Video game giant Activision Blizzard’s CEO says China is ‘restricted’ market


A woman plays a video game using a virtual-reality headset at an arcade in Shanghai. ‘We have very compelling content in China, but it’s a restricted market, and for the last year the Chinese government hasn’t approved any content for release,’ Kotick said. — AFP

Selling in the Chinese video game market has been difficult, according to Bobby Kotick, chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard Inc, the largest US publisher.

“We have very compelling content in China, but it’s a restricted market, and for the last year the Chinese government hasn’t approved any content for release,” Kotick said on Bloomberg Television. The company is working with Tencent Holdings Ltd and NetEase Inc, which are both partners and competitors, he said.

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