Chinese Video/Computer Games

iBBz said:

Bandai Namco say they weren't able to obtain licenses from manufacturers to put Chinese fighters in the upcoming Ace Combat 8. Not sure why that is the case, it would have made for some great soft power.

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iBBz said:

Bandai Namco say they weren't able to obtain licenses from manufacturers to put Chinese fighters in the upcoming Ace Combat 8. Not sure why that is the case, it would have made for some great soft power.

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Temstar said:

It causes online argument re balancing and is a source of leak for those in the know and wants to prove people wrong. Like the deal with War Thunder.

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Nevermore said:

War Thunder, Sea Power, and Broken Arrow all feature a significant number of Chinese weapons (or have plans to include them), and I believe the lack of authorization is merely an excuse.

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iBBz said:

I've seen multiple POVs on the subject. Just hope we get the planes so we enjoy the game.


Upcoming Chinese game called Fourteen Years of Flames. It uses UE5. Looks very promising. Trailer reminds me of Cod World at War Semper Fi mission.

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Nevermore said:

War Thunder, Sea Power, and Broken Arrow all feature a significant number of Chinese weapons (or have plans to include them), and I believe the lack of authorization is merely an excuse.

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Aniah said:

I believe war thunder already lost it's licence to do buieness in China. Their game was taken down from the Chinese market, I believe, last year. Sea power and Broken arrow aren't big names like War Thunder or Ace Combat. Even if those get taken down, it wouldn't be as damaging as if Bandai lost the Chinese market.

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4Tran said:

Too bad the PLAAF isn't really into self promotion or else we might really see it. However, I suspect that for any planes to feel properly futuristic, they're going to have to be tailess. I suspect that we're going to see design cues from the J-36 and the Shenyang plane in the crazier Ace Combat fighters. Still, it'd be really cool so see something like a J-8II in the game.

There is one problem though: Ace Combat loves its guns, and none of China's 5th and 6th gen fighters have any. It'll be a design challenge for sure.

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JimmyMcFoob said:

Doesn't stop China being a significant part of the WT playerbase. On the WT subreddit, there's a lot of whining about Chinese players being favored by Gaijin and certain preferential treatment. Doesn't seem like actions a company would take if it was not available in the Chinese market.

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