China To Crack Down On "Undesirable" Games

The Chinese government is getting ready to launch a new round of content restrictions for online games. Kou Xiaowei, a senior official with the General Administration of Press and Publication, said, "Although China's online gaming industry had been hot in recent years, online games are regarded by many as a sort of spiritual opium and the whole industry is marginalized by mainstream society." The article points out that China has already "banned children from Internet cafes and last year ordered their owners to enforce time restrictions after several cases involving obsessive players dying of fatigue after marathon game sessions." We've also seen Chinese restrictions on player-versus-player content for kids, as well as required content modifications such as removing skeletons in order for games to be sold there.

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Re:When in China...

[iamapizza]

Mod up! One of the reasons this makes 'news' is because of our lack of understanding of their culture and the belief that we need to impose our values and beliefs upon everyone else. However, if they ban Half Life, it's war.