Digital Extremes announced that Tencent is now its parent company, but insists they will do so “To remain creatively independent with ambitious plans for 2021.”
In a statement on its website, Digital Extremes explains that Hong Kong-based video game holding company Leyou bought the majority of its shares in 2014. Tencent has now acquired Leyou, becoming the new parent company of Digital Extremes .
The developer has repeatedly insisted that they will remain “Creatively independent,” as they did during the six-year period with Leyou. “We don’t expect changes to Warframe or the way our studio operates,” Digital Extremes explains, “And we will always remain dedicated to you, the community, who have been with us at all stages since we launched Warframe.”
The question and answer segment continues to emphasize that Digital Extremes will work without interference.
“Will Digital Extremes still operate Warframe independently?
Yes, we will continue to create great content for Warframe and remain creatively independent. Our focus will remain on listening to you, our community, updating Warframe based on your feedback and developing the kind of great stories, gameplay and incredible new space ninja action you expect from us. Tencent is known for respecting the creative decisions and integrity of its studios, and for giving them autonomy and independence to experiment, innovate and thrive.Will this cause any change in the direction of the Warframe game?
Warframe’s management will remain in the hands of its development team, which is 100% dedicated to the community. We got here because of you! Our creative goals remain firmly focused on expanding next generation consoles (Xbox Series X / S), innovating with The New War, moving forward with intense space battles (Corpus Railjack) and more surprises in 2021.Will the Chinese version of Warframe have better or faster updates than in the West?
Currently, the Chinese version of Warframe is far behind its western counterpart. We are already working with Tencent to bring updates to the Chinese version. “
As mentioned above, Digital Extremes are best known for Warframe. His previous titles include Homefront, The Darkness II, Vector, See all and several classics Unreal titles.
Tencent’s portfolio includes becoming Marvelous’s main shareholder in January 2020, 100% owned by Riot Games, 80% by Grinding Gear Games, 40% by Epic Games, 29% by Funcom, 5% by Activision Blizzard, 5 % on Ubisoft, 5% on Paradox Interactive, a “big investment ” PlatinumGames and others.
Tencent also opened LightSpeed LA this year, which is already working on an open-world AAA PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X game. The subsidiary TiMi Studios is also working on Metal Slug Code: Jand free MOBA to start Pokémon Unite.
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