

Some nationalists among Chinese internet users agreed. On Wednesday, police in Beijing said that they had opened an investigation into Li. The authorities also said that the show should have been stopped as soon as the offending joke was made. “We will never allow any company or individual use the Chinese capital as a stage to wantonly slander the glorious image of the PLA,” the bureau said. His account has since been suspended.Ĭhina’s ministry of culture and tourism bureau said on Wednesday that the company must pay a fine of 13.35m yuan, and also forfeit 1.35m yuan in “illegal gains” for the joke. Li posted an apology to his 136,000 Weibo followers saying that he felt “deeply guilty and regretful” about the joke. Two days later, Li was suspended from the Xiaoguo Culture Media firm in Shanghai, which said that the joke was inappropriate. But a member of the audience reportedly made a complaint, and as the joke spread on to the less humorous world of the Chinese internet, Li was criticised for what many interpreted as a disrespectful comment about China’s military. You can play Stray now for $30 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam, and PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can download it as part of their membership.In an audio recording that was shared online, the audience can be heard breaking into loud laughs. And don't forget to cause a little trouble. Don't underestimate what you can do – even as a little cat who's far from home. In Stray, the world is your playground, and you have the feline agility to navigate it. It was beautiful to watch these tired, rundown bots meet the cat and feel a renewed sense of hope and courage. They had personalities, fears, memories and families. While I loved the cat, I was equally intrigued by the robots he met along the way. Read more: Real Cats Love Video Game Stray, Too, and These Videos Prove Itīecoming emotionally invested in a story and its characters is another sign of good design. It wasn't long before I was no longer afraid for the cat's safety. It's the mark of a good video game when the developers flip your expectations. The thought of anything bad happening to this defenseless creature had me petrified.

When I started the game with my own two cats nearby, my heart was wrenched during the scene where the cat is separated from his family. Many cats – my own included – have been fascinated with Stray.
