Tencent's WeGame Service to Feature Fortnite
By Zac Cameron ·
The Chinese based publisher is set to bring Fortnite to their WeGame digital service, expanding the brand to more players.
Step aside Steam, there’s a new player in town looking to make their presence felt. Tencent, the massive game publisher from China, is not only expanding the reach of their native digital game service WeGame, but they’re getting some big titles to go along with it.
According to a report from PCGamesN, Fortnite will soon be coming to WeGame as Tencent looks to expand into more regions than just mainland China. The announcement was made via a tweet from Tencent Games on an account which has since been suspended for an unknown reason, which reportedly contained text saying “Fortnite, wow! It’s coming,” followed by an image of the WeGame mascot rendered within the Fortnite engine.
Tencent has been working hard to bring WeGame to players outside of China, with a spokesperson revealing that "The Hong Kong version of WeGame is now under development. This version will be available for overseas users, and we will use this platform to bring more Chinese games to the global market."
Additionally, Tencent already has a large stake in Epic Games dating back to 2013 where they purchased a 40% stake in the company. With the partnership already working behind the scenes, it makes sense for the game to make an appearance on WeGame at some point.
For more Fortnite news, check out the recent announcement of Rogue’s Fortnite Battle Royale team, here.