At the annual Tencent UP event, the Chinese gaming giant announced several major new games, including Fortnite and Magic: The Gathering Arena, among almost 20 others. Another game which caught our eyes was Perfect World Mobile, developed by none other…
Magic: The Gathering Arena – Tencent announces upcoming TCG for China players
With the English version of Magic: The Gathering Arena currently in Closed Beta phase, China’s gaming juggernaut Tencent announced it has signed a publishing deal with Wizards of the Coast to bring the PC online TCG to China. With competitor…
Fortnite – Tencent snaps up yet another battle royale game for local market
Following the announcements of Tencent signing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and H1Z1 for the local China market, it was revealed today that the internet giant has obtained the rights to publish Fortnite as well. This should not come as a surprise, seeing…
Tencent Holdings – Over USD 10 billion profit achieved for year 2017
Tencent Holdings Limited, the largest IT company in China, recently announced its financial results for the year of 2017. While you may have known its subsidiary Tencent Games, the company is also behind China’s top chat app (WeChat), online messenger…
PUBG Mobile – Battle royale mobile game based on popular PC title launches
Tencent and PUBG Corp have announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile, the mobile version of the wildly popular Battle Royale game, is now available in selected regions around the world, both on iOS and Android (more regions will be added at…
Tencent – Tech titan earned over 50% of China’s gaming revenue in Q3 2017
According to a research done by iResearch Global, the revenue of China’s online gaming market reached 63.54 billion Yuan (around USD 9.6 billion) in Q3 2017 (July to September), rising 6.8% compared with the previous quarter and surging 41.7% from last year.…
H1Z1 – Tencent Games reveals new survival game for China market
As speculated a few days ago, Tencent Games today announced the arrival of H1Z1 in the China market. Tencent will provide developer Daybreak Game Company with support, including connection speed optimization, server expansion, and even share technology on how to…
PUBG: Army Assault – Tencent reveals debut trailer for mobile battle royale title
Just last week, Tencent announced it has struck a deal with PUBG Corporation (company under developer Bluehole) to publish an edited version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China. Along with that news, a mobile game version was also confirmed. Earlier today,…
Honor of Kings – Limited edition smartphone sold out in minutes
Also known as Realm of Valor (ROV) and Arena of Valor (AOV) in different overseas markets, Honor of Kings (王者荣耀) has been the top downloaded and grossing mobile game n China for the past year. Over the weekend, mobile phone…
Lineage II: Revolution – VR demo version spotted at ChinaJoy
MMO Culture is over here at ChinaJoy 2017, and we are bringing you some of the most interesting things we have seen! Tencent Games is the publisher for Lineage II: Revolution in China, which is developed by Netmarble and launching…
Tencent – Gaming giant is building a massive eSports town in China
Chinese gaming giant Tencent recently agreed to build an eSports town in the city of Wuhu, China. Tentatively known as “Tencent eSports Town”, the area will consist of a eSports theme park, an eSports university, a cultural creative park, a…
Transformers Online – New gameplay videos from Closed Beta 3
Officially licensed from Hasbro and crafted using Unreal Engine 4, Transformers Online is an upcoming team shooter exclusive to China under Tencent Games. Since Closed Beta 1, several change have been made to the game, including the skill system, improved…
Tencent Games – China giant opens Thailand office for SEA expansion
Soon after Nexon announced its office in Thailand to fuel its Southeast Asia expansion, an even more bombastic news dropped today. Tencent Games, owner of Riot Games (League of Legends) and Clash of Clans (Supercell), announced it has purchased Sanook Online,…
Tencent – New massive headquarters set to complete in June 2017
Built at a cost of USD 600 million, the new headquarters for China (and global) technology powerhouse, Tencent, will be ready next year in June. As the owner of Riot Games (developer of League of Legends), majority shareholder of Epic Games…