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Inside Tencent's long-term strategy: live service, AI tools, and evergreen titles

Inside Tencent's long-term strategy: live service, AI tools, and evergreen titles "I think people should just not be afraid of AI" Many column inches have been spent questioning the wisdom of focusing on live-service. Sony gambled and lost, as did many other companies chasing the dream of steady recurring revenues, while firms like Capcom that stuck to the traditional path have emerged relatively unscathed. That includes Miniclip, Sumo Digital, Funcom, Fat Shark, Sharkmob, 10 Chambers, and Stunlock Studios in Europe, as well as Digital Extremes in North America and Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand. The more people love your game, the more they're going to play your game." Read this next - Executives from EA and Tencent to speak alongside Netflix, Sony, and Disney at FT Business of Entertainment summit - Godot Engine partner firm W4 Games secures $18m Series B funding, signs deal with Tencent to bolster Asia ecosystem - Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs, 80 roles reportedly cut