On February 27, 2024, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) officially released the latest batch of domestic game license approvals. The moment the list hit the internet, the NGA forums went dead silent for about three seconds — and then the comment section absolutely erupted. The lineup in this batch? Let's just say it's the most stacked drop in recent memory.
The biggest bombshell: Black Myth: Wukong got its game license (版号). Yes, you read that right — the long-hyped Chinese AAA action RPG that players have been waiting years for is now officially approved for domestic release. The OP posted the full approval list, though the image quality was, uh, not great (one commenter quipped: "Now I know what it feels like to be near-sighted"). But no amount of pixelation could dampen the hype. One player offered a cautiously optimistic take: "Black Myth getting a license is actually insane. But until a second game of similar caliber gets approved too, it's hard to say whether the approval system is actually working correctly." This kind of guarded excitement is textbook PTSD from years of China's notorious "game license freezes" — players have been burned too many times to celebrate unconditionally.
Another jaw-dropper: Infinity Nikki (affectionately called "Nikki 5" by the community) also secured its license. Players were genuinely baffled — one pointed out that the game doesn't even have a playable demo yet, and it's already approved. That's... not how this usually works. Papergames (the studio behind the Nikki series) somehow got the license before having anything tangible to show, which is either peak efficiency or peak luck — either way, competing devs must be seething.
The batch wasn't just about these two headliners either. Perfect World's next-gen MMO "Perfect New World" also made the cut — it had already been tested overseas and now has a domestic license, meaning a China server launch is on the horizon. Players familiar with it described it as a "pure client-side action MMO" with testing expected within two months. BlazBlue: Entropy Effect (苍翼混沌效应) was in there too, though one commenter's cryptic "I don't even know what to say about this game" hinting at its mixed reputation. NetEase, Perfect World, Papergames — everyone's eating good this round.
One commenter also noted that "Crescent: Companions" (新月同行) passed approval, with players already clamoring for a test date. But the quote of the thread goes to a particularly sardonic commenter who asked: "With this kind of efficiency, are you sure the regulators didn't accidentally take the wrong pills?" — perfectly capturing the collective sentiment. After enduring what felt like an endless game license drought, Chinese gamers saw a blockbuster lineup get approved in one shot, and their first reaction wasn't joy — it was suspicion. Nevertheless, Spring 2024 brought a genuine whiff of hope to the Chinese gaming community for the first time in a long while.
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