PlatinumGames, the Japan-based studio behind NieR: Automata and the upcoming Babylon?s Fall, just received a ?capital investment? from Chinese conglomerate Tencent. Neither company is divulging how much money changed hands thanks to the new partnership. However, PlatinumGames President and CEO Kenichi Sato made it clear that Tencent?s investment is only that?a financial investment. Tencent has not acquired the studio; thus, it will remain independent. 
With the capital from Tencent, PlatinumGames aims to expand its core business. Most notably, the company wants to venture beyond game development and begin ?exploring self-publishing,? Sato noted in a statement. Self-publishing is something the studio has spoken of in the past. In fact, there are a couple of smaller titles PlatinumGames is already looking to publish on its own. Freedom seems the main allure of self-publishing, according to Head of development Atsushi Inaba. By developing and funding their own projects, studios are allowed more control over their IPs.
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