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WeGame Store Now Open For Business: RIFT Now Available!
Hi WeGamers!
Back in December, we announced our games digital distribution platform: Ignition. The launch of our distribution platform took us one step closer to our ultimate goal of making gaming easier and more enjoyable for everyone. We initially launched with a small catalog of games, all of which were free-to-play browser-based and client-based games from our partners like MochiMedia, Bigpoint, Subagames and others. Today, I’m happy to announce another important milestone: the launch of our first AAA game, RIFT from Trion Worlds, on WeGame. RIFT’s amazing success has surprised everyone. It’s among the top-selling titles in the US weeks after its release – a very substantial accomplishment for the first title from Trion, and a sign of even greater things to come.
To celebrate this very important milestone in our history, we’re offering RIFT at an incredible price: $35.95 for the standard edition and $42.95 for the digital collector’s edition – an amazing 28% off of the retail price. This special introductory price is only available until the end of the month, with a limited number of copies available each day, so buy now!
To get RIFT, please download the WeGame client. Then visit the RIFT game page and click the orange buy button. After purchasing RIFT, the client will start to download and install it. You can then find RIFT under your games tab, and launch it from there. After that, jump in game and enjoy! Feel free to look me up – I’m Gorndt on the Tearfall server.
In the coming weeks, expect many more quality games from top-tier publishers and developers who we are proud to call our partners. Is there a game you want to buy through WeGame? Let us know in the comments!
Please note that in this version the WeGame client will ask for UAC permissions on launch if you have UAC enabled through Windows 7 or Vista. This permission is required to record many modern games, so please click OK when the UAC window appears.
–Jeff Gorndt, Operations Manager, www.wegame.com
WeGame is the flagship game portal of the Chinese company Tencent.
In April 2017, Tencent unveiled WeGame which will host games, content, and services from all over the world and will provide gaming info, purchases, downloads, live streaming and community services, creating an open ecosystem for gaming. WeGame is an upgraded version of TGP (Tencent Games Platform) that already has more than 200 million active users (compared to Steam's 125 million) and over 4.5 billion downloads, and is widely considered as a direct competitor to Steam. It will be dedicated to both global developers and players, and will assist developers who require help with translation. The gaming platform will support both Chinese and global users through a single storefront and is due to go online on 1 September 2017, Tencent has stated that the platform will focus on PC and standalone games and will no longer host web or mobile games, and will provide support to small and indie companies. Aside from mainstream games, the company has promised to also launch titles which include Stardew Valley, Rocket League, Portal Knights, Minecraft, Cities: Skylines, with 170 games promised by the end of 2017. There are expectations that WeGame will grow huge and successful globally with its new focus on Western users, combined with the massive buying power of today's Asian consumers.[1][2][3][4][5]
In April 2019, Tencent launched the game distribution platform WeGame X for selling games internationally.[6]
In February 2020, WeGame had an estimated 70 million monthly active users.[7]
Wegame Streaming
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Wegame Play Store
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Wegame Store