NetEase Secures Video Game Licence After 14 Months

Chinese video game developer NetEase Inc has won its first video game licence since July 2021, Caixin has reported.

The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) gave approval to 73 new games to be released in China, said the report, including NetEase’s game All-Star Street Ball Party. Tencent Holdings still missed out on the cut, it added, with gaming licences on the decline in China since 2020.

Read the full report: Caixin

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.