Chinese state media publication Economic Daily called online gaming a “spiritual opium,” which prompted Tencent to introduce new rules for young players, starting with its flagship “Honor of Kings” game, according to multiple media reports. Although the original article has since been pulled from the state-run newspaper — which is run by the state news agency Xinhua — reports have indicated that the initial story referred to online games as “electronic drugs” and “spiritual opium,” and referred to gaming addiction as an escalating problem. See also: Gaming Surge Helps China's Tencent Beat Q1 Earnings Forecasts “Society has come to recognize...