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Tencent vs Huawei: China’s gaming giants have the upper hand in fight over revenue sharing on app stores
The recent public spat between Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings and telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co has highlighted a shift in the balance of power between game developers and distribution channels, as players increasingly focus their interest on a small number of popular games.The dispute spilled into public view on January 1 when Huawei announced it had removed Tencent’s mobile games from its app store, the Huawei AppGallery. The move shocked netizens as…