A look at the Chinese gaming company: its history, how it became a serious competitor on the global scene, and what the future has in store.
A miHoYo display at the 2019 Japan Expo. Credit: Jeux Online
Tencent has long dominated video games in China, and now leads the global gaming industry in terms of revenues. Any challenger hoping to knock it off its number one spot would need unprecedented growth, an incredibly dedicated fanbase, and a heap of perseverance.
Chinese video game developer miHoYo might just have all three.
Founded in 2011 by a trio of graduates from Shanghai Jiaotong University, miHoYo has spent the last decade creating its ‘HoYoverse’ brand of games that appea
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