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as China’s app stores begin compliance with China’s latest regulations News Sep 6th, 2023

China’s app stores begin compliance with China’s latest regulations

Tencent and Xiaomi are among the app store owners now complying with the government’s regulations

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

Garena Free Fire returns to Indian app stores on September 5 News Sep 1st, 2023

Garena Free Fire returns to Indian app stores on September 5

The title was banned in the country in 2022 due to national security concerns

Crystal of Atlan is ByteDance’s first homegrown success story News Aug 17th, 2023

Crystal of Atlan is ByteDance’s first homegrown success story

The game is their first major hit that was developed in-house

How Genshin Impact's devs were driven to tears News Aug 14th, 2023

How Genshin Impact's devs were driven to tears

MiHoYo's president reveals how comparisons to Nintendo's Zelda Breath of the Wild were a major concern pre-release

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days Week that was Aug 11th, 2023

Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days

The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including developer hardships, IP disputes and China's ongoing war against games

China’s game restrictions aren't working News Aug 11th, 2023

China’s game restrictions aren't working

A new study by Nature Human Behaviour has found that players are willing and able to circumvent restrictions

37 of July's top 100 mobile game publishers came from China News Aug 10th, 2023

37 of July's top 100 mobile game publishers came from China

Chinese publishers accounted for nearly $2 billion for the month

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

Arena and adventure games are set to exceed $4.7 billion in revenue in 2023 News Aug 7th, 2023

Arena and adventure games are set to exceed $4.7 billion in revenue in 2023

The post-apocalyptic genre saw a significant surge in downloads

China’s gaming market climbed by 20% in July Data & Research Aug 3rd, 2023

China’s gaming market climbed by 20% in July

July offered strong evidence for a rebound in the country’s gaming market

China to implement new restrictions on children's smartphone use News Aug 2nd, 2023

China to implement new restrictions on children's smartphone use

Just when it looked like China legislation was opening up, new moves to restrict the market are afoot

MiHoYo makes $8 billion in user spending with 73% from Genshin Impact News Aug 1st, 2023

MiHoYo makes $8 billion in user spending with 73% from Genshin Impact

Honkai: Star Rail makes up 6% of the total in just a few months

Is China's gaming output back on track? News Jul 28th, 2023

Is China's gaming output back on track?

With 88 new licences granted, could the country’s regulatory issues be coming to an end?

In-app spending hit a record $67.5 billion in the first half of 2023 News Jul 27th, 2023

In-app spending hit a record $67.5 billion in the first half of 2023

Mobile spend has returned to growth following declines in 2022

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