{"id":1746340,"date":"2022-07-22T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/?post_type=station&p=1746340"},"modified":"2022-07-24T08:42:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:42:37","slug":"new-report-asks-why-wallpaper-engine-is-such-a-hit-in-china-and-turns-out-its-porn","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/new-report-asks-why-wallpaper-engine-is-such-a-hit-in-china-and-turns-out-its-porn\/","title":{"rendered":"New report asks why Wallpaper Engine is such a hit in China, and turns out it's porn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new report from the MIT Technology Review<\/a> (opens in new tab)<\/span> has shed some light on the baffling popularity of Wallpaper Engine, an app that allows you to create, browse, and share Windows desktop wallpapers. It turns out that it’s a clever way for Chinese Steam-users to circumvent their country’s ban on online pornography.<\/p>\n

As I write this, Wallpaper Engine is the 10th most played game on Steam, sitting pretty at around 80,000 users. That’s more than Rust, Warframe, and FIFA 22. <\/p>\n