Tencent acquires stake in French game developer Voodoo

Chinese gaming leader diversifies portfolio toward 'hyper casual' mobile games

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Voodoo has drawn hundreds of millions of users. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)

YUSUKE HINATA, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- Tencent Holdings has invested in French mobile game developer Voodoo, in a move by the Chinese tech heavyweight to diversify its gaming catalog.

The amount of the investment has not been disclosed, but Voodoo said on Monday that Tencent acquired a minority stake in the company.

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