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Warframe Acquired by Tencent - Oni - 12-28-2020
Warframe has now been acquired by Tencent. Those that know about Tencent, know it has heavy ties with the Chinese government. Their CEO (Ma Huateng) is worth ~$55 billion now.
Quote:Tencent, a stupidly massive Chinese conglomerate, got a little bigger recently. It added Leyou's assets to its portfolio thanks to a new acquisition.
Leyou likely isn't a name you recognize, but some of its studios will ring a bell. Most notable, Leyou is the parent company of Digital Extremes, which is the developer of Warframe. That's right -- the free-to-play darling Warframe is now a Tencent property.
Following the acquisition, Digital Extremes has been quick to insist that this will affect nothing as far as Warframe's direction is concerned. In a post on its site, Digital Extremes says "We will remain creatively independent ... Tencent is well known for respecting the creative decisions and integrity of its studios, and for giving them the autonomy and independence to experiment, innovate and thrive."
Read More: https://www.destructoid.com/stories/warframe-developer-insists-nothing-changes-creatively-after-acquisition-by-tencent-614527.phtml
RE: Warframe Acquired by Tencent - Twenty-Two - 12-30-2020
I try not to jump the gun and go all doom and gloom over acquisitions, but it is hard to hear Tencent buying Warframe and not cerebrate it is going to lose everything that makes it one of the absolute best and most fair free to play games ever created.