Tencent buys Clash of Clans maker Supercell for US$8.6b

Beijing

CHINA'S biggest gaming group Tencent Holdings Ltd is to buy a majority stake in Finland's Supercell, which makes the Clash of Clans mobile game, from SoftBank Group Corp, in a deal valued at roughly US$8.6 billion.

The purchase will expand Ten-cent's interests overseas, as the Chinese video game and social network group still relies mainly on its home market even …