Tencent’s Rebranded WeGame X Gaming Platform Launches Worldwide

In recent years, Tencent has become a dirty word amongst many gamers, with the Chinese giant holding stakes in Activision-Blizzard, Ubisoft and a whopping 40% stake in Epic Games. On top of this, the company also owns Riot Games outright, making the lesser known company one of the biggest names in gaming. 

Before now, Tencent’s gaming platform, which was recently rebranded to become WeGame X, was only available in China, but now the service has opened itself to a worldwide audience through servers in Hong Kong.  

At the time of writing, the service is in “Early Access” and only hosts 17 games, which for the most part are Chinese indie titles. The company also lists big names like Deep Silver, Hello Games and Larain Studios on the service’s website. 

Given the storefront’s early state, small game selection and other factors, it is unlikely that we will see WeGame X become a viable competitor to the likes of Steam in the near future, though it is worth noting that the platform does feature user reviews, cloud saves and offline modes for some titles. One major downside of the platform is that many of its games are not localised for western audiences.