Chinese IT giant Tencent ready to pay for a german studio Crytek more than 300 million euros. This was reported by several sources of the publication at once. Bild…
As the journalist noted Julian RepkIn other words, the Chinese plan to complete the deal through their Dutch subsidiary Proxima Beta Europe B.V. This is how Tencent previously acquired a 22.3% stake in the studio Dontnod Entertainment.
Such a prospect scares many Crytek employees. The German government also expressed concern. The reason is quite simple – the Chinese are allegedly not interested in a series of shooters. Crysis…
Not everyone knows, but Crytek does more than develop video games. It also offers its services to major military equipment suppliers and the military. NATO…
Graphics engine based CryEngine various simulators and programs for training soldiers are being developed. Among the partners of the studio is an American company Lockheed martin, German ThyssenKrupp and french Thales…
Crytek has also partnered with an American company Realtime immersive (now known as Mass virtual), which based on CryEngine released for the needs US Department of Defense a number of projects, one of which is a VR platform Virtual attain…
Employees of the German studio fear that Tencent will force them to develop programs for simulating military operations for the needs of the Chinese army or industrial espionage. And this already refers to the issues of the FRG’s national security.
Crytek and Tencent did not respond to Bild’s request. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development did the same.
However, a member of the Bundestag working group on defense against CDU party Henning Otte stressed that members of the government are obliged to initiate a verification of the transaction. He explained that Tencent can access the simulation programs it uses Bundeswehr and NATO forces.
“This must be prevented,” the politician said.
Earlier, several insiders hinted that the company Microsoft also interested in buying Crytek studio. The talks allegedly started in April 2023.
The American IT giant has also had a long-standing partnership with the Pentagon. On July 7, it became known that the military department has decided to cancel the contract concluded with Microsoft for 10 billion dollars.
The money was planned to be sent to the project JEDI, in which the company was supposed to provide services in the field of cloud computing. This was opposed by a competitor represented by the ex-head Amazon Jeff Bezos, considered the competition dishonest due to the bias of the former president of the United States Donald Trump…
However, only Amazon or Microsoft can provide services to the Pentagon in this area. Therefore, new competitions will be organized, within the framework of which several companies will be able to master the budget money.
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