Tencent’s Riot Games division cuts 11% of staff to ‘create focus’

Ma ”Pony” Huateng, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent Holdings Ltd., speaks during the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. In an unusual move, Ma has chosen to convene a summit of government academics and business chieftains in Hong Kong days before the 20th anniversary … Read more

Public gaming companies sit on $45 billion cash hoard, Konvoy says

Gamers play the video game “Star Wars Battlefront II” during the “Paris Games Week” on Oct. 31, 2017. Chesno Publicly listed gaming companies are sitting on a $45 billion pile of cash and cash equivalents — and that could lead to greater consolidation in the $188 billion video games market, according to a new report … Read more