China approves 73 games including one under NetEase, but none for Tencent

HONG KONG: China’s gaming regulator granted publishing licences for 73 online games on Tuesday, including titles belonging to NetEase Inc and other developers.

There were no titles approved for Tencent Holdings, the world’s biggest game developer and operator of the WeChat messaging platform, the list published by the National Press and Public Administration showed.

NetEase, China’s second largest gaming company behind Tencent, received its first video game license in 14 months for a sports game titled “All-star Street Ball Party”.