China Cuts Off Special Approvals For New Games

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China is making it increasingly challenging for game companies to bring new titles to the market.

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Chinese regulators reportedly have shut down the last official path for companies to bring new games into the country.
The government this month stopped granting licenses through the "green channel," which it used to test games and see how players reacted prior tour trương gia giới to the official approval process, [ Bloomberg reported] Wednesday, kynghidongduong.vn citing anonymous sources.

Companies like Tencent, which was trying to bring [/how-to/fortnite-season-6-ps4-cross-play-everything-you-need-to-know/ Fortnite: Battle Royale] to China, used this method to buoy profits in the $38 billion market for a brief window during a licensing freeze on new games, which [/news/chinese-regulators-stop-approving-new-video-and-phone-games/ started in August].