Battlefield 4 has been banned in China after the release of the China Rising DLC. According to Techie News , the Chinese government accused Electronic Arts, publisher of the gun-ho series, for creating a form of cultural invasion, saying that it “endangers national security and cultural aggression.”
China Rising is Battlefield 4’s first expansion, which was free with all new copies. Set on the Chinese mainland, it contains new maps, modes, vehicles, assignments, and weapons and follows the fictional story of Admiral Chang, who wants to overthrow the government. As of the release of China Rising, China’s Ministry of Culture wants to ban all forms of Battlefield 4, and plans to prohibit the sale of physical copies of the game and all related downloads.
This isn’t the first of Battlefield’s problems, China Rising was delayed due to numerous bugs with the game (commenting to IGN) regarding the delay of the China Rising DLC, EA said, “We know many of our players are frustrated, and we feel your pain. We will not stop until this is right.”
