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China approves 95 new video games in April, including Lost Soul Aside from Sony and NetEase’s Broken Land
- This was the smallest batch of video games approved so far this year by regulator the National Press and Publication Administration
- The NPPA granted licences to 107 video games in March, 111 in February and 115 in January
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China’s video gaming regulator this month approved 95 new titles for domestic release, including Lost Soul Aside from the mainland unit of Sony Interactive Entertainment and Broken Land from NetEase.
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This was the smallest batch of titles approved so far in 2024 by the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), the government body in charge of licensing video games in China.
The NPPA granted licences to 107 video games in March, 111 in February and 115 in January. This year, the regulator has approved 428 domestic games as well as 46 foreign titles.
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Action role-playing game Lost Soul Aside received a licence for release on personal computers as well as for gaming consoles PlayStation 4 and 5, according to the NPPA list.
NetEase, which recently resumed its partnership with Blizzard Entertainment on the mainland, was granted a licence to release shooting game Broken Land, previously known as Code 56, as a PC and mobile title.
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