Chinese censorship affects games everywhere — and it’s getting bigger
Politics, censorship, territory disputes, and gaming? These aren’t usually found in the same arenas. Gaming has become a $130 billion dollar market with political...
Tencent has access to China’s national citizen database
The Chinese government doesn’t want children playing games for several hours every day. It said as much in a public notice from August. Now,...
Record $25 billion in deals may be game industry’s Everest
This year’s record $25 billion in game industry deals in over just 9 months could mean we’ve hit the peak of the market, as...
PUBG Mobile hits $100 million slower than Fortnite because of China
PUBG Mobile is no Fortnite, but nothing really is. Still, Tencent’s smartphone adaptation of the popular battle royale has surpassed more than $100 million...
PUBG Mobile Star Challenge esports event will give out $600,000
Tencent and PUBG Corp. announced details today for a tournament for the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Star Challenge will be a global event featuring...
Ring of Elysium is more interesting than Call of Duty’s battle royale
Like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or Fortnite, Ring of Elysium is about finding good loot to improve your chances of survival against other players in a massive open-world map. But Tencent changes this in a few key ways.
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with promise of Tencent games compatibility
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Tencent games compatibility promise and five bug fixes. This build is from the...
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...
The Tencent-Square Enix’s alliance could lead to original games
China’s Tencent is extending its reach into the video game industry with the announcement of a plan to create original game properties with Square...
League of Legends studio Riot promises to take steps to address sexism
Riot Games, which oversees one of the biggest games and esport in the world in League of Legends, is finally talking about how it...