{"id":75140,"date":"2022-02-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/?p=75140"},"modified":"2022-02-01T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:40:08","slug":"four-giants-the-major-players-in-video-game-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/2022\/02\/02\/four-giants-the-major-players-in-video-game-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Giants: The Major Players in Video Game Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The global video game industry has undergone a series of blockbuster takeovers, most recently Sony&#8217;s acquisition of Bungie and Microsoft&#8217;s move for Activision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consolidation has left four major players still standing in an industry estimated to be worth $300 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2022\/02\/Gaming.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2022\/02\/Gaming.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2022\/02\/Gaming-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2022\/02\/Gaming-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2022\/02\/Gaming-550x367.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/files\/2022\/02\/Gaming-750x500.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tencent-global-number-one\">Tencent: Global number one <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>China-based Tencent is the biggest player left in the market in terms of revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a huge player in the Asia market and has been investing in game studios outside its home country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm owns Riot Games, maker of battle royale hit &#8220;League of Legends&#8221;, and has stakes in French game star Ubisoft and Activision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also acquired the Finnish studio Supercell (&#8220;Clash of Clans&#8221;, &#8220;Clash Royale&#8221;, &#8220;Brawl Stars&#8221;) in 2016 for $8.6 billion &#8212; 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