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China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

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China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

The NPPA has licensed a total of 850 domestic titles in the first eight months of this year, compared with 609 in the same period in 2023. A screenshot from Tencent Holdings’ action game Yirenzhixia. Photo: qq.com The large number of titles approved in August reflects the significant recovery in China’s video gaming market since … Read more

Alibaba subsidiary Lingxi Games shuts down game engine project as e-commerce giant sharpens focus on core businesses

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Alibaba subsidiary Lingxi Games shuts down game engine project as e-commerce giant sharpens focus on core businesses

Alibaba Group Holding has discontinued the game engine project at its video gaming subsidiary, prompting the departure of another founding member of the unit, as the e-commerce giant pares down investment in its non-core businesses. That development was revealed by Wu Yunyang, a co-founder of Lingxi Games who was responsible for the Alibaba subsidiary’s Ant … Read more