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China approved 31 foreign games in August News Sep 5th, 2023

China approved 31 foreign games in August

2023's year-so-far exceeds 2022's total as The Lord of the Rings and One Piece mobile games get the go ahead

China’s game licencing system to be extended to all mobile applications News Aug 9th, 2023

China’s game licencing system to be extended to all mobile applications

Companies will need to either have a branch in China or work with Chinese companies in order to publish apps

Major mobile titles not compliant with South-Korean gacha laws News May 18th, 2023

Major mobile titles not compliant with South-Korean gacha laws

Mobile games are part of a list of 16 titles not compliant with voluntary guidelines

The UK CMA place blanket ban on investment between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard News May 12th, 2023

The UK CMA place blanket ban on investment between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

It just gets worse. Now the two giants will not even be able to “acquire an interest” in one another

Are China’s game approvals back to “business as usual”? News Apr 24th, 2023

Are China’s game approvals back to “business as usual”?

Rounding up the latest on China's licencing freeze saga

Sony claims CMA narrowing scope of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “irrational” News Apr 6th, 2023

Sony claims CMA narrowing scope of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “irrational”

The tech giant has been one of the deal’s biggest opponents

Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations News Apr 3rd, 2023

Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations

An academic paper found that 71 of 100 Google Play games downloaded weren’t labelled correctly

Breaking down the break-up of NetEase and Blizzard News Mar 30th, 2023

Breaking down the break-up of NetEase and Blizzard

NetEase allegedly suggested it could sway the government’s decision regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft: Acquiring mobile portion of Activision Blizzard is “key strategic objective” News Mar 9th, 2023

Microsoft: Acquiring mobile portion of Activision Blizzard is “key strategic objective”

The comments were made in the response to key CMA remedies for the merger

Call of Duty Mobile to be phased out when Warzone Mobile releases News Mar 9th, 2023

Call of Duty Mobile to be phased out when Warzone Mobile releases

The battle-royale game will supercede its predecessor as the sole CoD mobile title

Are AI chatbots coming to Tencent and NetEase games? News Feb 27th, 2023

Are AI chatbots coming to Tencent and NetEase games?

Many technology firms are considering services like that of ChatGPT

Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat gains worldwide release as Tencent opens up News Feb 17th, 2023

Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat gains worldwide release as Tencent opens up

More Chinese exclusives are getting global releases during a turbulent time for the Chinese game industry

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

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