China grants over 100 video game licences as crackdown wanes

Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2024

China has granted more than 100 new video game licences in January, regulators said Friday, the highest number of monthly approvals since Beijing lifted a freeze imposed during a sweeping state crackdown on the sector. The world's second largest economy is also one of its biggest markets for video games, worth some $42.2 billion, according to official figures. Beijing moved against the