Tencent

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Video Games

Turtle Rock, of Back 4 Blood Fame, Bought By Tencent

B. Simmons December 17, 2021

Tencent’s buying spree continues. Tencent just announced their acquisition of Turtle Rock, the devs known for Back 4 Blood. Which means that Tencent really wanted to end the year on an even number, because...

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Video Games

China Limits Game Time For Minors To 3 Hours A Week

B. Simmons August 31, 2021

Wonder if Chinese kids will get into retro stuff now…? Hot on the heels of Tencent’s facial recognition software locks (which, based on this news, haven’t been effective enough), China has announced new rules...

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Video Games

Tencent To Use Facial Recognition Software In China To Limit Playing Time For Minors

B. Simmons July 7, 2021

Well, Chinese kids, hope “after 10pm” isn’t the only time you have to play games. Per Gizmodo, Tencent has a solution to minors in China playing games for over either 90 minutes or past...

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Video Games

“World’s Biggest” Video Game Cheating Operation Gets Busted

B. Simmons March 31, 2021

“Cheated at video games” is sort of a funny reason to go to prison, eh? In collaboration with Tencent, Chinese police have recently busted a massive video game cheating ring located in Kunshan, China....

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Television News

Trade War Causes China To Block Game of Thrones Finale

B. Simmons May 20, 2019

I literally don’t see this as a loss for the Chinese people. Well, that, uh… Game of Thrones finale was a… thing, right? Okay, so it was a fucking dumpster fire. But you don’t...

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Video Games

Tencent States That Ring of Elysium Doesn’t Steal User Data

B. Simmons October 12, 2018

Oh goody. Many Steam users have been reporting the Tencent battle royale game Ring of Elysium as having malware. And, more importantly, that it also steals user data. Tencent, however, defends the game, stating...

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Video Games

China Freezes All Game License Approvals Amid Department Restructuring

B. Simmons August 15, 2018

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ China has frozen all game license approvals due to restructuring. Which is a problem for everyone in the industry with a stake in China’s gaming. Because no game license, no game distribution in...

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Video Games

Tencent Wants to Take Their WeGame Platform Global

B. Simmons July 10, 2018

They probably have the money to do so. Tencent seems to be gearing up to take their WeGame platform international. According to the South China Morning Post, the storfront/ social platform will launch this...

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Video Games

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile Might Have Some Bots.

B. Simmons March 21, 2018

Or perhaps they’re merely windmills, who’s to say? PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds just released its mobile version outside of China. And it’s safe to say it’s been a success. So much so, that some are reporting...

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Video Games

Tencent’s Arena of Valor Sets its Sights on Nintendo Switch

B. Simmons January 3, 2018

It may carve a big niche on the system. Look, there’s like ninety bajillion MOBAs on the market right now. That said, most of those are for PC or mobile. In the case of...

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Video Games

Europa is Tencent’s PUBG Competition

B. Simmons November 27, 2017

What’s with all this battle royale, could we just get a battle double cheeseburger instead? Tencent has decided that if they can’t join ’em, they’ll beat ’em. They’ve been trying to acquire Player Unknown’s...