ByteDance gaming unit Nuverse buys C4games

China’s ByteDance said on Wednesday that its gaming unit Nuverse has acquired C4games, as it seeks to further expand into the video games business, Reuters reports.

The acquisition of the video games studio comes as ByteDance, owner of Chinese short video platforms TikTok and Douyin, makes sizeable inroads into the video gaming industry, putting it in direct competition with Tencent Holdings.

ByteDance’s Nuverse agreed to acquire Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton Technology in March.