Chinese Government Condemns PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds And Battle Royale Games
You’d have to be living under a rock not to notice PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds record breaking rise to fame. Evidently, PUBG also caught the eye of the Chinese government and they’re none too happy about it. The gaming branch of the China Audio and Video and Numeral Publishing Association released a statement yesterday condemning battle royale games for its excessive blood and gore and violent content.
According to MMOCulture, the article further compared battle royale games to ancient Roman gladiator fights, stating that the last-man-standing notion goes against the moral principles of the People’s Republic of China and that it negatively influences the physical and mental health of teenagers.
The China Audio and Video and Numeral Publishing Association also warned that developers and publishers will be hard-pressed to get battle royale games approved and launched in China. The association also advised local gaming companies to avoid developing and publishing battle royale games. Whether the Chinese government decides to ultimately ban battle royale games like they did Facebook is anyone’s guess.
It’s worth mentioning that a significant number of Chinese players are already playing in PUBG’s global server and it’s also been rumored that Tencent is hoping to setup a Chinese PUBG server. MMOCulture also reports that there are around 30 battle royale games currently in development in China with NetEase gearing up to launch a couple of their own mobile battle royale games in the near future.
