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    1. fucking hell! context: Simplified Chinese is usually the #2 language for games on Steam. Steam has existed in an ambiguous grey market zone in China for a while - for Chinese indies, launching on worldwide Steam is the best way to circumvent the (punishingly slow) regulators. @Stutsies/1474684082986844160
  1. …in reply to @v21
    there was some speculation that the Chinese censors were purposefully not doing this, as it'd lead to Chinese gamers installing VPNs to circumvent it (and thereby bypassing the censors entirely). an uneasy compromise swept away.
    1. …in reply to @v21
      wait, apologies, I was wrong. it is slightly more banned than it was, but is still not actually banned newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/holiday-special-did-steam-really