China has issued a batch of video game licences ahead of the country’s largest gaming event this year, in another positive sign for an industry mauled by a lengthy regulatory crackdown and which was once described by state media as churning out “spiritual opium”.
The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), the agency responsible for licensing video games in China, published a list of 88 approved game titles developed by domestic companies on Wednesday.
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