20.06.2016 Tencent becomes newest BIU member BIU Logo Berlin, 20 June 2016 – The BIU, the German Games Industry Association, welcomes a new member into its ranks: Tencent is joining the German Games Industry Association, as BIU announced today. Among other games, Tencent develops League of Legends in partnership with Riot Games – it is one of the most successful eSports games in the world. Tencent also works with Epic Games – known for its Unreal Engine, among other things – and Paradox Interactive, the Swedish publisher of games like Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis and Cities: Skylines. Additionally, the company is a leading provider of internet services in areas such as games, communication (QQ, Weixin/WeChat), social networks (Qzone) and digital content (Tencent Video). Tencent plans to get more involved in the German and European games industries in future and will participate in the ‘Pitch & Match’ event hosted by BIU.Dev at gamescom. [quotation cite=”Tobias Haar, Spokesman for BIU”] “Our new member Tencent underscores the importance and attractiveness of the BIU as the association representing our industry.[/quotation]‘Our new member Tencent underscores the importance and attractiveness of BIU as the association representing our industry. Tencent will also help us strengthen our network platform BIU.Dev and BIU.Net, which are open to all companies in the games industry – from independent developers to the world’s largest digital and games companies. Because the only way for us to improve the conditions for our industry in order to catch up to the most successful international locations for development is for us to work together,’ says Tobias Haar, Board Spokesman for BIU. ‘We are very pleased to be joining BIU, because it gives us the opportunity to become part of the entire German and European games industry and puts us in direct contact with the most important industry players, from independent developers to international games providers,’ says Steve Gray, Executive in Charge of Production at Tencent. About the BIU BIU – Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (German Games Industry Association) is the association of the German computer and video games industry. Its 26 members are developers, publishers and providers of digital games, and they represent over 85 per cent of the German market. The BIU is, for example, the sponsor of gamescom. As an expert partner for media and for political and social institutions, the BIU answers all questions on the topic of digital games. Press contact Martin Puppe BIU – Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware e. V. Charlottenstrasse 62 10117 Berlin Germany Tel.: +49 (0)30 2408779 20 Fax: +49 (0)30 2408779 11 Email: puppe@biu-online.de Twitter: @game_eV Facebook.com/BIUeV Martin Puppe +49 30 240 87 79 20 martin.puppe@game.de