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Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year News Jan 18th, 2021

Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year

1,311 were domestic games while 97 were imported

Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets? Comment & Opinion Jun 5th, 2020

Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets?

Nativex general manager Tiffany Ou looks at what's to come

1 China App Store ISBN License: non-compliant games risk being delisted Comment & Opinion Mar 3rd, 2020

China App Store ISBN License: non-compliant games risk being delisted

Yodo1 offers its advice and expertise

1 Supercell pulls games out of Vietnam in face of regulations News Jul 22nd, 2019

Supercell pulls games out of Vietnam in face of regulations

Likes of Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars no longer playable in the country

Region Focus: How China’s big game freeze has made local developers more internationally minded Feature Jun 13th, 2019

Region Focus: How China’s big game freeze has made local developers more internationally minded

“It has been a battle to survive the approvals drought and studios have had to get creative”

Tencent shuts down PUBG Mobile in China News May 8th, 2019

Tencent shuts down PUBG Mobile in China

Replaces with new, similar battle royale title Game for Peace that has received government approval

Loot box design 2.0: Complying with China's new rules Comment & Opinion May 7th, 2019

Loot box design 2.0: Complying with China's new rules

The Yodo1 team discusses the latest changes and offers help on figuring out your best strategy for legal monetisation in the country

South Korean FTC will carry out an “extensive review” of consumer regulations News Apr 23rd, 2019

South Korean FTC will carry out an “extensive review” of consumer regulations

The antitrust body wants to combat games taking advantage of children spending money they don't have

China’s games regulator resumes new submission approvals as it continues through backlog News Apr 23rd, 2019

China’s games regulator resumes new submission approvals as it continues through backlog

The State Administration of Press and Publication details the new regulatory landscape for games developers and publishers

Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China News Apr 23rd, 2019

Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China

Under-16s will now require parental consent and be limited to two hours play a day

China’s games regulator approves nearly 100 new games including Game of Thrones and Angry Birds News Apr 2nd, 2019

China’s games regulator approves nearly 100 new games including Game of Thrones and Angry Birds

Bringing the total for new games in 2019 up to 987

NetEase gets the jump on Fortnite and Tencent as FortCraft is approved for China launch News Mar 11th, 2019

NetEase gets the jump on Fortnite and Tencent as FortCraft is approved for China launch

95 games receive licence for release

Tencent applies digital lock restriction for young Chinese players that requires parental consent to play games News Mar 1st, 2019

Tencent applies digital lock restriction for young Chinese players that requires parental consent to play games

Guardians need to unlock games for kids under the age of 12

Tencent brings in new broadcasting rules to police hurtful content across its products News Feb 21st, 2019

Tencent brings in new broadcasting rules to police hurtful content across its products

These updates prohibit discussions or behaviour that could cause offence to the company’s home market of China

China blocks new game approvals again as it strives to clear extensive backlog News Feb 20th, 2019

China blocks new game approvals again as it strives to clear extensive backlog

As many as 5,000 games could be awaiting the greenlight

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