The Chinese government wants to see fewer violent games, and it is using the popular last-person standing shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds as an example that is “too bloody” and counter to “traditional socialist core values” and “Chinese cultural and ethical norms.” The government made those statements in a note posted online today from the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association (CADPA), and some have taken this as evidence that the people and their republic may soon block developer Bluehole’s megehit.
But this is more about China explaining to local studios about what kinds of games it will and won’t approve in the future.
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