You might not know that Tencent Holdings is the biggest internet IT company in China, and other than owning the popular QQ and WeChat platforms among many other software, it is also the majority owner of developers such as Epic…
Funcom – Tencent offers premium price to acquire full ownership of developer
Tencent today announced a voluntary cash offer to acquire all shares in Norwegian game developer Funcom. Tencent is a shareholder in many leading gaming developers, such as Riot Games, Epic, Supercell, Ubisoft, Paradox and Frontier. The company already owns close…
Blade & Soul – Tencent to welcome cloud version of MMORPG next year
Tencent recently announced that its gaming platform, WeGame, will soon be hosting the cloud service for one of its biggest MMORPG, Blade & Soul. The China server is apparently still doing very well, and following the release of Stadia and…
Hunter x Hunter – Quick look at new hack and slash mobile game based on manga IP
Hunter x Hunter is a beloved manga and anime series, and as Japanese anime properties gets more popular with game developers in China, Hunter x Hunter is the latest mobile game to launch last week. Published by Tencent Games, Hunter…
Blade & Soul – Mount system and more being planned after Unreal Engine 4 update
With the Korean server of Blade & Soul getting its major Unreal Engine 4 update later this month, publisher Tencent Games recently made a few announcements regarding this highly-anticipated upgrade for the China server. There is no confirmed date now,…
Ace Force – Rumors point to Garena preparing mobile FPS for tests this week
According to rumors, Garena is holding a Focus Group Test for a mysterious new test this week. This game in question is supposedly “similar” with Overwatch, and the prime suspect is Ace Force, a new mobile team-based FPS which launched…
Funcom – Tencent becomes biggest shareholder of The Secret World developer
Tencent, a leading internet company with a strong online games operation, entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 29% of the shares in Funcom, the independent developer and publisher of games such as Conan Exiles and The Secret World.…
SYNCED: Off-Planet – Quick look at demo footage of Tencent’s new Unreal Engine 4 shooter
Announced recently at Gamescom 2019 by Tencent Games, SYNCED: Off-Planet is a new PvPvE and co-op action game crafted using Unreal Engine 4 and enhanced with various technologies from Nvidia. Set in a future where humanity’s mechanical and technological evolution…
SYNCED: Off-Planet – Tencent unveils its “AAA” online shooter at Gamescom 2019
While most of the studios under Tencent Games are busy churning out mobile games, there is still a rather mysterious team which was quietly crafting a high-quality online shooter. I am talking about NExT, a Tencent studio filled with veterans…
Story of Seasons Online – First teaser images of Chinese mobile game revealed
Yesterday, a Weibo account (the Twitter of China) calling itself the official Story of Seasons account popped up. As it is still new, the account has yet to be verified. It showcased a few artwork images and a teaser video,…
Tencent Games – Subsidiary studio announces new project with The Pokémon Company
Tencent Games today announced that its subsidiary studio, TiMi Studio Group, will be working with The Pokémon Company on a new project. If you did not know, TiMi Studio Group is the team which made games such as Honor of…
Crazy Racing KartRider – Mobile version of popular racing game launches in China
Chinese games publisher Tiancity, where Nexon is a majority stakeholder, recently launched Crazy Racing KartRider for the mobile platform domestically. We are guessing that the game launched in China first instead of South Korea as the PC version of Kartrider…
Raziel – Quick look at new Chinese mobile action RPG launched by Tencent Games
Tencent Games, China’s largest games publisher and developer, recently launched a new mobile action RPG Raziel with little to no fanfare. Developed by Chinese studio Indra Soft, Raziel actually soft-launched in some overseas countries before back in 2017. It seemed…
Saint Seiya: Awakening – Masami Kurumada collaborates on mobile masterpiece with Yoozoo Games and Tencent
Leading game developer and publisher YOOZOO Games are working on Saint Seiya: Awakening alongside developer Tencent and with Masami Kurumada, Japanese manga artist and writer — mostly known for his work on fighting manga; featuring bishonen and magical boy and…