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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

As many as 6,000 games could be stuck in China's licensing backlog News Jan 24th, 2019

As many as 6,000 games could be stuck in China's licensing backlog

The waiting list for those titles could be two-years also

1 China's backlog of new game approvals still holding up Tencent and NetEase News Jan 23rd, 2019

China's backlog of new game approvals still holding up Tencent and NetEase

257 titles granted license for release since March 2018

China approves further 84 games as new regulatory body works its way through backlog of thousands News Jan 10th, 2019

China approves further 84 games as new regulatory body works its way through backlog of thousands

84 new games have passed China’s video game approvals system for the second time since the freeze ended

Tencent culls games marketing budget as China’s freeze on the industry continues News Nov 12th, 2018

Tencent culls games marketing budget as China’s freeze on the industry continues

Publisher plays conservatively as the block on new game approvals continues

Tencent will soon require Chinese players to verify their identities against a police database News Nov 5th, 2018

Tencent will soon require Chinese players to verify their identities against a police database

Publishing giant continues to try and appease a government looking to crack down on gaming addiction

"I don’t think the Chinese government is ready to lose its title as the world’s biggest games market" Interview Oct 9th, 2018

"I don’t think the Chinese government is ready to lose its title as the world’s biggest games market"

Taptica division CEO Rivi Bloch discusses market expansion and the big freeze

Tencent tests facial recognition to restrict gameplay time in Honor of Kings News Oct 2nd, 2018

Tencent tests facial recognition to restrict gameplay time in Honor of Kings

Chinese publisher wants to check identity and age of players

China bans games streaming platform Twitch News Sep 21st, 2018

China bans games streaming platform Twitch

The ban comes after the site experienced a popularity spike

China's temporary games approval freeze - Your key questions answered Comment & Opinion Sep 20th, 2018

China's temporary games approval freeze - Your key questions answered

Niko Partners offers a complete breakdown of the current market situation in China and who it's likely to affect

China's regulatory roadblocks stop most downloaded game PUBG Mobile from making money News Sep 14th, 2018

China's regulatory roadblocks stop most downloaded game PUBG Mobile from making money

Despite 100 million downloads and 50 million active users, there are no IAPs

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