Following acquisition information from earlier right this moment, Bohemia Interactive has now clarified that the knowledge is inaccurate.
On Tuesday, The Information reported that Chinese conglomerate Tencent has purchased an estimated 70% to 80% stake in Bohemia Interactive, the Czech Republic-based DayZ and Arma developer
The report stated the deal is price $260 million, in keeping with one particular person acquainted with the matter, suggesting that it was half of a bigger plan to broaden Tencent’s attain in Europe.
Now, Bohemia is saying that it’s not occurring, in keeping with a Google-translated assertion made to Hospodarske Noviny.
“It’s not true. Tencent [didn’t] buy us. Bohemia Interactive remains an independent studio,” studio head Petr Polacek reportedly stated. “We don’t know where this information came from.”
The developer defined in a press launch issued to the identical outlet that it has had conversations about “strategic cooperation” previously, and can proceed to take action, however issues stay unchanged for now.
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad stated that Tencent is seeking to compete with Chinese rival NetEase, and the transfer may very well be born from a need to accumulate Ylands, the little recognized sandbox game created by Bohemia, which Tencent distributed in China.
Another cause for stated enlargement in Europe has to do with Tencent’s cloud service ambitions. With most games counting on Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, Tencent may stand to spice up the profile of its personal service when an increasing number of game builders select it over different choices.
Bohemia Interactive not too long ago launched new DLC for Arma 3. The studio, in fact, continues to assist Arma 3, DayZ and Vigor on PC and consoles, however its plans for the long run usually are not clear past that.
