China grants gaming license to NetEase, 1st since crackdown
2 years, 4 months ago

China grants gaming license to NetEase, 1st since crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s second largest gaming firm NetEase has received its first online game license in over a year in a possible sign Beijing is gradually easing a crackdown on the industry. The National Press and Publication Administration, which issues licenses for video games, on Tuesday published a list of approvals for 73 games, including a mobile game by NetEase called “All-Star Street Ball Party.” In August 2021, regulators stopped issuing gaming licenses as they tightened restrictions on the tech industry. However, Nanjing Wangdian Technology, a subsidiary of Tencent, got a license for a health-education mobile game called “Defense of Health.” Tencent first unveiled plans to launch this game in May 2021.

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Setting the standard for games juveniles play
7 months, 1 week ago

Setting the standard for games juveniles play

China Daily  

A gaming fan takes part in an online King of Glory playing competition. Against the regulation that requires real-name registration and limits juvenile user's usage time, some children are using their parents' login credentials to spend more time online and even making use of their payment options to splurge. It is against this backdrop that the Internet Society of China …

China approves 105 online games after draft curbs trigger massive losses
1 year ago

China approves 105 online games after draft curbs trigger massive losses

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s press and publications authority has approved 105 new online games, saying it fully supports the industry after proposed curbs caused massive losses last week for investors in major games makers. The National Press and Publication Administration issued a statement on its WeChat social media account Monday saying the approvals by the Game Working Committee of China Music …

China drafts new rules proposing restrictions on online gaming
1 year ago

China drafts new rules proposing restrictions on online gaming

Hindustan Times  

China released draft guidelines on Friday aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming in the latest move by the ruling Communist Party to keep control of the virtual economy. China's gaming regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration, issued guidelines saying online games cannot offer incentives for daily log-ins or purchases. Other restrictions include limiting how much users can …

China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
1 year, 5 months ago

China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s internet watchdog has laid …

China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day
1 year, 5 months ago

China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day

The Telegraph  

China is set to limit teenagers’ use of smartphones to two hours a day in one of the most stringent crackdowns on technology addiction among children in the world. The watchdog said the minor mode programmes mark an upgraded version of the “teenager mode” that was introduced in 2019, in what officials said at the time was a bid to …

China keeping 1 hour daily limit on kids’ online games
1 year, 11 months ago

China keeping 1 hour daily limit on kids’ online games

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draw near with promises of feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash, children have another thing to look forward to –- one extra hour of online games each day. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control how much time kids can spend playing games online, to fight …

Blizzard, NetEase game partnership in China to end
2 years, 1 month ago

Blizzard, NetEase game partnership in China to end

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — American game developer Blizzard Entertainment said Thursday it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements with Chinese game company NetEase end, sending NetEase’s shares tumbling. Blizzard, which partnered with NetEase in 2008 to offer popular games such as World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Diablo in mainland China, said in a …

China slows game approvals to enforce tough new rules
3 years, 3 months ago

China slows game approvals to enforce tough new rules

The Hindu  

China is reviewing new games to ensure they meet stricter criteria for content and protection of children, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The media watchdog is re-evaluating titles submitted for approval by game developers from Tencent Holdings Ltd to Netease Inc to make sure they comply with fresh curbs imposed in August, the report …

The truth behind China’s online gaming crackdown
3 years, 4 months ago

The truth behind China’s online gaming crackdown

Wired  

Zhu Jingtong was shocked. “We found out at the same time as everyone found out.” Xinhua, China’s national wire service, had just announced new limits on the time that Chinese children could spend playing online video games. “The restrictions were already strict,” says Zhu, referring to 2019 regulations that had already proscribed minors to playing 1.5 hours on any day, …

Here’s how China is limiting online gaming for children
3 years, 4 months ago

Here’s how China is limiting online gaming for children

Live Mint  

Earlier this week, China introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat gaming addiction. Authorities in China, the world's largest video games market, have worried for years about addiction to gaming and the internet among young people, setting up clinics …

Explained | Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s

The Hindu  

China on Monday introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat gaming addiction. The National Press and Publication Administration, the regulator which approves video game titles, said on Monday the new rules were a response to growing concern that games …

ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown
3 years, 4 months ago

ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture in China are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage the public to fall in line with its vision for a powerful, more wholesome country. “This appears to be part of China’s push to ensure that the government is front and center in all aspects of its …

China allows children under 18 to play online games for one hour only on Fridays, weekends and holidays
3 years, 4 months ago

China allows children under 18 to play online games for one hour only on Fridays, weekends and holidays

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese regulators on Monday further …

Three hours a week: Play time’s over for China’s young video gamers
3 years, 4 months ago

Three hours a week: Play time’s over for China’s young video gamers

The Hindu  

China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week, a stringent social intervention that it said was needed to pull the plug on a growing addiction to what it once described as "spiritual opium". Previously, China had limited the length of time under-18s could play video games to 1.5 hours on any day and …

Stricter limits on minors' online gaming
3 years, 4 months ago

Stricter limits on minors' online gaming

China Daily  

Companies ordered to give children access for only three hours a week The National Press and Publication Administration has tightened requirements for online game companies to limit service hours for minors and strictly implement rules that users register with real names, aiming to stop children overindulging and protect their health. In 2019, the administration said online game companies could provide …

China bans kids from playing online video games during the week
3 years, 4 months ago

China bans kids from playing online video games during the week

CNN  

Hong Kong/Beijing CNN Business — China has barred online gamers under the age of 18 from playing on weekdays and limited their play to justthree hours most weekends, marking a significant escalation of restrictions on the country’s massive gaming industry. “That said, we believe this will still represent another setback to the industry and potentially send another wave of negative …

China limits mobile gaming time to three hours for minors: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

China limits mobile gaming time to three hours for minors: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Chinese government on Tuesday announced a set of rules where it cracked down on children’s mobile gaming time as it continues to exert its control over the nation’s technology sector. The new rule decreases the gaming time for children to three hours on maximum weeks of the year. Earlier, the Chinese government allowed minors to spend 90 minutes per …

China limits videogames to three hours a week for young people
3 years, 4 months ago

China limits videogames to three hours a week for young people

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE : China has a new rule for the country’s hundreds of millions of young gamers: No videogames during the school week, and one hour a day on Fridays, weekends and public holidays. China on Monday issued strict new measures aimed at curbing what authorities describe as youth videogame addiction, which they blame for a host of societal ills, including …

China forbids minors from gaming more than three hours per week
3 years, 4 months ago

China forbids minors from gaming more than three hours per week

Al Jazeera  

Tencent and NetEase can only offer online gaming to minors from 8pm to 9pm on Fridays, weekends and holidays. China will limit the amount of time children can play videogames to just three hours most weeks, a dramatic escalation of restrictions which dealt a blow to the world’s largest mobile gaming market, as Beijing signaled it would continue a campaign …

Tencent limits gaming for kids after official media critique
3 years, 5 months ago

Tencent limits gaming for kids after official media critique

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said Tuesday it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium.” Tencent’s pledge to curb gaming for minors came hours after the company’s stock plunged as much as 11% following a critique published by …

Coronavirus leads to huge spike in online gaming, causing crashes and delays across China
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus leads to huge spike in online gaming, causing crashes and delays across China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Games company Blizzard issued an apology after Chinese gamers …

China imposes online gaming curfew for minors in bid to fight addiction
5 years, 2 months ago

China imposes online gaming curfew for minors in bid to fight addiction

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China has announced a curfew on online gaming for minors among new measures aimed at curbing video game addiction. The official government guidelines will be applied to all online gaming platforms operating in the country, mostly notably Tencent, the world’s biggest gaming company. China is the world’s largest gaming market, accounting for a quarter of global …

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