#Newspaper
Rumours Guangdong is banning zombies and plagues on online games. Warning the players who 'promote the secession of their motherland'.
(13 Apr)An article published yesterday by Mainland we media, You Xi Pu Tao (meaning Game Grape), claimed that they have received a publisher's document on March, which collated a series of requirements on game regulations from Mainland authorities. The article quoted multiple informed sources confirming that the document came from Guangdong, and it contained more details compared to the meeting minutes of gaming companies in regions such as Shanghai and Beijing.
The article pointed out that it could be foreseen from the new requirements that the toughest wave of gaming regulations in history is potentially coming. Out of all the requirements, the most concerning ones are the operators requested not to promote the "global server" function in the game, and remove this function immediately if necessary; Anything relating to COVID-19 such as corpses and plagues is not allowed in the game. At the same time, it must be ensured that there is no inappropriate speech in game’s chats, names and public user systems; "Undesirable inducements" such as money worship and encouraging love with several people at the same time, etc. are prohibited in the game name or game content.
The document also reported on the recent situation of the gaming industry, alleging that some "separatists" had used online gaming platforms, character costumes, chat systems, trade union games, etc. to instigate and establish related organizations. Some players used the "map creation" and "map editing" functions to edit the boundaries of the game world and "promote the secession of their motherland".
In addition, there are inconsistencies between the content of the online version and the declared version in some games. For example, in the case of a recent palace drama game, the Publishing Bureau of the CCP Publicity Department recently withdrew its approved version, the game was taken off the shelf, and the publisher was criticized. There are also online games with 'unhealthy' names, such as promoting the social values of money worship and using 'unhealthy' terms such as "kill", "die", "ghost" and "demon".
Source: Apple Daily News
https://bit.ly/2S5M09Y
Further reading:
Animal Crossing taken down from TaoBao without any heads up
Joshua Wong claims he will keeping playing despite receiving death threats
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19466
#Guangdong #Cersorship #Games #CCP #Nationalism #ChinesePropaganda
Rumours Guangdong is banning zombies and plagues on online games. Warning the players who 'promote the secession of their motherland'.
(13 Apr)An article published yesterday by Mainland we media, You Xi Pu Tao (meaning Game Grape), claimed that they have received a publisher's document on March, which collated a series of requirements on game regulations from Mainland authorities. The article quoted multiple informed sources confirming that the document came from Guangdong, and it contained more details compared to the meeting minutes of gaming companies in regions such as Shanghai and Beijing.
The article pointed out that it could be foreseen from the new requirements that the toughest wave of gaming regulations in history is potentially coming. Out of all the requirements, the most concerning ones are the operators requested not to promote the "global server" function in the game, and remove this function immediately if necessary; Anything relating to COVID-19 such as corpses and plagues is not allowed in the game. At the same time, it must be ensured that there is no inappropriate speech in game’s chats, names and public user systems; "Undesirable inducements" such as money worship and encouraging love with several people at the same time, etc. are prohibited in the game name or game content.
The document also reported on the recent situation of the gaming industry, alleging that some "separatists" had used online gaming platforms, character costumes, chat systems, trade union games, etc. to instigate and establish related organizations. Some players used the "map creation" and "map editing" functions to edit the boundaries of the game world and "promote the secession of their motherland".
In addition, there are inconsistencies between the content of the online version and the declared version in some games. For example, in the case of a recent palace drama game, the Publishing Bureau of the CCP Publicity Department recently withdrew its approved version, the game was taken off the shelf, and the publisher was criticized. There are also online games with 'unhealthy' names, such as promoting the social values of money worship and using 'unhealthy' terms such as "kill", "die", "ghost" and "demon".
Source: Apple Daily News
https://bit.ly/2S5M09Y
Further reading:
Animal Crossing taken down from TaoBao without any heads up
Joshua Wong claims he will keeping playing despite receiving death threats
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19466
#Guangdong #Cersorship #Games #CCP #Nationalism #ChinesePropaganda
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Apple closes Chinese App Store loophole, causing thousands of games to be removed
//Apple will start removing thousands of games from its Chinese App Store in July as a result of a policy that requires all paid games or games with in-app purchases to be licensed by Chinese regulators
// The action marks the end of a loophole that allowed developers to sell games on the platform while they were awaiting approval.
//The measures are expected to impact at least one-third of the reportedly 60,000 games currently listed on Apple’s Chinese App Store that are either paid or feature in-app purchases and which currently lack a license. For some game developers, that could mean losing all revenue from Apple’s second-largest app market.
//major Android app stores have enforced the requirement to have a license prior to publication in China since 2016. However, the situation with Android app stores in China is different to iOS since these are run by local players like Tencent, Oppo, and Huawei.
// Google does not offer its Google Play Store in China.
//The news of the removals comes in the same month that Apple removed a pair of podcasting apps from its Chinese App Store at the request of the Chinese government.
Full Article: The Verge, (22-Jun)
#Apple #IOS #games #Android #license #Censorship #Kowtow #Tencent #Oppo #Huawei
Apple closes Chinese App Store loophole, causing thousands of games to be removed
//Apple will start removing thousands of games from its Chinese App Store in July as a result of a policy that requires all paid games or games with in-app purchases to be licensed by Chinese regulators
// The action marks the end of a loophole that allowed developers to sell games on the platform while they were awaiting approval.
//The measures are expected to impact at least one-third of the reportedly 60,000 games currently listed on Apple’s Chinese App Store that are either paid or feature in-app purchases and which currently lack a license. For some game developers, that could mean losing all revenue from Apple’s second-largest app market.
//major Android app stores have enforced the requirement to have a license prior to publication in China since 2016. However, the situation with Android app stores in China is different to iOS since these are run by local players like Tencent, Oppo, and Huawei.
// Google does not offer its Google Play Store in China.
//The news of the removals comes in the same month that Apple removed a pair of podcasting apps from its Chinese App Store at the request of the Chinese government.
Full Article: The Verge, (22-Jun)
#Apple #IOS #games #Android #license #Censorship #Kowtow #Tencent #Oppo #Huawei
The Verge
Apple closes Chinese App Store loophole, causing thousands of games to be removed
Impacting as many as 20,000 games.
Hanbok or Hanfu? Chinese Dress Up Game Sparks Debate, South Korean Professor Demands Apology from Developer
Shining Nikki, a dress up game by the Chinese developer Papergames, has caused controversy earlier for launching a Korean-style outfit named “Gunyun Chonghua”. The outfit drew criticism from a number of Chinese players, who claimed it was not Korean hanbok but hanfu from the Ming dynasty, while some Korean players insisted that it is hanbok. As the row intensified, the developer closed its newly opened server in Korea while slamming some of its Korean players for having “insulted China” and stepped over the line. The shutdown did not put an end to the quarrel. According to the Yonhap News Agency, Seo Kyung-duk, a professor at South Korea’s Sungshin Women’s University, has written to Papergames in protest of the way it handled the incident and demanded that it apologize to South Korean netizens.
Source: Stand News #Nov26
#SouthKorea #China #Papergames #ShiningNikki #Games #Culture
https://bit.ly/3g5ebk8
Shining Nikki, a dress up game by the Chinese developer Papergames, has caused controversy earlier for launching a Korean-style outfit named “Gunyun Chonghua”. The outfit drew criticism from a number of Chinese players, who claimed it was not Korean hanbok but hanfu from the Ming dynasty, while some Korean players insisted that it is hanbok. As the row intensified, the developer closed its newly opened server in Korea while slamming some of its Korean players for having “insulted China” and stepped over the line. The shutdown did not put an end to the quarrel. According to the Yonhap News Agency, Seo Kyung-duk, a professor at South Korea’s Sungshin Women’s University, has written to Papergames in protest of the way it handled the incident and demanded that it apologize to South Korean netizens.
Source: Stand News #Nov26
#SouthKorea #China #Papergames #ShiningNikki #Games #Culture
https://bit.ly/3g5ebk8