Despite this move, Kuro Games will continue to operate independently. Chinese tech and gaming giantTencentis making huge investments once again. In total, Tencent now holds a 51.4% controlling stake in the company. This move also makes Tencent the only external shareholder of Kuro Games. On top of this, Kuro Games expressed confidence that this development will provide a more stable external environment. Founded in 2014, Kuro Games has built a portfolio around two major titles....

Now, Tencent and the Guillemot family want to make Ubisoft a private enterprise.

Image: Tencent Tencent has called the recent designation a mistake. The US Department of Defense has officially classified the multinational technology conglomerateTencentas a Chinese military company. Speaking to Bloomberg, a Tencent spokesperson said We are not a military company or supplier. Unlike sanctions or export controls, this listing has no impact on our business. We will nonetheless work with the Department of Defense to address any misunderstanding.

Ubisoft has announced that Tencent has invested US$1.25 billion in their new gaming subsidiary. Tencent has invested 1.16 billion (US$ 1.25 billion) in the subsidiary for a 25% stake. With its dedicated and autonomous leadership team, it will focus on transforming these three brands into unique ecosystems. When this article was published, the new carveout from Ubisoft didn’t have a name yet. According toReuters, Ubisoft stock has risen 10% after Tencent’s investment in the new subsidiary....

Image: Tencent Tencent has permanently banned 459,812 PUBG Mobile accounts for in-game cheating. Tencent announced the news via PUBG Mobiles official Twitter account, stating that 459,812 accounts had been permanently suspended. Cheaters are rife in PUBG Mobile, but Tencent hasnt been inactive in dealing with the problem. Back in August, the game released an updated version of its anti-cheat system called the Fog of War. Once it finds these players, it disables their in-game visibility during a match and bans them afterwards....

Image: Tencent Light of Motiram allegedly looks and sounds like Horizon Zero Dawn. Pocketpair is currently fightinga lawsuit from Nintendoand The Pokemon Company regarding those same similarities. The game has clearly taken some inspirations from the Horizon and Monster Hunter franchise. Its Mechanimals do look eerily similar to Guerrilla Games machines from the Horizon franchise. Canisters, wires and specific colours appear in the same spots across both games. It remains to be seen if Tencent and Polaris Quest will receive a response from Sony and Guerrilla Games....

Capcom has teamed up with TiMi Studio Group of Tencent Games to create a new Monster Hunter mobile game. Monster Hunter Outlanders is an ambitious venture.

In the video, TenTen was caught saying racist remarks against Indians. The post attracted the attention of the esports community and garnered one million views. Northeptiontook action and decided to terminate its contract with TenTen. The organization also apologized for TenTens misconduct and any inconvenience it may have caused. Northeption has reiterated their members that the company will not tolerate discrimination and violence under any circumstances. Northeption also asked fans for continued support in their team....

He is not going anywhere for VCT 2023. Sentinel started its roster overhaul from that middling performance for the 2023 season. Sentinels were privileged to be picked as one of the partner teams for the Americas League. The first big signing they made was withzekken. This time, he may be changing his speciality to Chamber, ala OpTic Gamings Jaccob yay Whiteaker. Sentinels will compete against the other nine Americas league teams next year....

2023 was a great year to play videogames. We played (and reviewed) many, many games this year. InStar Wars Jedi: Survivor,we see the Apex Legends developer iterate upon Fallen Order’s best ideas. Readour review of Alan Wake 2 here. Final Fantasy 16 delivers a memorable story that we plan to treasure andrevisit when its DLCs drop next year. Readour review of Final Fantasy 16 here. What Starfield gets right, it gets very right....

Quite a few celebrities stream on Twitch regularly, whether they’re playing games or just chatting with viewers. Here’s a list! Over the course of the pandemic, we all had to get a little more comfortable being at home. He also sometimes goes viral foraccidentally ignoring celebrity DMs for years. Currently, shes doing a full playthrough of God of War. He also played Starkiller in Star Wars: the Force Unleashed! He also likes streaming Star Wars Battlefront 2 every so often....

Whats better than a horror game on Halloween? After all, there are so many fantastic ones out there! As you’re able to tell, these teenagers arent very bright. You play as her daughter Amanda, investigating the disappearance of her mother on the space station Sevastopol. Unfortunately, she ends up reliving her mothers traumatic past instead. Dead by Daylight Horror and multiplayer gaming make for a beautiful combination. Its fun to play either role....

Pokemonare cute, but theyre not cute all the time. I am a very serious person and this is a very serious article. Lets judge some weird Pokemon. Garbodor Im sorry Garbodor, but youre the whole reason this list exists. Introduced in Pokemon Black and White, Garbodor was arguably the beginning of an unhealthy pattern in Pokemon design. Its evolution Garbodor on the other hand, is a monstrosity. What are those blue and pink stone-like objects scattered around its amorphous body?...