Tag Archives: Tencent

It looks like the Nintendo Switch generation will be coming to an end very soon in China. This week, it was announced that the Switch eShop and all other online services will shut down in the region, starting in 2026.  Like most other game companies looking to break into the …

3 months after it was officially announced, Rebellion’s Battle Royale Project Archipelago has already been cancelled - with Concord's failure being the reason.

The hugely popular MMO from Square Enix, Final Fantasy 14, is officially heading to mobile. The developers plan to cram the entire story into the mobile version

Monster Hunter is coming to mobile in a more classic form. Monster Hunter Outlanders will feature a full open-world for hunters on the go.

The creator behind Dragon's Dogma, Hideaki Itsuno, has left Capcom after 30 years to form a new Japanese studio under Tencent.

Ubisoft has responded to recent reports that the company is in talks to sell. Ubisoft does not deny the report, but also stops shy of confirming.

Ubisoft might be preparing for a buyout following a string of poorly received games and rapidly dropping share prices. Guillemot may sell to Tencent.

Remedy Entertainment has tapped Tencent again, this time securing a €15 million loan to support the self-publishing of upcoming games like Control 2.

Visions of Mana, the latest JRPG in the classic series, officially launched this week but the studio behind it is now swiftly facing closure, as major Chinese gaming companies, NetEase and Tencent, look to reduce their investments in Japan. Ouka Studios, the studio behind Visions of Mana, is reportedly closing …

In recent years, Tencent has worked with some of the larger game publishers to bring major IP to mobile. The company is already working on a mobile version of Elden Ring for From Software, and next, the company may be bringing a version of Final Fantasy 14 to mobile devices.  …

It’s safe to say that 2024 has been a terrible year for the games industry. While from the outside, things might seem relatively okay – with new and great games coming out at a regular cadence – internally things are much more dire. In the wake of 10s of thousands …

In late 2023, Remedy gave us an update on Project Vanguard, announcing that the game was rebooted under the working title ‘Kestrel'. This was one of two experimental multiplayer games in the works at Remedy. Unfortunately, after evaluating the project once again, Remedy has now made the decision to cancel …

Remedy Entertainment is one of the most unique (and previously-underrated) AAA studios currently around, with the Finnish developers only recently seeing major commercial success with the likes of Control and Alan Wake 2. Following all the recent buzz surrounding Remedy, shareholder and video game holding company Tencent has now almost …

Last year with the launch of the iPhone 15 Pro, Apple made a few surprising gaming announcements. Now, several AAA studios are bringing their games to iOS devices, including the likes of Resident Evil Village and Death Stranding. Unfortunately, other acclaimed titles are going in a different direction, with a …

Tencent remains a rather controversial part of the video games industry, with the company appearing seemingly out of nowhere a couple years ago to swoop up a whole host of studios while investing in others. Despite the heavy investment, Tencent’s CEO recently revealed that he feels as though the company …

Epic Games has always had a well-maintained position within the games industry thanks to the popularity of the Unreal Engine. However, the company has grown a huge amount over the last six years thanks to Fortnite. This has allowed Epic to rapidly spent large amounts of cash but the expenditures …

Tencent is continuing its gaming investment and acquisition spree. This time around, Tencent has bought up a majority share in Techland, the studio behind the Dying Light games.  The news was announced today by Pawel Marchewka, who founded the studio decades ago. While Tencent is now the majority shareholder in …

Over the past few years we have seen the influence and relevance of E3 dwindle, with many publishers opting instead to host their own much cheaper events – be it in-person or simply online. 2023 was meant to represent the grand return of E3, however it seems this may ultimately …

Last year, it came to light that Tencent was working on its own VR headset, in part to get in on the Metaverse trend. Now, it would seem that those plans have been scrapped.  According to a Reuters report, Tencent has cancelled its own VR hardware plans. Despite setting up …

For years, Tencent has grown its portfolio of gaming investments. The company owns minority stakes in many publishers and studios across the industry, but it doesn't have as many majority stakes, or wholly owned studios. That could change soon, as sources claim Tencent is now planning to be more aggressive …

We received huge gaming news earlier this week, after Kadokawa Corp. announced that it has sold off stakes in From Software to Sony Interactive Entertainment and Tencent. Previously, From Software has worked with multiple publishers, but moving forward, the company may begin self-publishing its games.  Sony and Tencent have each …

From Software has had an incredible run over the last decade, finding great success with the Dark Souls games, Bloodborne, and most recently, Elden Ring. From Software is already backed by Japanese media conglomerate, Kadokawa. but new investors are now being brought on board, including Sony and Tencent.  Sony and …

A few weeks ago, Logitech announced that it has teamed up with Tencent to launch its own gaming handheld, primarily focused on providing easy access to cloud gaming services like GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Despite plans to launch before the end of the year, Logitech did not show …

A few years back Ubisoft found itself in a very vulnerable position, with investment giant, Vivendi, looking to take over the company. Eventually Ubisoft was able to fight off the hostile takeover with some assistance from Tencent, which acquired a small stake in Ubisoft at the time. Now, Tencent is …

Logitech is working on its own gaming handheld, but unlike the Steam Deck, which focuses on installing and running games locally, Logitech's handheld will primarily cater towards cloud gaming.  In partnership with Tencent Games, Logitech G has announced plans to bring a cloud gaming handheld to market later this year. …

Cloud gaming is still a rather fringe technology, with many game developers, publishers and console manufacturers exploring the potential of the cloud for video games. Gaming and tech giant Tencent has announced the START ENGINE – a brand new video game engine developed specifically for Cloud gaming. Making the announcement …

The VR industry is in an interesting place. The technology has quickly evolved, allowing for all manner of impressive VR experiences. Unfortunately, currently, the most popular headset is the Quest 2 which has seen some controversy due to being owned by META (Facebook). Another competitor looks to be entering the …

Last week during an earnings call, Remedy Entertainment gave us some interesting updates on a few of its projects. Unfortunately, we won't be seeing Alan Wake 2 this summer, but the game is still on track for 2023. The studio also gave updates on new Control titles, the Max Payne …

Tencent has been expanding its roster of studios in recent years, putting significant investments into companies like Dontnod Entertainment, Remedy and others. In its latest move, Tencent has now acquired Spanish studio, Tequila Works.  Tequila Works is best known for Rime and The Sexy Brutale, both of which released to …

Inflexion might not be the most famous studio out there, but it has managed to catch the eyes of big investors. Created by ex-BioWare developers, including former general manager Aaryn Flynn, the studio has now been acquired by Tencent.  Aaron Flynn himself made the announcement via Twitter, linking to the …