Really makes you think when you realize that banning games that feature violent content, dripping blood, dead corpses and illegal gambling affects almost the entirety of the market.
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China's New Video Game Rules Officially Bans Pools of blood, Corpses, Mahjong, Poker and Imperial Schemes
- Thread starter Sun's Resting Place
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What should we be learning, that we should not expect an overthrow or chanhe of stupid systems like this? Serious question.
Uh....wonder how FF XIV is gonna handle this. I think china got access to the game not that long ago, but now FF XIV has mahjong.
And, I guess we do see corpses .....China, why are you like this?
And, I guess we do see corpses .....China, why are you like this?
Well, if a company can't sell the game, even at standard up front costs, the regulations are still problematic through and through.
They'll just resort to piracy. A lot of games and movies started to do some decent business there and it became a market to focus on. Which is great for Chinese gamers and movie goers. When content creators respect you as a market, they start making more games/movies that are tailored to your tastes.
im visualizing a version of skyrim where people you kill automatically turn into loot chests for you to pilfer ala PUBG.
-Tencent and Nintendo partner up to officially release the Switch in China.
-Ban everything that isn't featured in most 1st Party games on Switch or even indie games.
-???
-Profit
-Ban everything that isn't featured in most 1st Party games on Switch or even indie games.
-???
-Profit
Not all markets should be served, especially if the tastes you have to cater to include ethnic cleansing, weird ass guidelines for depicting violence against nationals, and an enablement of repression and espionage.
Still waiting for a good AAA from Taiwan, tho.
Yeah but that's not the fault of the average person or gamer in China. It's not like they want those things.
no companies (and their shareholders) will choose not to serve the largest gaming market and 2nd largest box office (soon to be the largest) in the world,
I'm also rooting for a big AAA from Taiwan, but it's unlikely to succeed without catering to the taste of gamers from mainland
Now I'm imagining Winnie the Pooh shot dead over a game of mahjong and lying dead in a pool of blood.
They just needed to fix the awful camera and reduce input lag, really. Such a shame.
I'm surprised they didn't ban Winnie the Pooh as well. That will be next.
EDIT: NEVERMIND THEY FUCKING DID LOL
The Chinese regime has always been pretty backward, but it seems like they've even found a way to regress.
EDIT: NEVERMIND THEY FUCKING DID LOL
The Chinese regime has always been pretty backward, but it seems like they've even found a way to regress.
I'm not the biggest expert in this, but from what I've seen there's been some really weird content regulation since Xi Jinping rose to power. These gaming regulations seem like nothing compared to the TV and internet content regulations they already hammer down.
Absolutely! The Chinese gov't is so insecure with their rule. They have so much fear.
He's got rid of the term limits China had since Mao iirc so they aren't even pretending he's a dictator for life now. He also purged the Chinese business and the Communist party upon taking power.
This is the least concerning thing I've read about him tbh even if it is batshit.
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Most people don't care about learning about China, they just like to keep spreading misinformation and stereotypes like saying Winnie the the Pooh is banned and the other usual bullcrap you hear about the country. And changes can happen for a variety of reasons in the future, beginning with because the CCP isn't a monolithic entity.
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Gimme a year to learn an engine and I'll see what I can cobble together. :P
Wrong, unless you can provide evidence. Tencent has to comply with regulation just like any other Chinese company. In fact, they're more heavily regulated than other companies because they control several outlets that can facilitate dissent. The freeze to monetization licenses has hit Tencent particularly hard, as their major titles are still on a freeze despite competitors still receiving licenses.
I wonder if China will experience some kind of Capitalist uprising over the next few decades. I'm talking about the emerging Capitalist class getting tired of the government's shit and using their newfound power to push for reform. Tencent probably wishes they had to the freedom to develop and release whatever they wanted in China without stepping on eggshells. Right now the Chinese government and the Chinese economy are two sides of the same coin, but if economic downturn starts to happen then things could get interesting.
that's what i mean, tencent and the gov't will always be at each other's throats.
Yeah. Not to mention all of the empire themed movies. Why are games being singled out?
Weird....Can't help but think there is more going on with all of this.
That makes sense, but I think we're rapidly reaching the age where government control and power might trump everything else. I think the government itself is savvy to this, hence the stories regarding the mandates for workers to study party doctrine. It's a scary thing.
Getting tired of the government's shit? The Party is the one who fomented and continues to foment capitalism. If anything, social unease like the growing social inequalities and corruption that began with the reform era is what has bothered a lot people.
Can you inform us? I'm actually one who cares about what this means without the hyperbole and China hate.
Nobody actually dies in Yakuza (except for in cut-scenes ).