China’s gaming regulator granted publishing licenses for 73 online games, NetEase received first license in 14 months

 

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China’s gaming regulator granted publishing licences for 73 online games on Tuesday, including titles belonging to NetEase Inc and other developers.

There were no titles approved for Tencent Holdings, the world’s biggest game developer and operator of the WeChat messaging platform, the list published by the National Press and Public Administration showed.

NetEase, China’s second largest gaming company behind Tencent, received its first video game license in 14 months for a sports game titled “All-star Street Ball Party”. Developers including XD Inc and CMGE Technology Group also received licences.

China suspended game approval last August before resuming approvals in March.