the country due to objectionable content, as judged by the Chinese government&#8217;s censors. The publisher announced that Game for Peace has already secured the clearance to collect in-app revenue. While the changes may seem silly, the ability to actually make money seems to be the concern for the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tencent has pulled the mobile version of PlayerUnknown&#8217;s Battlegrounds from the Chinese market and replaced it with Game for Peace. 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