Games September 14, 2017 Honor of Kings will be released on Nintendo Switch The Chinese corporation Tencent will release the MOBA Honor of Kings mobile frituplay on the Nintendo Switch handheld console.
Money August 17, 2017 Tencent’s revenue from mobile games exceeded the revenue of PC titles for the first time According to the results of the 2nd quarter of 2017, the Chinese corporation Tencent earned more on mobile games for the first time than on PC titles.
Money July 28, 2017 Tencent bought 9% of Elite: Dangerous developer for $23 million The Chinese corporation Tencent acquired 9% of the British studio Frontier Developments for $ 23 million. Frontier Developments is known as the creator of the space simulator Elite: Dangerous.
Industry July 18, 2017 Chinese authorities called MMO games “poison” The Chinese government compared online games with poison and demanded that they take measures to prevent the spread of gambling addiction among minors of the PRC, Forbes reports.
Industry July 13, 2017 Fidget Spinner is the most downloaded mobile game of June Last June, the Chinese Fidget Spinner from Doodle Mobile became the most downloaded game by total downloads from the App Store and Google Play.
Games July 7, 2017 Honor of Kings will be released in the West in the fall The Chinese corporation Tencent has scheduled the official release of its most successful mobile game — Honor of Kings — in the United States and Europe in September this year.
Industry July 5, 2017 Tencent: restrictions in Honor of Kings will not affect revenue The Chinese corporation Tencent has stated that it will not lose money due to the introduction of game time limits for users of the Honor of Kings mobile MOBA.
Industry July 4, 2017 Tencent fell by $17.5 billion after criticism of the Communist Party of China The shares of the Chinese media holding Tecent lost $17.5 billion in value after a critical publication about the mobile MOBA Honor of Kings in a government newspaper.
Games July 4, 2017 Tencent to restrict young gamers access to Honor of Kings The Chinese corporation Tencent has promised to introduce time limits for underage players in the Honor of Kings mobile MOBA.
Industry June 21, 2017 Tencent announces “five-year esports” in China Tencent Corporation has revealed plans to create an esports industry in China with a turnover of 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion) by 2022.
Money June 20, 2017 Tencent has invested $72 million in mobile developer Ourpalm The Chinese corporation Tencent has invested $ 71.7 million dollars in the Beijing developer of mobile and browser games Ourpalm.
Industry June 16, 2017 Tencent aims to buy the creators of Angry Birds The Chinese corporation Tencent has announced its readiness to buy the Finnish company Rovio for $ 3 billion, according to the publication The Information, citing informed sources.
Games May 30, 2017 Tencent to Add Batman and Superman to Strike of Kings The Chinese corporation Tencent has signed a deal with Time Warner to include characters from the DC Comics universe in its mobile MOBA Strike of Kings.
Money May 18, 2017 Tencent earned $3.3 billion on online gaming in the quarter The revenues of the online gaming division of the Chinese company Tencent amounted to $3.3 billion for the 1st quarter of 2017.
Money May 12, 2017 Tencent to invest another $90 million in Pocket Gems Chinese corporation Tencent invests $90 million in mobile developer Pocket Gems.
Industry May 6, 2017 Tencent is preparing its mobile MOBA for a worldwide release One of the most profitable mobile games in the world – Honor of Kings – began to be released on Western markets.
Money April 25, 2017 Tencent bought 10% of Seasun shares for $142 million Chinese corporation Tencent acquired 9.9% of shares of local developer Seasun for $142.2 million.
Industry April 18, 2017 Tencent plans global launch of Steam competitor (?) It was reported that the owner of Riot Games and Supercell announced the worldwide release of the digital game distribution service WeGame.
Money April 10, 2017 6 of the 10 largest public companies in the world are closely connected with the gaming industry More than half of the participants of the Top 10 largest public corporations (whose shares are traded on the stock market without restrictions) in the world are key players in the gaming industry.
Money March 22, 2017 Tencent’s gaming revenues exceeded $10 billion in 2016 Last year, the Chinese corporation Tencent earned $ 10.3 billion on online games, which is 25% higher than in 2015.