China's latest craze: Scripted murders, with real tears and piracy

The game genre's growing popularity has sparked some concerns from Chinese government officials about the sometimes gothic or gory content. PHOTO: AFP
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BEIJING (NYTIMES) - The murders are scripted. The money is real.

In cities throughout China, young people are flocking to clubs to play a game that can be translated as "scripted homicide", in which they become different characters and spend hours solving fake murders.

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