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China’s Tencent wins first game licence in 18 months | Technology

China’s game regulator approves 70 new titles after a nine-month freeze of previous release.

China has granted tech giant Tencent its first license for a video game in 18 months, ending a drought that threatened its position as the world’s top game maker.

Beijing took a stand against the country’s vibrant gaming sector last year as part of a large-scale crackdown on big tech companies, including time limits on children and teenagers. can be spent playing games.

Officials also froze approval of new titles for nine months through April.

China’s games regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration, on Thursday said it approved 70 new titles for November, including the action game “Metal Slug: Awakening.” by Tencent and the role-playing game “Journey to the West: Return” by rival NetEase.

A game license is required for video games published and sold in the Chinese market.

The last time Tencent received a major license was in May 2021.

A subsidiary of Tencent received a license in September but it’s a free educational game.

Shares of the Hong Kong-listed company rose 0.5% in early trading on Friday following the license announcement, while NetEase gained 5%.

The approval signals an easing of China’s strict attitude towards technology companies.

during that time technology suppressionhundreds of game makers have pledged to remove “politically harmful” content from their products and enforce restrictions on underage players to comply with the requirements of government.

Strict restrictions announced last year allow players under the age of 18 to play three hours a week.



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