- Name
- Tencent Games
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 January 1998
- Location
- Shenzhen,Guangdong,China
- Website
- http://www.tencent.com/en-us
- Aliases
Tencent Games
Shenzhen,Guangdong,China
One of the biggest publishers of free-to-play online games in China, including Dungeon Fighter and ArchAge. Tencent Holdings also owns Riot Games, nearly half of Epic Games, and 5% of Activision Blizzard. Tencent is currently the world's highest-earning video game company.
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Tencent is currently the world's biggest game company in terms of revenues, earning the most income from video games in 2013.
There are 4 internal studio groups at Tencent Games in China.
- TIMI Studio Group, includes the original Timi Studio in Shanghai, the Jade Studio in Shenzhen and the Wolong Studio in Chengdu, China.
- Lightspeed and Quantum Studio Group, in Shenzhen.
- Aurora Studio Group, in Shanghai.
- Morefun Studio Group, in Shenzhen.
Tencent is perhaps most currently notable for its' increasingly large stable of equity stakes in many of the major players throughout the entire Video game Industry.
Known Gaming related equity positions currently held by Tencent Holdings as of January 2020:
| Company | Equity Stake | Notable IP | Date of Acquisition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riot Games (Company) | 100% | League of Legends (Franchise) | Majority Stake acquired in 2011, 100% in 2015 | |
| Epic Games (Company) | 40% | Fortnite (Game) | 2012 | |
| Activision Blizzard | 5% | Warcraft (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise) | 2007 | |
| Krafton Game Union (Company) (Bluehole Studio (Company)) | ~11.5% | PUBG | 2017 | |
| Ubisoft | 5% | Assassin's Creed | 2018 | |
| Grinding Gears Games | 80% | Path of Exile (Game) | 2018 | |
| Supercell (Company) | 84.3% | Clash of Clans (Game) | ||
| Frontier Developments | 9% | Zoo Tycoon (Franchise) | 2017 | |
| Kakao | 13.5% | Black Desert Online (Game) | ||
| Paradox Interactive | 5% | Europa Unversalis | 2016 | |
| Fatshark | 36% | Warhammer: Vermintide | 2019 | |
| Funcom | 29% | Conan (Franchise) | 2019 | |
| Sharkmob | 100% | Unknown New IP | ||
| Discord | unknown | Freeware VOIP & Messaging | 2018 | |
| Glu Mobile (Company) | ~21% | Kim Kardashian | 2015 | |
| Platinum Games | unknown | Bayonetta (Franchise) | 2020 |
Developed Games
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Wújìn Zhī Jiàn Mìngyùn (Game)
Wújìn Zhī Jiàn Mìngyùn (Infinity Blade Fate) is a Xbox One exclusive installment in the Infinity Blade series, released in China. It is a Kinect-powered compilation of different parts of the three previously released Infinity Blade titles.
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Wújìn Zhī Jiàn Mìngyùn (Game)
Wújìn Zhī Jiàn Mìngyùn (Infinity Blade Fate) is a Xbox One exclusive installment in the Infinity Blade series, released in China. It is a Kinect-powered compilation of different parts of the three previously released Infinity Blade titles.
Xuan Dou Zhi Wang (Game)
A massively multiplayer online fighting game made by Tencent Games. Drawing inspiration from popular fighting game series', Xuan Dou Zhi Wang is in essence a celebration of fighting games for the people who love them, by the people who love them.
Kestrel (Working Title) (Game)
Kestrel (Codename) was a game from Remedy Entertainment with a co-op multiplayer component.