World's Hottest PC Game Could Get Locked Out of China (PUBG)

[jambo]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...game-could-be-banned-in-china-due-to-violence

World's Hottest PC Game Could Get Locked Out of China

The world's hottest video game is set to be shut out of the biggest market.

A Chinese gaming association said in an announcement posted online that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is too bloody and violent for sale in the country. The gladiator-style mentality of the computer game -- where competitors kill each other until only one remains -- deviates from the values of socialism and is deemed harmful to young consumers, according to the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association.

"This basically spells the death sentence for PUBG in China," said Benjamin Wu, an analyst at Shanghai-based consultancy Pacific Epoch. "PUBG's main problem is that the underlying ideology clashes with what's preached in China."

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http://www.cgigc.com.cn/info/15640.html


Just a reminder about the massive number of Chinese players of PUBG

https://twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/918130292526862336

 

[MMaRsu]

How is it bloody? The small wafts of blood that show when you shoot someone?

 

[Nirolak]

How is it bloody? The small wafts of blood that show when you shoot someone?

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I think they mean that conceptually, in the same way you would call a war bloody.

 

[texhnolyze]

Haha yeah, saw this on my feeds yesterday. This could be interesting as China is accounted for 37% of PUBG owners.

 

[Deleted member 2840]

Maybe merge threads or something? https://www.resetera.com/threads/pc...or-deviating-from-socialist-core-values.2501/

 

[jambo]

Maybe merge threads or something? https://www.resetera.com/threads/pc...or-deviating-from-socialist-core-values.2501/

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Ah damn. The article I found quoting the Bloomberg one was so recent I assumed it was breaking news. D'oh