The Tencent WeGame X store has launched internationally. The Chinese conglomerate already operates a gaming store in China. The store is currently stated to be in 'early access.'
Tencent has quietly made its storefront, WeGame, available outside of China as WeGame X.
As Abacus reported last week (thanks PCGamesN), the store is currently in Early Access globally, with a drop down menu at the top of the website’s home page making it available in English.
The website’s offering is very reduced, with only 30 games available (most of them from Chinese companies) at the time of writing.
Chinese mega-conglomerate Tencent, who owns a 40% share in Epic Games, have released their own game store outside of China for the first time with surprisingly little fanfare. The store is known as. Tencent quietly launches its WeGame store outside China WeGame X is supposed to compete with Steam and the Epic Games Store, but it only has 17 games available right now Beware Steam and Epic Games Store: WeGame X, the international version of Tencent’s digital video game market WeGame, is finally here. Tencent has quietly launched its WeGame X store into global markets that extend beyond its original China-only base. The giant Chinese games company made the move in an uncharacteristically low-key.
Talking to Abacus, a Tencent’s spokesperson said: “WeGame X is a product WeGame is testing to serve its global users. We hope with the maturation of this product, we can bring more Chinese games overseas to cater to multiple gamer demographics.”
This is just the latest initiative from gaming giant Tencent to expand internationally, with recent announcements including a collaboration with Razer, among many others.
Tencent announced launched its WeGame store back in April 2017, rebranding its Tencent Games Platform with a clear intention to expand internationally.
Tencent has quietly made its storefront, WeGame, available outside of China as WeGame X.
As Abacus reported last week (thanks PCGamesN), the store is currently in Early Access globally, with a drop down menu at the top of the website’s home page making it available in English.
Wegame Play Store
The website’s offering is very reduced, with only 30 games available (most of them from Chinese companies) at the time of writing.
Wegame Store
Talking to Abacus, a Tencent’s spokesperson said: “WeGame X is a product WeGame is testing to serve its global users. We hope with the maturation of this product, we can bring more Chinese games overseas to cater to multiple gamer demographics.”
This is just the latest initiative from gaming giant Tencent to expand internationally, with recent announcements including a collaboration with Razer, among many others.
Wegame Streaming
Tencent announced launched its WeGame store back in April 2017, rebranding its Tencent Games Platform with a clear intention to expand internationally.