Real names now required for online Chinese gamers

[Lunargeass]

The Chinese government has now implemented a new registering policy for online gamers - one requiring them to use their real names. From this day forth, gone are those supposedly-witty-it-shows-character types of aliases. Could it be to curb cyber-crimes, or more magically, curb game addiction?

Unfortunately, the China Daily article did not elaborate on this policy, although they did mention that four online game companies had their operations suspended. The reason? They did not have the "mandatory anti-addiction system".

I didn't even know such a system could exist. I always though that, you know, rehab and counseling centers could do the trick. Maybe they'd like to share this system with the rest of the world? That would sure curb a lot of those game-related violence.

[Vesper]

China grows more communist by the day.

[cinderboy]

First its the identification number, now real name... all this to curb excessive gaming etc =/

luckily enough i have a few friend who are from China. lol~

[darknight55]

They have china ID generators, now they will have name generators.

[power_gamer_6]

Lolvideogameaddictionlol.

[cinderboy]

There are boot camps in China for a few years now helping kids to break their gaming addiction. Kids as young as 10 have been sent to such camps =/

[Drinko]

China is them shiz

[DProxy]

China grows more communist by the day.

AHAHAHA so true.