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...
Bandai Namco: ‘We’re planning on maybe not having any live events in 2020’
The fighting game community has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other major game genres have been able to go online,...
China is approving more foreign games, but not so many American ones
China has always been a hard market to crack for non-Chinese game companies. But the regulatory approval of games imported into China has started...
Tencent invests in Spec Ops: The Line studio Yager
Tencent is making another big move in the gaming space. The Chinese megaconglomerate is investing an undisclosed amount of capital in Berlin-based game studio...
The DeanBeat: A big week for game company acquisitions
It was a heck of a week for game company transactions, illustrating the huge opportunities in gaming and growing investor interest — as well...
Tencent makes $148 million offer to acquire all shares of Dune developer Funcom
China’s Tencent has made a $148 million offer the acquire all the shares of Funcom, maker of the Conan Exiles and Age of Conan...
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,...
Tencent details how its MOBA-playing AI system beats 99.81% of human opponents
In August, Tencent announced it had developed an AI system capable of defeating teams of pros in a five-on-five match in Honor of Kings...
Nintendo Switch launches in China on December 10 for $300
(Reuters) — Japan’s Nintendo said on Wednesday it will officially launch its Switch gaming console in mainland China on December 10 priced 2,099 yuan...