New obstacles in China to enjoy video games, as the country has blocked access to a large part of the Steam community, which took place on December 17.

We have talked many times about the interference of China around Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, because they cannot control them, as they control certain social networks, which web pages can be accessed with 'freedom' and which video games can be played freely. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was on the verge of being outlawed in the country, until Tencent seized the exploitation rights in the country and Bluehole made some minor changes to the game just for that market. The last to suffer the scourge of the Asian giant has been the Steam platform, owner of Valve.

China has blocked Steam community options. Although the users of the Asian giant can continue accessing the platform without major problems, being able to buy and play games normally, access the participation forums, the different community guides or see the unlocked achievements, no longer are accessible to these users. The specialized web Great fire, which is dedicated to registering the websites that the Chinese government is blocking, highlighted that the commented functions of the Steam community were closed since last December 17.

We must emphasize that China is the largest market for video games in the world. The data indicate that one out of every four dollars, spent in the video game market, comes from the Asian giant, which imposes, on the other hand, great restrictions on Internet access, with great control of the network by the government. Many to connect to video game servers, must pay for a VPN or cannot access. WeGame, a subsidiary of Tencent that was created to operate only in China and what's more, Tencent records a quarter of the revenue of the video game industry worldwide.