Shares in DouYu, one of Tencent's main platforms for game marketing and China's No. 2 videogame streaming site, surged as much as 17.6% on the news, closing 14% higher on Thursday
Robust demand for games such as "Honor of Kings" and "PUBG mobile" offset a decrease in revenues from its battle royale title "Peacekeeper Elite"
Tencent Holdings is preparing to roll-out Honour of Kings acroos the west from as early as September