Tencent and NetEase games finally get Chinese approval

But popular titles still stuck in queue as market questions profitability of approved ones

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Tencent is the world's largest video game publisher.

COCO LIU. Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings and NetEase, leading game developers in China, were given permission on Thursday by Beijing to sell some of their online games after months of waiting, a move cheered by the market even though it is unclear if these products will generate huge profits for either.

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