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China’s government has long been concerned with the addictive potential of video games, particularly free-to-play, microtransaction-heavy titles developed predominantly by Chinese companies like Tencent. The new laws, reported by outlets such as Fortune and Al Jazeera, specify that minors can only access gaming services between 8 pm and 9 pm on Fridays, weekends, and public holidays, with a total of just three hours weekly.