Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s two most accomplished creative studios are making mobile games in the style of this year's biggest viral hit, Palworld, in hopes of rebooting the company's core business.
The teams at Timi and Lightspeed are both building games in the style of genre-blender Palworld, replete with pet companions and stylized violence, according to people familiar with the matter. The studios operate autonomously, but both seem to have landed on that new formula to seek out another Honor of Kings that can power Tencent's next wave of growth.
Indie PC title Palworld was crafted by a tiny studio with limited resources and became the world's most downloaded new title upon its release in January. Going after a game in that mold could be done comparatively quickly and yield instant monetization, especially when backed by Tencent's vast resources and promotional reach, the people said.
Tencent’s Next Big Gaming Bets Draw On Viral Phenom ‘Palworld’
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s two most accomplished creative studios are making mobile games in the style of this year’s biggest viral hit, Palworld, in hopes of rebooting the company’s core business.
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