China approves first foreign video games since crackdown

Restrictions announced by China last year but still in effect allow players under the age of 18 to play for up to three hours a week. — Photography Edwin Tan/Getty Images/AFP

BEIJING: Chinese regulators approved 44 new foreign video game titles Wednesday, the first to be allowed to hit the market since an industry crackdown to rein in minors' gaming habits swept the sector last year.

Beijing moved against the country's vibrant gaming sector last August as part of a sprawling crackdown on big tech companies, including a cap on the amount of time children could spend playing games.