The country of billions of people is having new laws to limit excessive gaming of children, including League of Legends. A few hours ago, ...
The country of billions of people is having new laws to limit excessive gaming of children, including League of Legends.
A few hours ago, CNN shared that China had just announced a few new rules between minors or younger children and online games.
The Chinese government's website, gov.cn, has also shown that the new law will apply to all online gaming platforms in China. Especially games from Tencent - the largest game company in the world.
This rule will greatly affect League of Legends - Tencent's most popular game
Under the new rules, gamers under the age of 18 will be banned from playing games between 10pm and 8pm. On weekdays, these players can only play 90 minutes, if it is a weekend or a holiday, it will be played 3 hours a day.
The new rule also limits the amount of money a gamer under the age of 18 is allowed to use on their online game account. Gamers from 8 to 16 years of age can only load up to 200 yuan (~ 29 USD) per month, while gamers from 16 to 18 years old can get a maximum of 400 yuan (~ 57 USD) per month.
China is the largest game market in the world, accounting for a quarter of global sales (according to statistics from market research firm Newzoo). The estimated total revenue from Chinese games reached $ 38 billion in 2018.
Share with Xinhua News Agency, a government spokesman said the new law was enacted to create a "clean internet space and protect the physical and mental health of minors. "
"This notice has emphasized the responsibility of corporations, forcing them to fulfill their government's obligations to monitor this issue." - spokesperson shared further.
Although it is not known how this rule will affect the revenue or profit from the game market in China. But many people believe that this will affect the young talent of League of Legends in particular and Chinese esports in general.
Mr. Amateur
