On April 19, 2019, the National Administration of Press and Publication (国家新闻出版署) (“NAPP”), also known as the National Copyright Administration (国家版权局) (“NCA”), released new game approval application documents,including new versions of the game application forms, on its official website. In addition, various unofficial reports indicate that several local provincial level offices of NAPP have held meetings with various game companies to provide additional information about the new game approval procedure. Both the new application documents and these meetings suggest that going forward NAPP will be the primary regulator for China’s game industry, ending a period of regulatory uncertainty that lasted over one year and included a nine month suspension of game approvals.
