As well as games where a character's gender is not immediately apparent.
, a new government memo stated only games portraying a"correct set of values" would be approved by officials, which means new restrictions on games featuring same-sex relationships,"effeminate males" and characters whose genders aren't immediately apparent.
"If regulators can't tell the character's gender immediately, the setting of the characters could be considered problematic and red flags will be raised," the memo said, before making it clear that the ban includes games where male characters dress or act like women.
"Players can choose to be either good or evil… but we don't think that games should give players this choice," it continued."And this must be altered." These new rules come as a result of an internal training course for China's state-backed gaming association, which is supposed to teach game developers what is and what isn't allowed in their games. Recently, officials also met with two huge Chinese gaming companies — Tencent Holdings and NetEase — to explain what narrative elements would prevent their games from being released, citing everything from"gay love" to money obsession as a promotion of"wrong" values.
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