PlatinumGames, the makers of Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101, have finally revealed their “big news” for 2020.

The company announced that they have formed a partnership with Tencent Holdings Limited through a capital investment from the Chinese conglomerate. PlatinumGames says that their new partnership with Tencent will not affect their operations or corporate structure, and they hope to explore self-publishing in the future.

Full announcement below:

Announcement regarding partnership with Tencent

We would like to announce we have received a capital investment from Tencent Holdings Limited as a basis for partnership. This partnership has no effect on the independence of our company, and we will continue operations under our current corporate structure.

We hope to use this capital to strengthen our foundation as a business and expand from game development into exploring self-publishing. We also hope that this partnership can give us a wider global perspective, while still creating high quality games that stay true to our name.

Thank you as always for your continued support. Please look forward to what we have in store.

January 7, 2020
President and CEO
Kenichi Sato