Reports coming from Chinese media state local
gaming giant Tencent is starting negotiations to hire Hideo Kojima after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain launches on September 1 for PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360 and One.
As Beijing's campaign to control content gathers pace,
gaming giant Tencent, which delivered another set of strong quarterly results, is an easy target for censors.
Not exact matches
Chinese tech
giants are now outright acquiring or taking majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's leading travel search site Skyscanner,
Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based
gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based
gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.
At the China
Gaming Industry Annual Conference in January, gaming giants like Tencent, Netease and Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd all reported 2010 was their most difficult year, according to th
Gaming Industry Annual Conference in January,
gaming giants like Tencent, Netease and Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd all reported 2010 was their most difficult year, according to th
gaming giants like
Tencent, Netease and Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd all reported 2010 was their most difficult year, according to the CBN.
Most of China's tech
giants, including instant messaging and
gaming company
Tencent, mobile handset maker Xiaomi, portal and microblogging
giant Sina, and the country's video streaming sites YoukuTudou, iQiyi, and LeTV, all have rushed into the rapidly growing space, joining upstarts such as Panda TV, an e-sports streaming app owned by Wang Sicong, the son of Wang Jianlin, China's richest man, a real estate mogul with aspirations in media and entertainment.
If
Tencent did purchase Rovio then it would give the media
giant an even bigger slice of the
gaming market.
Last week, you may have read that the
giant Chinese corporation
Tencent - who count League of Legends studio Riot among their many
gaming holdings - were making an investment in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developers Bluehole.
Last week, you may have read that the
giant Chinese corporation
Tencent - who count League of Legends studio Riot among their many
gaming holdings...
Tencent is a
giant in the
gaming business and made headlines this week as it surpassed Wells Fargo to become the 10th biggest company in the world by market cap.
PUBG also exists on iOS and Android in a surprisingly stable state — it is made by Chinese
gaming and tech
giant Tencent — but progress does not carry over to other platforms.