China Approves 45 Imported Video Games In December
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2022-12-28 HKT 16:59
China's online game regulator granted publishing licences to 45 foreign video games for release in the country on Wednesday, further lifting curbs that have affected the industry for 18 months.
The National Press and Publication Administration approved a total of 45 imported online games, including Pokémon Unite by Nintendo and card game Gwent: The Witcher Card Game by CD Projekt, according to a list it released.
The regulator approved 84 domestic games for the month of December, according to another list released on Wednesday.
The approval of imported games effectively marks the end of a crackdown on the video games industry, which began last August when regulators suspended the game approval process.
Regulators resumed issuing game licences to homegrown games in April, and the approval of foreign games was seen as the last regulatory curb to be removed.
Unlike in most other countries, video games need approval from regulators before release in the mainland, the world's largest gaming market.
Beijing's year-long crackdown on the industry has dealt a blow to mainland tech companies, including Tencent and NetEase, which derive substantial revenue from publishing both self-developed and imported games.
Pokémon Unite is the biggest imported title on the list that has received a publishing licence.
Co-created by Nintendo and Tencent, the game was first released on the Nintendo Switch outside of China on July last year. The game had surpassed 50 million downloads by the end of last December, according to Tencent. (Reuters)
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