Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad has shared his thoughts on the possible impact of the latest regulations on China’s games industry. Local regulators are now trying to close loopholes for developers, forcing them to comply with the law. Honor of Kings Over the last few months, the Chinese government has strengthened its policies regarding video games. The list includes [cutting playtime for minors](/2021/08/30/china-to-fight-game-addiction-by-cutting-playtime-for-minors-to-only-three-hours-a-week/) to three hours per week, the [slowdown of the game approval process](/2021/09/09/chinese-government-suspends-approval-for-all-new-online-games/) , as well as plans to [ban the US IPOs](/2021/08/30/china-to-ban-us-ipos-for-domestic-tech-companies-holding-sensitive-consumer-data) . On top of that, over 200 game companies, including Tencent and NetEase, [signed...