New rules on Video Games and Mobile Games

 

China has just announced new rules

to curb the addiction to video games

and mobile games by its younger

population

To tackle gaming addiction, 

China is cutting video gaming time to just 

3 hours a week for players under age 18.

i.e an hour a day on Fridays, Saturdays, 

Sundays and public holidays

The National Press & Publication Administration, 

China’s top watchdog for gaming and 

other forms of online media, 

formally issued the rules to combat 

gaming addiction among teenagers

Thus earnings of gaming companies like

Tencent Holdings, NetEase and BiliBili will

be impacted over the longer term 

as the new rule could gradually 

erode the country’s player base.

Under the new rules, these gaming companies 

must strictly implement the real-name 

registration and login system in their games 

and not provide access to video games 

for those who are unregistered.