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Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, a senior official with the Indonesia Communication Ministry, has made it clear that they intend on finding a solution to helping people withdraw deposits from PayPal. Fortnite and Epic Game players in the country even started tweeting about this, causing it to trend for Indonesian Twitter users. This has not gone over well in the country, especially with PayPal, as many in the country use the service for their freelance work.

Yahoo, PayPal, Steam, Dota2, and Counter-Strike (among others) were smacked down with the band-hammer for not complying with the government’s new censorship laws. This way they can ban, block, or take down any content they feel is unlawful, or harmful to the public. The new rules require any platform to allow the nation’s government oversight on what can and can’t be distributed in the country. So why did Indonesia ban Fortnite? Indonesia bans Fortnite over censorship concernsĪccording to Reuters, Indonesia has banned all things Epic Games for failing to comply with the country’s new licensing rules. Drop into Season 3 and spread the good vibes Fortnite is the always evolving, multiplayer game where you and your friends battle to be the last one standing or collaborate to create your dream Fortnite world. Pie in the face, exploding whoopie cushion that sends you into space, stupid violent. Bounce around in Reality Falls, ride atop creatures, brave the Screwballer coaster, and revel with new arsenal. Not unless you consider Bugs Bunny and company being on par with Rockstar Games’ most violent foray into video games. So, is Fortnite like, super violent? I mean, not really. That game was banned from the Pacific-island nation due to the game’s extreme violence. For instance, when New Zealand banned Manhunt. Epic, Epic Games, the Epic Games logo, Fortnite, the Fortnite logo, Unreal. We’ve seen games getting banned before, but it’s usually for their ultra-violence gameplay. We develop cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. Yet, is it for a reason that makes sense? That’s always the question when a game gets hit with the band-hammer. If they’re getting banned, you know it’s a major story. "On November 15 at 11 a.m., we will turn off game servers, and players will no longer be able to log in.Fortnite and Epic games have been banned in Indonesia.įortnite and Epic Games are among the biggest, if not the biggest gaming entities in the industry.

"Fortnite China's Beta test has reached an end, and the servers will be closed soon," Epic Games said in a statement. The result has been devastating for tech companies active in the Chinese market, especially foreign ones.ĭespite promises from Hong Kong-based Tencent, which has a major stake in Fortress Night, to clean up "politically harmful" content, regulators refused to approve the game. To that end, users must present their official ID cards to register for games and official limits have been placed on the amount of time minors can spend on gaming platforms.īeijing also banned the micro-transactions that take place inside the game after it has already been purchased, which is where video game firms make the bulk of their profits.

EPIC GAMES DORTNITE SERIES

The once extremely lucrative Chinese gaming market is no longer what is was following a series of government crackdowns.Ĭhinese leader Xi Jinping's administration is simultaneously trying to rein in an economy where speculation has run amok, as well as reduce the number of hours people spend gaming, especially young people. Retitled 'Fortress Night' and edited to be less violent and be slightly different in appearance, the game had only been in the beta testing phase in China and was never approved by Beijing regulators. Epic Games, the US firm behind the popular Fortnite fighting video game, announced late on Monday that they were shutting the game down in China effective November 15.