Monster Hunter: World Removed from Chinese Stores

Months after its initial launch on consoles, Monster Hunter: World spiked back to topping charts with the recent PC release of the game. Though it's not been good times and happy carves everywhere; the game was recently revoked from stores in China.

Government regulators revoked the game's license from Chinese omnicorp Tencent, the corporation Capcom partnered with for the country's sales and operations, mere days after its PC launch. The currently cited reasons? Non-specific customer complaints.

According to reports by the Financial Times, hidden sources are indicating that this isn't about the game as much as it's about bureaucratic infighting over video game approvals in China.

So far, Chinese citizens who already own the game are still able to play and participate in its multiplayer functionality. Tencent is offering a refund for those within 30 days of purchase, anyway.

This isn't the first time we've seen of video game manipulation in China. Not long ago, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds would undergo retooling by Tencent in order to align with socialist core values before publication in the country.