China forbids 50 electronic games
{{byline|date=February 3, 2005|location=[[w:Beijing|BEIJING]], [[w:China|China]]}} According to a story released on January 26, 2005 by the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the government of China has banned 50 electronic games in a new government probe into the software market and electronic publication. 

The Director of the State Anti-Pornography Office, Liu Binjie, said that the Chinese government will concentrate on combating illegal publications: pirated textbooks, electronic publications and illegal journals that may have negative influence on the youth.

Among the banned games are: "[[w:Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]", "[[w:FIFA Series|FIFA 2005]]",  "[[w:The Sims 2|The Sims 2]]", "[[w:Battlefield Vietnam|Battlefield Vietnam]]", "Painkiller: Battle out of Hell", and "[[w:Age of Mythology|Age of Mythology: the Titans]]".

==References==
*{{source|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/26/content_2511068.htm
|title=50 illegal electronic games banned
|author=
|pub=Xinhuanet
|date=January 26, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/26/1324240&tid=153
|title=China Bans 50 Games
|author=timothy
|pub=Slashdot
|date=January 26, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,63724,00.html?tw=wn_story_related
|title=China Cracks Down on Net Games 
|author=Xeni Jardin
|pub=Wired News
|date=June 5, 2004}}

 
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According to a story released on January 26, 2005 by the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the government of China has banned 50 electronic games in a new government probe into the software market and electronic publication. 

The Director of the State Anti-Pornography Office, Liu Binjie, said that the Chinese government will concentrate on combating illegal publications: pirated textbooks, electronic publications and illegal journals that may have negative influence on the youth.

Among the banned games are: "Manhunt", "FIFA 2005",  "The Sims 2", "Battlefield Vietnam", "Painkiller: Battle out of Hell", and "Age of Mythology: the Titans".

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