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hkmurakami on Aug 7, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat i...

I think you're thinking of league of legends, unless they also have a controlling stake in Activision. I believe their stake a Activision is very much a minority position.

hnick on Aug 7, 2020 | [–]

Fortnite is probably the biggest thing impacted by this if true.

Edit: Tencent related gaming companies apparently not impacted.

https://twitter.com/SamAugustDean/status/1291576813685108736

"White House official confirmed to the LA Times that the EO only blocks transactions related to WeChat"

aquova on Aug 7, 2020 | [–]

Correct, I believe they hold 5% in Activision Blizzard.

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