Posted on 08/13/2018 7:08:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin
It was a marquee title on its newly refreshed WeGame platform, soon to be a global online storefront and potential Steam competitor. But, days after launch, the Chinese government elected to halt the sale of Monster Hunter: World citing non-specific customer complaints. The Chinese government regularly requires games to be modified for its citizens. Most recently, when
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was picked up by Tencent, it was noted that the game would need to be retooled to align with “socialist core values.” Neither the developers at PUBG Corp. nor Tencent would elaborate on what that would entail.
The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, seems to believe that the situation is less about the game’s content. Instead, the removal of Monster Hunter: World could be the result of bureaucratic infighting as a new media regulator “has led to a months-long freeze on the approvals of new mobile games in China.”
(Excerpt) Read more at polygon.com ...
Eww, a video game based on socialist core values. That’s gotta be a laugh riot. [eyeroll]
That is indeed the money quote.
Wonder if Hogg plays the Chinese or American version?
And Alexandra?
Meanwhile I still cannot solo Behemoth ;/
“..socialist core values.” ...”
Now THERE’s a joke I ever heard one.
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