China is aiming on setting a new restriction on online gaming for children. The government is apparently aiming to set a three-hour gaming limit per week for kids under the age of 18 in the region.

According to new regulations published by China’s National Press and Publication Administration (Via CNBC), the government is seeking to further crackdown on online gaming of China’s youth. The news arrives as the latest blow to the country’s local gaming industry and its known players like Tencent and NetEase, which have been facing a number of strict regulations like anti-monopoly charges and data protection as well. Furthermore, the new rules have also caused uncertainty with the investors, with the Chinese gaming firms seeing a hit in their stock values.

As per the new regulations, individuals under the age of 18 in the country will only be allowed to play online video games one hour a day, between 8 pm and 9 pm on weekends and other legal holidays. The agency cited children’s physical and mental health safety as the reason behind these new rules. Notably, these regulations will also apply to companies that are providing online gaming services to said minors, requiring them to restrict their services to users from outside these designated hours.

Additionally, the companies will also not be allowed to provide services to users who haven’t logged in with real name registrations. This is a major impact on the local gaming industry and is the second severe blow as 2019’s rules had barred kids under 18 to play video games for more than one and a half hours a day. Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad stated that “There are over 110 million minors that play video games in China today, and we expect the new limits to lead to a decline in the number of players and a reduction in the amount of time and money spent in game by those under 18.”

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HyperX has just announced a new gaming event series. The HyperX Showdown is a series of online gaming events that will feature various celebrities from different fields of entertainment. This includes stars from the music, entertainment, and even sports and gaming industries.

The event will be hosted across a period of eight weeks, during which time, popular online streamers will also be participating in the gaming event. In the event, well known games like Call of Duty: Warzone, NBA 2K, Fortnite, Madden, and more will be featured with the first event scheduled to start on the 16th of June 2020 at 3 pm ET. The first event will feature two known music stars, Afrojack and Nicky Romero, who will also be paired with two professional esports athletes from the London Royal Ravens playing Call of Duty: Warzone.

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The event will be streamed on Twitch, a live streaming platform owned by Amazon, through HyperX’s official channel. This gaming series will be held entirely online, which is to be expected since the world is still facing a global pandemic at the moment.

You can also expect other known figures like Offset, Future, Young Thug and sports stars like Gordon Hayward (Boston Celtics), JuJu Smith-Schuster (Pittsburgh Steelers), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur F.C.), Philip Forsberg (Nashville Predators), DeMarcus Cousins (NBA All Star), Mikal Bridges (Phoenix Suns), Onyeka Okongwu (2020 NBA Draft Prospect), Cole Anthony (2020 NBA Draft Prospect), and Joc Pederson (Los Angeles Dodgers).

More special guests are yet to be announced and the series will also be hosting a special HyperX Showdown episode, which will feature an all-female event and an NBA Rookie Challenge. By the end of the eight weeks of gaming events, the athlete who HyperX considers the best will be named as its brand ambassador. The online event will also be collaborating with Excel Sports Management that will procure talent and provide guidance.

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Life in China is gradually returning back to normal but the past few months have been a tough one for the country due to the Coronavirus epidemic. The government had to effect a lockdown which made it impossible for people to move freely and that was highly helpful in curbing the spread. Online gaming and TV came to the rescue of Chinese families who had to adjust their routine in the face of the outbreak and quarantine efforts. That has translated to huge revenue for the game developers, as per a report by Sensor Tower. Although the report is a compilation of data on ap stores globally, most of the revenue came from China.

Data collated by the firm shows that in February 2020, Tencent’s “PUBG Mobile” and “Peace Elite” attracted more than US $191 million in revenue globally, five times that of the same period last year. The two games were ranked first in the global mobile game bestseller list. 71% of the revenue came from the Chinese market while the US market accounted for just 7.3%.

King of Glory and its overseas edition ranked second with $121 million in revenue. The Chinese version contributed 92.6% of revenue, followed by the Thai version “Arena of Valor” which contributed 3.7%.

Mixi’s “Monster Strike” is ranked as the third highest-grossing game which AFK Arena is ranked at the fourth position. DBZ Dokkan Battle came in at the fifth spot and Candy Crush Saga is ranked sixth.

The rest of the top 10 list is occupied by Rise of Kingdoms in number seven spot, Gardenscapes ranked eighth, Coin Mast in ninth position and Pokemon Go complete the top 10.

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