iOS Games Now Require Government License in China

Posted by hellbanner on Monday February 06, 2017 @05:52PM
from the self-post dept.

Signing into iTunesConnect shows this notice:

Game Licenses in China Chinese law now requires online games to secure an approval number from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television. You can enter your game’s approval number and date in the Notes field of the App Review Information section. To learn more, view the full text of the regulation

http://www.sapprft.gov.cn/sapprft/contents/6588/298011.shtml

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Re:iOS Games Now Require Government License in China by learningape on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @12:15PM (#13590821)

Yes, I see it too, terrible timing since we just launched. Anyone have more information about this?

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Re:iOS Games Now Require Government License in China by evadne on Monday February 06, 2017 @07:19PM (#13585748)

Effective 1 July 2016

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Re:iOS Games Now Require Government License in China by xd360 on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @08:19AM (#13589122)

The effective date was July 1 2016 for Chinese developers, not foreign developers who publish in China. But the fact that Apple is giving this notice to developers on iTunesConnect now means that from now on it's also applicable to non-Chinese developers.

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