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China Bans 50 Games

Posted by timothy on from the it's-an-unfree-county-bub dept.

Stargoat writes "The official mainland Chinese news agency, Xinhau, is reporting that China is banning 50 gaming titles. These titles include Battlefield Vietnam, The Sims 2, and FIFA 2005. A similar game banning event occurred six months ago in China, but not to this scale."

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  1. Re:Sounds like a piracy crackdown, not a ban. by L0neW0lf · · Score: 1, Troll

    The Sims represents "good ol' capitalist society" and we can't have that, can we? I mean, what if you were free to do everything you wanted?

    The Sims also does involve romantic relationships and such, and while you or I might not think it all that graphic, you and I aren't part of a dictatorial Communist Chinese government are we?

    Sometimes it amazes me that they call themselves the "People's Republic of China". Got to be one of the bigger oxymorons I've known.

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  2. Re:Sounds like a piracy crackdown, not a ban. by shaitand · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't know about FIFA but the Sims is a simulation of life in a properous society. It's modeled after life in the US. If you start showing people in China these things, they might start to want them and that could ultimately lead to demanding them.