{"id":396960,"date":"2025-10-31T06:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2174373"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:59:52","slug":"us-national-security-panel-investigating-tencents-919m-takeover-of-sumo-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/us-national-security-panel-investigating-tencents-919m-takeover-of-sumo-group\/","title":{"rendered":"US national security panel investigating Tencent&#8217;s \u00a3919m takeover of Sumo Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/us-national-security-panel-investigating-tencents-919m-takeover-of-sumo-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A US national security panel is investigating Tencent&#8217;s \u00a3919m takeover of Sumo Group.<\/p>\n<p>Sumo, which is based in Sheffield but has studios in the US, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/sumo-group-m-a-tencent-holdings\/u-s-govt-panel-probes-tencent-takeover-of-uk-videogame-maker-sumo-idUSKBN2HJ1Q1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> that Chinese megacorp Tencent had agreed to offer undertakings to gain approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which assesses deals to ensure they do not hurt national security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-30-us-national-security-panel-investigating-tencents-gbp919m-takeover-of-sumo-group\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-30-us-national-security-panel-investigating-tencents-gbp919m-takeover-of-sumo-group\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US national security panel is investigating Tencent&#8217;s \u00a3919m takeover of Sumo Group. Sumo, which is based in Sheffield but has studios in the US, told Reuters that Chinese megacorp Tencent had agreed to offer undertakings to gain approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which assesses deals to ensure they do not hurt national security. 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