China restarts videogame approvals after months-long freeze


  • TECH
  • Monday, 31 Dec 2018

People play computer games at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai, China July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online videogames after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year.

However, the approved titles, listed on the website of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, did not include games from industry leader Tencent Holdings Ltd.

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