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this is equivalent to what, ~500 people a day in the US?
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Sep 30, 2021 13:46
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https://twitter.com/Jamie_Freed/status/1443432772937281536
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Sep 30, 2021 13:51
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https://twitter.com/tripperhead/status/1443408139760459777
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Sep 30, 2021 13:54
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https://twitter.com/InsiderAsia/status/1443207896913821701
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Sep 30, 2021 14:02
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oh wow they have America style healthcare in Hong Kong?
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Sep 30, 2021 14:04
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https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1443332682478465028
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Sep 30, 2021 14:09
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https://twitter.com/Jamie_Freed/status/1443117012037758982
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Sep 30, 2021 14:11
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https://twitter.com/TheRealJoshYe/status/1443241123871297539
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Sep 30, 2021 14:12
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quote:The memo reminds China’s gaming studios that video games are no longer apolitical “pure entertainment” but a new form of art that must highlight “a correct set of values” quote:History is also a landmine for game developers. Historical elements, including characters, maps and clothing, should conform with mainstream accounts. “Games can’t distort facts or deliberately provoke controversy, and historical figures with established narratives must not be refashioned,” according to the memo. I can't really disagree with this. Too bad for Ubisoft and EA trying to claim that The Division and Battlefield 2042 are "apolitical" games
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Sep 30, 2021 14:26
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https://twitter.com/andrewneville/status/1443377679538049027?s=21
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Sep 30, 2021 14:35
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SG deaths fairly significant in a way since they’ve had less than 100 deaths overall, so it’s a considerable uptick too. Can’t find full info but they’re getting breakthrough deaths, though all on elderly patients with other serious issues it seems. They’re at like 75% vaccinated I believe so it’s a fair indicator of what will likely happen in Taiwan etc once we open up.
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Sep 30, 2021 14:55
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gradenko_2000 posted:I can't really disagree with this. As has been said about other things, best to take with a grain of salt how much of these 'memos' are being taken literally or are anything but advisory. Also lol that the idea that moral ambiguity and being able to choose to do bad things should be banned, wasn't that the standard western progressive take a few years ago?
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Sep 30, 2021 15:23
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Is this a commercial venture (of the Chinese aerospace industry)? Why would you launch commercial rocket off 18 wheelers or trains? Is the rocket fuel not going to melt the train track?
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Sep 30, 2021 15:25
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Also lol that the idea that moral ambiguity and being able to choose to do bad things should be banned, wasn't that the standard western progressive take a few years ago? i thought that was still the standard western progressive take? or at least i cant think of very many recent games that have done that and just assumed that was because developers were scared of being canceled
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Sep 30, 2021 15:34
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stephenthinkpad posted:Is this a commercial venture (of the Chinese aerospace industry)? Why would you launch commercial rocket off 18 wheelers or trains? Is the rocket fuel not going to melt the train track? could be easier to get them in position for certain orbital insertions with less fuel so they can carry more payload
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Sep 30, 2021 15:39
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stephenthinkpad posted:Is this a commercial venture (of the Chinese aerospace industry)? Why would you launch commercial rocket off 18 wheelers or trains? Is the rocket fuel not going to melt the train track? solid fuel boosters usually don't burn hot enough to cause damage before they're too far away
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Sep 30, 2021 15:41
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gradenko_2000 posted:I can't really disagree with this. so communist govt recognizes gaming as an artform yet gamers deny this. hmph (paradox going "well, poo poo")
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Sep 30, 2021 15:41
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I don’t like the stuff about “if it’s a girlyman/we can’t tell what the gender is immediately that’s a ban” but also it’s news about China so I’m not certain that’s accurate
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Sep 30, 2021 15:45
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afaik hoi4 is already not purchasable on steam in china because none of the chinas have any claims in tibet when the game starts lmao
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Sep 30, 2021 15:47
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lmao
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Sep 30, 2021 15:47
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i thought it was because all the warlords should be part of the kuomintang
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Sep 30, 2021 15:48
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gradenko_2000 posted:I can't really disagree with this. Look, China has a giant consumer pool and if they want access they're just going to have to start making "Communism Shooter 2022". The market has spoken!
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Sep 30, 2021 15:51
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Steam getting blocked in China has been rumored for so long, at this point Steam still working inside the wall can only be explained by Gaben having very powerful partners higher up in the party. Also half of the Chinese Steam user have already moved their accounts to Argentina or sth.
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Sep 30, 2021 15:52
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Cpt_Obvious posted:Look, China has a giant consumer pool and if they want access they're just going to have to start making "Communism Shooter 2022". The market has spoken! it’s kind of surprising no big studio has made a FPS set during the revolution where you play alongside/under Mao or whatever, just absolutely pandering stuff but still
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Sep 30, 2021 15:57
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gradenko_2000 posted:I can't really disagree with this. It's dumb as gently caress, they're video games! The whole point is to let you do whatever, even if that involves you being a horrible dickhead indigi posted:it’s kind of surprising no big studio has made a FPS set during the revolution where you play alongside/under Mao or whatever, just absolutely pandering stuff but still China had a pretty varied amount of weaponry so a shooter would be pretty cool, but at the same time I feel like there's no loving way china would let a western dev release a game like that Grapplejack has issued a correction as of 16:14 on Sep 30, 2021 |
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Sep 30, 2021 16:11
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the long march simulator when e: never mind https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289890/ see, this is why steam is never getting banned
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Sep 30, 2021 16:12
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Grapplejack posted:China had a pretty varied amount of weaponry so a shooter would be pretty cool, but at the same time I feel like there's no loving way china would let a western dev release a game like that partner with a SOE! just reskin 2042 and rewrite some dialogue, it’s free money
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Sep 30, 2021 16:16
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I am pretty sure Beijing has a ban on games based on recent Chinese history. But a quick search can't find the quote on the source.
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Sep 30, 2021 16:21
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stephenthinkpad posted:I am pretty sure Beijing has a ban on games based on recent Chinese history. But a quick search can't find the quote on the source. seems silly for the CPC to deny itself such a fantastic propaganda tool but I’m sure they’ve thought about it a lot more than I have
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Sep 30, 2021 16:23
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how did BF2 and BF4 get through? Chinese people loving love those games since you get to play as the PLA and they’re portrayed as on par with the us military
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Sep 30, 2021 16:27
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FGO has weird story about summoning heroic spirits from a bunch of historical figures and the chinese version removed the names from every single one of the chinese ones and gave them generic "class" "number" names.
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Sep 30, 2021 16:28
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what does the Political Work Department of the PLA do?
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Sep 30, 2021 16:35
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Grapplejack posted:It's dumb as gently caress, they're video games! The whole point is to let you do whatever, even if that involves you being a horrible dickhead videogames, like any media, can be used for historical revisionism and political propaganda
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Sep 30, 2021 16:48
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FrancisFukyomama posted:how did BF2 and BF4 get through? Chinese people loving love those games since you get to play as the PLA and they’re portrayed as on par with the us military Operation Flashpoint: Red River, a chest-thumping jingoistic American FPS in which you play big badass Marines oo-rah kill bodies, also did well in China because it portrayed the PLA as on par with the US military, and you don't even get to play as them IIRC it was advertised in China as 'experiencing a potential conflict from the other side' or something like that
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Sep 30, 2021 16:51
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gradenko_2000 posted:videogames, like any media, can be used for historical revisionism and political propaganda https://twitter.com/JazzyDaddyDolla/status/1442853294469222400
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Sep 30, 2021 16:52
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indigi posted:seems silly for the CPC to deny itself such a fantastic propaganda tool but I’m sure they’ve thought about it a lot more than I have If Beijing won't officially allow RPG that let you make moral/immoral choices (ala standard BioWare dial), they are not going to give you the chance to control a red army soldier to run off a cliff or starve himself to death. No seriously, look at beginning stage of the long march, Mao wasn't even central leader at the time. There were serious disagreement between different red army officers. A few even ran off and defected to KMT. CCP doesn't want you look into the detail of that part of the history. Also Stalin only gave CCP on and off support before 49. Plus internal purges at that time was much more deadly than Cultural Revolution. It's just a big Pandora's box all around. Taiwan is welcomed to make a game based on the civil war history though, if the Taiwanese are still interested in that part of the Chinese history, which they don't.
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Sep 30, 2021 16:53
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stephenthinkpad posted:Is this a commercial venture (of the Chinese aerospace industry)? Why would you launch commercial rocket off 18 wheelers or trains? Is the rocket fuel not going to melt the train track? it looks like an FMV out of a strategy game
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Sep 30, 2021 18:01
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is command and conquer generals allowed in china
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Sep 30, 2021 18:02
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The part about effeminate males and gay romance seems bad
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Sep 30, 2021 18:04
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military planners wanted to be able to launch ICBMs off of trains for the same reason they wanted to be able to launch them from submarines: so they could have a launch platform that moved and that the enemy wouldn't be able to have a constant target on like they can with a bunker
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Sep 30, 2021 18:10
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