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No new games were approved for release in China during August or September News Oct 1st, 2021

No new games were approved for release in China during August or September

Banhammer is swinging

China announces a new playtime logging system for all gamers News May 7th, 2021

China announces a new playtime logging system for all gamers

CCP tightening the screws

Blizzard sues Chinese developer Sina Games over World of Warcraft ‘clone’ News Aug 30th, 2019

Blizzard sues Chinese developer Sina Games over World of Warcraft ‘clone’

Glorious Saga was shut down on August 29th for "irresistible reasons" following the lawsuit filing

Niantic looking to catch Pokemon Go “hackers” with lawsuit News Jun 17th, 2019

Niantic looking to catch Pokemon Go “hackers” with lawsuit

Firm seeking an injunction to prevent PokeGo++ and other apps from being distributed

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle the battle royale cloning dispute News Mar 26th, 2019

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle the battle royale cloning dispute

Two rival battle royale giants choose to settle the PUBG / Knives Out cloning dispute peacefully

Qualcomm insists Apple is in breach of Chinese court order it claims prohibits iPhone sales News Dec 18th, 2018

Qualcomm insists Apple is in breach of Chinese court order it claims prohibits iPhone sales

“Apple’s statements have been deliberate attempts to obfuscate and misdirect”

iPhone XS and XR could be banned in China amid Apple-Qualcomm battle News Dec 13th, 2018

iPhone XS and XR could be banned in China amid Apple-Qualcomm battle

Though Apple maintains that its handsets are still for sale in the People's Republic

"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

Nintendo successfully sues Tokyo’s unofficial Mario Kart tours for $89,000 News Oct 1st, 2018

Nintendo successfully sues Tokyo’s unofficial Mario Kart tours for $89,000

Real-life Mario Kart operator MariCar ordered to stop using Nintendo's property immediately

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 block on new game licenses could be coming to an end - but fresh regulations are incoming News Aug 31st, 2018

China’s block on new game licenses could be coming to an end - but fresh regulations are incoming

Calls to restrict the number of new game releases

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year News Aug 10th, 2018

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year

No signs of issues being resolved

China hasn't approved any new mobile games since March 28th News Aug 10th, 2018

China hasn't approved any new mobile games since March 28th

Market sees single-digit growth in first half of the year, the slowest since at least 2009

Alleged stalker arrested by police claims he was just playing Pokemon Go News Jul 20th, 2018

Alleged stalker arrested by police claims he was just playing Pokemon Go

Report suggests man has a history of stalking the same woman

Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release News Jul 17th, 2018

Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release

Console giant says these are "completely separate matters"

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