China approves 73 games including one under NetEase, but none for Tencent (updated)

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13/09/2022 13:30

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    HONG KONG, Sept 13 (Reuters) - China's gaming regulator
granted publishing licences for 73 online games on Tuesday,
including titles belonging to NetEase Inc  9999.HK  and other
developers.
    There were no titles approved for Tencent Holdings
 0700.HK , 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". 
    Shares of NetEase, which also trade in New York, rose by
more than 3% in pre-market trading.
    Developers including XD Inc  2400.HK  and CMGE Technology
Group  0302.HK  also received licences.
    China suspended game approval last August before resuming
approvals in March. 
    Tencent is the last big game developer not to receive a new
licence since March.  
    

 (Reporting by Josh Ye in Hong Kong, Ella Cao in Beijing and
Twinnie Siu in Hong Kong; editing by Andrew Heavens and Jason
Neely)
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