Tencent shuts down video game streaming arm as crackdown weighs

Tencent shuts down video game streaming arm as crackdown weighs

FILE PHOTO: A Tencent logo is seen in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings will shut down its Penguin Esports unit by early June, it said on Thursday, as it streamlines its businesses following a regulatory crackdown.

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