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Chinese Players Review Bomb Warframe

Kevin
Warframe

Warframe, the popular online game, has recently come under a review bombing campaign from Chinese players after a volunteer localizer was terminated for leaking development information to the Chinese community and mistreating relations with development staff. This sparked a backlash that escalated upon the discovery Taiwan and Hong Kong were labeled as countries instead of provinces or regions within Warframe. Continue reading “Chinese Players Review Bomb Warframe”

Second Galaxy Reportedly Banning Hong Kong Players

Billy
Second Galaxy

Zilong Game Limited’s free-to-play MMO, Second Galaxy, is currently being review bombed by Hong Kong gamers over on the Steam store due to what they claim are unfair bans on anyone who speaks ill of Communist China or are part of Hong Kong-themed guilds. Continue reading “Second Galaxy Reportedly Banning Hong Kong Players”

Shenmue 3 Reportedly Undergoes Slight Alterations For Chinese Localization

Billy
Shenmue 3

Deep Silver and Ys.net are prepping for the release of Shenmue III this fall on PC and PS4. The long awaited sequel to the 2001 outing on the Dreamcast and OG Xbox will release in multiple regions, including China. However, the Chinese version is already reportedly undergoing some localization changes leading up to release. Continue reading “Shenmue 3 Reportedly Undergoes Slight Alterations For Chinese Localization”

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Censored In China

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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

To the shock of absolutely no one, Square Enix’s mobile outing of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius has been heavily censored for its release in mainland China. This includes covering up midriffs, thighs, and of course cleavage. Continue reading “Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Censored In China”

Report Says Tencent And Nintendo To Hold Switch Conference In China On August 2nd, 2019

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According to a new report, senior vice president of Tencent, Steven Ma, and Nintendo executive, Satoru Shibata, will both appear at a Switch event held in China on August 2nd, 2019. This event will offer the first official update since announcing the partnership between the two back in April. Continue reading “Report Says Tencent And Nintendo To Hold Switch Conference In China On August 2nd, 2019”

China Suggest New Restrictions On Gaming Content

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Chinese Censorship

Appearing in the online edition of the People’s Daily’s [via Quartz], the Chinese state media mouthpiece, the Chinese government has drafted some new rules for gaming. These rules were created by the Chinese government with help from several major Chinese gaming companies. The guidelines divides gamers into four age categories: Gamers below 6, below 12, below 16, as well as those 18 and older. Continue reading “China Suggest New Restrictions On Gaming Content”

China’s Social Credit System Labels 13.49 Million People Untrustworthy, Blocks Access To Planes, Trains

Billy
China Social Credit System

China’s social credit system will roll out in full by the end of 2020. However, even the preliminary utilization of the system has proven to be quite disconcerting. The National Development and Reform Commission and the People’s Bank of China revealed recently that 13.49 million people have been labeled as “untrustworthy” by the system. Continue reading “China’s Social Credit System Labels 13.49 Million People Untrustworthy, Blocks Access To Planes, Trains”

China Bans Blood And The Word “Kill” From Video Games

Billy
China Blood Ban

Video games already released in China or looking to gain approval in China have to deal with two other restrictions in addition to all the other censorship regulations they have to abide by: they can’t have any blood whatsoever nor can they use the Chinese word for “kill” in the game. Continue reading “China Bans Blood And The Word “Kill” From Video Games”

Epic Games Store Launches In Mainland China With Many Games Made Available

Billy
Epic Games Store

A lot of people have been leery about the Epic Games Store because they believe that the Chinese State party has its tentacles in it via proxy of Tencent having a large stake in Epic Games. Well, those fears probably won’t be subsiding anytime soon now that the news has surfaced that the Epic Games Store is now available in mainland China. Continue reading “Epic Games Store Launches In Mainland China With Many Games Made Available”

Tencent Turns PUBG Mobile Into Game For Peace Featuring Chinese Military Recruitment, Propaganda

Billy
Game For Peace

In mainland China there are strict rules and regulations for what kind of games are allowed on the market, and whether or not those games can be monetized. In the case of PUBG Mobile, the mobile version of PUBG Corporation’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the game wasn’t approved for monetization and thus Tencent couldn’t make any money on it in mainland China even with the 110 million monthly active users. So Tencent did what any State-approved corporation would do, they turned PUBG Mobile into a propaganda game for the Chinese military called Game For Peace. Continue reading “Tencent Turns PUBG Mobile Into Game For Peace Featuring Chinese Military Recruitment, Propaganda”

The Good Fight Segment About Chinese Censorship Gets Censored By CBS To Avoid Getting Banned In China

Billy
The Good Fight Censored

CBS’ The Good Wife was banned in China for depicting a scene of torture carried out by the Chinese government. CBS learned that they would make a heck of a lot more money kowtowing the whims of communists by censoring their streaming show, The Good Fight, to avoid incurring a similar fate as The Good Wife. Continue reading “The Good Fight Segment About Chinese Censorship Gets Censored By CBS To Avoid Getting Banned In China”

Devotion Devs Apologize To Angry Chinese Gamers For Art That Called Xi Jinping ‘Winnie The Pooh Moron’

Billy
Devotion

Taiwanese developer, Red Candle Games, the makers of the highly popular Detention and the recently released Devotion, have come under fire for art that was featured in Devotion that portrayed a parody of Chinese president Xi Jinping as a cultist leader and called him “Winnie The Pooh Moron’. Continue reading “Devotion Devs Apologize To Angry Chinese Gamers For Art That Called Xi Jinping ‘Winnie The Pooh Moron’”