Tencent to acquire majority shares in Dying Light dev Techland

Techland announced today that Chinese company Tencent is about to become its majority shareholder. The Polish studio will retain ownership of its intellectual property, presumably including the Dying Light series, as well as its creative freedom.

This is far from the first time Tencent has invested in a game studio. In the past few years, the company has acquired Sumo Digital, Inflexion and Turtle Rock Studios, as well as majority shareholdings in Wakeup Interactive and Tequila Works. It’s also developing several games under its in-house Level Infinite brand.