Source of this article: Time Weekly Author: Zheng Xutong
On the evening of April 11, the State Press and Publication Administration released the latest game approval results. According to the announcement, a total of 45 games were approved and received publication numbers on April 8.
The above version of the game comes from 45 operating units such as Shenzhen Thunder Information Technology Co., Ltd., Heartbeat Network Co., Ltd., 4399 Network Co., Ltd., Chengdu Xishan Jushiyou Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Lilith Network Technology Co., Ltd., etc., involving listed companies including gigabit (603444. SH), Heartbeat Company (02400. HK), Youzu Network (002174. SZ), 37 Interactive Entertainment (002555. SZ), Dreamland (01119. HK), Baidu (09888. HK), Zhongqingbao (300052. SZ) and so on.
According to the website of the State Press and Publication Administration, the last edition number was issued on July 22, 2021. After more than 8 months, it is of great significance that the version number is issued again.
On April 11, Huang Yimeng, CEO of Heartbeat Company, said on social platforms that "the domestic version number has finally opened the floodgates, and tears are running." The relevant person in charge of the heartbeat company told the Times Weekly reporter that the relevant team members were very excited after learning that "Party Star" had obtained the version number.
On the same day, Li Zhe, CEO of Tianjin Teammate Technology Co., Ltd., the operator of the "Box Fission" that obtained the version number, told the Times Weekly reporter that the game has been developed for more than 3 years, because it is not known when the version number will be issued, the team is ready to never launch this game. On the afternoon of April 11, after learning that the game had obtained the version number, the team of more than a dozen people was very happy.
According to the statistics of the Times Weekly reporter, of the 45 games that received the version number this time, 39 mobile games, 5 client games, and one belongs to the game console Switch game.
The most watched games include Lilith mobile game "Life Party", Xishan Ju duan game "Sword Net 3 Origins", Chongqing Pasia Technology mobile game "Sand and Stone Town Time", Heartbeat Company mobile game "Party Star", Youzu online mobile game "Young Three Kingdoms: Pocket Battle", as well as independent game terminal game "Box Fission", Switch game "Cast Timemaker" and so on.
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the State Press and Publication Administration
It is worth noting that many of the games that have received the version number have been released in other forms and have received high attention.
For example, Sandstone Time has a terminal tour and a console version, and the end game will be launched on Steam in May this year. On April 11, the relevant person in charge of Gamemela Game, the publisher of "Casting Time", told the Times Weekly reporter that the game has end game and mobile game versions, and the end game was launched on Steam in 2019.
"Party Star", which previously used the English name "Flash Party", was launched in overseas markets in February this year. The Times Weekly reporter learned from the heartbeat company that after the game was launched in the Japanese market, it had reached the top of the Japanese iOS free game list for 12 days, and it is basically maintained in the top 5 of the list.
After getting the game version number, when the game will be launched is also a matter of concern.
On April 11, the relevant person in charge of Chongqing Pasia Technology told the Times Weekly reporter that the mobile game "Sand Town Time" has not yet been developed, and the company will first develop the game terminal game. Li Zhe said that "Box Fission" will be developed and released at a normal pace, but it will not work overtime.
The relevant person in charge of the heartbeat company said that "Party Star" was sent for review in 2021, the company has fully prepared for the launch of the game, and the version that has been launched overseas is also relatively mature, and the current game launch time has not been determined, but the company has plans.