Major Chinese investment house known to online gamers in the west for its stake in a number of western games, including League of Legends and World of Warcraft.
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Tencent removes its Epic Games board inserts after US Justice Department gives it the stinkeye
If this news story were a Discord conversation, the US Justice Department would have posted the Futurama Frye squint animated gif and Tencent would...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025
This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...
Tarisland celebrates the holidays with snowball fights, buff-granting cookies, and an ice giant December 18
Tarisland will not be ignoring the Christmas season in its first year of life, but that's not a surprise considering Tencent promised a seasonal...
China’s mobile Blue Protocol ARPG rebrands as Star Resonance with a new test for December
We're all being reminded that Blue Protocol is technically not dead all over again. Readers will remember that a mobile version of the anime...
Ubisoft shareholders are apparently still in buyout negotiations – under Guillermot family control
Rumors of an Ubisoft buyout have popped up multiple times in recent memory - in fact, the last one was back in October, when Bloomberg...
Tencent’s upcoming multiplayer survival title Light of Motiram earns criticism for its Horizon-like appearance
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Sony's Horizon series of games should probably be blushing brightly and curling up into a...
Tarisland’s top raids are seeing a completion rate under 20 percent, Tencent says
Tencent is plunging onward with Tarisland development: Last week, we got an abbreviated roadmap consisting of, well, December its winter event layout, but today,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Mobile might not be for you, and that’s fine
Ugh. Do I have to? Yes, apparently I have to. Let's talk about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile as a new thing related to Final...
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile devs promise the game will be more than a ‘bite-sized mobile experience’
There was some understandable skepticism and general recoil after the announcement that Final Fantasy XIV is getting a mobile spinoff, but the developers at...
Tarisland confirms new epic raids, more Twisted Dreamland, and a Christmas event for December
Are you having fun exploring the snowy zone of Blight Dragon Elegy or clawing feebly at the legendary weapon grind in Tarisland? Well don't...
Tarisland’s new legendary weapon system is being roasted by players as grindy and predatory
Earning more powerful and more VFX-coated weapons is the name of the endgame goal in Tarisland, and with the arrival of Season One to...
Monster Hunter is getting a new open world mobile game, Monster Hunter Now maps out its next seasons
If you were looking to experience Monster Hunter on your mobile device, the only option you've really had is Niantic's mobile ARG Monster Hunter...
Nightingale suffers second round of layoffs in two weeks as staff say the game’s early access will continue
Last week, we covered some unfortunate news for co-op sandbox Nightingale when we learned that its studio, Tencent-backed Inflexion, had abruptly closed down its...
Tarisland’s arrival to Steam is met with low player numbers and mostly negative review scores
Part of Tarisland's big shiny launch of Blight Dragon Elegy was the MMORPG's arrival to the Steam store, so that means it's time for...
Nightingale patches in Halloween and confirms layoffs at Inflexion’s UK subsidiary
It's patch day over in co-op sandbox Nightingale, and it's a good patch too as it includes the game's Halloween event.
"Head on over to...
Tarisland begins Season One and adds new content with the release of Blight Dragon Elegy
The PC and mobile MMORPG already had a launch with Season 0, but now it's counting to one and putting out a major content...
Tarisland is adding a roguelike mode and a ‘Fair Raid’ mode in tomorrow’s Blight Dragon Elegy
We're a day away from Tarisland launching its first full season's worth of content, which means that Tencent is continuing to hype up what's...
Tarisland locks down October 22 for Blight Dragon Elegy and Season 1’s shared account benefits
After dragging its feet on a specific date for Tarisland's big Season 1 update, Tencent popped up at the 11th hour to let fans...
Tarisland warns players to grab Season 0 rewards by October 21
Season 1: Blight Dragon Elegy is coming to Tarisland on October 22nd, which means that the MMO's pre-season, Season 0, is wrapping up soon...
Tarisland’s Blight Dragon Elegy raid blog is its weirdest lore dump yet
Before you ask: No, we still don't know when in October Tarisland's Blight Dragon Elegy and first proper season are launching, but no matter...