TikTok has been conducting checks so customers can play video games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, a part of plans for a serious push into gaming, Reuters reported Thursday, citing 4 folks acquainted with the matter. From the report: That includes video games on its platform would enhance promoting income in addition to the period of time customers spend on the app — one of many world’s hottest with greater than 1 billion month-to-month lively customers. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, additionally plans to roll out gaming extra extensively in Southeast Asia, the folks mentioned. That transfer might come as early because the third quarter, mentioned two of them. A TikTok consultant mentioned the corporate has examined bringing HTML5 video games, a standard type of minigame, to its app by means of tie-ups with third-party recreation builders and studios reminiscent of Zynga.
