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Tencent has announced plans to acquire Techland

Tencent has announced plans to acquire Techland

Prominet Chinese company Tencent has published his intention to raise Techland, the studio behind the acclaimed Dying Light series and the Dead Island franchise and more. The news was officially announced this afternoon in a blog post by the CEO of Techland, Pawel Marchewka. Tencent is currently in the process of becoming a majority shareholder ...

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Techland: So yes: Studio will be taken over by Tencent

Techland: So yes: Studio will be taken over by Tencent

In early 2022, rumors were already circulating that Tencent would be interested in buying Techland. Now it’s here, the confirmation of the takeover. The Chinese corporate giant swallows a large part of the Polish studio. Most of you should know Studio Techland from the two offshoots of Dying Light. But the portfolio of the second ...

League strike called off after unrest, LCSPA reaches settlement

League strike called off after unrest, LCSPA reaches settlement

Two weeks ago It looked like League of Legends The North American season was in turmoil when the players’ union called a strike over Riot’s plan to make cuts in the North American Challenger’s League, and Riot responded by suspending the entire LCS. However, after negotiations between the LCS Players Association and Riot, this strike ...

Call of Duty pulls YouTuber Nickmercs skin over anti-LGBT tweet

Call of Duty pulls YouTuber Nickmercs skin over anti-LGBT tweet

Picture: Activision / Kotaku Activision drew one call of Duty Skin based on the hugely popular Nickmercs after he made an anti-LGBTQ comment on Twitter. An enemy from the next Team Ninja game is giving me PTSD on Sekiro Earlier this week, broadcaster Chris Puckett tweeted about a local clash between “pro-LGBT protesters” and fanatics ...

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SEGA and Tencent also cancel

SEGA and Tencent also cancel

SEGA and Tencent have canceled their participation in E3 2023 in Los Angeles. More and more publishers are withdrawing from E3. It has recently been announced that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will not be present at the trade fair in Los Angeles this year. Ubisoft recently confirmed its withdrawal. It’s better to organize a Ubisoft ...

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Riot Games are trying to get out of the terrible FTX sponsorship deal

Riot Games are trying to get out of the terrible FTX sponsorship deal

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is being taken into custody after being arrested in the Bahamas last weekphoto: MARIO DUNCANSON (Getty Images) As early as August 2021, Riot Games – the developers of League of Legends– signed a tens-of-million-dollar sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency exchange FTX. You know, the exchange, which is now bankrupt, whose founder has ...