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Game revenues rise as Tencent enjoys end of China's approvals freeze

Chinese publisher released ten mobile games in Q2 2019, compared to just one last year

Tencent launches its cloud services on WeGame in China

Moonlight Blade, Chinese Parents, Blood of Steel, others can be played instantly on the service without download

Nintendo and Tencent working to localize Switch games for China

No Switch software has been approved by Chinese government so far, four games shown at ChinaJoy 2019

Rocket League gets license approval in China

Tencent partnership leads to free-to-play release of Psyonix's car soccer hit

Tencent and Nintendo to host Switch press conference in China on August 2

Shanghai event is the first official update since Tencent was cleared to distribute the console in China

Tencent leads 'substantial' funding round for retro games streaming platform Antstream

Subscription service soft launched in Western Europe this month, heading to the US by end of 2019

The Pokémon Company teams up with Tencent to create more Pokémon games

Tencent's TiMi Studio Group will lead development on multiple unknown new titles

Tencent launches app for streaming PC games to smartphones

League of Legends only game currently available, but more expected soon

Tencent, Chinese gaming companies push new age rating system

Proposed system would have four categories, spearheaded by publishers and developers

Niko Partners: Game for Peace expected to bring in nearly $1b by year's end

PUBG Mobile clone anticipated to be one of Tencent's biggest games; meanwhile, PUBG Mobile has brought in $400m overseas

Tencent sells a quarter of its stake in Glu Mobile

Online giant still owns nearly 15% of mobile publisher after unloading about 5% for more than $56 million

Tencent reportedly gives up on Arena of Valor

Update: Tencent spokesman denies reports overseas marketing and sales team were disbanded

Roblox targets China with Tencent education partnership

Joint venture will run educational programmes at first, with Chinese launch of Roblox "the ultimate goal"

Tencent acquires Sharkmob

Chinese tech giant buys nascent Swedish online game developer before it's announced its first game

Tencent games business remains steady in lingering effects of license freeze

Q1 growth mostly came from other sources, but company looks to more new releases in Q2

Tencent adds 'Gameplay Management' system to PUBG Mobile to encourage "healthy gaming"

Players under 18 will receive pop-ups reminding them to take a break

Tencent raises minimum age for "digital lock" to 16

New measure will be trialled in upcoming game, limiting gamers aged 15 and under to two hours a day

Nintendo stock leaps following Switch approval in China

17% rise on Tokyo exchange is company's largest percentage gain since Pokemon Go's summer of 2016

Tencent stealth launches international version of WeGame storefront

WeGame X platform is available but still in "testing" phase, the Chinese publisher confirmed

Tencent raises nearly $6bn in bond sale

Funds marked for general corporate use despite having $20 billion cash on hand