Tencent acquires minority stake in DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive
Tencent is investing in the developer of DayZ.
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What you need to know
Tencent is a massive gaming-conglomerate and has invested in numerous companies. Recently, their efforts have accelerated dramatically, aftergaining a minority stake in Dontnod Entertainmentand amajority stake in Klei Entertainment. The latest company Tencent has invested in is the developer of DayZ and Arma. Announced today,Tencent has acquired a minority stake in Bohemia Interactive.
Bohemia Interactive is an established game developer behind several popular titles. The undisclosed investment sees Bohemia Interactive continue to be independent of Tencent with their existing management team, but the game developer is now working with Tencent to bring their portfolio to Chinese players and game makers.
Bohemia Interactive is most notable recently for their game DayZ, which is now available throughXbox Game Passfor consoles. If you haven’t given the game a try yet, there’s never been a better time to do so. Xbox Game Pass gives you access to hundreds of high-quality games that you can install and play whenever you want. If you’re tight on storage, consider one of theBest External SSDs for Xbox Series X|Sto add more space for all the incredible games on Xbox Game Pass.
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