U.S. Designates Major Game Studio Tencent as Chinese Military Firm, Stocks Plunge.

Major gaming and social media conglomerate Tencent saw a significant drop in trading on Monday after the United States Department of Defense (DoD) classified Tencent as a Chinese military entity.

The filing does not impose direct sanctions but may discourage U.S. corporations from engaging in business with the Chinese based company. Tencent retains full or partial ownership of some of the following video game studios—Riot Games, Grinding Gear Games, Turtle Rock Studios, Epic Games, FromSoft, Remedy Entertainment, Ubisoft, and more.

New Site Schedule: From Scuttle Gamez

Hey All, Wanted to let anyone who is reading this know that the site will be changing up its content release rate a bit. We will be trying a Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, 3-day-a-week article schedule going forward. That means overall less content, but with the extra time I hope to write longer and more in-depth…

Book of Travels: A Kickstart Review

Book of Travels looks to be an art house style game of relaxation, exploration, and making new friends. A Kickstart project for the game launched on October 24th, goes for 17 more days, and has already funded over 400% of their initial goal. By Scuttle Gamez Hello everyone. This is my first kickstart game review…

Shiro Games Steam Sale! Up to 75% Off!!

Developer Shiro Games brings sales up to 75% off their Steam titles, valid up through the 25th of October. Read on for a rundown on what they have to offer! BY SCUTTLE GAMEZ Northgard: Northgard is a hybrid city builder and RTS (Real Time Strategy) Game. Through your time here you’ll manage resources, build up…

Team 17 Digital Steam Sale! Prices Up to 80% Off!!

Team 17 Digital catalog goes on sale, for Steam on PC. The sale boasts discounts as high as 80%, and is scheduled to run until October 21st. Team 17 games run the gambit from adventure games to multiplayer shooters. They have rouge-likes, strategy games, and more under their belt, and here at Scuttle Gamez we’ll…