PUBG May Be Banned From China

With PUBG on its unbelievable journey to global support and popularity one does tend to ponder; when will the game slow down?; when will it stop becoming popular? Recent news regarding a major disagreement in China could potentially slow down PUBG's growth considerably. 

The Chinese Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association is the source of discrepancy. Claims of extreme gore and violence are the basis of their case, which drives to ban PUBG in the region. Other statements included the 'fact' that the game "deviates from the value of socialism" - but then again, what government-type values does PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds constitute? None, of course. 

Regarding the probable effect on the community, if the disagreement follows through - it could be deadly. As of right now, surprisingly enough, a whopping 6,000,000 players login from their Chinese residence every day. This puts numbers from other parts of the world to shame, as shown in the graph below: 

A disturbed analyst from Pacific Epoch, a Shanghai-based consultancy, could only say the following words:

"This basically spells the death sentence for PUBG in China. PUBG's main problem is that the underlying ideology clashes with what's preached in China". 

The funny thing is that PUBG hasn't actually been officially approved for distribution, meaning that all those 6,000,000 copies were taken through virtual private networks. 

Could PUBG change a few things around to avoid this play-base loss? We'll have to patiently wait to find out. 

More on the game, the 20 teams for IEM Oakland have been finalised, with all the action to take place mid-November- but that's an article on its own, which we'll definitely cover. 

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