In February 2025, Chinese developers began reporting issues accessing Unity 6. It was recently revealed that the company behind the engine had indeed withdrawn it from sale in China.

It seems that the Chinese authorities do not intend to freeze the issuance of licenses for publishing games from American companies in the country in response to the tariff increase in the US. However, sales of such games in China could still suffer due to a boycott by Chinese citizens offended by the trade war.

On April 2nd, Donald Trump announced an increase in tariffs and the introduction of new tariffs against most U.S. trading partners. This new wave of the trade war inevitably affected the stocks of gaming companies worldwide, especially in the Asian region. In this article, we discuss the reaction of the stock markets, which can be described as cautious panic.

At the end of 2024, the market value of the Chinese company miHoYo reached $24.2 billion, according to data from the Hurun Research Institute. This valuation allowed the creators of Genshin Impact to secure the 48th place in the annual ranking of the most valuable companies in China.

Chinese gamers have sharply reacted to the upcoming expansion for Hearts of Iron IV titled Graveyard of Empires. They’ve decided to take out their dissatisfaction on Paradox Interactive’s games in Steam, resulting in a flood of negative reviews.

China’s antitrust regulator is preparing an investigation into Apple, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the situation. The potential subject of the investigation is the App Store’s policies.

The China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association (CADPA) has updated the standards for game advertising in the country. One of the new provisions aims to combat misleading ads targeting players.

On Tuesday, December 24, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China issued the last batch of game publication licenses for the year in the country. As a result, the total number of games approved by the regulator for 2024 amounted to 1,416.

The Chinese mini-game market is on the rise. According to estimates by the analytics company DataEye, by the end of 2024, its volume will exceed 50 billion yuan ($6.86 billion).

The China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association released its annual report on the state of the local gaming market for the year 2024.

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.