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A large number of games were banned throughout China. Home gaming consoles were banned in mainland China from June 2000 [30] [31] until 2013. When the ban was lifted, eighth-generation consoles such as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were allowed in the country. [32]
Cai Wu, former head of China's Ministry of Culture. Video game consoles were banned in Mainland China in June 2000. [13] [14] This ban was finally lifted in January 2014. However, the Chinese would still police video games which would be "hostile to China or not in conformity with the outlook of China's government".
The government said through a state controlled newspaper that it "turns its spear point on China". [157] [158] Also banned is the track "Communist China" by British rock group Japan. The album X by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue was released as a 10-track edition of the album by EMI Records. The album got three tracks banned due to strict ...
On Jan 7, China's State Council temporarily lifted its 14-year ban on foreign gaming consoles, paving the way for Sony , Microsoft and Nintendo to expand into a potentially lucrative multi-billion ...
In 2014, China partially eased the restrictions on video game hardware by allowing game consoles to be manufactured in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (FTZ) and sold in the rest of China subject to cultural inspections. [7] In July 2015, the ban on video game consoles within the country was completely lifted.
Some titles in the PlayStation 3 library have been censored according to the console hardware, resulting in consoles from certain regions directly altering game content, regardless of the region in which the game was produced. Beyond: Two Souls – The European version of the game is censored to keep the PEGI rating at 16 instead of 18. Two ...
China has resumed video game licence approvals but the country's strict new regulatory environment and gaming content censorship means that the world's largest gaming market will remain an ...
China's video game regulator has refrained from issuing any new licenses in May after it ended an eight-month freeze in April, signalling Beijing's regulatory hostility will persist for now ...