An article by a Chinese state-run publication calling for new restrictions sent share prices in tech giants Tencent and NetEase sharply lower.

Tencent, the world's largest video game publisher, will implement age restrictions for all of its titles in China in 2019. Player identities will be verified using China's national citizen ...

China's video game industry leaders advocate for more stringent regulations for youth gaming. Tencent pledges to double down on its efforts to combat gaming addiction among minors. Market-moving ...

Tencent's stock price took a dip after a state-owned media outlet in China called video games "spiritual opium" due to minors experiencing "gaming addiction." ...

A new report out of China has claimed that the country has “solved” its youth video game addiction problem, after strict regulations on gameplay time were introduced last year.

Following the World Health Organization's decision to officially classify 'Gaming Disorder' as a mental condition, the spotlight has once again fallen on video game addiction. In China, ...

The game has even been heavily linked to the epidemic rise of video game addiction in the country. Earlier this month, Tencent disclosed that there are plans to roll out the real-name verification ...

Chinese regulators have summoned companies to demand they play down profits and further clamp down on how minors can play video games, just days after children in the country were banned from ...

Tencent and NetEase were called to meet with regulators about new restrictions on video gaming for minors, according to the South China Morning Post.

China’s Tencent Is Using Facial Recognition To Stop Kids From Playing Video Games at Night: Part of new measures in China to curb video game addiction.

The game’s success made it a lightning rod for growing Chinese government concerns of gaming addiction among Chinese youth, prompting Tencent to build its first ID-tracking playtime restriction ...