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9 September, 2024

The Tencent office in Beijing. Photo: AP Photo

US blacklisting of China’s Tencent stokes fear of tech war escalation

Tencent’s addition to the Pentagon blacklist raises risks for further sanctions and trade restrictions on Chinese businesses, analysts say.

7 Jan 2025 - 9:30PM

China claims victory in esports as EDG team wins Valorant world championship

26 Aug 2024 - 8:00PM

Tencent profit jumps 82% on back of strong video gaming, ad growth

14 Aug 2024 - 9:30PM

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario leads first listed Chinese company in esports

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho, 29, has become the youngest founder of a Nasdaq-listed company in Asia.

28 Jul 2024 - 7:34PM

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho Yau-kwan (front row, fourth from left), and his colleagues cheer during the bell-ringing ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York City, on Friday. Photo: X/ NasdaqExchange

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario prepares for China’s first esports IPO in the US

Co-founded by Mario Ho, NIP Group aims to become the first listed Chinese company in the esports industry.

15 Jun 2024 - 5:49PM

China’s ‘little Nvidia’ finds an edge with low-priced GPUs

US-sanctioned Moore Threads is catching the attention of Chinese gamers with performance they claim is on par with Nvidia for the older titles they love.

10 Jun 2024 - 9:00PM

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Tencent-backed video game live-streamers deny fresh merger rumours

Douyu and Huya say they have no plans to merge after a failed attempt in 2020, but they are collaborating as Tencent prepares to allow its top games back on rival platform Douyin.

6 Feb 2024 - 5:00PM

Tencent-backed Huya is one of China’s leading video game live-streaming platforms. Fresh rumors have emerged about a merger with Douyu, also backed by Tencent, but regulators quashed a similar plan in 2020. Photo: Shutterstock

South Korean esports league faces challenges in mainland China after Taiwan controversy

Tencent’s Huya live-streaming platform halted Chinese broadcasts of the new League of Legends season after a South Korean team referred to Taiwan as a country.

28 Jan 2024 - 7:16PMvideocam

Chinese teams dominate in esports matches at Asian Games despite Beijing’s harsh policies

Chinese teams won four esports gold medals out of seven matches at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, providing a morale boost for gaming fans who are miffed by Beijing’s hostility towards the industry.

3 Oct 2023 - 7:56PM

Why China esports gold at Asian Games is unlikely to see Beijing relax limits

Despite esports gold at Asian Games, Chinese video gamers see little prospect of an overall sea change in Beijing’s tough approach to governing the industry.

27 Sep 2023 - 7:33PM

China win Arena of Valor gold at Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photo; Xinhua

China take home first esports gold at Asian Games in Arena of Valor victory

The undefeated Chinese team cleaned house in the Tencent mobile game, an international version of Honour of Kings, with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia.

27 Sep 2023 - 3:17PMvideocam

A player from China’s esports team playing Arena of Valor Asian Games Version during the finals at the Hangzhou Esports Centre on September 26. Photo: Reuters

Tencent to develop mobile version of hit anime game Blue Protocol

The Chinese gaming giant is ramping up its gaming investments in places like Europe, Japan, and South Korea amid difficulties at home.

13 Sep 2023 - 3:24PM

Singapore National Day 2023

World’s first Olympic Esports Week held in Singapore

June saw the city hold the inaugural event as it seeks to lead the region in the staging of gaming competitions and encourage further growth in its local scene

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Tencent replaces chairman at game live-streamer Huya amid increased competition

The executive shuffle is expected to bring greater synergies between Tencent’s video gaming and live-streaming businesses.

24 May 2023 - 11:18PM

Despite rising competition in China, video game live-streaming platform Huya has been on a spending spree to obtain the rights to broadcast major esports tournaments, including those based on League of Legends and Honour of Kings. Photo: Shutterstock

Tencent’s League of Legends spin-off wins Apple award in bright spot amid gloom

Tencent’s League of Legends Esports Manager won China Game of the Year in Apple’s 2022 App Store Awards, a rare international accolade for a Chinese title amid gloomy times for the sector.

1 Dec 2022 - 7:24PM

Attendees cheer during the League of Legends World Championship semi-final match between T1 and JDG in Atlanta, Georgia, October 29, 2022. Photo: AFP

China misses world’s biggest esports tournament finals for first time since 2018

The semi-finals defeat of China’s JDG team at the 2022 League of Legends World Championship has renewed discussion about the impact of video gaming restrictions on the country’s esports industry.

1 Nov 2022 - 7:51PMvideocam

China’s rigid Covid-19 control measures put a damper on local esports market

Strict pandemic controls make it tough for esports tournament organisers to stage offline events, host audiences and communicate with various clubs in China.

9 Aug 2022 - 8:30AMvideocam

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Inside League of Legends creator Riot Games’ Los Angeles headquarters

League of Legends is a hugely popular online video game, and its creator Riot Games offered a glimpse into its headquarters, complete with free food and drinks, two cinemas and a huge games library.

29 May 2022 - 7:45PM

League of Legends creator Riot Games’ HQ in Los Angeles has a free coffee shop Bilgewater Brew (above), named after a region where the game is set. Photo: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS

Who is Faker, the ‘Unkillable Demon King’ of esports?

From high school dropout to League of Legends’ unanimous GOAT, here’s how 25-year-old Lee Sang-hyeok is defying logic once again as he eyes a record-breaking fourth world championship title.

4 Apr 2022 - 8:25PMvideocam

Review | Arcane: Netflix animated show a treat not just for League of Legends fans

Netflix’s Arcane, set in the League of Legends universe, has a compelling narrative and characters and stunning animation that will delight fans of the game fans and draw in newcomers.

22 Nov 2021 - 3:15PMvideocam

League of Legends creator tops Squid Game on Netflix with animated series

Tencent-owned Riot Games wants to expand into other forms of entertainment for gamers, and the success of its first TV series on Netflix is a big step in that direction, the CEO tells the Post.

21 Nov 2021 - 4:27PMvideocam

A promo image for Arcane, an animated spin-off of the video game League of Legends. Image: Netflix

Explainer | Why does the Chinese government hate video games?

While often presented as another “spiritual opium” imported from the West, video games have become a big industry in China with global influence.

19 Nov 2021 - 9:00PMvideocam

Children play the video games on TVs at a shopping centre in Chengdu, in China's southwestern Sichuan province, on October 30, 2006. The Chinese government has long had an uncomfortable relationship with video games, and it ramped up restrictions for minors again this year. Photo: AFP

China’s big esports win boosts distressed gaming industry

CCTV and Xinhua, China’s top state media outlets, congratulate Edward Gaming on their League of Legends World Championship.

8 Nov 2021 - 11:24PMvideocam

China esports team wins world championship

8 Nov 2021 - 9:00PM

Chinese esports team EDG wins 2021 League of Legends world title

Shanghai-based Edward Gaming has become only the third Chinese team to win the esport industry’s coveted League of Legends World Championship finals.

7 Nov 2021 - 7:56PM

Edward Gaming's Lee “Scout” Ye-chan is shown preparing to make his move as the Chinese esports team’s mid lane player at the League of Legends World Championship finals on November 6, 2021, held in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland. Photo: Riot Games via Getty Images

The next fashion trend is virtual, and it really is anything goes

Dolce & Gabbana’s recent US$6 million sale of NFT merchandise shows how far virtual fashion has come. Louis Vuitton and Balmain have also sold clothes to be worn by customers’ online avatars or digital selves.

17 Nov 2021 - 11:38AM

Riot Games launches royalty-free album for video game streamers

Video game streamers risk having their clips removed from sites, because of music copyright infringement on their streams. To solve this, Riot Games has released an album of music that doesn’t infringe any copyright.

5 Jul 2021 - 9:15PM

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Are AI idol groups the future of K-pop?

‘Unlike human singers, AI members can freely express themselves,’ said Park Ji-eun, CEO of Pulse 9, the company behind new AI-powered girl band Eternity – but with new tech comes problems too

12 Jun 2021 - 12:15PMvideocam

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