Tencent

Tencent bought a majority stake in Bohemia Interactive according to a report

The Chinese video game publisher Tencent has invested in yet another relatively small company Bohemia Interactive. According to a report by PC Gamer,  Tencent paid $260 to buy about 70-80% stake of the company. Bohemia Interactive is mostly known for titles such as DayZ and Arma 3. Their latest release was Ylands. Tencent also bought

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Tencent will be the largest shareholder in Japan’s Marvelous game company

The game company behind the most popular battle royale game-PUBG is buying about 20% stake in Japan’s Marvelous. According to a report by Bloomberg, Tencent will invest about 7 billion yen( $65 million) in this Japanese company. Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Research had to say the following about this subtle investment from the

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Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Approved In China; Tencent To Distribute It

Update: Analysts say today’s provisional approval doesn’t mean Switch would be officially available immediately in China, and due to Chinese preference for PC and smartphone games, the success of Switch is still not guaranteed. The Department of Culture of Guangdong Province in China has approved documents related to Nintendo Switch and its distribution in China.

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