Whiplash April 11 news, according to the China Securities News reported that the domestic game version number following the suspension of issuance in July last year ushered in a restart, there are currently a number of game version numbers have been approved by the State Press and Publication Administration, "documents learned from relevant people show that the payment is April 8."
According to the Daily Economic News, Huang Yimeng, chairman of the Heartbeat Network, also said in the circle of friends, "Finally there is a version number, and I cry with joy."
Some analysts believe that the distribution of version numbers will have major benefits for Tencent, NetEase, 37 Interactive Entertainment, Perfect World, Heartbeat Company, Gigabit and other companies, "I believe that the distribution of version numbers is a good shot in the heart for the entire game sector, including the Internet sector."
It is reported that this round involves approved games including "Dream Voyage" of Sanqi Interactive Entertainment, "Party Star" of Heartbeat Company, and "Tower Hunter" of Gigabit subsidiary Thunder Network.
At the beginning of this year, screenshots circulated online saying that "games without approval without version numbers are prohibited, and in principle, secondary elements, cyberpunk and other themes are prohibited", which was later confirmed to be not the "latest" regulatory content.
In response to the news that "this year's domestic version number will not be issued", the relevant department of the State Press and Publication Administration said that there is no clear response, you can pay attention to the official website announcement information, but at present, it is still accepting the version number application of the game company normally.
However, during the suspension of the issuance of game version numbers, the game industry also experienced shocks, and news of cutting projects and laying off employees was reported by NetEase, Lilith, and Heartbeat.
According to the Figurative Learning Society, 18,000 game companies were written off in 2020. In July 2021, the game version number was once again suspended, and by the end of 2021, the cumulative number of game companies closed in the mainland that year was 14,000.