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EWC’s Esports Nation Cup expands with Chess.com, Moonton and SNK

Esports Nation Cup's potential roster of games has received a buff with publishers Chess.com, MOONTON, and SNK now an official part of the upcoming nation-vs-nation 2026 event.

Dot Esports

Tech Brief (Nov. 24): Wingtech Urges Talks to Restore Control Over Nexperia

CXMT unveils new memory products, Tencent buys stake in Ubisoft subsidiary

Caixin Global

BABYMONSTER respawns in PUBG Mobile: 7 new Mythic outfits, emotes, and more

SHEESH!

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Ubisoft says Tencent's $1.3 billion investment in its new Assassin's Creed-focused Vantage Studios is "imminent," in a move that will "accelerate the growth of our 3 flagship IPs"

The deal is "on track to close in the coming days"

GamesRadar

WeChat is now a frontline policing tool in China. Here’s what my research found

WeChat is best known as China’s all-purpose “super-app”. It is used for everything from messaging and mobile payments to shopping and government services.

The Conversation

Delta Force devs apologise after Facepunch Studios exec accuses them of stealing assets from Rust: 'If you wanted to collab, you should have reached out'

Facepunch spied some suspiciously familiar C4 in Delta Force's most recent trailer.

PC Gamer

Apple Cashes In on WeChat; iPhone to Take Cut from Mini Apps in China

Apple will now handle payments for WeChat apps and games in China, earning a 15% cut from billions in transactions from 1.41 billion users.

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Tech Brief (Nov. 14): Baidu Unveils Ambitious AI Chip Roadmap

Tencent said it is making ‘constructive’ progress in talks with Apple over how to share revenue from mini-games on its WeChat app, JD.com beat revenue expectations in the third quarter, but profits took a hit as the e-commerce giant upped investment in its fledgling food delivery unit.

Caixin Global

Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading

We don't know what's going on, but something is definitely happening.

PC Gamer

Looks like it's Tencent's turn to start turning off the money faucet for Western studios, as Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob says layoffs are coming

The Sharkmob cuts come less than two months after layoffs and studio closures at Tencent-owned Funcom.

PC Gamer

Is China about to win the AI race?

From subsidized power to open-source innovation, China is mounting a serious challenge to U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence.

Fortune

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO is reportedly canceled again, and they have no one else to blame this time

The situation is different from 2021.

Destructoid

Tencent defends "slavish" Horizon Zero Dawn clone from Sony, claiming that "fame does not create a trademark" as it tries to bat legal claims away from survival game Light of Motiram

"The Complaint should be dismissed..."

GamesRadar

Tech Brief (Oct. 27): Huawei EV Partner Seres Unveils Hong Kong IPO Plan

AI chipmaker MetaX gets nod for STAR Market IPO, Tencent says 90% of its engineers use AI for coding

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Cover Story: U.S. and Chinese Chipmakers Tread Different Paths in AI Gold Rush

As U.S. tech giants pursue compute-heavy infrastructure, China bets on power in numbers with homegrown innovation and modular design

PC Gamer

Sony accuses Tencent of playing a 'shell game' with its Horizon-like survival game, seeks a preliminary injunction against it

Tencent seems ready to make big changes to Light of Motiram, but Sony isn't buying it.

Destructoid

We finally have a release window for Horizon Zero Dawn’s movie adaptation. Thanks, the U.S. legal system!

Lawsuits can be good! At least for the observers.

GamesRadar

After Sony rejected a Horizon Zero Dawn collab, Tencent tried to pitch a new The Last of Us game instead: "I was confused"

Apparently both Horizon and The Last of Us licenses were on the table

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Assassin's Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté leaves Ubisoft after 20 years following launch of Tencent-funded subsidiary – and it's made us a bit worried about the series' future

Assassin's Creed franchise lead Marc-Alexis Côté has departed Ubisoft after 20 years.

GamesRadar

"The damage is done": Sony slams Tencent's "nonsense" response to lawsuit over Horizon Zero Dawn-like Light of Motiram, calling the open-world survival game a "knock-off"

"Tencent's motion is meritless"

GamesRadar

After 20 years at Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed boss departs right as Ubisoft launches a new Tencent-backed company now handling the franchise

"We are deeply grateful for the impact Marc-Alexis has had over the years, particularly in shaping the Assassin’s Creed brand into what it is today"

GamesRadar

Left for dead by Amazon and revived by Tencent, free anime MMO Blue Protocol: Star Resonance launches to over 90,000 Steam players but only 48% positive user reviews

Worth the wait?

TechRadar

Ubisoft and Tencent form Vantage Studios, a new subsidiary responsible for the development of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six

Ubisoft has launched Vantage Studios, a new subsidiary that will lead the development of its biggest franchises, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six.

Player One

Funcom Announces Layoffs After Record-Breaking 'Dune: Awakening' Launch

Funcom celebrates Dune: Awakening's massive launch yet announces layoffs as it restructures for live operations and prepares for a big console release.

GamesRadar

Ubisoft and Tencent's new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry studio has a name, and it's reportedly already making games

Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six Siege, and more are being handled by the joint venture

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