According to the latest news the ‘Asphalt 8‘ game app released a notice will be removed from the App Store in China on January 1, 2021.
The official said that in order to avoid affecting the game experience, players are requested to download the game in the App Store as soon as possible. After the game is uninstalled, you will not be able to reinstall it in the App Store in China. Players who have already downloaded and installed the game can continue the game. The time for the game to be relaunched has not yet been determined.
On July 1, the new App Store game rules, which have been brewing for nearly half a year, officially landed. According to Apple’s official regulations, starting from July, all new games without a version number will not be able to pass Apple’s review and be put on the App Store in China. In addition, there will be a half-year buffer period for games without a version number on the shelves before July.
On August 1, Apple App Store China will completely removed games without a version number. According to the statistics of Qimai data, as of 2 pm on August 1, a total of 26,539 games have been removed from App Store China, which has exceeded the total number of games removed in July this year.
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