Tencent

PUBG Mobile has made over $3 billion in lifetime revenue

Sensor Tower: It's brought it over $1.3 billion in 2020 alone

Tencent starts US studio to make AAA games for next-gen consoles

Led by Rockstar veteran Steve Martin, LightSpeed LA will debut with an open world game for PS5 and Xbox Series X

Tencent takes 20% stake in Marvelous for $65m

Investment from Chinese giant will enable Story of Seasons developer to build new and existing IP

Tencent will be "taking the System Shock franchise forward"

OtherSide Entertainment's role on the third game unclear after deal with the Chinese publisher

Scott Warner to lead Tencent's new TiMi Studios location in LA

Former Halo, Battlefield designer to head up TiMi's first studio in North America

Tencent expects revenues to "normalise" after strong Q1

Online and mobile game revenues soared during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tencent and Gameye partner on free online conference

Supercell, Splash Damage, Makers Fund, and Huya among the speakers at May 6 online event

Tencent takes over China's streaming market with $262m Huya stake

Company now dominates streaming space thanks to similar stake in Douyu, plus its own eGame platform

Tencent sues tech company for putting its games on rival cloud service without permission

League of Legends, CrossFire, and Dungeon Fighter Online allegedly made available without Tencent's permission

Sony Pictures and Tencent partner on Crossfire movie

Film based on Smilegate's hugely successful shooter will be handled by producer behind Sonic The Hedgehog and Fast and the Furious

Yager receives strategic investment from Tencent

Spec Ops: The Line developer retains fulls independence following Tencent deal

Tencent bids to acquire 100% of Funcom

Proposed deal would value the Norwegian studio at around $148 million

Tencent ramping up investments - but may veer away from games

Having already poured money into eleven games firms, Chinese giant is concentrating on new industries such as 'smart retail'

Global Esports Federation announced, backed by Tencent

Federation aims to be "the voice and authority for the worldwide esports movement"

Tencent launches its Start cloud gaming service

Blade & Soul, Path of Exile, Fortnite, NBA2K Online 2 are part of the beta test

PUBG Mobile earned at least $1.3 billion in 2019

Sensor Tower points to Chinese rebrand as catalyst for growth, but the figure excludes third-party Android stores

Tencent launching Nintendo Switch in China next week

Will cost 2,099 yuan (approx $300), comes with New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe demo and a one-year warranty

Sega's John Clark moves to Tencent Europe

Clark takes on VP of partnerships role at the Chinese tech and entertainment giant

Bunch raises $3.85m toward development, expanded partnerships

Supercell, Tencent, and Riot Games among investors in mobile game chat and party app

Tencent buying 10% of Sumo Group

Chinese giant purchasing 15 million shares from established investor Perwyn