Counter-Terrorism Division principal assistant director, Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay recently commented that while the police can take stern action, MCMC must take action first, indicating that MCMC may be asked to control war-based games here in Malaysia. Seemingly related to the recent Christchurch Mosque Massacre, there have until now been no New Zealand statements officially making a link between gaming and the terrorists who gunned down 49 praying people last Friday.
While we think this is more of a knee jerk reaction to gun violence, it doesn't rule out the possibility that war-based games like PUBG, PUBG Mobile, CS:GO and so forth may get banned here in Malaysia like in some Indian cities. For now, they could well not be included in eSports events here in Malaysia. As it is, none of these are currently being played for the upcoming SEA GAMES 2019 in the Philippines which have recently opened up Malaysia selections for it.
[Update] Just a day after this statement, Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Minister of Youth and Sports chimed in stating that we shouldn't so quickly blame games like PUBG for such violence. According to him, these acts of terror have happened even before games like PUBG were introduced, so it is unfair to make any decisions or conclusions to ban them just yet.
What do you think? Should MCMC ban PUBG, PUBG Mobile, CS:GO and other FPS or war-based games from Malaysia? Stay tuned to TechNave.com for all the latest developments in Malaysian tech.
You can see the quotes below:
“Game-game macam ini lah saya kata, sosial media, medium kan. Orang akan mudah terpengaruh, orang akan terdorong, orang akan mencetuskan keinginan untuk mencuba.
Pelaksanaan itu di mana? Dalam konteks ini, mungkin SKMM boleh mainkan peranan. Itu saya tidak boleh komen (sekatan di Malaysia). Ini bergantung kepada SKMM.” Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, Counter-Terrorism Division principal assistant director.
"Percayalah, ada atau tiada games (permainan berunsur penembakan secara dalam talian), kalau orang (suspek) dah ada fahaman ekstremisme... mereka akan lakukan dan laksanakan keganasan itu.
Kita harus beri penghormatan kepada mangsa. Adakah ia bermaksud kita kena haramkan semua games kerana ia berkait rapat dengan unsur penembakan? Saya rasa ia (insiden di Christchurch) lebih besar daripada itu.
Sebelum (kewujudan) PUBG, keganasan tetap berlaku justeru, kita jangan cepat salahkan satu sebab," Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman, Minister of Youth and Sports
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