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• League of Legends developer now wholly owned by TenCent

  League of Legends developer Riot Games has quietly signed itself away to Chinese publisher TenCent.

• League of Legends coming to Windows 10 Store in China

  League of Legends will be made available on the Window 10 store through a partnership between Microsoft and Tencent in China.

• Call of Duty Online is now available in China

  The Chinese market-exclusive Call of Duty Online has entered into open beta.

• Infinity Blade Saga coming to Xbox One in China - report

  Infinity Blade Saga is a new Kinect-optional spin on Chair Entertainment’s mobile hit, coming to Xbox One in China.

• Candy Crush Saga on its way to mainland China

  Candy Crush Saga is coming to mainland China this summer, thanks to local distributor TenCent.

• Call of Duty: Online gets robot zombies mode, trailer released

  Call of Duty: Online developer Tencent has released a new trailer for its robot zombies mode. The studio has also released a new trailer of the freaky bastards in action. Watch it here.

• Smite MOBA gets funding from League of Legends owners Tencent

  Tencent, the Chinese investment company that owns Riot Games – and therefore League of Legends – have agreed to publish new MOBA Smite outside of Europe and North America.

• Activision notes Q2 decline in WoW subs, independence is a "win-win-win" says analyst

  Activision Blizzard became an independent company last night, after it bought back the majority of its shares held by former parent company Vivendi which now, only holds a 12% stake. This is, according to Robert W. Baird & Co analyst Colin Sebastian, a “win-win-win” for all parties involved – despite a decrease in WoW subs.

• FIFA Online 3 deal between EA and Tencent made official

  EA has made its Tencent partnership official by announcing the latter will publish FIFA Online 3 in China.

• ESA adds Activision Blizzard and Tencent as members

  The Entertainment Software Association has announced that Activision Blizzard and Tencent have joined its trading body, bringing the total number of memberships to 37.

• Monster Hunter Online beta footage shows lush CryEngine 3 worlds

  Monster Hunter Online is currently in closed beta, and footage of the MMO has appeared online. It’s all very green and lush thanks to CryEngine 3 running in the background. The clip shows combat, monsters and more.

• Monster Hunter Online gameplay trailer shows beasts, combat & locations

  Monster Hunter Online developer Tencent has released a gameplay trailer for its MMO adaptation of Capcom’s long-standing series. The clip shows heroes battling many monsters, and gives a glimpse of the fantasy world’s many locations.

• Tencent financials: profit up 37%, revenue rises 40%

  Monster Hunter Online publisher and Riot Games owner Tencent has posted its Q1 financials, pointing to a prosperous year for the Chinese online gaming company.

• Tencent set to reveal new MOBA this week - report

  Tencent will reveal a new MOBA, rumored to be in development with ex-EA and Warcraft 3 veterans, during its annual press event April 18. Per some leaked screencaps and internal footage, ‘Ragme’ is set in a fantasy realm and is lane-based, according to an MMOCulture report. Tencent is in the process of bringing Activision’s Call […]

• TenCent purchases 40% stake in Epic Games, fronts two board members

  Tencent’s most recent financial report gives details of the Chinese company’s June acquisition of a stake in Epic Games, and the appointment of two of its representatives to the Epic board of directors.

• 'Mythical MMORPGs are boring the Chinese market', says analyst

  China has had a long-standing love affair with traditional fantasy MMORPGs, but it seems like that relationship is starting to break down, as droves of gamers flock to action-heavy gaming experiences instead. An analyst at Niko Partners has shed light on the exodus.

• Chinese firm Tencent purchases minority stake in Epic Games

  Tencent, the China-based Internet, mobile, and telecommunications company, has announced it has acquired a minority stake in Epic Games. “Tencent’s investment will empower Epic to help us do even more of what we do best, which is making great games and game technology, said Epic president Michael Capps. “Their expertise in the global online gaming […]

• The Sims Social heads to China

  EA has announced plans to launch The Sims Social game in China with Playfish Beijing behind the day-to-day operations and Tencent as the online host through its Qzone platform. The title was released through Facebook in August 2011 and reported 50 million MAU within a few weeks. Total monthly active users at present, according to […]

• Study - Online games market in China grew 32% in 2011 to $6.6B

  Pearl Research has estimated that during 2011, the online gaming market in China grew 32% to $6.6 billion.