Tencent’s Honor of Kings juggernaut helped boost its mobile gaming biz by 84%
You probably haven’t played it yet, but China’s big mobile MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Honor of Kings is making a lot of money....
Kevin Chou transitions from mobile game leader to Overwatch esports team owner
Kevin Chou is shifting gears from a mobile-gaming mogul to an esports team owner. The former CEO of Kabam sold his company — which...
China isn’t locking out PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds yet
The Chinese government wants to see fewer violent games, and it is using the popular last-person standing shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds as an example that...
Tencent opens signups for Arena of Valor on Nintendo Switch and mobile
Tencent announced today that it has opened North American registration for Arena of Valor, its multiplayer online battle arena that is coming out for...
PC Gaming Weekly: Early Access success for Fornite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
The big rumor last week was that Tencent, the biggest game company in the world, had bought a 5 percent stake in Bluehole Studio, the...
Tencent has not acquired a 5% stake in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds studio Bluehole
Tencent has not invested in Bluehole Studio, the company that makes PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. News reports out of South Korea yesterday claimed that Tencent had...
Switch gets Tencent’s Arena of Valor mobile MOBA
Chinese gaming giant Tencent is making Nintendo games now. Switch is getting Arena of Valor, which is Tencent’s multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for...
USC film school taps ex-THQ exec Danny Bilson to run games division
The University of Southern California has always had a stellar reputation as being one of the best game design schools in the nation, and...
China’s Tencent to limit children’s time playing Honour of Kings to curb addiction
(Reuters) — Tencent Holdings, China’s biggest gaming and social media firm by revenue, said it will limit play time for some young users of...
Rocket League studio Psyonix loves Switch, live services, and working with Tencent
Rocket League is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, and I played it at the Electronic Entertainment Expo game industry event in...