Hey Gamers, Meet Tencent, Your New Chinese Overlord After Supercell Acquisition

When Tencent Holdings finalized its $8.6 billion acquisition of “Clash of Clans” developer Supercell from Japan's Softbank on Tuesday, it was just the latest strategic move from what is rapidly becoming one of the biggest power players in the global video game industry. In fact, most of your favorite games are connected in some way to the Chinese internet giant — whether you know it or not.