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Team Kaiju Closure and Layoffs Confirmed by Tencent, Unannounced AAA Game Canceled

Tencent and  TiMi Studio Group have confirmed to TechRaptor that their AAA studio Team Kaiju has been shut down.  In a statement provided to TechRaptor, Tencent and its subsidiary TiMi Studio Group…

December 18, 2023 | 06:55 EST

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Alan Wake 2 Dev Rebooting Free-to-Play Game "Vanguard" in Partnership With Tencent as Premium Game

Today Remedy Entertainment announced that it is rebooting development of its cooperative free-to-play game code-named Vanguard.   According to the announcement, the game will be turned into a…

November 13, 2023 | 10:52 EST

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Tencent To Acquire Majority Stake In Dying Light Studio Techland

Dying Light 2 studio Techland has revealed that Chinese gaming giant Tencent will become its majority stakeholder. In a blog post titled "Techland's Next Chapter and the Road Ahead", CEO Paweł…

July 24, 2023 | 10:14 EDT

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Logitech And Tencent Cloud Gaming Handheld Images Possibly Leaked

The first images of the upcoming Logitech and Tencent cloud gaming handheld may well have leaked. The images, which were leaked on Twitter and then subsequently DMCA'd, appear to show a handheld…

August 30, 2022 | 09:49 EDT

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Remedy Delays Free-To-Play Shooter Project Vanguard

Remedy Entertainment has revealed a Project Vanguard delay. The upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter will be pushed back owing to lessons the studio has learned from its single-player campaign…

August 2, 2022 | 11:29 EDT

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Logitech And Tencent To Launch Cloud Gaming Handheld This Year

Logitech and Tencent have announced that they're teaming up to create a brand new cloud gaming handheld. The device, which doesn't have a name yet, will support several major cloud gaming services…

August 2, 2022 | 09:06 EDT

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Disgraced Ex-Ubisoft Exec Ashraf Ismail Reappears At Tencent

Disgraced former Ubisoft executive Ashraf Ismail has been working at Tencent's TiMi Studio since last year, it has emerged. Ismail was fired from Ubisoft in 2020 following misconduct allegations, but…

July 29, 2022 | 09:58 EDT

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Tencent WeGame App Shutting Down Soon

Tech giant Tencent has announced an official shutdown of its mobile app, WeGame, due to a "business strategy adjustment."  Gamers use the app worldwide to check video game updates and battle records…

July 8, 2022 | 04:57 EDT

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Tencent To Block Chinese Gamers From Playing Some Overseas Games

Chinese gaming giant Tencent has announced that it will make moves to block Chinese gamers from accessing international games. One of Tencent's apps will be updated in order to make sure Chinese…

April 14, 2022 | 08:38 EDT