WeGame
| WeGame WeGame X (international) |
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| developer | Tencent |
| Publishing year | September 2017 |
| Current version | 3.25.1.8081 (April 04, 2020) |
| operating system | Windows |
| category | Sales platform |
| License | Proprietary |
| German speaking | No |
| https://www.wegamex.com.hk/store | |
WeGame is an Internet distribution platform for computer games and software from the Chinese technology group Tencent , which focuses on the domestic market. The platform was announced in April 2017 and went online on September 1, 2017. It continues the development of the previous project Tencent Games Platform (TGP) and expands it to include multimedia content and communication between the players, with the focus of the offers on content for the PC . The system also enables online distribution , maintenance ( patching ) and monitoring ( DRM ) of the games. As of February 2020, the system had 70 million monthly active users.
Since April 2019, an expansion of sales on a global scale has been implemented under the name WeGame X , which puts the platform in direct competition with providers such as Steam .
Web links
- WeGame Official Website (Chinese)
- WeGame X Official Website (Chinese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tencent's WeGame gaming platform goes online September 1st. TechNode, August 18, 2017; archived from the original on August 21, 2017 ; accessed on September 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Chinese gaming giant Tencent is rebranding its digital store as 'WeGame'. pcgamer, archived from the original on September 1, 2017 ; accessed on May 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Tencent offers two-hour free trial for 55 PC games amid coronavirus outbreak. South China Morning Post, February 13, 2020, accessed May 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Oleg Nesterenko: WeGame X is Out Globally: Tencent launches the International version of its Chinese storefront. Game World Observer, April 8, 2019, accessed May 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Günsch: WeGame X: Tencent's Steam competitor starts in English. Computerbase, April 8, 2019, accessed May 18, 2020 .