Why was the trailer of the popular FPS 'Call of Duty' series censored by China?
When the trailer of the latest Call of Duty series ' Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War ' was released, it became clear that it was subject to censorship in China.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer gets censored in China over Tiananmen Square crackdown footage | South China Morning Post
'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War' is the latest work of the Call of Duty series, which is predicted to be officially announced on August 26, 2020 local time. It is a story based on the contents revealed in an interview in 1984 by exile Yuri Bezmenov who worked at the former Soviet intelligence agency KGB , ``Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold In the trailer below, which tells us that 'War' is about to appear, the footage from that time is used as is.
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War-Official'Know Your History' Teaser Trailer-YouTube
There is also a Tiananmen Incident in Beijing, China in 1989, which is only one second, but it is only 1 second, ``A protester on an armored vehicle was brutal oppression by the military. 'Receiving' is reflected. The relevant part is about 1 minute and 5 seconds of the trailer.
After this trailer got caught up in China's censorship, Activision , the distributor of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War', immediately released a version of the corresponding part painted in black and a short version of just one minute where the corresponding part does not exist. The trailer has been released.
Know Your History | Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War Trailer-YouTube
Even on Weibo, which is a popular social media in China, the trailer of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War' will attract attention in an instant, '01:05' etc. to share the movie without being censored It seems that it has become a place to be shared using the secret word of. In addition, some gamers are concerned that the uproar may prevent 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War' from being sold in China.
This is not the first time that the Call of Duty series has become a problem in China, and it prohibits the ' Call of Duty: Black Ops II ' released by the Chinese authorities in 2012 in 2018.
Still, the Call of Duty series is still popular with Chinese gamers, and the battle royale game Call of Duty Mobile for smartphones will soon be available in China.
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