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Macabre, Popular Game in China, Sparks Concerns From Chinese Government Officials About Its ‘Gory

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Beijing, October 17: In what could be described as a form of macabre entertainment, an increasing number of Chinese youth are rushing to clubs to play a game that can be best interpreted as "scripted homicide". The game in which players become different characters and solve fake murders has led to a proliferation of clubs and competition for new scripts. The growing popularity of this game, which is expected to generate more than USD 2 billion in revenue, has sparked concerns from Chinese government officials about their sometimes gothic or gory content, New York Times reported. Moreover, the popularity of…

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