Tencent Purchases British Video Game Developer Sumo for $1.3 Billion

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Image: Sumo Digital



Chinese mega-corp Tencent confirmed today that it would be buying British video game developer Sumo in a deal worth $1.27 billion to bolster its growing portfolio of gaming investments that already includes the likes of Riot Games and Activision Blizzard. According to its official website, Sumo has aided in the development of various hit titles, such as IO Interactive’s first two Hitman reboots, Hitman and Hitman 2, as well as Sony’s Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Microsoft Studios’ Forza Horizon 2. Comprising four core operating businesses (Sumo Digital, Atomhawk, Pipeworks, and Secret Mode), the Sumo Group oversees ten studios that are spread across UK, Europe, Canada, India, and the United States...

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[DrezKill]

I wish Tencent would just f*cking disappear. Does someone know where I can find the Infinity Stones, and some way to control them without destroying myself?