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Re:Tencent replaces PUBG with a Chinese government-friendly ... by dv_dt on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @01:54PM (#19861305)
We did Orwellian first. Not as heavy handed as direct censorship though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Army

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Re:Tencent replaces PUBG with a Chinese government-friendly ... by swebs on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @02:00PM (#19861342)
No, that's pretty straightforward and honest. Orwellian would be if it were called "America's Peacemakers"
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Re:Tencent replaces PUBG with a Chinese government-friendly ... by dv_dt on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @02:21PM (#19861509)
As I said, not as heavy handed as war is peace in the title, but war is a fps is still pretty Orwellian.
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Re:Tencent replaces PUBG with a Chinese government-friendly ... by bullen on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @05:10PM (#19862987)
The real mind bender with AA is that you always play as Americans, but to your opponents you look like terrorists and vice versa. Nobody thinks he is the bad guy, but to the other team everyone looks like a bad guy! When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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Re:Tencent replaces PUBG with a Chinese government-friendly ... by mpwoz on Thursday May 09, 2019 @12:59PM (#19869969)
There was a great Black Mirror episode[1] about this concept, highly recommend. Obvious spoiler warning in the wiki page.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Against_Fire

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Re:Tencent replaces PUBG with a Chinese government-friendly ... by acct1771 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @12:06AM (#19865281)
Check out video of the latest Battlefield series. May make you ill.
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