Markets with their own rules

Not one world market

A game sold worldwide meets many sets of laws. Some markets need a licence before a game can be sold at all. Some stores have rules that apply everywhere.

China mainland

Apple's App Store Connect help: games "must secure an approval number" from China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) to be on the App Store in China mainland. The studio uploads the "ISBN Issuing Letter or Approval Reply".

Odds before buying

Apple's guideline 3.1.1 applies in every country: apps with "loot boxes" or other random items for purchase "must disclose the odds of receiving each type of item to customers prior to purchase."

Ratings by region

IARC gives each region its own rating from the same answers. A game can be fine for young players in one country and rated older in another.

A market list

Kai keeps a list: each market, the stores there, the rules that apply, who checked them and when. Sometimes a studio skips a market rather than change the game.

Every channel, together

Builds, accounts, reviews, ratings, prices, fees and laws: each channel is the same game with its own rules.

Bolt says: Next: the Every channel boss.