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Dangerous game? China forces out Fortinite amid tighter gaming controls

FRANCE24, 17 Nov 2021
Spiritual opium: That is how the Chinese brands video games. And after a tightening of the noose around the industry and rules at the start of the school year that limit screen time for teens to three hours a week, Fortnite announcing that it is folding. Three years on and one billion dollars spent, the popular survival game never got regulatory approval, despite the financial backing of Chinese tech giant Tencent. What is the matter with Fortnite?

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