The Fortnite video game is no longer accessible in China

The Fortnite video game is no longer accessible in China.

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From this Monday, November 15, Chinese players can no longer indulge in this phenomenon game which brings together some 350 million online followers around the world.

It must be said that the conditions of use of Fortnite were already restricted because of a regulatory tightening targeting the digital sector.

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 ", it is in these terms that Epic Games announced in a

release the closure of its platform in China.

For two weeks now, it was no longer possible to create an account or download the game from the official site.

Now it's really the end. 

Buffs cry

So, Fortnite buffs in China cry.

Knowing that they only had the censored version of the game, where violent, obscene or politically sensitive content was strictly regulated.

Fortnite by Epic Games, which counts Chinese internet giant Tencent among its shareholders, is the third

giant

to leave China in the space of a month,

, the social network Microsoft professional, left because of an increasingly difficult business and legal environment. 

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A spiritual opium

 "

In China, video games represent an important financial windfall.

However, considered as " 

" for their addictive side among young people, they are subject to more severe regulation from Beijing.  

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