PUBG clone and chicken dinner on mobile? This gaming giant is diving into the smartphone gaming world with its own battle royale.
The popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds continues to grow. More and more players want to be part of the popular battle royale shooter. Other video game companies also want a piece of the action and are developing game modes for titles like GTA 5 or Fortnite that resemble the PUBG principle.
The next stop for the genre is likely on smartphones.
“PUBG” for iOS and Android?
Tencent aims to launch its own battle royale for smartphone users. The Chinese company owns shares in some of the largest game developers and publishers. This includes the MOBA hit “League of Legends” and the mobile game “Clash of Clans”.
Now Tencent has announced the game “Glorious Mission”. The first trailer of the game shows strong similarities to PUBG.
In Glorious Mission, 100 players per match fight to survive until the end. Since its announcement on November 7th, over 3.4 million players have already registered for a test phase of the “Mobile-PUBG”.
Recently, there was talk of a PUBG ban in China
Tencent is the fourth largest internet company in the world after Facebook, Google, and Amazon. They even own a small part of the PUBG developer studio Bluehole. In the past, Tencent wanted to secure a publishing deal for PUBG in China, but that has not materialized yet.
They also own a part of Epic Games, which publishes the Unreal technology (which PUBG is based on) and has already introduced its own battle royale mode for Fortnite.
A few days ago, the possibility of a PUBG ban in China was discussed: “The game is far too bloody and reminiscent of gladiatorial fights.”
Following these discussions, speculation arose about whether such a law would only be enforced to allow Tencent to publish its own PUBG clone without competition.
However, a general ban has not yet materialized. It is assumed that battle royale games in China will simply be toned down and made less bloody and violent.
With over 3.4 million registrations for the beta, Glorious Mission has a large audience. The beta is set to start soon.
Hopefully, there will be fewer cheaters on smartphones. On PC, it has become so extreme that the PUBG developers have now sincerely apologized for it.
