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 suspends Arena of Valor CM following sexual harassment allegations
Good news! This story about sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior from a Tencent-owned company is not about Riot Games. It's apparently separate! Wait, that...
Riot and Tencent appear to be on unpleasant terms with one another
Some fans are still probably a bit miffed that Riot Games (maker of League of Legends and that's all) teased them about the possibility...
Tencent gains majority stake in Path of Exile’s Grinding Gear Games
Path of Exiles has a new boss this week.
Grinding Gear Games announced that Chinese mega-publisher Tencent has purchased a majority stake in the studio....
Players suspect PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile is a land full of bots
So, how are you doing with shooting folks in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile? Better than you'd expect, given the fact that it's a mobile device...
Black Desert’s Kakao Games enjoys $131.6 million in investment
It's all coming up Kakao Games these days.
The Korean studio received a large investment package recently that totals $131.6 million. The bundle comes from...
Take a look at the gameplay for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on mobile
At long last, your nightmare of having moments in the day when you might not be playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is coming to an end....
Tencent may be bringing H1Z1 to China
The easiest way to ensure that no one is really fighting over who gets to be at the top of the battle royale genre...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to China with Tencent adjustments
Chinese players will soon also be allowed to play a video game about locking yourself in a box where you can scavenge for weapons...
Path of Exile debuts in China, teases next expansion for December
First it was the launch of its nest expansion, The Fall of Oriath. Then it was its launch on the Xbox One. And now...
The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Make My MMO: Valiance Online’s founder alpha has begun (July 29, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Valiance Online took everyone by surprise by announcing the launch of its investor alpha on PC for Friday, though...
Chinese government attacks on Honour of Kings MOBA leads to child locks
You may not have heard of Honour of Kings, but that's probably because you don't live in China. It's one of the most popular...
Transformers Online moves to open beta in China
3Are your primary complaints about Overwatch the fact that it doesn't exclusively star giant robots while being a Chinese-only title? Because that's exactly what...
Netmarble raises $2.3B in IPO while Uncharted Waters Online goes steampunk
The top publisher of online games in South Korea now boasts the second-largest initial public offering in the country's history.
Netmarble, a Tencent subsidiary, raised...
Dark Optimus Prime arrives in Transformers Online’s beta
You know that when Dark Optimus Prime shows up, things just got real.
Tencent's team brawler Transformers Online is adding the sinister version of the...
Transformers Online is Overwatch with robots
In a perfect world, we'd already be playing a true Transformers MMORPG and enjoying every minute of customizable robots, on-the-go transformations, and roleplaying as...
Tencent, Activision Blizzard, and EA among top-grossing game companies this year so far
If someone were to ask you which video game company was absolutely dominating the revenue charts in 2016, what would you say? Unless you...
David Brevik becomes Path of Exile advisor
While some people were clinging to rumors that David Brevik was returning to the Diablo franchise that originally made him famous, the truth is...
Tencent reveals Transformers Online, a team-based Chinese shooter
Do you lie awake at night and think that what would really compete with Overwatch is a team-based shooter based on Transformers? Apparently, the...
There’s a Blade and Soul prequel in the works
Blade and Soul was one of the big western imports this year, but it's about to get some competition of its own making. NCsoft...
