A new report has claimed that Tencent has pulled funding from Highguard, and developer Wildlight Entertainment now has fewer than 20 people working on the project as numbers continue to dwindle.
Tencent has been named in a new report as the ‘lead financial backer’ of Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment.
The Sony and Tencent lawsuit has reportedly reached a confidential settlement, with Light of Motiram being pulled from storefronts.
Sony has labelled Tencent’s defence as ‘nonsense’ in the ongoing lawsuit over the Horizon knockoff, Light of Motiram.
The new Tencent-backed subsidiary at Ubisoft, officially titled Vantage Studios, has kicked off operations today. The studio will oversee key franchises including Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry.
Sony has sued Tencent for ripping off Horizon with the strikingly similar adventure game, Light of Motiram. Get more details on the lawsuit here.
Ubisoft has created a new subsidiary alongside Tencent to house its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises, check out the details here.
Tencent is reportedly among the investors Ubisoft is looking at to back a new venture that would see major IPs such as Assassin’s Creed come under its control.
Secret Mode is now an independent publisher, and has split off from Tencent-owned Sumo Group, check out the details here.
The US government has added Tencent to a blacklist of companies it believes are linked to the Chinese military.