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Tencent's games from massive online role-playing games to first-person shooters and casual games are among the most-played in all categories.
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Numerous strong Chinese online game operators compete head-to-head for MMORPG market share, but Tencent reigns supreme for advanced casual games.
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Last year, the Shenzhen-based Tencent bought small video game maker Riot Games of Los Angeles.
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He has had a solid success on his second trip to the plate as the founder and CEO of online game accelerator Sichuan Xunyou Network Technology, a company that supports up to 4, 000 online games in an online game market that has spawned billionaires such as Chen Tianqiao of Shanda Games, Ma Huateng of Tencent and William Ding of Netease.
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What you may not know is Tencent recently snatched up League of Legends developer Riot Games, and has purchased minority shares in Epic Games.
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According to Tencent, whose services include instant messaging service QQ, microblogging site Tencent Weibo - which is similar to Twitter - and online games, WeChat has close to 300 million users.
BBC: Tencent
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Tencent has been slow to tap it for revenues, preferring to cross-subsidise from games and other revenue sources.
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Tencent is a minority investor in VinaGame and has struck a deal to bring its QQ chat and casual games to VinaGame.
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