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Some Google engineer probably thought they were very clever when they applied "the algorithm" to translated titles.

Pretty fucking draconian some of those rules, if you ask me. In games and works of art it's not uncommon to have a title longer than 30 characters. Nevermind when you have different editions or things that are related to the main title.

So how does this actually work? Why is 'Life is Strange: Before the Storm' (33 characters) on Google Play? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenix...



Until recently the limit was 35, and 50 earlier still.

Google enforces new limits on app updates, so this game was not updated recently.


The rules can be and are waived for big-time publishers.




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