China Bans Video Game for Breach of Sovereignty
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China, sensitive about issues of national sovereignty, has banned a computer sports game that classifies Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Tibet as countries and has threatened to fine Web sites that supply the game and net cafes that let
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China has closed 1,600 internet cafes and fined operators a total of $12 million for letting children play violent games and for other violations, the government said.
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The US publishers of a video game banned in the UK and Ireland describe it as a "fine piece of art".
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BEIJING  -- Fearful of soaring Internet addiction  and juvenile crime, China has banned the opening of new  Internet cafes this year, state media reported on Tuesday.
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China is tightening controls on its booming online game industry, requiring distributors to closely monitor game contents after some were found that included forbidden religious or political material, a state news agency said Tuesday.
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Brazil this week imposed a ban on popular role-playing computer games "Counter-Strike" and "EverQuest," claiming they incited violence and were "harmful to consumers' health."
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China has officially banned The Simpsons and several other   cartoon shows from airing during prime time to provide a boost to the   country's ailing animation industry.
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Gov. Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers.
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China said it would issue new rules  cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid  fears of growing Internet addiction as the number of players  soars, state media reported on Thursday.
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SHANGHAI, China Dec 9, 2004 - China has banned a new computer game for referring to Taiwan and other regions claimed by China as separate countries.
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BEIJING: China shut 1600 internet cafes between February and August and imposed 100 million yuan ($NZ18 million) worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations, state media say.
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China has banned British computer game &quot;Football Manager 2005,&quot; saying it violated Chinese law by referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong and other regions claimed by China as separate countries.
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China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos to sites run by state-controlled companies and require providers to report questionable content to the government
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An upcoming video game from the maker of the "Grand Theft Auto" series came under fire Tuesday in United States and Britain, where the government's ratings board banned sales for what it called an "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone."
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Nintendo calls for a crackdown on pirated games in South Korea months after launching its first console there.
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British censors on Tuesday banned a  video game for the first time in 10 years, rejecting  U.S.-published "Manhunt 2" for what they described as an  unrelenting focus on sadism and brutal slaying.
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Â· Manhunt 2 is first video game banned in 10 years  Â· Classification board cites 'casual sadism' of sequel