Tencent has acquired Polish developer and broadcaster 1C Entertainment for an undisclosed fee.
1C Entertainment and all its subsidiaries with 1C in the name will be rebranded within six months of the completion of the deal.
Tomasz Nieszporski, a board member of 1C Entertainment, said, “We are really excited about this deal. For 1CE, it’s a great opportunity to achieve our dreams and aspirations in the video games industry.”
Li Shen, global chief technology officer at Tencent Games, added: “We couldn’t be happier to work with the talented team at 1C Entertainment and support them as we enter a new phase of growth.”
1C Entertainment has released more than 100 games to date and is known as the publisher of the aircraft simulator IL-2 Sturmovik, as well as the Men of War series.
