China recently decided to implement strict regulations for video games that are currently playable in its market and the result is that Fortnite and PUBG are allegedly in the line to get banned.
As spotted on Reddit, the following 20 major games were reviewed by China’s ethics board as they wanted to see if the games meet their censorship requirements in China. As a result, almost every Battle Royale game is going to be banned in China while the rest of the games will have to make some changes in order to be legally allowed in China.
List of Games Which Are Getting Banned Or Modified For Chinese Marketplace
| Game | Cause | Recommended Action |
|---|---|---|
| Arena of Valor (Tencent) | Overly revealing female characters, rewards given based on rank, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| League of Legends (Riot) | Overly revealing female characters, rewards given based on rank, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Blade & Soul (NCSOFT) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Chu Liu Xiang (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom, game missions include fraud. | Corrective action |
| Overwatch (Blizzard) | Game visuals promote incorrect values, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Diablo (Blizzard) | Inharmonious chat, game missions include fraud. | Corrective action |
| World of Warcraft (Blizzard) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Westward Journey (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| Code: Eva (Tencent) | Rewards given based on rank, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| The Legent of Mir 3 (WeMade) | Inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Swords of Legends Online (Aurogon) | Inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (Bluehole) | Blood and gore. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Fortnite (Epic) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| H1Z1 (Daybreak) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms (Red Duck) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Ring of Elysium (Tencent) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Paladins (Hi-Rez) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Free Fire Battlegrounds (Garena) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Knives Out (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Quantum Matrix (NetEase) | Blood and gore, vulgar content, inharmonious chat | Prohibited/Withdraw |
This is still unconfirmed since the original source is in Chinese. It was translated by a user on Reddit but as he states, these games are still playable as of now in China so perhaps this can all change in the future.
