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This article comes from Weixin Official Accounts: Toule (ID: chuappgame), Author: Toule Xiying Edition Group

The gaming industry has received a belated gift.

Yesterday, the State Press and Publication Administration also announced the approval information of domestic online games in December 2022 and the approval information of imported online games in 2022.

A total of 84 domestic games were reviewed in December. Among them, there are 7 client-side games: "Iron Commander,""After Graduation,""Give Werewolf a Fake,""Xia Yi Xing,""Rebirth Edge,""Deep Fire,""Alloy Reorganization";5 mobile and client-side games: "Tomorrow Border,""Anchor Point Descent,""Ancient Soul,""Dust White Forbidden Zone,""Bad Man 3: Unmatched Jianghu." The remaining 72 games are mobile games.

After 548 days, the imported game version number was issued again. A total of 44 imported games have been reviewed this time, and the number of imported games issued in 2022 is also fixed at 44, which is significantly reduced compared with 2021 (76). Among them,"Double Point Hospital,""Miracle Coming,""Fate Ark,""Muddy Run,""Cooking Simulator,""Fearless Contract,""Spires,""Ode to Dream Building" and other 8 are client games;"Elves in the Wall" and "Noodle Man" are host games;"Crazy Lumberjack" crosses PC and Switch platforms, and "Poke Dream Gathering" supports both mobile and Switch platforms. The remaining 32 are mobile games.

Among the imported games approved for version number, the number of client and host games accounts for about 30%, and "Double Point Hospital" is one of them. Most imported games in this list are worthy of attention. Their presence is significant. For example, Pokémon Grand Gathering, this game finally got a version number, but it has been a while since we saw it. There are also "Three Kingdoms·War Chess Edition", a SLG game worthy of attention, and "Fate Ark", now we can also play this popular survival MMO game abroad.

Valorant is produced by Riot Games. It also has three attributes: FPS, foreign version (US) development and Tencent distribution. This game gets edition number, which means that the prospect of issuing edition number will be further optimistic to a certain extent. Fearless Pact is currently gaining momentum abroad and can be expected to become an important product in the next stage.

"Fearless Contract" has received a lot of attention before the approval of the version number Tencent, Netease two manufacturers approved in 2022 compared with last year's version number increased. Tencent has a number of domestic and imported games approved throughout the year, such as "Health Defense War,""Alloy Warhead: Awakening,""Fearless Contract,""Treasure Dream Gathering,""Rebirth Edge,""Great Navigation Age: Overlords at Sea,""Famine: New Home," etc.; Netease also has "All-Star Streetball Party,""Journey to the West: Return,""Peak Speed,""Fantasy Life,""Raid: Shadow Legend" and other games approved. In addition, in the "2022 Game Approval Change Information" released in September, Tencent's "Rainbow Fall" added mobile version, Netease's "Endless Lagrange" added client version, both of which increased the operation content to a certain extent within the scope of the game with the version number.

At the same time, other manufacturers also have a certain number of version numbers recorded. In December, the heart network has self-developed game "Fire Soda"(T3 Arena) and imported game "Endless Journey Map" approved, throughout the year there are "Party Star,""Simulation Jianghu,""Retirement Simulator" and "Juvenile Human Adventure"(added client version) and other games have been reviewed. Xishanju has four approved version numbers, such as "Dust White Forbidden Zone,""Sword Net 3 Origin,""Double Phase" and "Other Session." Perfect World's Lost Blue, Black Cat Mystery Society and imported game Double Point Hospital have been reviewed successively. Morning and evening light years, Ali, Thunder, Fast Hand, Purple Dragon, China Mobile Games and other manufacturers also have several games approved.

T3 Arena has been successfully operated overseas for a period of time, and the proportion of games launched by domestic game manufacturers on client and console platforms has increased under the premise that the overall number has been significantly reduced. In 2022,34 client (PC) games such as "Box Fission,""Sword Net 3 Origin,""Taiwu Painting Volume,""Retirement Simulator,""Deep Fire" and "After Graduation" were approved; new content was added to PlayStation and Switch National Bank stores for console games with version numbers such as "Founders,""Shadow Torch City,""Portia Time,""Rain Period" and "Long Night Dream."

After the approval of the version number, a batch of games such as Shadow Torch City will provide new options for the host players of the Bank of China. So far, the number of version numbers issued in 2022 is 512. Compared with previous years, the number of edition numbers in 2019 is 1570,1405 in 2020 and 755 in 2021, showing a decreasing trend as a whole. However, although the overall number of edition numbers this year is small, it is still good news for the game industry. In the minds of many practitioners, 128 edition numbers made in China and imported from abroad can be regarded as a late but very important New Year gift.

More importantly, from the approval list of version numbers in the last month of this year, we can also interpret some trends in the issuance of version numbers in the short term in the future:

First of all, in terms of quantity, a total of 84 domestic game version numbers were issued in December, which is the month with the largest number of version numbers issued this year. The overall trend is increasing, based on numbers of 45 in April, 60 in June, 67 in July, 69 in August, 73 in September, 70 in November and 84 in December. In 2022, an average of 73.1 games were approved for each edition. This number is lower than 86.25 in 2021 and 114.3 in 2020, but it can still be an important reference for future edition issuance. In 2023, it is expected that the impact of epidemic situation and other factors on people's daily work and life will gradually weaken. Under this premise, the number of edition number issuance is likely to be the same as or increase compared with 2022. This means that the average number of editions issued in 2023 should not be less than 70-and we should probably be prepared for that.

Secondly, among the 44 approved imported games, Korean games are an obvious highlight, such as "Fate Ark,""Adventure Island: Legend of Maple,""Country of Two: Interlaced World" and "Seventh Epic." Since 2016, Korean games have been frustrated in the Chinese game market, and the approval of the imported game version number may become a turning point for Korean games.

Thirdly, it is also the most important point. From the time node of December 28, the rhythm of approval of edition number in 2022 has not completely returned to the right track: in April, the edition number resumed issuance. Since then, except for the suspension due to irresistible factors such as epidemic situation, most of the time of issuance of edition number is in the first ten days of the month, maintaining certain regularity and rhythm. However, in November and December, affected by the epidemic situation, the release time of edition number was delayed to late December or even at the end of the month. This also makes people worry about the issuance of edition numbers in January 2023. According to the normal rhythm, we should be able to wait for another batch of edition numbers before the Spring Festival holiday, but it is still unknown whether the January edition number can be issued normally when the time rule is disturbed.

At the same time, the situation in February and March next year also needs further observation: will it be suspended at that time, as in October this year? If so, then the trend for the first quarter of next year is still unclear, and the "dormant period" of the gaming industry may be longer than we think.

However, from the overall situation, the approval rhythm of version number in 2023 will gradually return to normal, which should be good news for us. At the beginning of next year, Touch Music will make a special article analysis on the relevant policies of the game industry.

The list of approval information for domestic online games in December 2022 and approval information for imported online games in 2022 is as follows:

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