Tencent has reportedly helped Chinese police arrest 120 PUBG cheat makers

PC Gamer
Jan 16, 2018

Last year, Tencent unsuccessfully pursued the acquisition of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developer Bluehole/PUBG Corp. In November, the tech giant secured the rights to officially distribute the battle royale 'em up in China. 

This version is yet to launch in the region, however Bloomberg (via VG24/7) reports Tencent has since helped law enforcement agents clamp down on cheat software manufacturers.  

According to Bloomberg, Tencent has worked with police to uncover somewhere in the region of 30 cases—having arrested around 120 people in the process. The accused are thought to have either created or have been caught advertising cheat software that allows players to perform illegal maneuvers, such as the ability to see through walls, view the battlefield from above, or auto-target enemies. 

The report also notes the accused have used the game's leaderboards as a means of promoting cheat applications—one advertisement asked players to "maintain control and keep your kills within 15 people per game" so as not to get caught—and that those convicted in the past have served jail time. 

At the turn of the year, PUBG Corp celebrated three million concurrent players, however underscored the news by revealing it has handed out 1.5 million cheater bans since the game's Early Access launch last March.

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Zeppeli Jan 28, 2018 @ 8:49pm 
Jaggers
jionmion giggalasnack Jan 26, 2018 @ 2:14am 
Arrested... ok
Cali Ghost Jan 22, 2018 @ 2:52pm 
Nice to see something PUBG related go right for once.
Toxicwire† Jan 22, 2018 @ 4:19am 
Chinese who don't hack, quit trying to befriend us, get into the cheater line 'cause you're all the same.
Peugeot 406 2.0HDi Jan 22, 2018 @ 2:45am 
if they break rule,send to gulag.
<O> Jan 20, 2018 @ 11:56pm 
good put them on death row.
siwan.m2000 Jan 20, 2018 @ 10:02pm 
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Wizard Jan 19, 2018 @ 11:36am 
pcg as usual Fake News.
Your mother's friendly neighbor Jan 19, 2018 @ 5:15am 
you can just see so much hate in comments lol. frankly only like 1% Chinese players hack and for us as Chinese players who are not cheating, we hate those ppl just like you guys do. And not all cheaters are from China, i would say just keep reinforcing the ban on Cheats and region lock those hackers. hope you guys have a wonderful day and enjoy the game ;)
SBHScion Jan 18, 2018 @ 3:45pm 
Great, now arrest the 133,524,435 other cheat makers in China who are probably in hiding as well.

Boy golly gee, maybe a region lock would save a lot of headache wouldn't it? It would even help out the chinese players!