Ju Heng, an associate professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Business School, investigated the App Store’s revenue in China. The figures were astronomical.

The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China has released a list of 128 games approved for launch in October. Among them are over 100 domestic projects and 15 titles from foreign developers.

The Game Publishing Committee of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association released a report on the state of the local gaming market for the third quarter of 2024. The report highlights a historic peak in revenues and steady industry growth, largely attributed to the successful launch of Black Myth: Wukong in the international market.

Many locations in Black Myth: Wukong replicate real-world places, primarily from Shanxi Province in northern China. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), while tourists typically pay little attention to this province, it has recently been experiencing a tourism boom.

It will become easier for Russian developers to distribute their games in China, and for Chinese developers in Russia. The authorities of the two countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the gaming sector and “promote the advancement” of projects in their markets.

Streams of Black Myth: Wukong on Chinese streaming platforms Huya, DouYu, and Bilibili were watched by 29 million people on the game’s release day, August 20, analysts from Niko Partners noted. No single-player story-driven game has ever drawn so many viewers in China on its debut day.

The news agency “RIA Novosti” examined data from China’s statistical service. It has been revealed that last month Russia acquired various gaming devices, including consoles, from China totaling $20.2 million. This is a record amount.

Last year was marked by mass layoffs for gaming companies worldwide. China was no exception, according to a report from the Chinese platform Gameshark (游鲨游戏圈).

The new game by miHoYo couldn’t dethrone Dungeon & Fighter Mobile as the highest-grossing mobile game on the Chinese market on its release day, according to Sensor Tower data. Analysts calculated that on July 4, Zenless Zone Zero earned two and a half times less in China than Dungeon & Fighter Mobile.

79.5% of Chinese PC gamers use Steam to play premium games, according to a report by the analytical company Niko Partners. Moreover, the overwhelming majority prefer the international version of the platform.

The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) has published a list of 15 foreign games allowed for release in the country. One of the most notable games on the list is the mobile version of Valorant, which received the subtitle Operation Primal (无畏契约：源能行动).

Last December, the National Press and Publications Administration of China (NPPA) published draft rules restricting the monetization of free-to-play games. The network noticed that a month later the project disappeared from the regulator’s website — when trying to access the page with it, error 404 occurs.

Chinese gamers can play War Robots again. MY.GAMES has announced that, in partnership with publisher iDreamSky, it has re-released the shooter in local mobile app stores.

The morning of December 27th began for Chinese gaming giants Tencent and NetEase with an increase in the value of shares. This is due to the promise of the Chinese authorities to review restrictions affecting the local industry and the issuance of a new batch of licenses for games.

Hurun Research Institute has compiled the top richest residents of China for January-August 2023. The organization noticed that of the five people who showed the greatest increase in wealth, three are associated with the gaming industry.

In recent years, China has been actively fighting children’s addiction to video games. However, the measures taken by the authorities have not yet brought the desired result, — researchers from York University and a number of other scientific organizations came to this conclusion.

In China, they began to require all publishers of mobile games and applications to report to the local regulatory authority. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the decree of the Ministry of Industry and Informatization of China (MIIT).

China is preparing new restrictions for minors. China’s Central Commission for Cyberspace Affairs (CAC) has published draft rules setting limits on the time that children can spend on mobile applications.

The number of gamers in China has reached a record level, SCMP reports, citing data from the Association of Audio-Video and Digital Publishers of China. In the first half of 2023, 668 million people in the country played video games. This is almost half of the population of China*.