Fortnite exits China as gov cracks down on 'spiritual opium'
Explore More Fortnite has officially shut down in China just three years after launching amid a government crackdown on gaming and technology firms.
The shutdown, which the North Carolina-based developer said it completed on Monday, comes as the Chinese government seeks to restrict what one state media outlet called the “spiritual opium” of online gaming. In August, the government began barring minors from playing video games on school days and allowing just three hours of play during pre-determined hours on the weekends.
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