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| 22.04.2025 | China approves 127 new games in April, including Tencent Games Path of Exile: Ascension | On Monday, a total of 127 new games got the go-ahead by The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) for April, including 118 domestic games and 9 imported games. Of particular note is the game Path of Exile: Ascension,... |
| 24.03.2025 | China approves 129 domestic online games in March, a new monthly high since 2023 | Last Friday, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) released the latest batch of domestic online game licenses for March. A total of 129 licenses were issued, marking a new single-month high since 2023. In the first th... |
| 22.01.2025 | Approval secured for Tencent’s Honor of Kings: World and NetEase’s Frostpunk: Beyond the Ice | On Tuesday, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued 2025’s first batch of domestic and imported game licenses, including 123 domestic games and 13 imported games. Tencent’s Honor of Kings: World, an open-world ro... |
| 25.12.2024 | China approves 135 games in December, including NetEase’s ANANTA and Tencent’s Monster Hunter: Outlanders | China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) granted licenses to 122 domestic games and 13 imported games on Tuesday, including notable titles such as NetEase’s ANANTA and Tencent’s Monster Hunter: Outlanders. ANANTA, an urb... |
| 27.11.2024 | Nintendo to end online services for Chinese Switch users by 2026 | The Chinese version of the Nintendo Switch eShop and other network-related services will begin phasing out on March 31, 2026, according to an announcement released on November 27 by Nintendo. To compensate affected users, a rewards program ... |
| 21.11.2024 | Chinese authorities approve 119 games for November, including NetEase’s Pro Evolution Soccer Online | On Wednesday, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) announced its online game approvals for November, with 112 domestic and 7 imported games given the green light. One notable imported game this month is NetEase’s Pro... |
| 02.10.2024 | China’s authority NPPA approves 109 new games licenses for September | The latest batch of domestic game licenses has been released by NPPA with 109 games on the list. The September batch includes one PC-end game, five games for both PC and mobile platforms, one Nintendo Switch game, and 102 mobile games. Nota... |
| 23.07.2024 | China’s gaming industry sees steady recovery with July title approvals | China’s gaming industry continues to rebound with the approval of 105 new video game titles in July 2024, marking a continuation of the steady flow of approvals that began this year, SCMP reported. The latest batch includes significant titl... |
| 23.07.2024 | miHoYo’s Star Valley Project and Lightning Games’ Tale of Immortal secures approval from China’s authority | The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) on Monday approved 105 domestic games for July, including titles such as Star Valley Project (direct translation) by miHoYo and a mobile version of Tale of Immortal by Lightn... |
| 26.06.2024 | Ashes of the Kingdom (Code: Ruyuan) secures approval for domestic release | The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China granted licenses to 104 domestic games for June on Tuesday, including two notable titles: Tencent’s action role-playing game Rock Kingdom and Lingxi Interactive Entertainment... |
| 06.06.2024 | China approves third batch of imported games in 2024, includes Tencent’s mobile version of Valorant | China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) on Wednesday announced the approval of the third batch this year of imported game licenses. This batch includes 11 mobile games, one PC-end game, and three console games (for Play... |
| 28.04.2024 | China issues 95 game licenses for April, including for Tencent’s Carbon Island and NetEase’s Broken Land | The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) on Friday released 95 approval licenses for domestic games for April, including 94 mobile games, seven PC games, and one PlayStation console game. April’s 95 licenses are a d... |
| 28.02.2024 | Black Myth: Wukong receives game license in China | A total of 111 games were approved by the National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) on Tuesday, including Black Myth: Wukong. Developed by Chinese developer Game Science, Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game... |
| 02.02.2024 | China unveils first batch of imported game licenses in 2024 | The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China today released the first batch of licenses for imported games in 2024, with 32 games receiving approval. Tencent Games secured licenses for two Nintendo Switch games, includi... |
| 22.01.2024 | China quietly pulls draft gaming rules from website | Beijing has quietly pulled the proposed curbs on the video game industry from the official website, weeks after the draft guidelines wiped tens of billions of dollars off the market value of local titans.
The link to the draft rules was no ... |
| 03.01.2024 | China has fired a top official after proposed video game restrictions unleashed a market meltdown of epic proportions | Economy China has fired a top official after proposed video game restrictions unleashed a market meltdown of epic proportions
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2024-01-03T07:17:19Z
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| 27.12.2023 | China's crackdown on tech companies isn't over, and it's not going back to pre-2020's 'business-as-usual,' says China Beige Book | Economy China's crackdown on tech companies isn't over, and it's not going back to pre-2020's 'business-as-usual,' says China Beige Book
Huileng Tan
2023-12-27T07:39:27Z
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| 25.12.2023 | China aims to boost the gaming market after new gaming rules hit Tencent and NetEase | On Dec. 22, Tencent witnessed a decline of approximately $46 billion in market value, while NetEase faced a loss of around $17 billion, after a surprising move by China’s gaming authority, which introduced new regulations targeting excessiv... |
| 25.12.2023 | China is in damage-control mode after its crackdown on video games sparked an $80 billion market meltdown | Markets China is in damage-control mode after its crackdown on video games sparked an $80 billion market meltdown
Huileng Tan
2023-12-25T08:53:47Z
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| 22.12.2023 | China cracks down on game coin trading, mandates CBDC wallets | On Friday, December 22, Chinese regulators introduced new draft rules for online video games, zeroing in on players’ spending amid a broader crackdown on the sector.
Among the unveiled rules were those that require that game coin trading s... |
| 22.12.2023 | Draft gaming regulations cause sharp fall in NetEase and Tencent share prices | The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) today issued Draft Management Measures for Online Games, open for public feedback until January 22, 2024. In future, online games will not be allowed to provide rewards for daily logi... |
| 22.12.2023 | Tencent shares crash after new gaming regulations in China | On December 22, shares of Tencent (HKEX: 700) and NetEase (HKEX: 9999) experienced a sharp decline following the release of draft guidelines by the Beijing government designed to restrain incentives contributing to excessive gaming and spen... |
| 27.09.2023 | China approves 89 gaming titles in September | The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), China’s gaming regulator, approved 89 domestic games on Monday as the country’s authorities continue to green-light a steady stream of titles following its previous freeze on new tit... |
| 27.07.2023 | China greenlights 88 domestic games in July | On Wednesday, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued 88 gaming licenses, comprising 86 mobile games and two PC games. In 2023, the number of approved domestic games has reached 610. Major game publishers have highly... |
| 26.06.2023 | China approves 89 domestic game licenses in June | The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), China’s gaming regulator, made a significant announcement on June 21, granting a total of 89 new licenses for domestic games. This marks the highest number of monthly approvals in th... |
| 23.05.2023 | China issues 86 domestic game licenses for May | The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), China’s gaming regulator, announced 86 new licenses for domestic games on Monday. The most notable game titles to be approved include multiplayer first-person shooter game Ace Force ... |
| 18.01.2023 | Tencent and NetEase secure game approvals for third straight month as regulator issues 88 new licenses | On Tuesday, 88 China-made online games were licensed by China’s media regulator, including titles from Tencent, NetEase, and miHoYo. Shenzhen-based Tencent and Hangzhou-based NetEase received game licenses for the third consecutive month, i... |
| 18.11.2022 | Tencent secures first major gaming approval this year as regulator issues 70 new licenses | China’s media regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), issued 70 new gaming licenses on Thursday after a two month-long pause in new approvals. Notable Chinese gaming firms including Tencent, NetEase, Perfect Wor... |
| 15.09.2022 | Tencent получила одобрение для своей новой игры в Китае | Китайская компания Tencent получила одобрение для своей новой игры. И это спустя год после того, как китайские регуляторы заявили о замедлении процесса утверждения всех новых развлекательных онлайн-продуктов от игровых компаний, сообщает Bl... |
| 14.09.2022 | NetEase and Tencent subsidiary receive game approval in China for the first time this year | China’s media regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), issued 73 gaming licenses on Tuesday, the fifth batch of approvals this year. Chinese gaming companies such as NetEase, 4399 Network, and XD (TapTap) have ti... |
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| 14.07.2022 | China issued 67 new gaming licenses for July, including one from ByteDance | China’s media regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), issued 67 gaming licenses for July on Tuesday. It is the third batch of gaming licenses issued since NPPA resumed issuing those licenses in April after an ei... |
| 20.04.2022 | Former Top Chinese Communist Party Official Linked to Jack Ma’s Ant Group Indicted on Bribery Charges | On April 11, state news agency Xinhua reported that former top Communist Party official Zhou Jiangyong, was indicted on bribery charges. Zhou oversaw Hangzhou, one of China’s largest technology hubs. Prosecutors alleged that Zhou took advan... |
| 11.04.2022 | Chinese Gaming Industry Sees Massive Strides as Monetization Regulations Diminish | Ryan Epps, Tech Times 11 April 2022, 12:04 pm
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Strict policies on video game monetization in China have led to a slow and somewhat diminishing landscape for the overall tech industry in the w... |
| 10.02.2022 | China’s refusal to approve new games forces gaming companies to cut staff | Numerous employees at several Chinese video game companies are losing their jobs after a lengthy period where regulators issued no licenses for new games. The licensing freeze has lasted for six months, leaving game developers and publisher... |
| 17.11.2021 | China to resume new game approvals after three-month suspension, report says | China’s regulators are considering restarting approval processes for video games in the coming weeks, after license evaluations were put on hold three months ago, local media reported on Tuesday. The move would ease the pressure video game ... |
| 01.09.2021 | Robinhood faces a potential ban on its biggest source of money: CNBC After Hours | CNBC.com’s Jordan Smith brings you the day’s top business news headlines. On today’s show, CNBC Digital reports on comments made by SEC chair Gary Gensler that threaten Robinhood’s biggest source of revenue. Plus, the United States ends its... |
| 01.09.2021 | Как различные страны законодательно защищают несовершеннолетних в интернете | Власти Китая запретили детям и подросткам часто заниматься видеоиграми. Эта инициатива отлично иллюстрирует глобальный тренд – ужесточение законодательных норм, защищающих несовершеннолетних от вредного и опасного онлайн-контента. Эксперты ... |
| 01.09.2021 | What are the regulations for online gaming and eSports betting platforms? | As you may recall, on Monday China said it would ban kids from playing online games for more than 3 hours per week to safeguard their physical and mental health. China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced that under 18 ... |
| 31.08.2021 | Young Chinese gamers are now limited to 3 hours of weekly playtime | Chinese authorities issued detailed regulations on Monday stipulating that minors can no longer play mobile games for more than three hours per week. The new rules follow previous commentary of video games being “spiritual opium” and that “... |
| 30.08.2021 | China restricts kids’ online gaming to three hours a week | China’s National Press and Publication Administration has released a notice imposing limits on online gaming for minors. On September 1st, video game companies will have to restrict gaming time to three hours a week — from 8 PM to 9 PM on F... |
| 30.08.2021 | Beijing restricts kids to three hours of gaming per week | |
| 30.08.2021 | China bans kids from playing online games for more than 3 hours per week to safeguard their physical and mental health | Millions of Chinese minors are addicted to playing hours of online games every week. Now the Chinese government is doing something about it. On Monday, China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced that kids and teens unde... |
| 03.08.2020 | Apple takes down over 30,000 games from China app store in one day | iPhone maker Apple has taken down more than 30,000 mobile games from its Chinese app store on August 1 according to local app data tracker Qimai, in what is the largest single removal yet of unlicensed games in a clampdown that started as e... |
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| - | China’s potential new gaming rules will hit smaller developers more, analyst says | China’s proposed gaming rules would hit smaller developers more than large ones, while also reducing overall online advertising revenue, according to UBS.
Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili shares plunged to their lowest in more than a year Frid... |
| - | China to ban kids from playing online games for more than three hours per week | China plans to limit kids’ video game play time to just three hours a week.
Under 2019 rules, people under were allowed to play games for 1½ hours a day on most days.
The rules will apply to companies providing online game services to minor... |
| - | A game about sheep is going viral in China even as gaming regulation remains tight | A new game called “Sheep a Sheep” that sits within Tencent’s WeChat surged in popularity earlier this month despite ongoing restrictions on China’s gaming industry.
“WeChat and ByteDance don’t currently require a game license to publish the... |