Tencent

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

Mobile strength pushed Tencent past $19bn games revenue in 2018

Just eight Tencent games have been approved for release in China since the end of the freeze

Call of Duty: Mobile will launch outside of China

Activision and Tencent unveil free-to-play title, confirm launch in North America, South America and Europe

Tencent shares reach six month high after difficult 2018

Update: Industry analysts Niko Partners offer insight on Tencent's current position

Tencent among shortlisted bidders for Nexon

Netmarble not invited but forms consortium with MBK partners, main bidding to begin in early April

Tencent adds "digital lock" to certain games in China

Honour of Kings, PUBG Mobile players under 13 will need parent or guardian permission to play either game

Tencent set to unveil new cloud gaming service

Tencent Instant Play to bring cloud gaming to PC and Android, overview with Intel planned for GDC

EA, Amazon, Comcast reportedly bidding for Nexon

Companies join Netmarble, Kakao in pursuing founder's controlling stake

Tencent introduces streaming rules to comply with Chinese internet governance

Chinese giant will now be policing streamers who promote real-world violence, discuss politics, spread illegal information and more

Tencent in talks to bring Apex Legends to China - Report

Respawn's latest would join Fortnite, PUBG in online giant's stable of battle royale titles

Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in Nexon bid

Bidding for largest Korean game developer expected to begin on February 21

Model accuses Tencent of using her likeness without permission in Ring of Elysium

"I feel like, in a way, people have been deceived, and that's really, really not okay," says Mei Yan

China finally greenlights new Tencent, NetEase games - but Fortnite and PUBG still left waiting

Nation's leading publishers included in latest batch of approvals

Tencent and NetEase absent from third wave of Chinese game approvals

No games from China's two key publishers have been included in the 257 cleared so far

Arena of Valor downloaded one million times on Nintendo Switch

US largest contributor to milestone, showing Western viability for Tencent's MOBA on console

Tencent undergoes marketing budget cuts as China's licensing freeze persists

Company's gaming division to limit spending, shift budget away from unlicensed titles

DeNA bringing Tencent's Arena of Valor to Japan

Mobile specialist will handle operational support, marketing and localisation for the region

Tencent to run player ID checks across its entire portfolio in China

"Healthy gaming" system to expand beyond Honor of Kings in 2019, to allay the government's addiction fears