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The Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen, China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: AFP

Tencent beats estimates with 47% profit jump, driven by video gaming

Video gaming sales, traditionally Tencent’s strongest revenue driver, grew 14% in the domestic market.

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Tencent profit jumps 82% on back of strong video gaming, ad growth

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario leads first listed Chinese company in esports

Tencent pulls DnF Mobile from app stores of Huawei, Oppo and Vivo

The move comes less than a month after hit video game Dungeon & Fighter Mobile was launched by Tencent Holdings on the mainland.

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Action role-playing game Dungeon & Fighter Mobile has become a runaway hit for Tencent Holdings. Photo: SCMP

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario prepares for China’s first esports IPO in the US

Co-founded by Mario Ho, NIP Group aims to become the first listed Chinese company in the esports industry.

Tencent sharpens focus on ‘evergreen’ video games in mainland China

The strategy takes into account the broad transformation in China’s video gaming market, which is maturing, according to Tencent senior vice-president Steven Ma.

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Tencent’s DnF Mobile rises as new runaway hit for video gaming giant

As of Tuesday, Tencent’s Dungeon & Fighter Mobile remained at the top of free-to-download games on Apple’s China App Store.

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The strong performance of Dungeon & Fighter Mobile provides a much-needed shot in the arm for Tencent Holding’s video gaming business on the mainland. Photo: SCMP

Tencent-backed video game live-streamers deny fresh merger rumours

Douyu and Huya say they have no plans to merge after a failed attempt in 2020, but they are collaborating as Tencent prepares to allow its top games back on rival platform Douyin.

China’s internet giants must step up opening their ‘walled gardens’: state media

The call to break more digital barriers in China’s internet industry comes days before Tencent’s flagship video game, Honour of Kings, returns to ByteDance-owned Douyin’s live-streaming platform.

Apple’s Tim Cook makes second China visit in 2023 amid tough iPhone 15 market

Cook’s latest China trip comes at a time when Apple’s iPhone 15 series is facing stiff competition from Huawei’s new 5G handsets.

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Apple chief executive Tim Cook flashes a peace sign, as he faced local media last week when he visited an Apple Store in Chengdu, capital of southwestern Sichuan province. Photo: Weibo

Chinese teams dominate in esports matches at Asian Games despite Beijing’s harsh policies

Chinese teams won four esports gold medals out of seven matches at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, providing a morale boost for gaming fans who are miffed by Beijing’s hostility towards the industry.

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Fans watch the Arena of Valor Asian Games final at the venue in Hangzhou on September 26, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Why China esports gold at Asian Games is unlikely to see Beijing relax limits

Despite esports gold at Asian Games, Chinese video gamers see little prospect of an overall sea change in Beijing’s tough approach to governing the industry.

China take home first esports gold at Asian Games in Arena of Valor victory

The undefeated Chinese team cleaned house in the Tencent mobile game, an international version of Honour of Kings, with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia.

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Tencent to develop mobile version of hit anime game Blue Protocol

The Chinese gaming giant is ramping up its gaming investments in places like Europe, Japan, and South Korea amid difficulties at home.

Signage at the Tencent Holdings booth at the Smart China Expo held earlier this month in the city of Chongqing in western China. Photo: Bloomberg

Alibaba to live stream Tencent’s flagship game in rare collaboration

China’s two largest tech giants are joining forces, as the local competition to attract eyeballs heats up amid a slowing economy.

Boys playing Tencent’s Honour of Kings in a shopping mall in Handan, Hebei province. Photo: Reuters

Tencent replaces chairman at game live-streamer Huya amid increased competition

The executive shuffle is expected to bring greater synergies between Tencent’s video gaming and live-streaming businesses.

Tencent unveils over 30 video game updates, new titles amid market turnaround

At its annual Spark conference, Tencent asserted its commitment to create technologically advanced games, which underscores how mainland China’s video gaming market is fast emerging from a downturn.

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Tencent, ByteDance vie for growth with new apps after tech crackdown

Tencent has launched a social media app targeting online gamers, while ByteDance has introduced a medium- and long-form app.

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A man holding a phone walks past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance’s app TikTok, known locally as Douyin. Photo: Reuters

China’s top video gaming firms pledge to promote nation’s culture, social values

Tencent Holdings, NetEase, Perfect World, miHoYo, Lilith Games and 37Games assert the video gaming sector’s positive impact on Chinese society at an industry conference this week.

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Genshin Impact bags US$4 billion, landing it among most successful mobile games

Genshin Impact’s success has showcased potential for Chinese mobile games to win over global players amid sluggish domestic market.

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Tencent and ByteDance’s Moonton get court date for latest infringement battle

Moonton alleges that Tencent infringed on the intellectual property, adding to open disputes between the two companies that have grown in intensity amid an industry crackdown.

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Mooton’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is one of the biggest mobile games in Southeast Asia. Photo: Handout

China’s mobile game sales sink to new low despite summer holiday

China’s video game sales in the third quarter plunged to their lowest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Young Chinese mobile gamer. Photo: Imaginechina via AFP

Tencent wins first China video game licence after 15-month drought

Approved title is Health Defence Battle, a small mobile game operated by Tencent subsidiary Nanjing Wangdian Technology.

Tencent looks overseas for new video gamers as home market cools

Tencent, operator of the world’s largest video gaming business by revenue, is pivoting overseas, as the home market cools under strict regulations.

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China’s Tencent, miHoYo stay on lofty perch with world’s most lucrative mobile games

Tencent’s Honour of Kings and PUBG Mobile, and miHoYo’s Genshin Impact were the three highest-grossing mobile games in the first half of this year.

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A kid is seen playing Tencent Holdings’ PUBG: Mobile on an iPhone. Photo: Shutterstock

Tencent asserts ‘social value’ of video gaming technologies

Video gaming technologies are making a contribution to areas outside online entertainment, including culture, science and traditional industries, according to Tencent.

Tencent Games, a subsidiary of internet giant Tencent Holdings, held its “Spark 2022” online conference on June 27, 2022. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese-developed mobile games to see greater demand in US, Europe

Slower growth is predicted in China because of the government’s rigid video game licensing process and restrictions on playing time for young gamers.

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Tencent and miHoYo mobile games are top earners amid tougher Chinese market

Honour of Kings, PUBG Mobile and Genshin Impact remained the most lucrative mobile games in the world in the first quarter, but spending on video games has declined amid greater regulatory oversight in China.

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Honour of Kings
Honour of Kings is a fantasy role-playing multiplayer online battle game made by Chinese internet giant Tencent.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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