Tencent
Tencent is a Chinese investment firm and the world’s largest gaming company, with investment in the likes of Ubisoft, Epic Games, Supercell, Riot Games and more.
Tencent News
Amazon has cancelled its Lord of the Rings MMO ‘due to a dispute with Tencent’
The free-to-play console and PC game was announced in 2018
Call of Duty Mobile Season 3 detailed ahead of this week’s launch
CoD Mobile World Championship 2021 also announced
Police bust ‘world’s biggest’ games cheat business and seize $50m
The Chinese group were reportedly selling cheats for Overwatch, Call of Duty and more
Nexon invests $900m in ‘overlooked companies’ Konami, Sega and Namco
South Korean games giant makes "long-term friendly investments"
Call of Duty Mobile Season 2 adds Shoot House and Shipment maps
New weapons, modes, and Modern Warfare’s Ghost also incoming
Pokémon Unite, the Switch and mobile MOBA, gets new footage via ongoing beta
A closed beta for the upcoming mobile and Switch game just started in Canada
PS5 will launch in China in the second quarter of 2021
Console also launched in Indonesia in January and in India in February
Call of Duty has generated $27 billion in lifetime sales, Activision claims
Franchise attracted over 250 million players in 2020
Microsoft, Amazon and Google are targeting ‘big names’ for buyouts, journalist claims
Sony and EA are also said to be driving acquisition discussions, as games thrive during pandemic
Cyberpunk 2077’s troubled launch could make CD Projekt a buyout target, analyst suggests
Research firm says Polish company would benefit from greater publishing expertise