Gamers vent after Chinese mega-hit Genshin Impact censors 'Taiwan' and 'Hong Kong' in chat

Gamers vent after Chinese mega-hit Genshin Impact censors 'Taiwan' and 'Hong Kong' in chat

Asia One·2020-10-08 09:19

Genshin Impact has been described as the biggest global launch of a Chinese game ever but now Western gamers are calling it out for censoring the words “Taiwan” and “Hong Kong”, among other sensitive political topics in its in-game chat.

Conversations about chat censorship related to Genshin Impact, developed by the Shanghai-based miHoYo, first started to build up on the game’s subreddit page.

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