It will be about news that, if it concerned someone from Russia, would hardly have aroused much interest. The CEO, co-founder of the Shanghai gaming company XD and owner of a fortune of $ 1.2 billion Huang Imang is preparing to move to live from China to another country.

About the pitfalls when working with Chinese game publishers, — she told in her column for App2Top.ru Svetlana Gordey, a leading lawyer of the REVERA legal group.

In China, not everything is in order in the gaming market. Gamma Data analysts estimated that in May 2022, he was able to earn only $3.4 billion – 6.74% less than last year. At the same time, in April and March, market revenue also fell (by 3.4% and 9.05%).

The Chinese authorities have decided to strengthen control over another area of activity. On July 22, the country’s Ministry of Culture published an extensive set of rules that all Chinese streamers are required to comply with.

The first place in the top predictably went to Tencent. Analysts did not say how much the company earned at the games in May. They did not provide this data for other publishers from the list.

Власти Китая вновь перестали лицензировать онлайн-игры. Как сообщают местные СМИ, с середины апреля ни один проект не получил разрешение на релиз. Регулятор официально не комментировал случившееся и не объяснял, когда прекратится новая приостановка.

Китайский консольный рынок остается нишевым. Компания Niko Partners подсчитала, что к в 2026 году он заработает $2,53 млрд с учетом как легальных, так и «серых» продаж. Это всего 4% от суммарного дохода игрового рынка Китая.

The figure was shared by the Chinese Gaming Industry Committee. How much less is not specified, but 43% of parents surveyed said that last year their children played “much less often” than in 2020.

The increasing control by the authorities will not prevent the growth of the Chinese gaming market, at least the mobile and PC segments. Analysts at Niko Partners shared a forecast according to which the total turnover of these segments will increase by 22% in five years.

In the first quarter of 2022, the Chinese gaming industry earned more than $12 billion. The market continues to grow, and mobile games account for the bulk of revenue.

Last week, the National Press and Publication Commission (NPPA) resumed issuing gaming licenses after a nine-month freeze. However, foreign studios still have no access to the Chinese market.

Yesterday, Tencent announced that it will no longer support unlicensed foreign games. Starting from May 31, the company will change the operation of the services through which players gained access to them.

In China, the issuance of licenses for the sale of games has resumed. Yesterday, the government approved a list of 45 games approved for release. As a result, the shares of gaming companies began to grow.

For two weeks now, a hard lockdown has been going on in Shanghai, associated with a new outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. In conditions of complete isolation, gaming companies support their employees by delivering products to them for free.

Chinese gaming companies risk facing even tougher regulation from the authorities. This time, politicians have proposed a number of additional measures, including bringing parents to justice and a complete ban on games for minors.The issue of regulation of the gaming industry was raised during the recent sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the People’s Political Consultative Council of China (CPPCC).

The other day, a scandal broke out in China after the death of a Bilibili employee. He died, presumably as a result of overtime work during the weekend. Despite the fact that the company itself denies the existence of overwork, this incident once again forced us to talk about the problems of Chinese labor legislation.According to TechNode with reference to an internal Bilibili letter, the 25-year-old employee died last Friday.

The Chinese authorities may be planning to take up the regulation of esports. The other day, People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, proposed putting an end to the “chaos” in this segment of the gaming industry and starting to closely monitor the organizers of the competitions.

Roblox had high hopes for the Chinese version of its app. However, recently it became known about its removal from local stores. At the same time, such a decision is unlikely to be connected with the current “freeze” on the issuance of gaming licenses. The company itself only notes that it is currently working on a new version of its platform for China.The Chinese version of Roblox called LuoBuLesi disappeared from mobile stores on December…

In China, 武侠乂 (The Swordsmen X) is being prepared for release — a mobile battle royale in a historical setting and with an emphasis on hand-to-hand fighting. As noted by the local press, the game has a chance to become a hit in China. At the moment, 2 million users have already pre-registered in it.