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Game compliance no longer a checkbox exercise says Paul Gardner News Jan 24th, 2023

Game compliance no longer a checkbox exercise says Paul Gardner

With growing pressure to regulate data protection and potentially expanding gambling laws covering all manner of monetisation, Paul Gardner from Wiggin says developers and publishers need to be proactive

Happy Chinese New Year! Regulators grant 88 new game licences News Jan 19th, 2023

Happy Chinese New Year! Regulators grant 88 new game licences

Tencent, NetEase, miHoYo and others to benefit with new licences for games such as Honkai: Star Rail

as China takes steps to tighten grip on tech by acquiring 'golden shares' in Tencent and Alibaba News Jan 13th, 2023

China takes steps to tighten grip on tech by acquiring 'golden shares' in Tencent and Alibaba

By taking shares in the companies, Beijing can help guide future development

Can the Chinese mobile gaming industry bounce back in 2023? Feature Jan 9th, 2023

Can the Chinese mobile gaming industry bounce back in 2023?

With the end of zero-covid and other regulatory restrictions, can the Chinese mobile gaming industry come back to prominence?

TikTok developer ByteDance makes additional layoffs News Jan 4th, 2023

TikTok developer ByteDance makes additional layoffs

New layoffs run in the hundreds and are across various divisions including gaming

as Digital future to be led by Mexico, Slovakia and Saudi Arabia, as China set to feel brunt of global slump News Nov 28th, 2022

Digital future to be led by Mexico, Slovakia and Saudi Arabia, as China set to feel brunt of global slump

A breakdown of growing digital markets sees China slump, and a shift in the top three growing markets, which affects mobile gaming

China claims they have ‘fixed’ the problem of Youth Game Addiction News Nov 22nd, 2022

China claims they have ‘fixed’ the problem of Youth Game Addiction

Chinese authorities have not only been strongly regulating the activities of game companies, but also of players themselves

as China’s game regulations pose a major potential threat to mobile game business in the country News Nov 8th, 2022

China’s game regulations pose a major potential threat to mobile game business in the country

Unclear regulations, licensing freezes and more are all major challenges for both domestic and foreign game companies operating in China. Particularly for the largest platform, mobile

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