China Central Television (CCTV) is apparently on a tear, correlating youth violence and youthful indiscretions with online game use. Yahoo News reports the latest program from the state news channel, titled Confession of a Murderer -- Focus on Pornography and Violence in Online Game (Part Two), features a boy in a Beijing juvenile prison serving life after killing five people over virtual goods. The piece also allegedly states that up to 80 percent of violent inmates in the prison became criminals because of online games.
The previous installment covered a 14-year-old who apparently had two abortions after being led down the sex-crazed path paved by playing a dance game called Audition. Now, if it'd been called Hollywood Audition Process, that would have made perfect sense. There was also another report on kids doing speed during all-night gaming marathons. The government reports that of China's 338 million online users, 210 million play games.
An analyst projection of China's online game revenues estimates the country will produce $11 billion by 2012. Not that money has anything to do with the government trying push out foreigners and control the market -- it's all about the people's safety.
[Via GamePolitics]
Reader Comments (97)
Posted: Dec 29th 2009 12:09AM PSNCaptainPlanet said
lol When I read this I was like 'the perfect first post would be 'lol'', and what do you know, it happened. win.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:39PM (Unverified) said
Damn video games, first thing I wanted to do after playing MsPacman was impregnate somebody, and so what!?she's hot, it's the way she gobbles those balls....
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:27PM BrokenTriforce said
No mention of Marylin Manson? He must be pissed.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:27PM Killface was here said
What happened to you china? You used to be cool.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:27PM I AM IRONHIDE said
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:37PM BrokenTriforce said
But the best form of birth control is.....
blowjobs.
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blowjobs.
Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:43PM BrokenTriforce said
@SpyderTaco
Would it also be ironic that NoScript blocked that?
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Would it also be ironic that NoScript blocked that?
Posted: Dec 29th 2009 12:11AM GuardianLegend said
No no. It prevents boys from having sex more easily, but girls who play games can probably have sex more easily than other girls.
For example:
Fat girl who doesn't play games.... sex life unlikely.
Fat girl who does play games... sex life somewhat likelier.
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For example:
Fat girl who doesn't play games.... sex life unlikely.
Fat girl who does play games... sex life somewhat likelier.
Posted: Dec 29th 2009 1:05AM (Unverified) said
Guardian's post actually makes a sick kind of sense...
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:37PM (Unverified) said
Don't make us send Kevin Bacon over there China.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:47PM GuitarHero666 said
In Communist China, teens force pregnancies on videogames. Or something.
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:51PM KentuckyFrydCow28 said
Was the jk really necessary?
Like were not all going to understand that DDR has never gotten anyone laid?
Also, Fuck China.
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Like were not all going to understand that DDR has never gotten anyone laid?
Also, Fuck China.
Posted: Dec 29th 2009 12:30AM Special Agent Steve said
in SAV?
Soviet America. Never heard that one before. But I do notice now that Obama does look a shitload like Stalin. Yeah, they both have faces.
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Soviet America. Never heard that one before. But I do notice now that Obama does look a shitload like Stalin. Yeah, they both have faces.
Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:45PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Video games killed my father and raped my mother!
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:49PM BrokenTriforce said
We'll see how well that defense holds up in an American court
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Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:50PM Sordid State of Eclairs said
Who knew that China's CCTV and their magical statistics would provide me with the biggest laugh of the night?
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Posted: Dec 29th 2009 12:41AM Sordid State of Eclairs said
Chortling is good:)
What can I say, the eclairs, they are chaos.
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What can I say, the eclairs, they are chaos.
Posted: Dec 28th 2009 11:51PM ColorblindMonk said
It's fine whatever anyone else says, as they'll just ban it anyway like everything else, being an oppressive communist country and all.
How's the WoW ban holding up, China?
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How's the WoW ban holding up, China?
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