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China state media says gaming time limit loopholes should be closed
Chinese state media said loopholes allowing minors to bypass new rules aimed at curbing gaming play time to three hours per week should be removed to “prevent addiction.̶...
Apple asks judge to pause Epic Games antitrust orders as it appeals ruling
Apple has asked a US federal judge to put on hold orders that could require it to change some of its App Store practices and said that it is also appealing the ruling in an antitru...
Amazon’s Twitch hit by data breach
Amazon.com Inc’s live streaming e-sports platform Twitch has said it was hit by a data breach, without providing further details.
Microsoft to allow Epic Games, Amazon storefronts on its app store
Microsoft Corp have said it will allow Epic Games Inc, Amazon.com Inc and other firms to integrate their app stores into the technology giant’s marketplace, giving more optio...
Apple bars Epic’s ‘Fortnite’ from App Store until all court appeals end
Apple Inc has blacklisted “Fortnite” from the iPhone maker’s popular App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney ...
SoftBank leads $680 million funding round in NFT fantasy soccer game Sorare
Blockchain-based fantasy football game Sorare has raised $680 million in a funding round led by SoftBank, with players including ex-England international Rio Ferdinand and Spain...
Videogame publisher EA delays launch of Battlefield 2042 by a month
Electronic Arts has pushed the worldwide launch of its “Battlefield 2042” by a month to Nov. 19, blaming the pandemic’s impact on game developers, the videogame p...
Chat app Discord raises $500 million in new funding
Chat platform Discord has raised $500 million in a new funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.
New regulations: China tells tech giants to stop blocking rivals’ links
China fired a fresh regulatory shot at its tech giants, telling them to end a long-standing practice of blocking each other’s links on their sites or face consequences.
Epic ruling invites future efforts to paint Apple as monopolist
A US judge stopped short of labelling Apple Inc an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPho...
US judge orders Apple to ease App Store rules
A federal judge in the US has struck down some of Apple’s App Store rules, forcing the company to allow developers to send their users to other payment systems in a partial w...
Chinese content platforms pledge self-discipline
Chinese content platforms including Weibo and Tencent Video have agreed to enforce more self-discipline to help maintain a “clear” cyberspace environment, a government-...
Chinese gaming stocks in freefall after regulators summon firms
Chinese gaming and media stocks including Tencent and NetEase fell a day after authorities summoned them and other gaming firms to ensure they implemented new rules for the sector.
Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s
As widely reported, China has introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat ga...
China’s tech crackdown continues with curbs on online gaming for kids
China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week, a stringent social intervention that it said was needed to pull the plug on a growing addic...