
Microsoft will be hoping the Timi partnership can help it to replicate some of that success.
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The company's deal to distribute the Nintendo Switch in its native China has proven lucrative for both parties, with the console outselling the PS4 and Xbox One. Tencent is no stranger to foreign partnerships, either.

So, the East-meets-West combination should be an exciting prospect for gamers worldwide. Coming your way: titles that will push the boundaries of what’s possible in terms of worlds, graphics, interactions and stories, thanks to access to cutting. While its eye-watering output includes franchises such as Halo, Minecraft, Fallout, Forza, and Wolfenstein, to name a few. In less than three years, TiMi has four development studios emerging outside China, which will co-develop with studios at the TiMi headquarters in China to create next generation games. Its recent $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda parent ZeniMax brought the total number of first-party studios under its umbrella to 23. Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios, meanwhile, owns a war chest of popular game series through its enviable roster of subsidiaries. It develops mostly mobile games but has made titles of different genres for PC, mobile, and the Nintendo Switch. The Tencent-owned developer is known for Honor of Kings, Call of Duty Mobile, and Arena of Valor. TiMi Studios is a subsidiary of Tencent Games. Details of the venture are sparse, but it wouldn't be surprising if it it involved a mobile spin on an Xbox franchise.Ĭhina's Timi - which reportedly became the world's largest developer last year - is known for its work on mobile games including the upcoming Pokémon Unite (which is also slated for the Nintendo Switch), Call of Duty: Mobile and its ports of multiplayer online battle arena titles Honor Of Kings and Arena Of Valor. TiMi Studios partners with Xbox Game Studios to bring a ‘new game sensory experience’ to players. Tencent subsidiary Timi and Xbox Game Studios have struck a "strategic partnership" that will see them jointly create new games, the companies said in an announcement today. Two of the biggest names in gaming are joining forces.
