Beijing tightens its grip on China's $32bn gaming market
6 years, 3 months ago

Beijing tightens its grip on China's $32bn gaming market

The Telegraph  

In 2015 worth $22.2bn, China sailed past the United States as the most lucrative video games market on the planet. Fuelled by the surging popularity of mobile, esports and ‘Battle Royale’ games, this year the Chinese gaming industry will generate sales of $38bn. State censure of non-Chinese developed games lead to increased software piracy and a slew of ‘copycat’ games, while video game consoles were banned in the country outright from 2000 to 2015. Despite this, China’s workforce and schoolchildren, looking to escape the stress and pressure of everyday life found solace in the searing heat and neon light of game arcades and internet cafes, as well as mobile games. President Xi Jinping lamented poor optical health in China, with Beijing’s Ministry of Education almost immediately responding by targeting video game addiction as the main culprit.

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China's Black Myth: Wukong Soars to Record Revenue, Propeling Self-Developed Games Abroad

China Daily  

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9 months, 1 week ago

Games, literature see online growth

China Daily  

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Games, literature see online growth
9 months, 1 week ago

Games, literature see online growth

China Daily  

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China’s video game makers come in from the cold as crackdown eases
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s video game makers come in from the cold as crackdown eases

The Hindu  

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Anxiety about gaming should be over money and not morals
3 years, 4 months ago

Anxiety about gaming should be over money and not morals

Live Mint  

It’s tempting to mark last week’s news of video-game restrictions in China and a UK law intended to make the internet safer for children as just another episode in the long, ludicrous history of moral panic in gaming. Arcade classic Space Invaders was once described in UK Parliament as an addictive trigger for “theft, blackmail and vice.” Yet, some of …

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  

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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  

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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  

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China bans children playing video games for more than 90 minutes a day or at night
5 years, 2 months ago

China bans children playing video games for more than 90 minutes a day or at night

The Independent  

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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  

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A U.S. Video Game Company Banned a Player During a Tournament for Supporting the Hong Kong Protests
5 years, 3 months ago

A U.S. Video Game Company Banned a Player During a Tournament for Supporting the Hong Kong Protests

Slate  

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China approves release of 80 online video games after an eight month freeze
6 years ago

China approves release of 80 online video games after an eight month freeze

Firstpost  

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China’s video game freeze knocks Tencent out of top 10 biggest companies
6 years, 3 months ago

China’s video game freeze knocks Tencent out of top 10 biggest companies

CNN  

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