China lifts ban from second batch of video games, Tencent still not approved
This is the second such list in a fortnight after China gave nod to 80 video games in December. Chinese authorities have greenlit a second batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, though once again there was no mention of industry leader Tencent Holdings Ltd on the list of approved titles. According to a list from China’s broadcasting watchdog - the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television - 84 new video games have been approved. The freeze on new approvals had spooked companies in the world’s largest gaming market, where an estimated 620 million players spent $37.9 billion last year, mostly on mobile and PC games, according to gaming market research firm Newzoo. China stopped approving new titles from March 2018 amid a regulatory overhaul triggered by growing criticism of video games for being violent and leading to myopia as well as addiction among young users.
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