China's ban on PlayStation, Wii and Xbox

A couple of days back there were some rumors going on that China might lift ban on gaming systems like Playstation, Wii and Xbox. These rumors started from official China Daily newspaper. This caused a spike in the shares of Microsoft & Sony as China has the potential to become the largest market for these products in the whole world.

But earlier today these rumors were shot down when China's ministry of culture said that it is not considering lifting nationwide ban on videogame consoles, according to Tech in Asia. 

Gaming consoles such as
Playstation, Wii and Xbox were banned in China in the year 2000 by the government to safeguard children's mental and physical development. Previously China Daily quoted that an unnamed source from the ministry of culture quotes: "We are reviewing the policy and have conducted some surveys and held discussions with other ministries on the possibility of opening up the game console market, However, since the ban was issued by seven ministries more than a decade ago, we will need approval from all parties to lift it."

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Grand Theft Auto III coming to Play Station Network tomorrow

Grand Theft Auto III will be released in its PS2 Classic form, indicating that it will cost $9.99 and exist as a straight port without any upgrades or Trophies. While its release date of Tuesday, July 31st is confirmed for North America, its release date in other territories is still unknown.



Grand Theft Auto III is set to be released in the PSN store tomorrow as part of the PlayStation 2 Classics series but before you get your hopes up, it’s worth pointing out that there is no HD support or trophy system to speak of. $10 will get you the standard game as it shipped in 2001 but if that simply isn’t good enough, you might want to wait for a fan remake that’s well under way.

Grand Theft Auto III: Rage Classic is everything you know and love about the revolutionary game – in HD. That’s right; the title is being converted to run on the GTA IV game engine. The cars reportedly drive better while on-foot combat isn’t nearly as difficult as it once was. The trailer below is a good indication of how the project is progressing thus far.



The remake is being done by the same crew that worked on the Vice City Rage and San Andreas Rage projects. The forum thread for the project was started last July but currently doesn’t have a release date for the first beta. Those interested in learning more should check out the 80-page thread for more details.

Of course, there’s always the Android and iOS versions of the game available that both feature higher-resolution graphics and award systems but not everyone will want to play on a tablet or phone.