TikTok has been conducting assessments so customers can play video games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, a part of plans for a significant push into gaming, Reuters reported Thursday, citing 4 folks acquainted with the matter. From the report: That includes video games on its platform would increase 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 energetic customers. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, additionally plans to roll out gaming extra extensively in Southeast Asia, the folks stated. That transfer may come as early because the third quarter, stated two of them. A TikTok consultant stated the corporate has examined bringing HTML5 video games, a typical type of minigame, to its app by way of tie-ups with third-party sport builders and studios corresponding to Zynga.
