Pokemon Go, and other augmented reality games are unlikely be banned in China any time soon, after the state censor said it would not license them until potential security risks had been evaluated, Reuters reports.
In the game, players must walk around real-life neighborhoods to hunt and capture virtual cartoon characters on their smartphone screens.
Pokemon Go has been blamed for road accidents, some of them fatal, involving distracted players, while data privacy concerns over the geolocation app have also stirred controversy.