Tencent has agreed to buy video game maker Sumo Group for $1.27B
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has agreed to buy British video game company Sumo Group for $1.27 billion. Sumo’s shareholders will get $7.08 in...
Former Blizzard devs open a new RTS studio for Tencent Games
Tencent Games subsidiary Lightspeed and Quantum Studios Group, the developer of the hit PUBG Mobile, today announced the formation of Uncapped Games Studios. This...
Why Tencent is looking to buy Warframe parent company Leyou
After rumors surfaced that Sony was considering acquiring Hong Kong gaming company Leyou Technologies, the focus is now shifting to Tencent. In a note...
Tencent hasn’t acquired a stake in Bohemia Interactive
Reports yesterday claimed that Tencent acquired a significant stake in Day Z developer Bohemia Interactive. But the studio clarified this morning that those stories...
PUBG Mobile gets new ‘Arctic Mode’ that brings a cold front to Vikendi
PUBG Mobile is still one of the most popular games in the world, and Tencent Games is adding something extra to keep players coming...
What Tencent’s investment past says about the future of PlatinumGames
PlatinumGames announced yesterday that Tencent made a capital investment in the Bayonetta developer. The two parties did not disclose the details of the agreement,...
Ring of Elysium: How Tencent built a different kind of battle royale
Presented by Intel It seems foolish for any developer to compete with battle royale giants Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. But the rising popularity of...
Ring of Elysium: Sliver.tv will create new esports channel with Tencent Games
Tencent Games has announced a partnership with blockchain esports entertainment platform Sliver.tv to create an esports channel for the battle royale game Ring of Elysium. Theta...
Ring of Elysium is the most exciting battle royale launching this fall
Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds better look out. Tencent Games has made its own battle royale game called Ring of Elysium. It is coming to Steam...
PUBG Mobile passes 100 million downloads, celebrates by hiding in a bathroom
PUBG Mobile has surpassed 100 million downloads on iOS and Android. Publisher Tencent Games revealed that it has zipped past that milestone in fewer...