Multiple gaming companies: Palace fighting and other styles not subject to the old rules of the department, no regulatory changes in the near future

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13/04/2026
Recently, the related content of "New Regulations on Game Version Approval: All palace fighting, official fighting, and chess and card games are not accepted" has been spread on some online platforms, attracting widespread attention from the market and industry. Influenced by multiple factors, the gaming sector continued to decline after opening today, with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's second-level game index falling 4.23% at midday. Journalists learned from several gaming companies that the regulatory requirement of "controlling the number of licensed products, not accepting palace fighting, official fighting, and chess and card games" was an old regulation from 2019, originating from a national game management work conference organized by the National Press and Publication Administration on April 10, 2019, where they briefed local publishing authorities on game management situations, explained relevant rules and requirements of network game management work, and arranged for the management work of network games in the near future.