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iOS Games Now Require Government License in China

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Signing into iTunesConnect shows this notice:

Game Licenses in China Chinese law now requires online games to secure an approval number from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television. You can enter your game’s approval number and date in the Notes field of the App Review Information section. To learn more, view the full text of the regulation

http://www.sapprft.gov.cn/sapprft/contents/6588/298011.shtml

3 comments

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evadne
Effective 1 July 2016
xd360
The effective date was July 1 2016 for Chinese developers, not foreign developers who publish in China. But the fact that Apple is giving this notice to developers on iTunesConnect now means that from now on it's also applicable to non-Chinese developers.
learningape
Yes, I see it too, terrible timing since we just launched. Anyone have more information about this?