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The development team behind the hit Battle Royale game have confirmed that there will be lengthy PUBG Mobile down time tonight. Starting at 1am, BST, today’s scheduled maintenance is set to last a whopping eight hours. The good news is that when PUBG Mobile servers go back online, all the new Season 2 content will […]
PUBG Mobile users might want to download Tencent’s official new emulator. The Battlegrounds Mobile developer has released a new emulator that lets users play PUBG Mobile with a mouse and keyboard. “Tencent’s best-ever emulator for PUBG Mobile,” reads the official description. “Flexible and precise control with a mouse and keyboard combo.” As WCCFTech points out, […]
Mobile banking startup N26 has raised $ 160 million in a series C round of funding from Allianz Group’s investment arm Allianz X and Chinese tech titan Tencent. Founded in 2013 as “Number26,” the Berlin-based startup rebranded as N26 two years ago when it obtained its own banking license. The company serves 850,000 customers across…Read […]
If you grew up with video games as a kid, you probably struck a deal with your parents: pass a school test with flying colors and you can play more. Tencent wants to formalize those arrangements. Chief executive Ma Huateng has proposed digital contracts that offer game time to kids (for Tencent games, of course) […]
Tencent Holdings is investing an undisclosed amount of money in Skydance Media, a Hollywood entertainment studio that makes everything from Terminator movies to the Archangel virtual reality game. Skydance Media was started in 2010 by David Ellison, the son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison. The company has made feature films including Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World […]
BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence “E-Commerce Briefing” subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Tencent plans to invest in the Chinese division of Carrefour SA, a France-based retail company, according to Bloomberg. The company, along with recent investment Yonghui Superstores, a local supermarket operator, has agreed […]
China is making a national push in artificial intelligence. A program from one of its biggest internet companies, Tencent, just beat a world champion at Go. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a679956d55cec366c9ba15d/master/pass/TencentCEO-FeatureArt-689243576.jpg
Apple and Tencent have reached an agreement to allow tip-style gifts to again be sent through WeChat, a messaging application that boasts nearly 1 billion users. While the specific date for reintroduction of tipping was not given, the “feature with Chinese characteristics” has been the subject of discussions between the companies for months. Tencent previously allowed WeChat users on […]
Mixi’s mobile game Monster Strike was the top grossing app in 2017, according to mobile data and insights company Sensor Tower. The caveat, though, is that Google Play isn’t available in China — the stomping grounds of tech giant Tencent, which recently released its hit title Honor of Kings with the name Arena of Valor in the […]
It’s just like everyone always says in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: China No. 1. Internet megacorp Tencent has revealed that it will have the exclusive rights to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in its home market of China. It will run the servers, and it will focus on complying with (or bypassing) tough regulations. Tencent is also promising to deal […]
