The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) granted licences to 109 video games for release in China this month, according to its latest list of approvals released on Friday. The government has approved an average of 107 games per month in 2024 as it seeks to revive the industry after a prolonged down period after a 2021 crackdown.
A game called Shou from Tencent, the country’s largest video gaming firm by revenue, made the list, but little is known about it. The company has not released any information regarding the genre or development progress of the mobile game, the name for which means “hunting” in Chinese.
This month’s game approvals came in slightly under the 117 approved in August, the highest number of video game licences given out in a single month this year.
