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QQ Games

Casual games client by Tencent

Summary

Casual games client by Tencent

Field	Value
name	QQ Games
logo	[[File:QQ Games (logo).png	125px	QQ logo]]
screenshot	qqgames.jpg
screenshot_size	250px
caption	Screenshot of QQ Games's homepage.
url	qqgame.qq.com
type	Casual MMO, online games
language	Chinese
registration	AIM Linked, Self Reg
owner	Tencent
launch_date	Late 2007
current_status	Active

QQ Games () is a casual games client, offering only multi-player online games. Games are available through the QQ Games client and are entirely free to play. Partnering with AOL Instant Messenger through the AIM Plugin Gallery, AIM version 6.5 and up came bundled with the English version of QQ Games. While formerly linked to AIM in such a way that an AIM screename was required to play, the English QQ Games then offered its own account registration.

QQ Games is distinct in the US casual gaming sphere in the fact that it is one of the few services that offer a game hall experience, which combine community elements such as profiles, chat, and friends list, with exclusively multiplayer versions of the typical casual game contenders.

QQ Games is created by Tencent. Its English branch was created by Tencent America, LLC, a part of the Tencent group, headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

On April 21, 2017, Tencent announced the rebranding of its Chinese Tencent Game Platform (TGP) as WeGame, which will be going global in July 2017.

History

The English version of QQ Games started its open Beta in Spring 2007 in partnership with AIM, and continued testing until October 3, 2007. Within the first week of its launch, the peak concurrent user number rose to over 500. Currently, the PCU hovers around 2500, which has increased as the number of games offered expanded. While the service only featured twelve multiplayer games at the time, and a Flash portal powered my MochiMedia if the site follows the model of QQ Games in China, the number of games offered is slated to expand as the service matures.

The QQ Games Support Team closed down English QQ Games on January 2, 2014 along with its website.

References

[http://wegame.com/ Tencent WeGame official site]
"Tencent push WeGame, "platform + boutique content IP"".
"QQGames Entered US Market : China Web2.0 Review".
"Archived copy".

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