BEIJING — No playing video games after 10 p.m. No more than 90 minutes of gaming on weekdays. Want add-ons like virtual weapons and costumes? Keep it to $57 a month.
The Chinese government has released new rules aimed at curbing video game addiction among young people, a problem that top officials believe is to blame for a rise in nearsightedness and poor academic performance across a broad swath of society.
The regulations, announced by the National Press and Publication Administration on Tuesday, ban users younger than 18 from playing games between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. They are not permitted to play more than 90 minutes on weekdays and three hours on weekends and holidays.
The limits are the government’s latest attempt to rein in China’s online gaming industry, one of the world’s largest, which generates more than $33 billion in annual revenue and draws hundreds of millions of users.
shugo2000 on November 6th, 2019 at 18:56 UTC »
Maybe this will cause decreased spending on games in China, thus making non-Chinese game companies less likely to bend the knee to China every fucking chance they get.
ivan510 on November 6th, 2019 at 16:45 UTC »
Is this for mobile gaming also or just pc? I know mobile gaming is huge in China.
wc382954 on November 6th, 2019 at 16:36 UTC »
TIL my parents were Chinese...