PUBG, Fortnite and More Reportedly Banned in China, with Some Developers Responding

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COKTOE said:

Darwinianevolution said:
This kind of stuff makes me worried about Epic making their own store. It might seem unrelated, but considering Epic is owned by Tencent, and they are deeply in bed with the Chinese gobernment, this kind of censorship could be also seen in the West if they become big enough.

Hm. I didn't even realize that. It seems they only own 40% of Epic, and, quoting Tim Sweeny:  "Tencent otherwise has very little control on the creative output of Epic Games". I wouldn't worry too much.

Well, Tencent has enough money to outright buy them whole, and a lot to gain if the Epic store ever becomes the second biggest PC platform in the world. And once that happens, they can slowly but surely subvert it.