Tencent secured a green-light for another clutch of major game titles, reinforcing hopes Beijing is easing a crackdown on the world’s largest mobile gaming arena. | News24_Business
, which pits two teams of five players against each other in a multiplayer online battle arena format similar to the Chinese company’s own . Based on the internationally recognizable monster-hunting franchise, it was among a series of titles Tencent hoped would spearhead a global expansion.
Then Beijing launched a campaign to rein in its tech industry’s growing power. The subsequent clampdown, which ensnared sectors from e-commerce to fintech and even education over a tumultuous year, spread to online gaming around August 2021. Regulators introduced stringent measures, such as play time for minors to a mere three hours a week, and imposed other requirements aimed at curbing addiction.
Growth at Tencent has evaporated as the company found itself struggling to wring new revenue from aging cash cows such as Tencent’s employees for slacking on the job and lacking urgency, a rare show of frustration for the billionaire. Ma’s outburst unnerved observers accustomed to his even-keeled handling of Asia’s biggest social media and gaming company, raising concerns Tencent was in for another tough year.
Still, during an analyst call in November, a Tencent executive expressed confidence in winning approval to release more major games soon. This month, China removed its remaining Covid Zero curbs, spurring optimism the world’s No. 2 economy will
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