Rumors of game versions have always existed, whether it is bearish or bullish, and it has always been the sword of Damocles hanging on the game stock.
Today, several media confirmed that the version numbers of several game companies have been approved.
Affected by this positive, Chinese game stocks generally rose, NetEase, Bilibili, Huya rose nearly 8%, douyu rose nearly 7%.
Previously, it was rumored that there would be no version number this year
In late February this year, a number of game company sources revealed that the online transmission continued to strengthen the anti-addiction of young people, and the strict supervision of wasteland themes, feminization of men, glorification of Japanese militarism, anarchism, and beauty has been "not allowed."
"This year's domestic non-issuance of version numbers is the biggest bearish, and we already know it before the lunar calendar in the industry."
However, the reply of relevant people in the relevant departments of the State Press and Publication Administration: At present, there is no clear response (government department), you can pay attention to the announcement information on the official website, but at present (the Publication Administration) is still normally receiving the version number application of the game company.
It is understood that the State Press and Publication Administration last approved the list of games on July 22, 2021, and then for some reasons there have been voices that will implement more stringent new regulations.
However, the official website of the State Press and Publication Administration has not updated the version number information for the time being.
Multiple media confirmed
According to the 21st Century Business Herald, recently, a number of game industry insiders said that the distribution of game version numbers may be restarted in the near future.
One of the sources revealed to reporters that some provincial edition offices have received a notice of the version number, which will be announced on the official website of the State Press and Publication Administration as soon as tonight.
In addition, according to the Beijing News, in the batch number, Youzu Network's "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms of the Youth: Pocket Battle", Xishanju's "Sword Net 3 Origins", and Heartbeat Network's "Party Star" were approved.
According to the China Securities News, on April 11, the reporter learned that the domestic game version number followed the suspension of issuance after july last year, ushered in a restart, and the documents learned from relevant people show that there are currently a number of game versions that have been approved by the State Press and Publication Administration, and the payment is on April 8, this round involves approved games including "Dream Voyage" of Sanqi Mutual Entertainment, "Party Star" of Heartbeat Company, and "Tower Hunter" of The Thunder Network of Gigabit subsidiary. For the authenticity of the approval of the above version number, the reporter obtained confirmation from the relevant company.
The heart-pounding boss was overjoyed
"Finally there is a version number, and I cry with joy." On the evening of April 11, Huang Yimeng, chairman of Heartbeat Network, sighed in the circle of friends and attached an online game publication number issuance form.
It has been 263 days since the game release was discontinued in July 2021.
The company confirmed that Party Star had received a version number. In the first half of last year, "Party Star" has entered the review process, and before the release of the version number was suspended in July last year, the game has responded to several rounds of comments, so the company is expected that once the version number is restored, "Party Star" can get the version number. Chen Cheng, head of public relations of The Heartbeat Network, said.
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As a content work like movies and songs, games can be roughly divided into two parts: the work itself and the consumption of the work.
In the research and development of games, there are obvious differences between domestic and foreign countries, and there are more AAA masterpieces abroad, and the production is well-made and self-researched. In China, agents are the mainstay, and self-developed games are concentrated on mobile phones. So game manufacturers here according to domestic / foreign division;
In the consumption of the game, according to the consumption form and carrier of the content, it is divided into:
Distribution channels: mainly various software application stores, as download channels for games;
Game Platform: A vertical content platform focused on games. In addition to downloading games, it also provides derivative value-added services such as cloud games, game accelerators, platform membership services, game common component development, and game discussion communities. Taking the foreign Steam as the prototype, the domestic PC side has WeGame, and the mobile terminal has TapTap. In addition to the above features, Roblox also provides a game development platform.
Game live broadcast: game viewing, event live broadcast forwarding platform. The mainstream in the United States is Twitch, and the mainstream in China is Huya and Douyu.
Game console: The host is the third largest terminal type outside the mobile terminal and the PC terminal, and is the earliest game hardware carrier.