Official data shows that the number of domestic online game versions issued by China in the first half of this year exceeded the whole year of last year.

The National Press and Publication Agency of China announced on Wednesday (June 21) that in the first half of 2023, a total of 522 domestic online game versions were issued, exceeding 468 throughout 2022.

Data show that in June alone, a total of 89 domestic online games passed the approval, including 82 mobile games, one client game, and six games.

According to the relevant person in charge of the China Mobile Games quoted by the Securities Daily, the number of versions obtained by the company in the first half of this year is more than that of 2022.

The person in charge said that the number of versions increased, and the time of new games will be accelerated.

Talking about the performance of the industry in the second half of the year, Zhang Yi, CEO and chief analyst of Ai Media Consultation, believes that in the second half of 2023, new games or key games will be more intensive.

Zhang Yi said that the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in the game industry is frequent, and the trend of game concept stocks this year is better.Whether it is capital or manufacturer, choosing to increase product development and layout this year is a good node.