Many games may experience some changes for US-based players, as the Pentagon labels Chinese-based Tencent as a "" Tencent is the company behind and a long list of other games and game companies.
The decision to add Tencent to the list may influence how the company does business in the US, and, by extension, how its games are distributed and played on American land.
The United States Defense Departmentlabeled Tencent Holdings Limited as a "" as reported by The company joins a list of 134 names as part of the US government's annually updated Military Blacklist.
Although this doesn't place any sanctions on the company, it strongly discourages US-based companies from doing business with it. The Blacklist can place a strain on the company and may lead to changes in some popular games.
Tencent is best known for being the parent company of Riot Games, the company behind the incredibly popular However, the tech giant invests in a long list of other gaming companies, holding anywhere between 5% and 80% of each company.