China Changes
Tag: Approvals
New Approvals
China approves 128 new games including Supercell's Squad Busters
China has consistently approved over 100 domestic video games each month, while foreign game approvals occur approximately every two months
Lots Of Licences
Chinese licence approvals on track to surpass 2023 with 109 domestic games approved this September
An average of 107 domestic games are being approved every month in 2024
New Approvals
China licences 117 new games for domestic release bringing this year's approvals to 850 titles
The NPPA has now licensed 850 domestic video game titles in the first eight months of 2024
New Approvals
China approves 15 import games, delivering a total of 76 import approvals in 2024
Nintendo secured approvals for Mario Golf: Super Rush and Paper Mario: The Origami King
New Game Approved
HoYoverse’s next game Astaweave Haven among 105 Chinese approvals this July
This month’s domestic approvals in the country are at their highest since March
Change Of Heart
Apple approves the first PC emulator on iOS
Apple initially rejected the emulators submissions but weeks later UTM SE is now freely available on iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS
Approval Achieved
61 new overseas licence approvals in China bring the total to two-thirds of 2023
15 overseas licences were granted in May, including Mario, Pokémon, and Valorant. Now at two-thirds of 2023 with half the year to go
Starting Strong
China’s game licence approvals are falling again, but don’t panic…
While month on month numbers are down, April 2024 saw 95 new domestic game licence approvals, more than the 86 granted in April 2023
Tencent Turnaround
China approves 32 overseas licences including Nexon and Tencent’s Mobile DnF
While an unstable landscape for games, China continues to prove a lucrative one
Appchievement
Chinese game licence approvals surpassed 1,000 in 2023 in return to form
The total more than doubled 2022’s approval numbers
Trends
Chinese gaming trends revealed as 52% of the population play games
Trends, censorship, approvals, mixed genre games and more come under the microscope
Acquiblizz
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard: The complete timeline
From inception to lawsuits - how has the biggest deal in gaming history progressed?
Approvals Arrive
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 Licensing
Is China's gaming output back on track?
With 88 new licences granted, could the country’s regulatory issues be coming to an end?
On The Up
June's China game approvals make it 2023's biggest month yet
In an incredibly consistent year, approvals have eked ahead to 89
China Chimes In
China approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
Yet another approval counter to the UK’s decision
Granting Games
Spring has sprung. 86 new Chinese game licences flower this March
The 2023 tide continues to turn with as the volume of new Chinese licence approvals continues to grow
Sumo's Sold
Tencent closes acquisition of Sumo Group
Will operate under Tencent subsidiary, Tencent Bidco
No Play
No new games were approved for release in China during August or September
Banhammer is swinging
Review Power
CCP further clamps down on Chinese game releases with new approval process
Game Evaluation and Rating Guidelines now live
Thank You, Next
China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games
Pokémon Quest and Rayman Legends also all make the cut
Game On
Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year
1,311 were domestic games while 97 were imported
First Approvals Of 2020
China approves 27 games including Brawl Stars, Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
16 mobile games, six PC games and five console games
Welcome
16 international mobile games including World of Warships Blitz approved for China
Also Dengeki Bunko and Naruto - Next Generations
China Regulations
China’s games regulator resumes new submission approvals as it continues through backlog
The State Administration of Press and Publication details the new regulatory landscape for games developers and publishers
Foreign Games Too
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
Game Freeze
China blocks new game approvals again as it strives to clear extensive backlog
As many as 5,000 games could be awaiting the greenlight
Frozen
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
China
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
Freeze
China reportedly halts “green channel” approvals during a government restructure
Local developers and gamers are increasingly turning to Steam to remain active in the space
Choked By Bureaucracy
Chinese government's new mobile game approval rules already drawing the ire of indies
Indie devs take aim at SAPPRFT regulations
Great Wall
Chinese government stamps down on mobile games, requiring state clearance for all games and some updates
Barriers to entry
(dis)approval
Why did Apple U-turn on Palestinian indie game, and does its approval process need to change?
Liyla and the Shadows of War developer Rasheed Abueideh speaks out
Approve This
In the confused world of creative attribution, the App Store approvals process is a busted flush
Carter Dotson says put up or start working