Platinum Games receives Investment from Tencent for Self-Publishing - News

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Bayonetta developer Platinum Games has received a capital investment from Tencent Holdings. Platinum Games will remain independent despite the investment. The capital raised will be used to help the developer self-publish games in the future. 

Platinum Games president and CEO Kenichi Sato said the capital will be used to "strengthen our foundation as a business and expand from game development into exploring self-publishing" and achieve "a wider global perspective, while still creating high quality games that stay true to our name."

Thanks Gematsu.

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Mystro-Sama (on 07 January 2020)

Great... China sinks their teeth into another developer.

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Zenos (on 07 January 2020)

I don't mind Platinum doing some self-published games, but an investment from Tencent is very worrying. It's a deal with the Devil type of situation.

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DonFerrari (on 07 January 2020)

Well good luck on this and keep the games coming.

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