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The Tencent-Square Enix’s alliance could lead to original games

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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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 Enix, the Japanese maker of publisher of the Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider series.

Tencent Holdings and Square Enix said they have signed a letter of intent for a strategic alliance. The companies could create a joint venture company that will create triple-A games based on new intellectual properties or licensing existing franchises.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.