Fortnite has decided to end its China campaign.

Epic Games has announced that the popular battle-royale title will be shutting down its Chinese counterpart on Nov. 15. updateVisit its website.

Beginning Nov. 1, users were not allowed to register for new accounts.

Epic couldn’t give a reason why Fortnite was being shut down in China.

The Chinese version, called “Fortress Night”, was made possible by a partnership between publisher and gamer. Tencent. Epic is owned by a substantial stake of 40% in Epic Technologies, a Shenzhen-based tech company.

Technically, the game never saw a Chinese launch. The game was only available in the “test” version, which omits some of its main features, such as in-app purchases.

Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst with Niko Partners, stated that “the battle royale genre in China has been tightly regulated.” tweeted The approved domestic games have significant content changes.

China has a strong grip on the video games sector. Before games can be released in China, they must go through strict approval. Western titles are often heavily censored.

Beijing had already introduced this feature earlier in the year. even more stringent controlsOver gaming, the government has capped the online time for under-18s at three hours per week.

Epic Games is the latest U.S. firm to be forced out by China. fierce regulatory crackdownIts tech sector.

This month MicrosoftLinkedIn announced it had closed its China-based local edition due to the “significantly harder operating environment” and stricter compliance requirements.

The company plans to instead launch a job search site in China — without any social media features.