BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – China’s video video games regulator on Tuesday granted publishing licences to 88 on-line video games, together with titles belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK), NetEase Inc (9999.HK) and miHoYo.
Shenzhen-based Tencent, the world’s largest gaming firm, acquired at the very least one sport licence for a cell sport named “Yuanmengzhixing”, the listing revealed by the Nationwide Press and Public Administration confirmed.
NetEase, China’s second largest gaming firm, additionally acquired a licence for a capturing sport named “Chaofanxianfeng”. miHoYo, the famed developer behind Genshin Affect, secured one licence for a sport named Honkai: Star Rail.
Not like in most different international locations, video video games want approval from regulators earlier than launch in China, the world’s largest gaming market. When Beijing cracked down on the gaming business final August, it initiated a nine-month freeze on the licence approval course of.
Final month, China granted publishing licences to 44 international video games for home launch after almost 18 months, successfully marking the tip of China’s crackdown on the business.
Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Enhancing by Kirsten Donovan
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