Industry December 19, 2019 NetEase has removed an Arsenal player from the football simulator. He stood up for the Muslims persecuted by China Chinese politics is back in play. NetEase cut an Arsenal football player from a sports title — he criticized the country for creating concentration camps for Uighurs, the national Muslim minority.
Industry September 13, 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare withdrawn from the Russian PlayStation Store Sony has informed Russian buyers of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot that the game will not be published on the PlayStation Store. Users who have pre-ordered will be reimbursed for the cost of the game.
Industry January 10, 2019 Chinese authorities approved the second list of games for publication Again without Tencent and NetEase.
Industry December 11, 2018 Rumor: China’s Online Gaming Ethics Committee Rejected Fortnite and Paladins The reason is vulgarity and frank female images. The published data is called fake.
Industry August 9, 2018 In Germany, games with Nazi symbols will be allowed on the market Previously, developers of historical games had to remove Nazi symbols from their games in order to release them in Germany. Now the German authorities have allowed such games to be licensed if the use of Nazi images is justified.
Industry May 24, 2016 Apple has placed a Palestinian war game in the App Store thanks to the support of the community Last Thursday, Apple did not accept the Palestinian platformer about the war. However, after discussion in social networks, the project appeared in the App Store.
Industry February 8, 2016 Apple did not miss The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth game in the App Store The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth game has not been censored by Apple. The company refused to publish the project because of “a demonstration of cruelty or a bad attitude towards children.”
Platforms April 21, 2015 Opinion: Apple’s App Verification Process Harms Users Kushal Dave, senior director of the technical department at Forsquare, believes that it’s time for Apple to change its policy regarding application verification. In its current form, it harms users.
Games December 12, 2014 The original version of the game Papers Please did not get into the App Store due to “pornographic” content The original version of the popular Papers Please game for iPad did not get into the App Store: the management considered that the images of the human body in the game did not meet the requirements of the store.
Industry May 7, 2013 Apple continues to struggle with recommendation services Apple is going to tighten the “infamous” article 2.25 of the rules for using the Apple App Store. Thus, the struggle of the giant from Cupertino with recommendation services has entered a new phase.
Other March 22, 2013 Games, art, and censorship in the App Store Are games art or not? In disputes on this topic, many copies have been broken. Moreover, many, arguing about this, come to a different, indeed, philosophical question: what is art?