![]() Once that's done, head to the Ceremonial Site, marked on the map. Once you've got them, interact with the tree again to clear the mist from the immediate area. They're marked on the minimap and close by, so they should be easy to find. Three orbs will fly out from the tree, and these are the feathers you'll need to collect. When you finally reach him-and after a bit of chatter-you'll need to interact with the Great Thunderbird's Perch, a nearby tree. He's marked on the map, but be sure to use the lanterns to guide you once you get to areas with thicker fog. Once you reach the island, you'll need to locate Ruu. Write to Seung-Woo Lee at Cheon edited this article.(Image credit: miHoYo) Genshin Impact Tsurumi Island fog puzzle: How to find the feathers “It is hard to be optimistic as the Chinese government is expected to keep protecting the domestic game industry,” said an industry source in Seoul said. The latest licenses reflect the government’s effort to boost the industry, some analysts said. The number of game users also fell 0.3% to 664 million. The market shrank by 10.3% to 265.8 billion yuan ($38.7 billion) in 2022, the first contraction in a decade. The game market on the mainland is showing signs of saturation. Genshin Impact, an action role-playing game developed by miHoYo, was a global hit, for example. ![]() Industry sources in Seoul remain cautious over the impact of China’s eased stance.Ĭhinese game developers improved their competitiveness to expand overseas when the government toughened regulations on the mainland. The South Korean game industry failed to maintain its strong presence there, however, as China didn't grant any licenses to Korean titles for three years from 2017 due to the diplomatic conflict between the two nations. Nexon’s Dungeon & Fighter and Smilegate’s Crossfire were regarded as national games on the mainland. South Korea’s game developers expanded their presence in China from the 2000s until a few years ago. The government issued new permissions in three months, indicating the country may have changed its tough stance on the game sector, industry sources in Seoul said. Netmarble’s Cross World and A3: Still Alive, as well as Nexon’s MapleStory M and Smilegate’s Lost Ark were among the approved games. The authority suspended game approvals in July 2021 and banned under-18s from playing games for more than three hours a week, calling them “spiritual opium.”īeijing resumed granting licenses to games including six South Korean titles in December last year. It granted licenses to only 679 titles in 2021, down from 1,365 games in 2019 and 1,308 in 2020. “We expect more licenses in the future, which will create a positive note in the overall game sector,” said Lee Ji-eun, an analyst at Daishin Securities in Seoul.Ĭhina tightened regulations on video games in recent years. ![]() The main Kospi closed up 0.4%, while the junior Kosdaq barely changed. of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) rose 2.4% and NCSOFT Corp. Netmarble on Tuesday ended up 6.3%, while Devsisters soared 12.9%. Investors hailed the move, raising the stock prices of those South Korean game developers. Uma Musume Pretty Derby, a simulation game released by Japan’s Cygames Inc., also won a license. Other South Korean games such as Blue Archive, a role-playing title developed by Nexon’s subsidiary Nexon Games Co., MapleStory H5, an HTML5 game based on Nexon’s MapleStory intellectual property, and Cookie Run: Kingdom, an action role-playing title by Devsisters Corp., were on the approval list. Blue Archive, Nexon's role-playing game, wins a license from China (Courtesy of Nexon)Ĭhina is loosening its grip on foreign online games with approvals on 27 titles, raising hopes that South Korean publishers will expand their presence in the world’s largest game market despite sustained caution given the improving competitiveness of Chinese rivals on the increasingly saturated mainland.Ĭhina’s online gaming regulator on Monday granted licenses to games including a title based on the resources of The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, a role-playing game published by South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble Corp., according to industry sources in Seoul.
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