Tencent Acquires Minority Stake in Arma and DayZ Developer Bohemia Interactive

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Bohemia Interactive, a leading games developer in Czechia is announcing today that Tencent Holding has agreed to acquire a minority stake in the company. Following the strategic investment, Bohemia Interactive will continue to operate independently and be led by the existing management team. With more than 21 years in the game industry, Bohemia Interactive has …

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Tencent Acquires Minority Stake in Dontnod Entertainment

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Tencent has acquired a minority stake in Life is Strange and Vampyr developer Dontnod Entertainment for €30 million, the developer announced. As part of this investment, Tencent has an option to propose the appointment of a representative on the Dontnod Entertainment Board of Directors. The funds raised will mainly be used to finance the ramp-up …

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Tencent Buys Majority Stock in Klei Entertainment, The Developers of Don’t Starve

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Tencent has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Don’t Starve and Mark of the Ninja developer Klei Entertainment, the companies announced. According to Klei Entertainment founder Jaime “Bigfoot” Cheng, the developer will retail “full autonomy of creative and operations across all aspects of the studio, including projects, talent, and more.” Here …

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PlatinumGames Announces Partnership with Tencent to Help with Self-Publishing

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Bayonetta 3 and Babylon’s Fall developer Platinum Games has received a capital investment from Tencent Holdings as a basis for partnership, the company announced. The partnership has no effect on the independence of Platinum Games, which will continue operations under its current corporate structure. Platinum Games president and CEO Kenichi Sato said the company will …

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Square Enix and Tencent Group to Enter into Strategic Alliance

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Square Enix and Tencent have announced the formation of a strategic alliance that will result in the establishment of a joint-venture company, co-development of AAA titles based on new intellectual properties, the licensing of existing intellectual properties, and more. Find the full press release below. “Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), today announced that …

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