China approves over 1,400 video game titles for the year, the most since 2019
A total of 1,306 domestic games and 110 foreign titles were approved in 2024, up from 977 local titles and 98 imported ones last year
China approved 122 domestic and 13 foreign video games in December, bringing the total number of licensed titles to more than 1,400 this year, the highest since 2019.
On Tuesday, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), the agency responsible for licensing video games in China, announced the list of approved domestic titles for the month, which included NetEase’s open-world role-playing game Ananta.
Imported titles that were approved in the same batch included Uncharted Waters: Legend operated by Suzhou Yinghuo Information Technology under Alibaba Group Holding’s Lingxi Games, and Red Alert: Glory from Tencent Holdings-backed Shanghai Yorha Technology. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
In 2024, a total of 1,306 domestic games and 110 foreign titles were approved, an increase from last year’s 977 local titles and 98 imported ones, and significantly up from 2022’s 468 and 44, respectively.
