Tencent
An online entertainment giant in China, Tencent operates the hugely popular all-purpose app WeChat -- and the hit game Arena of Valor. It also owns the companies behind Clash of Clans and League of Legends.
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Back148 million downloads for Tencent’s Call of Duty
Tencent’s Call of Duty Mobile has been downloaded 148 million times in its first month, making it the second most downloaded mobile game in its debut month after Pokémon Go, according to Sensor Tower.
Call of Duty Mobile marks another hit for Tencent, averaging 4.9 million downloads a day on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. The game beat out Mario Kart Tour, which had 123.9 million downloads in its first month. It’s twice as big as the start for PUBG Mobile, another popular Tencent game, and nearly four times as large as Fortnite’s mobile launch.
The game is currently still awaiting government approval in China, where early responses suggest it could also become a big hit. When PUBG Mobile was rereleased as Game for Peace in China with approval for monetization, it allowed the game to surpass US$1 billion in revenue.
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After Twitter shut down what it calls a Beijing-backed disinformation operation by banning more than 170,000 accounts, China has responded with a piece of curious advice.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told reporters during a briefing on Friday that Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China if it wants to fight disinformation, Reuters reported. Hua said that many platforms had falsehoods about China and that there was a need for Chinese voices with objective views. But China itself is blocking Chinese voices from reaching Twitter: The platform is blocked inside the country.
On Thursday, Twitter removed state-linked accounts from China, Russia and Turkey for violating their platform manipulation policies. The company said the accounts spread “narratives favorable to the Communist Party of China” and pushed “deceptive narratives about the political dynamics in Hong Kong” where tensions have once again flared up over the new National Security Law.
This is not the first time Twitter has moved against Chinese state-backed operations on its platform. Last year in August, the platform removed over 900 accounts, which were part of a larger 200,000-strong army involved in a “coordinated state-backed operation” to allegedly sow political discord in Hong Kong.
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BackThis dock promises to turn your Switch into an arcade cabinet
The arcades aren't as big of a draw as they used to be. But if you miss the retro feel of joysticks and big round buttons, the Switch Fighter might help.
The accessory, which transforms a regular Nintendo Switch into a mini arcade cabinet, is seeking funding on Indiegogo. For US$99, the Hong Kong-based campaign promises to ship backers the Bluetooth-connected gadget, allowing them to “properly play classics like Street Fighter or King of Fighters.” It also serves as a dock for charging and TV output, according to the project page.
There’s a lot of caveats here: The project has a flexible goal, which means it’ll collect all contributions regardless of whether their funding target is reached. Also, Nintendo has previously warned users not to buy a third-party dock for their Switch.