Neowin News Feed for: Tencent

PayPal's new super payment system makes it easier to pay across borders

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:12:01 +0000

PayPal's new global payment system unlocks wallets from China and India to make cross border payments. Read more...

Ubisoft forms $4.3 billion subsidiary with Tencent containing Assassin's Creed and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:44:02 +0000

Ubisoft's top three earning games and their development teams are being spun off into their own subsidiary with some investment help from Tencent. Read more...

Tencent's shares fall 8% in Hong Kong after U.S. labels it as a Chinese military company

David Uzondu — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:50:01 +0000

Tencent's shares fell 8% in Hong Kong after the U.S. Department of Defense added the company to its annual list of Chinese military companies. The list also includes other major players like DJI. Read more...

Tencent releases HunyuanVideo, a state-of-the-art open-source video generation model

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:38:01 +0000

Tencent has released HunyuanVideo, an open-source AI model for video generation that surpasses existing models in quality and performance. Read more...

Monster Hunter Outlanders announced for mobile, promises an authentic hunting experience

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:44:01 +0000

Capcom and TiMi Studio Group have joined up to develop a mobile Monster Hunter experience that will play just like the mainline entries. Read more...

Tencent brings Android games to Microsoft Store on Windows 11

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has partnered with Tencent to bring Android apps and games to Windows 11 users in China. This partnership allows Chinese Windows Insiders to access a wide range of Android games. Read more...

Devil May Cry director Hideaki Itsuno moves to Tencent studio for a new AAA game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:30:01 +0000

Hideaki Itsuno, the director behind Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma games, has become the head of the brand-new Lights Japan Studio that's creating a mystery AAA action game. Read more...

Delta Force free-to-play launch hits PC early, now landing in December

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:40:02 +0000

The upcoming Delta Force free-to-play launch has been pulled forward on PC. The early access release (now named open beta) will feature the start of season 1 content. Read more...

Ubisoft founders reportedly teaming up with Tencent, considering taking the company private

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:38:01 +0000

Ubisoft founders the Guillemot Brothers is reportedly in talks with Chinese conglomerate Tencent to take the video game company private. Read more...

Microsoft brings back Android app support on Windows 11, but don't get too excited

Taras Buria — Tue, 28 May 2024 18:28:01 +0000

Microsoft recently killed Android app support by deprecating Windows Subsystem for Android. However, the initiative lives, at least in China, thanks to a new partnership between Microsoft and Tencent. Read more...

Remedy cancels co-op multiplayer project to focus on "existing franchises"

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 07 May 2024 10:28:01 +0000

Remedy Entertainment and Tencent have canceled the cooperative multiplayer project that was recently internally rebooted. Codename Kestrel's development resources are being moved to other projects. Read more...

TikTok owner ByteDance will likely lay off hundreds of workers in its gaming division

John Callaham — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:58:01 +0000

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has confirmed it will "restructure our gaming business" and could lay off hundreds of its workers in that division as a result of those changes. Read more...

Chinese internet giants go on a $5 billion Nvidia shopping spree to power their AI ambitions

Mehrotra A — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:10:02 +0000

Nvidia has reportedly received multiple orders from Chinese companies valued at around $5 billion for the purchase of the company's A800 processor to fuel their Artificial Intelligence models. Read more...

Dying Light developer Techland is now majority owned by Tencent as it works on new game IP

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:46:01 +0000

Techland will still own its game iPs, including its hit Dying Light zombie action game franchise, and will retain creative control over its future games under the new Tencent majority ownership. Read more...

More game publishers back out of E3 2023 as the future of the trade show is in doubt

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:12:02 +0000

Sega and Tencent are the latest major game publishers who have stated they won't be exhibiting at E3 2023, and other companies are reportedly skipping the annual video game trade show as well. Read more...

Beijing finally grants licenses to NetEase and Tencent to publish new paid games

Usama Jawad — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:10:01 +0000

It seems like China has finally started loosening its grip a little on its local tech sector. The country's regulator has finally given NetEase and Tencent permission to publish new paid games again. Read more...

Tencent and Sony are taking a stake in FromSoftware

Steve Bennett — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:32:01 +0000

According to reports, both Tencent and Sony are to take minority stakes in FromSoftware, Inc., best known for Armored Core and Dark Souls series as well as its latest release, Elden Ring. Read more...

Logitech and Tencent jointly developing portable console for cloud gaming services

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:44:02 +0000

Logitech and Tencent have teamed up with Microsoft and NVIDIA to develop a handheld device that will support cloud gaming services such as xCloud and GeForce Now, and play AAA titles. Read more...

Tencent is developing its own chips, touts efforts in semiconductor R&D

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:44:01 +0000

Chinese tech giant Tencent has revealed that it has a long-term plan for semiconductor chip manufacturing. The company has also reportedly developed three chips till now and plans to develop more. Read more...

China will allow minors to play video games only for one hour per day on the weekends

Usama Jawad — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:40:01 +0000

China has announced a new rule under which people below the age of 18 can only play video games one hour daily from Friday to Sunday. Real-name registration systems will also be implemented. Read more...

Tencent faces lawsuit from Beijing prosecutors over WeChat's "youth mode"

Fiza Ali — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 20:28:01 +0000

Chinese internet giants and the video gaming industry is facing criticism from state media over their celebrity culture. This has also prompted a lawsuit filed against Tencent by Beijing prosecutors. Read more...

Chinese state media is on the warpath against social media's celebrity culture

Fiza Ali — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 13:10:01 +0000

Chinese state-run newspapers, People's Daily, and Economic Information Daily have criticized platforms that propagate celebrity culture. This criticism comes during China's crackdown on online firms. Read more...

RedMagic 6 and 6 Pro announced for China with a 165Hz refresh rate

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:10:01 +0000

nubia's gaming brand RedMagic and Tencent have announced the launch of the RedMagic 6 series of phones in China. They're the world's first phones with a 165Hz refresh rate display. Read more...

New U.S. executive order bans transactions with eight Chinese apps

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:54:01 +0000

The United States government has signed a new executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps, The order could be revoked by the President-elect once he takes office, though. Read more...

Huawei removes all Tencent games from its app store due to legal dispute

Usama Jawad — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:14:02 +0000

Due to a legal dispute, Huawei has reportedly removed all Tencent games such as PUBG, Arena of Valor, and Honor of Kings from its app store. It's currently unclear why this extreme step was taken. Read more...

Indian Government says it has no intention of reversing the PUBG Mobile ban

Mehrotra A — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:48:01 +0000

Earlier this month, the Indian Government banned PUBG Mobile in the country. Just after the news, PUBG Corp. dropped Tencent Games but the move was not enough for the government to reverse the ban. Read more...

TikTok interim CEO invites Facebook and Instagram to support litigation against Trump ban

Garg Ankit — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:14:01 +0000

Vanessa Pappas has publicly invited Facebook and Instagram to support their litigation against the executive order signed by President Trump that aims to ban the Chinese-backed app in the US. Read more...

TikTok and WeChat will be banned from U.S. app stores on Sunday

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:11:40 +0000

U.S. president Donald Trump has issued an executive order forcing TikTok and WeChat to be banned from app stores in the United States. The apps will no longer be available after Sunday. Read more...

PUBG Mobile to receive v1.0 update on September 9

Matthew Watson — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:00:01 +0000

PUBG Mobile is set to receive a large v1.0 update, containing user experience improvements and gameplay changes, ahead of a $2 million eSports tournament set to begin in late November. Read more...

PUBG Mobile is adding a 90Hz mode, temporarily exclusive to OnePlus phones

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:36:01 +0000

OnePlus has announced a partnership with the developers of PUBG Mobile, which allows users of OnePlus 7 Pro and newer phones to play the game with a 90Hz refresh rate before everyone else. Read more...

Pokémon Unite, a battle arena game developed by Tencent, is coming to Switch and mobile

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:06:01 +0000

As part of a previously-announced Pokémon Presents presentation, The Pokémon Company and Tencent announced Pokémon Unite, a new battle arena title coming to the Switch and mobile devices. Read more...

Tape and glasses are all you need to break Apple's FaceID - alongside a sleeping person

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:28:01 +0000

One of the more interesting exploits discussed at BlackHat USA this week was the use of glasses and tape on a sleeping person to trick FaceID into unlocking a phone and even processing payments. Read more...

BMW teams up with Tencent to build computing center in China for autonomous vehicles

Stergios Georgopoulos — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:38:01 +0000

The new computing center will leverage Tencent's cloud computing capabilities and enable BMW to analyze the large amounts of real-time data that self-driving cars produce from their sensors. Read more...

Call of Duty: Mobile heading for Android and iOS, featuring classic maps and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:06:02 +0000

Activision has announced Call of Duty: Mobile for Android and iOS devices, a multiplayer shooter featuring maps, modes, characters, and more from previous popular games in the main series. Read more...

Report: EA in talks to bring Apex Legends to China under Tencent

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:40:01 +0000

As Apex Legends gathers up millions of players, a new report suggests that EA is looking to partner up with Tencent to bring its massive latest battle royale hit over to China as well. Read more...

Reddit raises $300 million in funding round, reaches $3 billion valuation

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:00:01 +0000

Reddit has announced a new funding round that granted the company $300 million, half of which come from China's Tencent. Reddit is now worth $3 billion, a major jump from $1.8 billion in 2017. Read more...

Ubisoft ditches Steam, will bring The Division 2 to Epic Games Store instead

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:08:01 +0000

After launching its own online game store last month, Epic Games has struck a deal with Ubisoft to bring Tom Clancy's The Division 2 to the Epic Games Store. That means it won't be coming to Steam. Read more...

China resumes game approvals after freeze over addiction fears

Paul Hill — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 10:42:01 +0000

China has resumed issuing licenses to game publishers after it spent the last nine months figuring out how to filter out extreme violence and how to limit games being too addictive for children. Read more...

Tencent comes to London to speed up Parkinson's diagnoses

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:06:01 +0000

Tencent has formed a partnership with Medopad, a U.K.-based firm in order to develop tools that radically shorten the diagnosis time for Parkinson's disease from 30 minutes to just a few. Read more...

Tencent testing PUBG Mobile Lite, but only for those in the Philippines

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:44:01 +0000

Tencent has released PUBG Mobile Lite in the Philippines. The game, as you can guess, is built of lower-spec phones that can't handle the more intensive PUBG Mobile, it only supports up to 40 users. Read more...