China reveals censorship rules for console games -- Nothing that promotes drug use or violence will be allowed

So what you're saying is, Soda Drinker Pro will be available in China?! :D WOOO!!!

Meh. It's easy to skirt these regulations on the PC, as Chinese people have done for years. The government doesn't really mind so long as it's not political, and the gaming underground knows not to touch that with a ten-foot clown pole.

The only thing that bothers me about the news is that we may get some grotesquery of a game where police officers (or Nazis) are changed to zombies. I feel sorry for gamers who have to buy games whose content is changed significantly, sometimes ridiculously, to comply with local law. Just don't buy.

Nintendo will rule in China

- -People don't buy games in China..They have torrents..<So glad I'm in HK..>

If you think about it this is a good thing it will force developers to make diverse games, its becoming pretty annoying that every game is all dark and grisly with oodles of violence,sex,exploding heads and swearing. Can't we have more games like animal crossing or portal?

So why even allow video games then? And way to keep an open mind China. You sure are doing well to assure the rest of the world you are trying.

Of course the chinese government will not allow anything that promotes violence. The government wants total monopoly on the use of violence.

Compared to the Western, China is still a very traditional country that certain things appearing very common in western countries are unacceptable in countries like China.

So basically Shitty indies, and no AAA Games.

China has a serious issue with Freedom

Sounds like only Nintendo will thrive in China

Wow, so not even Mario games can be released in China then. lol smh

poor bastards.

This is just so ridiculous. I suppose the Chinese government does have more severe issues to tackle, than banning video games.

So basically every game out there will be banned. Something as innocent as a card game could be considered gambling.

In a land of cheap knock offs, the smart phone s*** shovelware will thrive since its the stuff that would pass under a literal interpretation of these guidelines.

China is so backwards. Unlike the west, they haven't figured out how to go democratic AND still have total control of their citizens :).

Maybe they would pass GTA5 because it makes fun of America :).

Brick games would definitely pass! What a primitive culture.

Says the government who throws people's fetuses in the dumpster. Brilliant.

LoL Communism...

Might as well put "Any game stimulating to a person age 15 and up" as a bullet.

F China! I am so grateful I live in a country where I can make my own decisions.

And what if a game isn't sold - as in "free" to play games?

Ah, who am I kidding? Buying any game in China is already almost impossible given all the piracy going on.

It's official! The worst places in the world to be a gamer (excluding 3rd world countries for obvious reasons) are China, Australia and Germany. Kudos for being tight assed-political cowards.

I thought drugs and violence WAS a Chinese tradition?

well that pretty much more then half the games on the market

It's like they took these rules straight from Gamefaqs forum's TOS.

So if a game harms China's reputation it's banned but if it harms other countries' reputation it's alright?

I guess if the game is developed in China the rules are out the window. Remember Glorious Mission Online. It violates points 3,4,5,7, and 8. Then again that was not a CONSOLE game. Looks like all the devs will have to break the rules for PC games, which is fine because most of China's gamers are not console. Thanks to 14 year ban. Go China!

More like China bans all games out there!

Looks like it's mahjong till you die!

If only the Chinese government held themselves up to those same standards China could be a better place.

Sounds vague enough that they can ban any game they want and come up with a reason.

"Anything that violates China’s policy on religion by promoting cults or superstitions."

Where the heck do you draw that line?