.游戏

Overview

• .游戏 is an internationalized generic top-level domain (IDN gTLD) whose Chinese (Simplified/Hans) string translates as "games".
• It uses the ASCII/Punycode representation .xn--unup4y.
• The TLD was applied for and proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program and is intended for Mandarin-speaking registrants interested in games, contests, and recreation.

History

• Applicant/Manager: Donuts (listed as Spring Fields, LLC in the application).
• Registry provider: Demand Media (as noted in application metadata).
• TLD status: Delegated.
• Contract and delegation milestones:
  • Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .游戏 on 14 July 2013 after passing Initial Evaluation.
  • It was one of the first four Registry Agreements signed as part of the New gTLD Program.

Usage and Audience

• Target audience: Mandarin-speaking individuals and organizations worldwide involved in games, including but not limited to:
  • Individuals and hobbyists
  • Businesses and game developers
  • Sporting organizations and venues
  • Game equipment manufacturers and designers
• The TLD is positioned as broadly inclusive and appealing to virtually any Mandarin-speaking registrant with a connection to games or recreation.

Registration Rules

• Donuts stated an open registration approach at the second level: no exclusive rights or preclusion for any entity to own or register second-level names under .游戏.
• The registry emphasized focusing on registrant behavior rather than restricting registrant identity.
• Donuts committed to implementing an extensive array of protections against abuse, including protections addressing trademark concerns, remediation, and takedown procedures.
• Donuts pledged to adhere to ICANN-required registration policies and the requirements of the Registry Agreement and associated specifications.

Notable Cases or Examples

• .游戏's Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 14 July 2013, marking it as one of the earliest gTLD contracts executed in the New gTLD Program.

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domain:       游戏
domain-ace:   XN--UNUP4Y

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.XN--UNUP4Y 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:34 65.22.20.34
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.XN--UNUP4Y 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:34 65.22.21.34
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.XN--UNUP4Y 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:34 65.22.22.34
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.XN--UNUP4Y 161.232.10.34 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:34
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.XN--UNUP4Y 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:34 65.22.23.34
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.XN--UNUP4Y 161.232.11.34 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:34
ds-rdata:     57331 8 2 98698bf6004dcfe48f3c5beb164f75d63fbac726ae652da39af2929a8f836f92

whois:        whois.nic.xn--unup4y

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2013-10-21
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA