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Tencent Threatens Legal Action Against U.S Department of Defense Over Blacklist Inclusion
Tencent CEO Ma Huateng has issued an official statement responding to the inclusion of Tencent Holdings, including its gaming division Tencent Games, on the U.S. Department of Defense’s blacklist of “Chinese military companies.” The company has threatened legal action if it is not removed from the list. What Happened? On…
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Ubisoft Considers Tencent Acquisition After Challenging 2024
Ubisoft is still struggling after a difficult 2024, a year marked by the closure of certain services and the removal of games, including single-player titles, due to poor public participation and low sales. These ongoing issues have prompted Ubisoft to consider selling a portion of the company to the Chinese…
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Gamers Accuse Tencent of Plagiarizing Horizon Zero Dawn
Today, a new game called Light of Motiram has been announced. Developed by Polaris Quest, a subsidiary of Tencent, the game has sparked widespread discussion since its first image was revealed—though not for the most positive reasons. In particular, its aesthetic bears a striking resemblance to a certain Sony franchise,…
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Tencent and Guillemot Family Considering Ubisoft Buyout Amid Struggles
Ubisoft, once a giant in the gaming industry, is now facing one of its most challenging periods. Over the past year, the company has seen a significant decline, with shares dropping by over 50%. Recent failures, including the flop of Skull & Bones and Star Wars: Outlaws, coupled with the…
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New MMORPG Coming to Challange World of Warcraft
Tarisland, an upcoming Chinese MMORPG from Tencent, has set its sights high, aiming to rival established MMO giants like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, and The Elder Scrolls Online. The game’s release is set not too far apart from the launch of major expansions for both WoW (The War…
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Tencent Prepares to Take on Twitch with Trovo
Over the last few months, you may have noticed that a new service has popped-up offering a fresh alternative for online streaming. Owned by the Chinese giant ‘Tencent‘, while Trovo has largely been operating under the radar to date, it has slowly but surely been attracting a lot of users…
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China Approves 2nd Wave Of Video Game Releases
China Approves More Video Games Throughout the world, there are few countries that regulate their media more strictly than China. The only possible exception I could think of is North Korea. In it’s simplest terms, for something to make it into the mainstream media in China, it has to be…
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EPIC Games CEO Denies Sharing User Data with TenCent
Does EPIC Collect and Share User Data via the EPIC Games Store? With the EPIC Games Store launching and eventually gaining steam, users are raising concerns regarding the platform’s Terms of Service. A post by /u/Amnail on Reddit raising questions about this has even gone viral recently. So much so…
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EPIC Games Made $3 Billion Profit in 2018
Banner Year for EPIC Games EPIC Games has reached an impressive milestone in 2018 earning $3 billion in profit. The company started all the way back in 1991, but changes to their business model enacted six years ago are finally paying off in big ways. Obviously, the popularity of Fortnite…
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Stardew Valley Multiplayer Update Arrives on August 1st
No More Lonely Farming Highly popular indie gem Stardew Valley is getting its biggest gameplay update yet, in the form of a multiplayer feature. The game already delivers a lot more than just a simple farming simulator. However, it can get pretty lonely farming, fishing, and exploring mines alone. So…
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Tencent Releases Trailer for their Battle Royale Game ‘Europa’
Chinese gaming giant Tencent Games is the world’s largest gaming company in terms of revenue ($4.1B USD in 2016). Now they have released a new trailer for the upcoming battle royale game Europa. It is going to a free-to-play game aiming for a 2018 release. Public testing will begin in…
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