Tencent

Tencent to buy Crackdown and Sackboy developer Sumo in $1.3bn deal

The developer commits to work-for-hire projects

Tencent-driven DouYu and Huya merger blocked by Chinese antitrust regulator

Update: The merger was officially rejected over the weekend

Tencent using facial recognition to crack down on kids playing games at night

Players must pass a facial scan to prove they're old enough to log on after 10pm

Tencent reportedly sued over Honor of Kings

Chinese public-interest group alleges game contains inappropriate content for minors

Tencent shutting down Call of Duty Online in China

Players are urged to move over to Call of Duty Mobile

How Tencent gave Splash Damage the "cheat codes for game development"

Expansion, acquisitions, and more original IP: CEO Richard Jolly opens up about the opportunities Tencent has created

Tencent in talks with US Committee to retain Epic and Riot stakes

The CFIUS is investigating whether user data handled by the two studios could constitute a "national security risk" because they are Chinese-owned

Tencent's Timi Studios reportedly earned $10bn in 2020

The Honor of Kings studio is the world's biggest developer, Reuters reported

Tencent helps bust "world's biggest" cheating operation

The Chinese police seized $46 million worth of assets, including luxury cars

PUBG Mobile's lifetime revenues pass $5bn

Sensor Tower estimates show the battle royale generated $2.7 billion in 2020 alone

PUBG Mobile passes 1bn downloads

Milestone reaches as Tencent's online games revenues rise 29% year-on-year to $6 billion

TiMi Studios joins Playing for the Planet Alliance

Tencent subsidiary is the first China-based game developer to join the UN-backed initiative

Tencent takes a minority stake in Payload Studios

British dev behind TerraTech is the latest recipient of investment from the Chinese giant

Tencent acquires minority stake in Bohemia Interactive

The Czech studio is targeting the Chinese market with its game creation platform, Ylands

Tencent acquires majority stake in Klei Entertainment

Don't Starve developer will retain "full autonomy of creative and operations"

Tencent made record number of games M&A deals in 2020

Chinese giant invested in 31 companies, three times more than the year before

Tencent confirms 1m Nintendo Switch shipments in China

New figure only covers the official Chinese model of Nintendo's console, and excludes grey market sales

Honor of Kings foresees a borderless, mobile future

TiMi Studios' Vincent Gao and Li Min explain why the company is making games for the players of tomorrow, not today

Tencent and Huawei resolve revenue share dispute

Tencent pulled its games out of the Huawei AppGallery last week, reportedly rejecting the store's 50% cut

Warframe studio "expects no changes" under Tencent ownership

Digital Extreme says it will retain creative independence and autonomy