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Huawei AppGallery reportedly removes Tencent games, signs of further dispute?
Huawei has removed most of the Tencent video games from the top game apps list of AppGallery, as per a new report. The alleged action hints at further clashes between the two Chinese tech makers, following the pull-off of the famous DnF gaming app.
According to the report, AppGallery has excluded several Tencent video games from the top gaming app ranking. On exploration, users may now only find three NetEase games at the top. These are Eggy Party, Identity V, and Fantasy Westward Journey.
Huawei AppGallery game ranking for June 18 showed two Tencent games (DnF at first and The Golden Spatula at eighth place) in the top 10 list, implying the end of a dispute between the firms. These were the bestselling game apps in the AppGallery.
But the latest insights hint that there’s still more to resolve between these two tech makers. Huawei and Tencent have been clashing over apps for a long time. Starting on January 1, 2021, the former excluded some of the latter’s apps from its AppGallery.
Removal of games like Tencent’s Honour of Kings ( a popular gaming app) shocked consumers as Huawei held 43% of the Android smartphone market back then.
Although these games came back on the AppGallery within a few hours. When asked to Huawei and Tencent about this case, they responded that there aren’t any clashes between the two companies and they are bonded in “friendly negotiations”.
Things again drifted apart last month when the app developer pulled out its famed game “DnF (Dungeon & Fighter) from the AppGallery. The app alone collects $826 million from various app stores like OPPO, Vivo, as well as Huawei.
Tencent removes DnF game from Huawei AppGallery (Image Credits: MyDrivers)
Tencent explained that the reason behind DnF’s removal from Huawei’s AppGallery is the contract expiration. According to details, the contract with Chinese companies expired within a month after the respective video game launched in the market.
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[Source – SCMP]