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Tencent reportedly looking to buy ‘Crysis’ developer Crytek
Tencent is reportedly planning to take over Crytek in a deal worth more than €300million.As reported in German tabloid newspaper Bild and journalist Julian Röpcke, Tencent wants to buy the German game and software developer via a European subsidiary.Tencent had previously used its subsidiary Proxima Beta Europe BV to acquire a 22 per cent stake in French developer Dontnod Entertainment earlier this year.Crytek is known for the first instalment of Far Cry, the Crysis series, as well as online multiplayer shooter Hunt: Showdown.