In the afternoon of March 10, a user posted on an investor trading platform that recently a local edition department visited a game company and planned to issue edition numbers in April, with a number of about 30. The post also mentioned that online games will promote the anti addiction mode of adults, fixed game card drawing times and other news. In addition, the user also said that “it is planned to complete the review of all previously issued version numbers at the end of the year, and each version number needs to resubmit the game framework playing method”.
on this news, the 21st Century Business Herald reporter asked the relevant person in charge of the game Working Committee for confirmation, and the opposite reporter confirmed that the contents of this post were untrue
(picture: a user posted false information about the online game version number on the investor platform)
In addition, the 21st reporter also asked internal employees of a number of listed game companies to verify the authenticity of the news. An employee of a Shanghai game company told the 21st reporter that he had not heard of the whereabouts of the board’s recent visit to the game, nor had he received any notice about the online game version number. Another head game company employee said, similar news has been circulating since November 2021, “but none has come true.”
Since the latest batch of domestic online game version numbers were published on the official website of the state information administration on July 22, 2021, no official information related to online game version numbers has been published for nearly 8 months. In November 2021, there was also a rumor that the online game version number would be released again, but with the passage of time, the news finally failed. Previously, some people in the industry pointed out in an interview with 21 reporters that the approval process of online game version numbers has not been suspended, but the approval standards are also being adjusted due to the impact of the successively announced game regulatory policies.
Although the rumors of resuming the release of edition numbers in April have been proved to be false, the trend of game stocks in the afternoon was still driven by the news. As of the closing of the 10th, the online game sector as a whole rose 0.69%, of which 47 game concept stocks rose, and BiliBili (HK: 09626) rose 5.35% to HK $185.2 Hangzhou Electronic Soul Network Technology Co.Ltd(603258) (SH: Hangzhou Electronic Soul Network Technology Co.Ltd(603258) ) rose 3.18% to 24.36 yuan; Netease (HK: 09999) rose 2.68% to HK $135.4.
