The growing reach of Musk's influence. From AI in government to censoring criticism online.
other
March 28, 2025
The content of the Stellar Blade won't be censored in any way. The same version of the game will be released worldwide, including Japan.
video games
April 22, 2024
The negative reception faced by the developers of Skullgirls 2nd Encore after they gentrified their game was declawed by Steam, which hid much of the unflattering reviews.
video games
July 14, 2023
Skullgirls 2nd Encore has received an update that censors many elements of the game. Fans have reacted very negatively to these changes.
video games
June 28, 2023
Roskomnadzor has repeatedly threatened to block our „web-site” in Russia for posting our guide to Vile Monarch's Weedcraft Inc. The same game also reportedly contributed to the banning of Metacritic in the country.
Opinions
January 20, 2023
An amendment to a law that bans the distribution of 'LGBT propaganda' has gone into effect in Russia. Also in video games.
video games
December 8, 2022
Valve has blocked the release of Chaos;Head Noah on Steam. This is all the more surprising because the game will be released on Nintendo Switch without any problems.
video games
October 7, 2022
A new law in South Africa declares that no video game is fully appropriate for children under the age of 10, and with that, the definition of violence is significantly expanded.
video games
July 6, 2022
Tencent has decided to fix a vulnerability in its internet acceleration application that enabled Chinese people to play games not approved by the government in their country. Thus, people who used it lost the chance to play GTA and Animal Crossing.
video games
April 15, 2022
The Chinese government resumed licensing of games published in the country. The local market will soon receive 45 new titles.
video games
April 12, 2022
China is restricting minors from streaming and using social media. This is another step in the fight against addiction among minors.
video games
March 15, 2022
We've learned why the game Martha Is Dead, debuting today, has been censored on PlayStation. Sony decided to make this move due to drastic scenes and references to masturbation.
video games
February 24, 2022
Russians will not play the latest addition for The Sims 4. All because of the local law.
video games
February 10, 2022
Ghostlight has caved in under player pressure and released a patch restoring censored elements in the PC edition of the jRPG Mary Skelter 2.
Files and Mods
January 21, 2022
Several characters in Genshin Impact will receive alternative skins, however, they will not be optional for Chinese fans. The reason? Censorship.
video games
January 5, 2022
Lost Ark sparks controversy due to strange artistic decisions in version prepared for western market. Fans point out that this edition changes, among others, character skin colors. Additionally, Amazon bans people who express their dissatisfaction with this state of affairs.
video games
December 28, 2021
Intel's call to break off cooperation with the Xinjiang region was negatively received by the Chinese. This, in turned, prompted the company to publish an official apology in a damage control attempt.
hardware & software
December 23, 2021
Fans of the GTA series noticed some interesting things in the recent trailer for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition - the removal of a controversial symbol from the shirt of one of the characters. In addition, an interesting video comparing the refreshed versions of the games with the originals has appeared online.
video games
October 24, 2021
Blizzard removes more content from World of Warcraft that does not comply with the company's new policy. This time it's the humorous layer of the game. It's a shame, some of the erased jokes are real gems...
video games
October 7, 2021
Chinese censors have not allowed any new video game on the market since a controversial ban on showing „effeminate” men on Chinese television.
video games
October 3, 2021