I'm so tired of seeing and hearing of Tencent sinking its tendrils into everything. I consider anything based in China to be little more than another arm of the CCP, and it's sickening to see...
I'm so tired of seeing and hearing of Tencent sinking its tendrils into everything. I consider anything based in China to be little more than another arm of the CCP, and it's sickening to see those arms reach ever deeper into the West.
Exactly this. Anything purchased by TenCent should be announced as "purchased by the CCP, via its TenCent division". And the CCP is little more now than a dictatorship under one man.
Exactly this. Anything purchased by TenCent should be announced as "purchased by the CCP, via its TenCent division". And the CCP is little more now than a dictatorship under one man.
I know the CEO is smart enough not to do it but I feel like a massive "for now" could come after most of those statements in his piece. For now we maintain creative freedom. Maybe in the future,...
I know the CEO is smart enough not to do it but I feel like a massive "for now" could come after most of those statements in his piece.
For now we maintain creative freedom. Maybe in the future, the board might have something to say about how many microtransactions are in our products but for now we continue to operate in a way we believe is right.
Like, they're the majority shareholder. They didn't acquire a money printing machine, they bought a printer and are going to figure out how to make it print money for a bit.
I felt this way in the past, but Tencent has been fairly hands off with other studios they acquired, like Klei. I don't know that they'd be so hands off if there was a serious failure, but I get...
I felt this way in the past, but Tencent has been fairly hands off with other studios they acquired, like Klei. I don't know that they'd be so hands off if there was a serious failure, but I get the feeling that Tencent is in the business of acquiring entertainment companies not just to make money but to have them. Once they're the majority shareholder, they can change their mind about that whole "creative freedom" thing at will. I'd be more concerned with a growing chunk of entertainment media held by a company who's ultimately accountable to the Chinese government, and who's themes and topics will be inherently shaped by that accountability. Even if Techland doesn't have a blunt requirement that they constrain their topics, the fact that they could be forced to at any time will affect their choices of topic.
That's the meat of the news. Seems like Techland has been struggling to output games these past 7-8 years and Dying Light 2 had its own rocky development despite selling pretty well. Perfect time...
We will retain full ownership of our IPs, maintain creative freedom, and continue to operate the way we believe is right. I'm [Pawel Marchewka, current Techland CEO] also going to continue serving as the studio’s CEO.
That's the meat of the news. Seems like Techland has been struggling to output games these past 7-8 years and Dying Light 2 had its own rocky development despite selling pretty well. Perfect time for a huge company to swoop in and take the reigns.
I'm so tired of seeing and hearing of Tencent sinking its tendrils into everything. I consider anything based in China to be little more than another arm of the CCP, and it's sickening to see those arms reach ever deeper into the West.
Exactly this. Anything purchased by TenCent should be announced as "purchased by the CCP, via its TenCent division". And the CCP is little more now than a dictatorship under one man.
I know the CEO is smart enough not to do it but I feel like a massive "for now" could come after most of those statements in his piece.
For now we maintain creative freedom. Maybe in the future, the board might have something to say about how many microtransactions are in our products but for now we continue to operate in a way we believe is right.
Like, they're the majority shareholder. They didn't acquire a money printing machine, they bought a printer and are going to figure out how to make it print money for a bit.
I felt this way in the past, but Tencent has been fairly hands off with other studios they acquired, like Klei. I don't know that they'd be so hands off if there was a serious failure, but I get the feeling that Tencent is in the business of acquiring entertainment companies not just to make money but to have them. Once they're the majority shareholder, they can change their mind about that whole "creative freedom" thing at will. I'd be more concerned with a growing chunk of entertainment media held by a company who's ultimately accountable to the Chinese government, and who's themes and topics will be inherently shaped by that accountability. Even if Techland doesn't have a blunt requirement that they constrain their topics, the fact that they could be forced to at any time will affect their choices of topic.
Funcom completely changed the way they delivered material, when tencent bought them.
Now they do a ton of micro transactions that hadn't been there.
That's the meat of the news. Seems like Techland has been struggling to output games these past 7-8 years and Dying Light 2 had its own rocky development despite selling pretty well. Perfect time for a huge company to swoop in and take the reigns.
Jesus.. I swear Tencent waits for me to find a new favorite game and then immediately buys the Devs of that game. This is like the 5th time