Computer Games

[winston]

Gaming players seek rebound

New rules to limit the development of online games, including an unspecified cap on spending by adult players.

Additional restrictions include a ban on rewards for frequent log-ins and forced player-duels, and even a prohibition on content that violates national security.

Tencent (0700) slid as much as 16 percent - its biggest intraday fall since 2008 - while NetEase (9999) dived a record 28 percent at one point on Friday.

Still, the country approved 105 domestic games on Monday, including those operated by Tencent and NetEase, an indication that Beijing is softening its stance.

A slew of smaller gaming companies have announced share buybacks but their share performance remained mixed yesterday in the A-shares market.

Source: Bloomberg

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section- ... ek-rebound

[behappyalways]

Visualizing 50 Years Of Video Game Revenues, By Platform
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/vi ... s-platform

[behappyalways]

Chinese children can't laugh...they can only play for 16 hours during the entire winter vacation!
Tencent releases "minor restricted play calendar"!
Anti-addiction measures are in place.
Tencent upgrades "parental services"

中國小朋友笑不出來...整個寒假只能玩16小時! 騰訊釋"未成年限玩日曆"! 防沉迷措施樣樣來 騰訊升級"家長服務"｜記者 劉玨妤｜【國際大現場】20240109｜三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Xvt_FNe2E

[behappyalways]

I can’t even pass the prologue!
China’s Spring Festival “travel restriction order” only allows players to play for 9 hours.
China’s game regulatory stance has softened?
More than a hundred games have been approved for sale

序章都過不了! 中國春節"限遊令"只准玩9hr 中國遊戲監管立場軟化?批准逾百款作品上市｜非凡財經新聞｜20240126

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YvkAu0HkogY

[behappyalways]

There's no other way to say it: Pokemon is an absolute beast.
https://twitter.com/Mayhem4Markets/stat ... 7199230250

[winston]

Gaming industry battles slowdown

The US$200 billion-a-year (HK$1.56 trillion) video game industry is experiencing its worst slowdown in 30 years as the huge growth fueled by games on the latest generation of consoles and smartphones reaches its limits, the Financial Times reports.

Hardware sales are experiencing a deceleration, with Sony lowering sales expectations for the PlayStation 5 this week.

Following the sales of more than 50 million PlayStation 5 units in December, Sony estimates that game console sales will gradually decline from the next fiscal year onward.

Consumer spending on mobile games decreased 2 percent to US$107.3 billion last year, with an expected low single-digit growth in 2024, according to Data.ai.

Ampere Analysis said: "We are currently in a period of slower growth and there is a lot of business anxiety about growth, profitability, controlling budgets, and how to influence the market with so many mature products."

Source: The Standard

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section- ... s-slowdown

[behappyalways]

"Pokémon Parlu" became a global hit and was nicknamed: the gun-toting Pokémon. Reviewed by Tokyo players

「幻獸帕魯」全球爆紅 被戲稱:拿槍版寶可夢 東京玩家評測｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240220@tvbsfocus

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lzagJbHfZbA

[behappyalways]

Amazing opportunity for gaming class gold, loot box lottery attracts controversy

遊戲課金商機驚人 戰利品箱抽獎引爭議｜FOCUS午間新聞 202404016@tvbsfocus

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KuQnIDh86YU