Fortnite, PUBG and Paladins are all very popular online games, but China is cracking down on them for “violence” and “sexual content”. The country is very strict regarding these matters and has even banned WhatsApp messenger under similar pretences.
It is interesting to note that China has some of the highest player counts when it comes to these games so you can imagine that the fans are not pleased with this decision.
Fortnite, PUBG and Paladins are not the only games to be banned in China, with the full list including titles such as H1Z1. Other games were censured, which include Overwatch and Diablo. You can check out the complete table below:
| Game | Cause | Recommended Action |
| Arena of Valor (Tencent) | Overly revealing female characters, rewards given based on rank, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| League of Legends (Riot) | Overly revealing female characters, rewards given based on rank, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Blade & Soul (NCSOFT) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Chu Liu Xiang (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom, game missions include fraud. | Corrective action |
| Overwatch (Blizzard) | Game visuals promote incorrect values, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Diablo (Blizzard) | Inharmonious chat, game missions include fraud. | Corrective action |
| World of Warcraft (Blizzard) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Westward Journey (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, inharmonious chatroom, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| Code: Eva (Tencent) | Rewards given based on rank, distorted concepts of history and culture. | Corrective action |
| The Legent of Mir 3 (WeMade) | Inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| Swords of Legends Online (Aurogon) | Inharmonious chatroom. | Corrective action |
| PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (Bluehole) | Blood and gore. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Fortnite (Epic) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| H1Z1 (Daybreak) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms (Red Duck) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Ring of Elysium (Tencent) | Blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Paladins (Hi-Rez) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Free Fire Battlegrounds (Garena) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Knives Out (NetEase) | Overly revealing female characters, blood and gore, vulgar content. | Prohibited/Withdraw |
| Quantum Matrix (NetEase) | Blood and gore, vulgar content, inharmonious chat | Prohibited/Withdraw |
The most interesting ones are in bold letters. PUBG is already not in a great place given its player base is dwindling. Criticism includes bugs not being fixed on time and there are still plenty of things wrong with the game. The developers are not doing a good enough job and players have had enough. Keeping in mind that a major portion of the players were from China, the game is going to take a major hit. It will be interesting to see what happens in the upcoming few weeks.
Let us know what you think about Fortnite, PUBG and Paladins being banned in China and what you think is going to happen to PUBG.
