At present, 411 Chinese game companies in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong have signed the Convention on Anti-addiction and Self-discipline of the Online Game Industry issued in September.
It is getting dangerously close to "game over" for young players in China as the country is tightening its reins on their allotted time for video games.
On Thursday evening, a committee under the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association, together with Tencent, NetEase and 213 other gaming firms, launched a convention on online gaming anti-addiction.
China’s gaming industry regulator on Thursday created a special website that encourages the public to report companies for any violation of recent state regulations designed to protect minors from video game addiction.
