YOU WONT BELIEVE: 5 - What They Never Told You

Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure

The move, which lowers fees to 25%, is a breakthrough for Chinese developers Tencent and ByteDance

The Guardian - US · Mar 13

Tech Brief (March 12): MIIT Warns of Security Risks in OpenClaw

China’s auto sales plunge 23%, Huawei tests HarmonyOS version of OpenClaw

Caixin Global · Mar 12

Tech Brief (March 11): The Alibaba Engineer Behind Qwen Who Walked Away

TikTok clears Canadian national security review, Tencent moves to bring OpenClaw into WeChat

Caixin Global · Mar 11

Michael Burry Says China Tech Stocks Need Re-evaluation as Cayman Island Shell Trap Looms

Michael Burry voiced concerns about the structural integrity of Chinese tech stocks, claiming that the majority of investors don't really own the companies they think they are betting on.

International Business Times UK · Mar 3

Ex Highguard developers blame "hubris" for the game's failure in new report, with studio leaders convinced they had another Apex Legends on their hands

Only about 20 developers are left at Wildlight, reportedly

GamesRadar · Feb 27

Highguard developers were surprised by layoff notices, new report says: They thought they'd have at least a few months to work on it but when Tencent ended funding, there was nothing left

Some of Highguard's woes are the result of bad luck, but it sure sounds like a lot of the damage was self-inflicted.

PC Gamer · Feb 26

Ubisoft appoints three Assassin's Creed veterans to oversee the franchise at newly formed Vantage Studios

Ubisoft has named three experienced Assassin's Creed developers to lead the franchise at the company's newly formed Tencent-funded subsidiary, Vantage Studios.

TechRadar · Feb 24

Tencent just killed a fledgling AAA open-world game studio before it could even release anything — "I am genuinely heartbroken"

Game publisher Tencent has shut down TiMi Montreal, a fledgling studio that hadn't even released its first game — a AAA open-world title — yet.

Windows Central · Feb 23

After working on a "AAA open-world" for 5 years, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag director's studio reportedly shut down by Tencent without releasing a single game

TiMi Montreal was said to be working on an original, multiplatform IP

GamesRadar · Feb 23

Highguard drama prompts Palworld lead to confirm that, no, the hit survival game has no secret investors: "We are 100% independent and self-funded"

After reports claimed Highguard was partially made with Tencent money

GamesRadar · Feb 19