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Experience the Future of Gaming: Tencent Games Brings Innovative Game Technologies to GDC 2025

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2025 /CNW/ — In anticipation of the 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC), Tencent Games, the world’s leading platform for game development, publishing and operations, today announced it will showcase its innovative game development technologies and closed-door game demonstration of TiMi Studio Group’s yet-to-be-released multi-player adventure RPG – Honor of Kings: World, at the GDC Expo Hall. Alongside these launches are 13 expert-led sessions and a feature-rich booth, spotlighting next-generation innovations shaping the future of player experiences and game development.

At Tencent Games’ booth, Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE) will present their 20 years of experience in safeguarding game integrity. With an industry-leading AI-driven anti-cheat technology, ACE is equipped to counter both prevalent and evolving threats, including AI cheats. Visitors can also learn about GiiNEX AI, the revolutionary gaming platform launched at GDC 2024, now supporting 150 million daily active users across top global game titles. Additionally, WeTest, Tencent’s official one-stop game quality service platform, will showcase a suite of AI-powered testing solutions spanning the entire game lifecycle which is adopted by over 1,000 leading global game companies, supporting this dynamic industry’s growth.

Attendees can also expect an engaging exploration of advancements in gaming technology and operational insights. With AI leading the change into the future of gaming, Elvis Liu, Principal Engineer of Tencent Games, Morefun Studios will be delving into human-AI communication in his panel, “F.A.C.U.L.: The First FPS AI Companion Who Understands Human Language.” Elvis will discuss the advancements in gaming AI technology that allows players to interact with F.A.C.U.L., an AI companion in the first-person shooter game “Arena Breakout”, to undertake complex commands and perform a series of tasks that were hitherto impossible.

Another exciting highlight is “Delta Force‘: Performant High-Quality Terrain and Biome Technology for PC and Mobile” with Hang Jiao, Engine Team Lead and Lichuan Wang, Technical Art Team Lead at Team Jade, TiMi Studio Group, that will dive into creating expansive and immersive environments across platforms while achieving industry leading performance on a wide range of devices..

The Tencent Games Developer Summit will be held on March 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (PST), offering a series of nine expert-led sessions on a range of topics, including advanced  graphic techniques such as Inline Ray Tracing for enhanced shadows and ambient occlusion. In a deep dive into Delta Force over three sessions, Team Jade will share strategies for designing expansive PvP levels, essential elements that define a tactical shooter, and the process of delivering high-quality visuals across platforms, providing actionable insights for developers optimizing game development.

The summit will also explore how community feedback and developer passion drive innovation, with sessions on AI-driven conversational solutions for deeper player engagement, and techniques to gather genuine player insights during playtesting phases. Additional sessions will explore evolving cloud strategies, and key user acquisition technologies for sustaining Games-as-a-Service success. With insights into both technical and creative aspects, the summit promises to equip developers with the insights and tools to push the boundaries of game creation.

As the global gaming workforce evolves, Tencent remains committed to nurturing emerging talent through its “Future Innovators: Tencent Campus Drive,” which connects passionate students with hands-on experience, mentorship, and global perspectives. At this dedicated space, attendees can engage directly with recruiters and gain insights into Tencent’s business, talent philosophy, and career opportunities across Canada, China, Dubai, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. With roles available in game engineering, design, marketing, and research, graduating students can explore career paths that align with their aspirations while developing the skills needed to thrive in the dynamic gaming industry.

Media who schedule appointments at GDC will be one of the first in the world to get an exclusive hands-on preview of Honor of Kings: World, an epic new multi-player adventure RPG set in the same universe as the world’s most popular mobile MOBA, Honor of Kings. Led by Simen Lv, Lead Game Designer for Honor of Kings: World, media will be immersed in gameplay demonstrations highlighting mechanics and combat styles while gaining insights into compelling narratives and the proprietary technologies bringing this adventure to life.

As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation in the gaming industry, Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE) and WeTest are taking a part in the Thriving in Games Group (TIGG) Developer Summit at GDC 2025 along with other global video game companies in TIGG. ACE and WeTest will contribute to several insightful sessions focused on cutting-edge technology, security, and game quality assurance. WeTest will systematically demonstrate Tencent Games’ quality assurance system, presenting comprehensive solutions from functional testing, performance optimization, and security protection to global localization testing. It will detail how to address challenges across multiple platforms, regions, and international markets, while introducing IEEE P3391, the first international standard for mobile game quality, which aims to establish unified game quality evaluation criteria and enhance the overall quality standards of the global gaming industry.

Additionally, ACE will share insights on AI-powered solutions for mobile game anti-cheating, detailing the innovative behavioral detection systems that go beyond traditional methods. Tencent Games is excited to contribute to these discussions, which aims to collaborate with the industry to enhance game quality, security, and player experience.

For more information, please visit Tencent Games on X, Facebook, and  LinkedIn.

Tencent Games Core Concepts, March 21 – Friday

F.A.C.U.L.: The First FPS AI Companion Who Understands Human Language
Elvis Liu | Principal Engineer, Tencent Games
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Room 2016, West Hall

‘Delta Force’: Performant High-Quality Terrain and Biome Technology for PC and Mobile
Hang Jiao | Engine Team Lead, TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
Lichuan Wang | Technical Art Team Lead, TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Room 2018, West Hall

Tencent Games Developer Summit, March 17 – Monday

Noise or Insight? Five Tips to Get Real Insights in Playtests!
Joe Yu I Senior Insights Manager, Tencent Games
Kristy Zheng I Senior Lead of Market & User Research, Tencent Games
9:30 am – 10:30 am| Room 2024, West Hall

The Procedural Way : Reconstruct Mega City of Qin Dynasty
Yuqing Chen I Tech Artist, TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
Guo Yu I Tech Artist, Efficiency Product Department, Tencent Games
10:50 am – 11:50 am | Room 2024, West Hall

Conversational AI Gaming Solution
Jiayi Chen I Senior Product Architect, Tencent
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Room 2024, West Hall

Large Scale PvP Level Design in DELTA FORCE
Henry Dong | Lead Level Designer, TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
1:20 pm – 1:50 ppm | Room 2024, West Hall

Delta Force: Become A Hero, Rebuild the Extraction Gameplay
Olio Yang I Lead Combat Designer, TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
2:10 pm – 2:40 pm| Room 2024, West Hall

The Creation of Delta Force Art Style: Cross-Platform Visual and Style Development
William Liu I Art Director, TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games
3:00 pm-3:30 pm | Room 2024, West Hall

The Inline RayTracing practice for Shadow and AO on Mobile
Aron Lu I Game Engine Engineer, Ecosystem Group, Tencent Games
Wei Yao I Senior Game Engine Engineer, Ecosystem Group, Tencent Games
3:50 pm – 4:20 pm| Room 2024, West Hall

Innovation of pLTV in GaaS User Acqusition
Feyman Wang I Lead of Machine Learning, IEG Growth Platform, Tencent Games
Hannah Han I Growth Partnership Senior Operation Manager, IEG Growth Platform, Tencent Games
4:40 pm – 5:10 pm| Room 2024, West Hall

Evolving Cloud Strategies for Developers
Liam Deane I Principal Analyst, Omdia
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Room 2024, West Hall

Tencent Games GDC 2025 – Booth Details 
March 19 to 21
Booth No. S741, South Hall, Moscone Center

 

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Shenzhen Unveils APEC China 2026 Host-City Theme Song and Music Video

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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The host-city theme song for APEC China 2026, Meet You Where Wonders Bloom (在奇迹之城遇见你), was produced by the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee and created by Shenzhen Media Group. Written and composed by He Muyang, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association and a Shenzhen-based musician, the song is performed by popular singers Jane Zhang and Joseph Zeng. With its fresh, youthful pop sound, the song tells the stories of ordinary dreamers, weaving together personal aspirations, Shenzhen’s remarkable development, and the broader vision of Asia-Pacific cooperation.

Released alongside the song, the music video goes beyond showcasing Shenzhen’s cityscape to put people at the heart of the story. Through the experiences of people from all walks of life, particularly young people and those from overseas, it captures the energy and appeal of Shenzhen, the City of Miracles, and its warm welcome to the world. Running 4 minutes and 45 seconds, the video features 176 shots filmed across Shenzhen, with more than 100 residents appearing on screen. From location coordination and filming support to bringing participants together, the production was a citywide effort. More than just a music video, it became a shared expression of Shenzhen’s enthusiasm as APEC host city.

From a refreshing melody to a city ready to welcome the world, Shenzhen is embracing its role as APEC host with openness and inclusiveness, extending a warm invitation to guests from near and far to gather in Shenzhen.

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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The host-city theme song for APEC China 2026, Meet You Where Wonders Bloom (在奇迹之城遇见你), was produced by the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee and created by Shenzhen Media Group. Written and composed by He Muyang, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association and a Shenzhen-based musician, the song is performed by popular singers Jane Zhang and Joseph Zeng. With its fresh, youthful pop sound, the song tells the stories of ordinary dreamers, weaving together personal aspirations, Shenzhen’s remarkable development, and the broader vision of Asia-Pacific cooperation.

Released alongside the song, the music video goes beyond showcasing Shenzhen’s cityscape to put people at the heart of the story. Through the experiences of people from all walks of life, particularly young people and those from overseas, it captures the energy and appeal of Shenzhen, the City of Miracles, and its warm welcome to the world. Running 4 minutes and 45 seconds, the video features 176 shots filmed across Shenzhen, with more than 100 residents appearing on screen. From location coordination and filming support to bringing participants together, the production was a citywide effort. More than just a music video, it became a shared expression of Shenzhen’s enthusiasm as APEC host city.

From a refreshing melody to a city ready to welcome the world, Shenzhen is embracing its role as APEC host with openness and inclusiveness, extending a warm invitation to guests from near and far to gather in Shenzhen.

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Context Labs AI Distillery™ Lets Enterprises Run Sovereign AI on Data They Own

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Company launches the Context Engine for trusted sovereign AI, which packages an enterprise’s own data with verified lineage for use with the frontier or open-weight model the enterprise chooses.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Context Labs B.V. (“Context Labs”), the AI Data Infrastructure company, today launched the Context Labs AI Distillery™, the Context Engine for trusted sovereign AI. The AI Distillery converts an enterprise’s operational and business data into a governed Context Package that the enterprise owns, creating their own protected competitive moat. Every answer an AI model draws from the package is traced to its source records, and the package works with the frontier or open weight model the customer chooses, inside the customer’s own environment.

Analysts have quantified the obstacle to scaling enterprise AI. Gartner predicts that through 2026 organizations will abandon 60% of AI projects unsupported by AI-ready data, and that over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027. McKinsey reports that eight in ten companies name data limitations as the barrier to scaling AI agents. Gartner has also described what enterprises now need: software that lets teams construct, govern and deliver semantically organized knowledge to AI agents, built on ontologies and knowledge graphs.

 The Context Labs AI Distillery™ is designed around six outcomes:

Own your IP. An enterprise’s knowledge, know-how and operating context stay inside a Context Package that only it controls and are not used to train third-party AI models.

Own your AI. The intelligence employees create in everyday use accrues to the enterprise, not to a model provider, and grows with every interaction.

Trusted, provable answers. Every output carries its data lineage and decision provenance, so answers can be verified, audited, and defended.

Build, protect and scale a proprietary competitive asset. The Context Package captures how the enterprise describes and runs its operations, starting with one facility and extending to others without rebuilding.

Sovereign by design. The AI Distillery runs inside the customer’s own data center or chosen cloud, so data stays where the customer decides.

Freedom of model choice, at lower cost. Customers can use any frontier or open-weight model and switch models without rebuilding the Context Package. Precise, verified context reduces the tokens each query uses.

The AI Distillery works in three steps: distill, package, and prove. It maps an enterprise’s structured and unstructured data to industry-specific ontologies, stores the result in a Context Package with cryptographic provenance, and checks answers against the company’s own records before any model goes into production. Work that has typically required teams of specialist engineers becomes a guided, governed workflow.

Context Agents and the Semantic Context Tunnel. Context Agents answer operational, commercial and compliance questions from the enterprise’s Context Package, with every figure traced to its source. The Semantic Context Tunnel brings the same context into the AI assistant employees already use. Both work within the access controls the enterprise sets.

“Models come and go. An enterprise’s context should not,” said Dan Harple, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Context Labs. “Frontier models will keep improving, but they do not supply governance, provenance or trust, and they should not absorb the knowledge that makes a company competitive. The AI Distillery gives enterprises a moat they own: their own context, proven and protected, working with whichever model they choose. That is how our customers own their IP and own their AI.”

At ADIPEC 2026, Context Labs is demonstrating the AI Distillery on energy-sector use cases, in which a Context Agent answers operational questions with every figure traced to the underlying plant records. Context Labs is located Arab Development Group stand, Stand #5240, Hall 5 and in the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, AI Zone, Hall 13.

Availability. The Context Labs AI Distillery™ is available now through the Microsoft Marketplace. Each enterprise license includes an industry starter kit to accelerate time to value. Companies can request a briefing or technical working session at contextlabs.com/distillery.

About Context Labs B.V.

Context Labs is an AI Data Infrastructure company delivering the Context Engine for Trusted and Secure Sovereign AI. Its platform turns complex, fragmented operational, engineering and enterprise data into continuously verified, auditable information that AI systems, people and markets can trust. Built on an extensible library of industry-specific ontologies that map to established standards published by ISO and other standards bodies, the platform is deployable across sectors, with use-case applications delivering decision-ready intelligence on a common foundation. The Context Labs AI Distillery™ lets enterprises run sovereign AI inside their own data centers, so they own their IP and own their AI. Formed out of MIT research and led by a team that helped drive the at-scale growth of the Internet, Context Labs has offices in Amsterdam, Cambridge (Mass.), Houston and Abu Dhabi. Learn more at www.contextlabs.com.

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