Big Brother Is Watching
Tencent forewarns of increased regulations and restrictions in China
The company expressed intent to remain fully compliant with future regulations
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Tencent
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www.tencent.com
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Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.
Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.
Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.
Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.
Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.
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Accolades
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Three Months
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Winner Winner
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The battle royale jumped ahead by almost $70 million
Reformed Raccoon
Typhoon Studios reforms as Raccoon Logic, backed by Tencent
The founding team consists of veterans from Ubisoft, WB Games, EA and more
Closed Beta
Tencent and Bandai Namco soft launch Digimon: New Century
The upcoming RPG has been in development for three years
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Epic Games, Respawn Entertainment, Alpha Dog Games and Riot Games
Cracking Down
Tencent stock falls by $60 billion following criticism from state media
Honor of Kings set to be implemented with new constraints
Winner Winner
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Celebrate the big wins and catch up with all the highlights
Beyond A Billion
Tencent buying UK studio Sumo Group for $1.3 billion
Chinese giant continues global rollup
Ready To Unite
Pokémon Unite set to launch on Switch next week, mobile to follow
The game is due to be released on Wednesday 21st July
Jobs In Games
PUBG Mobile producer Rick Li on getting into games and adapting the battle royale from home
"The number of hardcore mobile players is rising and games are becoming increasingly complex"
It’s A Battleground
Battlegrounds Mobile India fires to 34 million users and 16 million DAUs
The title is exclusively available in India via the Google Play store
Honourable
Mobile games spending reached $7.3 billion in June 2021
Honor of Kings, PUBG mobile and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds lead the show
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: How unceasing QA testing increases mobile game profitability
WeTest’s Connie Fu and Gunther Gong explain the importance of continued QA testing
Go On Son
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
The partnership will see Heung-Min as a playable character in the game
Face The Consequences
Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night
The system will lock young users out of games late in the evening
Strong Performance
Update: Konami is working with Tencent's TiMi Studios to bring Contra Returns to the West
Debuted in China in June 2017
Still Growing
Mobile games revenue rises by 18% to $44.7 billion in first half of 2021
$26 billion from the App Store alone
No Slowing Down
Honor of Kings tops global revenue for third consecutive month
$264.5 million from player spending
Honor At Stake
Tencent facing lawsuit over 'inappropriate content' in Honor of Kings
"The game characters have tampered with the image of historical figures…"
Mystery Box
Microsoft partners with Call of Duty: Mobile developer Timi Studios on mysterious project
Is another Xbox franchise mobile-bound?
Dark Horse
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby storms mobile revenue chart for April 2021, Honor of Kings still top
CyberAgent developed title launched in February 2021
Pgc Digital #6
PUBG Mobile esports generated 200 million hours of viewing in 2020
It's #4 in world ranking
War Good For?
Garena Free Fire does $100 million in US in Q1 2021
Growing faster
King Of The Hill
Honor of Kings top-grossing mobile title in March 2021 generating $257 million
Followed by PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact
Walking Dead
PUBG Mobile studio working on cross-platform zombie survival game Undawn
Coming to mobile and PC later this year
Money Money Money
Tencent's Timi Studios hit revenues of $10 billion in 2020
The largest Tencent-owned studio
Winner, Winner
PUBG Mobile shoots through $5 billion in lifetime revenue
Three years after it was released
Making Bank
Tencent had profits of $19.5 billion in 2020
Helped by Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile
Shoot Em Up
PUBG Mobile shoots through one billion downloads
Just over three years after its release
Look The Part
Honor of Kings collaborates with Burberry
Two new skins have been designed for heroine Yao
Top Dog
PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing game in February 2021
Followed by Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact
Whole New World
TiMi studios hiring for new open world cross-platform title
It will be developed with Unreal Engine 5
Poc In Mobile
"More investments need to be made for creating a career path for members of diverse communities"
Tencent marketing senior director Anthony Crouts discusses the need for better education
Save The Planet
TiMi Studios joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance
"Great games can make positive contributions to society"
Outta Here
Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open
Reasons include cheating and ineligible players
Top Of The World
Honor of Kings reigns as top-grossing mobile title in January 2021
Followed by PUBG Mobile
Trainers Unite
Pokémon Unite regional beta set to launch in Canada
Players must be over the age of 16 and can only be accessed on Android devices
Thank You, Next
China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games
Pokémon Quest and Rayman Legends also all make the cut
Top Of The World
Tencent and NetEase remain App Annie's top publishers for the fourth year running
A number of companies jumped up more than 10 places this year
Investment
Tencent backs Life is Strange maker Dontnod
French firm issuing $60.6 million in new shares to fund self-publishing dreams
New Partnership
Tencent Games forms strategic partnership with RedMagic
"The in-depth cooperation between Tencent Games and RedMagic has very similar goals"
Welcome To The Family
Tencent acquires majority stake in Don't Starve dev Klei Entertainment
"This partnership helps us navigate a changing industry, and helps us focus on what we do best: making unique experiences that no one else can"
Done Deal
Tencent secured 31 games-based deals in 2020
"Tencent is in no danger of losing its No.1 position in the games market, but it is beginning to feel some pressure"
Money Money Money
$33.6 billion was spent on games industry investments last year
$12.6 billion came from M&As
It's An Honour
Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in December 2020
Followed by PUBG Mobile
One Of Us
Among Us tops worldwide download charts for 2020
PUBG Mobile was the most lucrative mobile title last year
Welcome Back
Huawei returns Tencent's games to its storefront
Following removal due to a revenue share dispute
Independent
Digital Extremes will maintain creative independence after Tencent takeover
"We will continue to create great content for Warframe, and we will remain creatively independent"
Catch A Cheat
Over two million PUBG Mobile accounts have been suspended for cheating
Due to a variety of cheats