Company:Tencent Games

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Tencent Games
Native name
腾讯游戏
Téngxùn Yóuxì
TypeDivision
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Headquarters
Shenzhen
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Area served
Worldwide
ParentTencent Interactive Entertainment
SubsidiariesSee § Ownerships
Websitegame.qq.com

Tencent Games (Chinese: 腾讯游戏; pinyin: Téngxùn Yóuxì) is the video game holding and publishing division of Tencent Interactive Entertainment,[2] itself a division of Chinese conglomerate Tencent.[3] Tencent Games was founded in 2003 to focus on online games.[1] As of March 2018, it is the largest video game company in the world.[4]

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Notable games

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "腾讯游戏 嘉年华2010". http://game.qq.com/webplat/info/11/787/1659/201012/85226.shtml. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  2. "腾讯互动娱乐-腾讯互动娱乐官方网站-让想象绽放". http://ieg.tencent.com/about.html. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  3. "Tencent 腾讯 - Products & Services". https://www.tencent.com/en-us/structure.html. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  4. "Tencent isn’t just Ubisoft’s savior — it’s the world’s biggest gaming company". https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/29/17172326/tencent-ubisoft-explained. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  5. "Tencent acquires majority stake in Path of Exile studio". https://www.pcgamer.com/tencent-acquires-majority-stake-in-path-of-exile-studio/. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  6. "China’s Tencent moves into Europe with investment in mobile and online game publisher Miniclip (exclusive)". 18 February 2015. https://venturebeat.com/2015/02/18/chinas-tencent-invests-in-europes-mobile-and-online-game-publisher-miniclip-exclusive/. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  7. "Riot Games now owned entirely by Tencent". https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/16/10326320/riot-games-now-owned-entirely-by-tencent. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  8. Kerr, Chris. "Tencent agrees to $8.6 billion Supercell purchase". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/275446/Tencent_agrees_to_86_billion_Supercell_purchase.php. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  9. Wawro, Alex. "Tencent and LINE unite to invest millions in mobile game makers". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/230140/Tencent_and_LINE_unite_to_invest_millions_in_mobile_game_makers.php. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  10. "Activision Blizzard separates from Vivendi in deal worth $8.2B". https://www.polygon.com/2013/7/26/4558760/activision-blizzard-separates-from-vivendi-in-deal-worth-8-2b. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  11. Kerr, Chris. "Report: Tencent could sink $470M into Battlegrounds dev Bluehole". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/317307/Report_Tencent_could_sink_470M_into_Battlegrounds_dev_Bluehole.php. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  12. "Tencent to Pay $500 Million for Stake in CJ Games". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-03-26/tencent-to-pay-500-million-for-stake-in-cj-games. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  13. "Tencent's $330M Epic Games investment absorbed 40 percent of developer [Updated"]. https://www.polygon.com/2013/3/21/4131702/tencents-epic-games-stock-acquisition. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  14. Wawro, Alex. "Ghostbusters dev FireForge files for bankruptcy". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/278324/Ghostbusters_dev_FireForge_files_for_bankruptcy.php. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  15. "Tencent buys 9% of Frontier Developments". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-28-tencent-buys-9-percent-of-frontier-developments. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  16. "The Kardashian effect: Tencent pays $126M for 15% of Glu Mobile". 29 April 2015. https://venturebeat.com/2015/04/29/the-kardashian-effect-tencent-pays-126m-for-15-of-glu-mobile/. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  17. "Tencent invests in Milky Tea". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-08-02-tencent-invests-in-milky-tea. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  18. "Netmarble Seeks as Much as $2.4 Billion in IPO for Gamemaker". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/korea-s-netmarble-aims-to-raise-as-much-as-2-4-billion-in-ipo. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  19. "Tencent invests in Ourpalm - Report". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-20-tencent-invests-in-ourpalm-report. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  20. "Tencent acquiring 5% equity in Paradox". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-05-27-tencent-acquiring-5-percent-equity-in-paradox. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  21. "How Korean mobile game developers are riding the financials markets to success". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/comment-and-opinion/60074/how-korean-mobile-game-developers-are-riding-the-financials-market-to-success/. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  22. "Tencent invests $90 million in Pocket Gems". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-05-11-tencent-invests-usd90-million-in-pocket-gems. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  23. Wawro, Alex. "Robot grabs minority investment from Chinese giant Tencent". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/237540/Robot_grabs_minority_investment_from_Chinese_giant_Tencent.php. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  24. "Ubisoft finally fends off Vivendi takeover bid through Tencent partnership". https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/20/17144094/ubisoft-vivendi-sells-stake-tencent-deal. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  25. "Tencent splashes $142.2m on Chinese developer Seasun". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-04-26-tencent-splashes-usd142-2m-on-chinese-developer-seasun. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 
  26. "Tencent acquires stake in Shanda". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-02-07-tencent-acquires-stake-in-shanda. Retrieved 3 July 2018. 

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