https://www.scmp.com/rss/501765/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tencent Holdings and NetEase will stand out in the race to the metaverse, as their large population of users and early investments in related infrastructure bode well for new businesses stemming from the web’s transformation into an immersive, three-dimensional online world, Credit Suisse said. China’s top internet and games publishers are among a list of 35 global stock picks identified in the Metaverse: a guide to the next gen internet report released this week by Credit Suisse. A relatively... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3167463/tencent-netease-stand-out-global-race-metaverse-large?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3167463/tencent-netease-stand-out-global-race-metaverse-large?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:30:26 +0000 Steam, the popular online video game mall, is launching a China-only version, but the news has not been greeted with much enthusiasm from Chinese fans.  China tightly regulates the games that get published, and last year the government required all publishers to obtain a special license.  These tight rules left Steam as the only avenue for its 30 million users to access games that have not been approved in China. Gamers are worried that an official Chinese version will spell the doom of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/steam-coming-china-and-fans-are-not-happy/article/3117852?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/steam-coming-china-and-fans-are-not-happy/article/3117852?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:48:45 +0000 Chinese 5G leader Huawei Technologies has teamed up with gaming giant NetEase in the latest of a series of partnerships designed to develop cloud gaming for the domestic market.   The companies signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Hangzhou on Wednesday, just days before NetEase launches a US$3 billion secondary listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. By leveraging Huawei’s capabilities in internet infrastructure, the two companies said they will be positioned to integrate emerging... https://www.scmp.com/games/netease-looks-boost-cloud-gaming-teaming-huawei/article/3087719?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/games/netease-looks-boost-cloud-gaming-teaming-huawei/article/3087719?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:38:56 +0000 Two of China's biggest tech giants are working together on one of the hottest emerging areas in mobile entertainment – cloud gaming. Under the collaboration announced at the live-streamed Huawei Developer Conference 2020 on Friday, Huawei Technologies and Tencent Holdings will jointly set up a game development lab exploring the use of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud gaming, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the game industry. One of the key... https://www.scmp.com/games/tencent-teams-huawei-build-cloud-gaming-platform/article/3077585?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/games/tencent-teams-huawei-build-cloud-gaming-platform/article/3077585?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:55:59 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Gaming companies can be touchy about where their games get played. Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts won’t let Nvidia host their games on its cloud gaming platform GeForce Now, for example. Now a similar battle is playing out in China with Tencent filing China’s first cloud gaming lawsuit to protect popular games like League of Legends. According to a court in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Tencent recently filed legal proceedings against... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3077107/tencent-files-chinas-first-cloud-gaming-lawsuit-over-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3077107/tencent-files-chinas-first-cloud-gaming-lawsuit-over-league?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:45:18 +0000 Gaming companies can be touchy about where their games get played. Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts won’t let Nvidia host their games on its cloud gaming platform GeForce Now, for example. Now a similar battle is playing out in China with Tencent filing China’s first cloud gaming lawsuit to protect popular games like League of Legends. According to a court in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Tencent recently filed legal proceedings against an unnamed tech company in Guangzhou.... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/tencent-files-chinas-first-cloud-gaming-lawsuit-over-league-legends/article/3077098?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/tencent-files-chinas-first-cloud-gaming-lawsuit-over-league-legends/article/3077098?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:45:16 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Gamers in China can now sign up for a trial of Tencent’s cloud gaming service START, allowing them to play Fortnite, NBA2K Online 2, Path of Exile and Blade & Soul anywhere via streaming.  For its new service, Tencent partners with American GPU-maker Nvidia. START focuses on distributing PC and console games, and the current free trial will run until February 6. People with internet speeds of at least 20Mbps in seven regions in China -- including... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3042636/fortnite-and-nba2k-online-2-are-now-tencents-cloud-gaming-service?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/news-bites/article/3042636/fortnite-and-nba2k-online-2-are-now-tencents-cloud-gaming-service?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:15:27 +0000 Gamers in China can now sign up for a trial of Tencent’s cloud gaming service START, allowing them to play Fortnite, NBA2K Online 2, Path of Exile and Blade & Soul anywhere via streaming.  For its new service, Tencent partners with American GPU-maker Nvidia. START focuses on distributing PC and console games, and the current free trial will run until February 6. People with internet speeds of at least 20Mbps in seven regions in China -- including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province -- are... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/fortnite-and-nba2k-online-2-are-now-tencents-cloud-gaming-service-start/article/3042572?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/fortnite-and-nba2k-online-2-are-now-tencents-cloud-gaming-service-start/article/3042572?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:15:25 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS China has been tightening its grip on gaming recently, going as far as putting a daily playtime limit of 90 minutes on underage gamers. But there’s one area that the country is particularly excited about: Cloud gaming.  Cloud gaming’s promise is why Microsoft, Google and Tencent are all diving in Given that cloud gaming relies on a fast internet connection to bring PC-quality games to smartphones, it’s no surprise that some are eyeing it as the... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3037815/china-hopes-cloud-gaming-will-spur-demand-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3037815/china-hopes-cloud-gaming-will-spur-demand-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:24:36 +0000 China has been tightening its grip on gaming recently, going as far as putting a daily playtime limit of 90 minutes on underage gamers. But there’s one area that the country is particularly excited about: Cloud gaming.    Given that cloud gaming relies on a fast internet connection to bring PC-quality games to smartphones, it’s no surprise that some are eyeing it as the perfect application for 5G. China is investing heavily in 5G. The country switched on its massive 5G network in 50 cities this... https://www.scmp.com/games/china-hopes-cloud-gaming-will-spur-demand-5g/article/3037786?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/games/china-hopes-cloud-gaming-will-spur-demand-5g/article/3037786?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:24:34 +0000 Shenzhen, China’s southern tech hub that borders Hong Kong, is now home to Huawei’s first ever flagship store. Unlike other Chinese brands such as Xiaomi and Vivo, Huawei had been relying on retail partners to sell its products. The new store is the first operated by Huawei itself, letting shoppers directly purchase phones, smartwatches and other consumer electronics from the tech giant. The three-story building is covered by 5G connectivity, allowing customers to experience faster internet... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/huawei-opens-worlds-first-flagship-store/article/3030895?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/huawei-opens-worlds-first-flagship-store/article/3030895?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:57:24 +0000 This story originally appeared as an opinion piece on Abacus You’d think the idea of playing any game on any device would be something gamers are interested in. Google and Microsoft, among many others, are investing heavily in the hope that they will be. But many are wary of cloud gaming. Cloud gaming’s promise is why Microsoft, Google and Tencent are all diving in Cloud gaming means you never have to download a game again. Instead of running on the PC in your house or the iPhone in your hand,... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3030883/why-china-perfect-place-cloud-gaming-succeed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3030883/why-china-perfect-place-cloud-gaming-succeed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:33:38 +0000 You’d think the idea of playing any game on any device would be something gamers are interested in. Google and Microsoft, among many others, are investing heavily in the hope that they will be. But many are wary of cloud gaming.   Cloud gaming means you never have to download a game again. Instead of running on the PC in your house or the iPhone in your hand, games run on servers in the cloud. Your device sends your commands -- run, jump, shoot -- over the internet to those servers, while they... https://www.scmp.com/games/why-china-perfect-place-cloud-gaming-succeed/article/3030659?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/games/why-china-perfect-place-cloud-gaming-succeed/article/3030659?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:53:03 +0000 Tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to leverage its strengths in video games and social media to grab market share in China’s burgeoning cloud computing sector from incumbent Alibaba, the head of its cloud unit told Reuters.   Tencent is best-known for its WeChat messaging app and a suite of popular games but is aiming to expand into business services as consumer internet growth slows and companies shift number-crunching from their own computers to the cloud.   “I think we can start from where... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tencent-wants-use-its-cloud-gaming-tech-target-businesses/article/3029686?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tencent-wants-use-its-cloud-gaming-tech-target-businesses/article/3029686?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:18:20 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Gaming could be on the verge of a huge transformation, triggered by streaming. Just as streaming services like Netflix meant people stopped stockpiling DVDs, cloud gaming -- aka game streaming -- like Google Stadia and Microsoft’s xCloud could soon liberate people from consoles and PCs. The promise of cloud gaming is that people can browse a huge game library online, select a game and start playing immediately without needing to download the whole game.... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/who-what/what/article/3028278/cloud-gamings-promise-why-microsoft-google-and-tencent-are-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/who-what/what/article/3028278/cloud-gamings-promise-why-microsoft-google-and-tencent-are-all?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:55:28 +0000 Live streaming companies are promising a bright future in gaming: One second you’re watching your favorite streamers, and with a click, you’re playing with your idols -- without having to download the game. Cloud gaming (or game streaming) will herald a huge change in the way the industry works, with games running not on your device, but in a server in the cloud. And some of the biggest names in Chinese live streaming are getting ready for this future by jumping into game publishing. The... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/chinas-twitch-platform-huya-publishing-remedys-control/article/3024669?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/chinas-twitch-platform-huya-publishing-remedys-control/article/3024669?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:59:30 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Tencent may be China’s biggest gaming company, but it’s not planning to launch its cloud gaming service in China just yet. Instead, the Chinese gaming giant is eyeing Southeast Asia. Tencent Cloud unveiled its cloud gaming platform at this year’s ChinaJoy, China’s largest gaming convention, where attendees got to try streaming games themselves. By looking abroad, Tencent is acknowledging the challenges of the gaming market at home. The company suggested... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029519/tencent-eyes-southeast-asia-cloud-gaming-platform?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029519/tencent-eyes-southeast-asia-cloud-gaming-platform?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:40:12 +0000 Tencent may be China’s biggest gaming company, but it’s not planning to launch its cloud gaming service in China just yet. Instead, the Chinese gaming giant is eyeing Southeast Asia. Tencent Cloud unveiled its cloud gaming platform at this year’s ChinaJoy, China’s largest gaming convention, where attendees got to try streaming games themselves. By looking abroad, Tencent is acknowledging the challenges of the gaming market at home. The company suggested that Southeast Asia is a better testing... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/tencent-eyes-southeast-asia-not-china-cloud-gaming-platform/article/3021606?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/tencent-eyes-southeast-asia-not-china-cloud-gaming-platform/article/3021606?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:40:12 +0000 If you’ve been waiting to play Teamfight Tactics on mobile, Tencent now lets you do it. But it’s probably not in the way you hoped. The Chinese gaming giant recently revealed that it's bringing in-home streaming to its online game store WeGame. It currently only supports League of Legends, but that’s enough to get your fix of the popular auto battler mini game Teamfight Tactics.   But sadly, in-home streaming means your mobile device needs to be on the same network as your PC running the game,... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/tencent-finally-lets-you-play-teamfight-tactics-mobile-only-home/article/3018685?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/tencent-finally-lets-you-play-teamfight-tactics-mobile-only-home/article/3018685?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:16:01 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS If you’ve been waiting to play Teamfight Tactics on mobile, Tencent now lets you do it. But it’s probably not in the way you hoped. The Chinese gaming giant recently revealed that it's bringing in-home streaming to its online game store WeGame. It currently only supports League of Legends, but that’s enough to get your fix of the popular auto battler mini game Teamfight Tactics. Auto battlers started with Dota Auto Chess and now Valve and Riot Games are... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029481/tencent-finally-lets-you-play-teamfight-tactics-mobile-only-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029481/tencent-finally-lets-you-play-teamfight-tactics-mobile-only-home?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:16:01 +0000 Google finally took the wraps off their game streaming service this week. And we broke it all down on the latest episode of our gaming podcast, You Died. Google Stadia is part of a new generation of services that stream your games directly from the cloud. Instead of having the game operate on your device -- requiring a console, or smartphone or PC powerful enough to run the game -- the game runs on a server in the cloud. Your device receives the video as a live stream -- broadly similar to... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/will-google-stadia-be-netflix-games-we-discuss-our-podcast/article/3002877?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/will-google-stadia-be-netflix-games-we-discuss-our-podcast/article/3002877?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:39:54 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Google finally took the wraps off their game streaming service this week. And we broke it all down on the latest episode of our gaming podcast, You Died. Google Stadia is part of a new generation of services that stream your games directly from the cloud. Instead of having the game operate on your device -- requiring a console, or smartphone or PC powerful enough to run the game -- the game runs on a server in the cloud. Your device receives the video... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029235/will-google-stadia-be-netflix-games-we-discuss-our-podcast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029235/will-google-stadia-be-netflix-games-we-discuss-our-podcast?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:39:54 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Imagine playing some of the hottest console or PC games like Red Dead Redemption or Metro Exodus without actually owning a console or PC. Imagine playing them from anywhere on your smartphone, without ever downloading them. That’s the promise of game streaming, an area virtually every tech giant is investing in. It’s not just gaming titans like Sony, EA or Microsoft -- even Google and Amazon are working on it. And now Tencent is joining the... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029189/tencent-joining-microsoft-and-google-race-game-streaming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029189/tencent-joining-microsoft-and-google-race-game-streaming?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:19:47 +0000 Imagine playing some of the hottest console or PC games like Red Dead Redemption or Metro Exodus without actually owning a console or PC. Imagine playing them from anywhere on your smartphone, without ever downloading them. That’s the promise of game streaming, an area virtually every tech giant is investing in. It’s not just gaming titans like Sony, EA or Microsoft -- even Google and Amazon are working on it. And now Tencent is joining the race.   At Mobile World Congress this week, China’s... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/tencent-joining-microsoft-and-google-race-game-streaming/article/3001000?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/tencent-joining-microsoft-and-google-race-game-streaming/article/3001000?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:19:47 +0000