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Final Fantasy XIV Announced for Mobile, With PUBG Mobile Developer at Helm
Final Fantasy XIV, the long-running popular MMOROG from Square Enix, is coming to mobile platforms, the publisher announced Wednesday. The mobile version of the game is being developed by Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios, that previously worked on PUBG Mobile.
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Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips
After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Age of Empires Mobile to Hit Google Play Store, App Store on October 17
Age of Empires will soon be available on smartphones. The Mobile version of the historical real-time strategy game will launch globally later this year. The developers have announced the release date of the mobile version. It will be accessible to both Android and iOS users with pre-registration for the game is now live.
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League of Legends, Valorant Developer Riot Games to Lay Off About 11 Percent of Staff
Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja.
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Arcane Season 2 Will Reportedly Debut in Winter 2024
Arcane season 2 is reportedly eyeing a release in late 2024. As per Twitter user LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during Tencent’s Video V Vision Conference late last week, with a Q4 2024 date marking a release sometime between October to December next year. Riot Games previously confirmed that it’s not trying to rush out a second season ...
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Tencent Begins Testing of Self-Developed AI Model; Integrates With Internal Services, Products
China's Tencent Holdings said on Thursday that it has started internal testing of its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is now being integrated with a number of internal services and products. In a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday, Tencent said its foundation AI model named "Hunyuan" has been integrated with a range of ...
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Microsoft to Let Call of Duty Stay on PlayStation After Activision Blizzard Deal
Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in a tweet on Sunday. A deal to keep Call of Duty on Playstation could further ease concerns surrounding the acquisition's impact on competition.
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Microsoft-Activision Acquisition: Everything to Know About Deal, Challenges
The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,67,00 crore) acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard, hours after a federal judge rejected a similar request. The deal is facing varying responses around the world from regulators.
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Government Allows Resuming Popular Game App BGMI, "3-Month Trial Approval"
BGMI game: South Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent, on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country.
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E3 2023 Has Been Cancelled
E3 2023 has been cancelled, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) confirmed. A report notes that the 2023 edition ‘simply did not garner the sustained interest' necessary to execute the event in a manner that would display the size and strength of the games industry. The news comes after big publishers like Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo ...
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Tencent to Maintain Cost-Cutting Measures Amid First Drop in Annual Revenue
Tencent Holdings on Thursday said it would restrict its focus to its core business, while maintinaing cost-cutting and improving efficiencies, as it reported its first drop in annual revenue to date. The world's largest video game company and operator of the WeChat messaging platform posted revenue of CNY 554.55 billion (nearly Rs. 6,65,600 crore) ...
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China’s Online Gaming Regulator Grants Approval to 27 New Video Games, Including Tencent, NetEase Titles
Among the imported online games approved by the National Press and Publication Administration is at least one by Tencent, a game called Merge Mansion, according to a list the regulator released on Monday. NetEase secured approval for at least one mobile game named Audition: Everybody Party, while Bilibili received a licence for a game called Shanya...
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Microsoft's Licensing Offer Said to Likely Satisfy EU on Activision Deal
Microsoft's offer of licensing deals to rivals is likely to address EU antitrust concerns over its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,68,000 crore) acquisition of Activision, three people familiar with the matter said, helping it to clear a major hurdle. Microsoft announced the Activision bid in January last year, its biggest ever, to take on leaders Tence...
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EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline for Verdict on Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal to April 25
The deadline for a decision on Microsoft’s contentious $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision has been extended to April 25, according to a European Commission filing on Wednesday. EU antitrust regulators will give a verdict on the deal, which has come under the scanner of various regulatory bodies s...
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Final Fantasy XIV Announced for Mobile, With PUBG Mobile Developer at Helm
Final Fantasy XIV, the long-running popular MMOROG from Square Enix, is coming to mobile platforms, the publisher announced Wednesday. The mobile version of the game is being developed by Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios, that previously worked on PUBG Mobile.
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Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips
After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Age of Empires Mobile to Hit Google Play Store, App Store on October 17
Age of Empires will soon be available on smartphones. The Mobile version of the historical real-time strategy game will launch globally later this year. The developers have announced the release date of the mobile version. It will be accessible to both Android and iOS users with pre-registration for the game is now live.
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League of Legends, Valorant Developer Riot Games to Lay Off About 11 Percent of Staff
Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja.
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Arcane Season 2 Will Reportedly Debut in Winter 2024
Arcane season 2 is reportedly eyeing a release in late 2024. As per Twitter user LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during Tencent’s Video V Vision Conference late last week, with a Q4 2024 date marking a release sometime between October to December next year. Riot Games previously confirmed that it’s not trying to rush out a second season ...
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Tencent Begins Testing of Self-Developed AI Model; Integrates With Internal Services, Products
China's Tencent Holdings said on Thursday that it has started internal testing of its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is now being integrated with a number of internal services and products. In a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday, Tencent said its foundation AI model named "Hunyuan" has been integrated with a range of ...
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Microsoft to Let Call of Duty Stay on PlayStation After Activision Blizzard Deal
Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in a tweet on Sunday. A deal to keep Call of Duty on Playstation could further ease concerns surrounding the acquisition's impact on competition.
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Microsoft-Activision Acquisition: Everything to Know About Deal, Challenges
The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,67,00 crore) acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard, hours after a federal judge rejected a similar request. The deal is facing varying responses around the world from regulators.
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Government Allows Resuming Popular Game App BGMI, "3-Month Trial Approval"
BGMI game: South Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent, on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country.
-
E3 2023 Has Been Cancelled
E3 2023 has been cancelled, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) confirmed. A report notes that the 2023 edition ‘simply did not garner the sustained interest' necessary to execute the event in a manner that would display the size and strength of the games industry. The news comes after big publishers like Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo ...
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Tencent to Maintain Cost-Cutting Measures Amid First Drop in Annual Revenue
Tencent Holdings on Thursday said it would restrict its focus to its core business, while maintinaing cost-cutting and improving efficiencies, as it reported its first drop in annual revenue to date. The world's largest video game company and operator of the WeChat messaging platform posted revenue of CNY 554.55 billion (nearly Rs. 6,65,600 crore) ...
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China’s Online Gaming Regulator Grants Approval to 27 New Video Games, Including Tencent, NetEase Titles
Among the imported online games approved by the National Press and Publication Administration is at least one by Tencent, a game called Merge Mansion, according to a list the regulator released on Monday. NetEase secured approval for at least one mobile game named Audition: Everybody Party, while Bilibili received a licence for a game called Shanya...
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Microsoft's Licensing Offer Said to Likely Satisfy EU on Activision Deal
Microsoft's offer of licensing deals to rivals is likely to address EU antitrust concerns over its $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,68,000 crore) acquisition of Activision, three people familiar with the matter said, helping it to clear a major hurdle. Microsoft announced the Activision bid in January last year, its biggest ever, to take on leaders Tence...
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EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline for Verdict on Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal to April 25
The deadline for a decision on Microsoft’s contentious $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,71,800 crore) acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision has been extended to April 25, according to a European Commission filing on Wednesday. EU antitrust regulators will give a verdict on the deal, which has come under the scanner of various regulatory bodies s...
