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areoform • yesterday at 7:14 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Tencent is one of the largest game development asset holders in the world. They're the Berkshire Hathaway of video games. They own, World of Warcraft (minority shareholder), League of Legends, Valorant, Warframe, Clash of Clans, Player Unknown Battlegrounds, FIFA Online, Pokemon Unite, Fortnite (minority shareholder) annd more. They also own 40% of Epic Games.


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Matl • yesterday at 7:17 PM

Do they have a stake in Fortnite somehow specifically/separate from their stake in Epic Games?

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troupo • yesterday at 8:06 PM

> They're the Berkshire Hathaway of video games

They are the Berkshire Hathaway of everything, to be honest. They invest in and acquire minority stakes in hundreds of companies.

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