Tencent unveils big-budget open-world game led by ‘GTA’ veteran

Last Sentinel is an open-world adventure game set in a dystopian future Tokyo, developed by Tencent’s California-based Lightspeed LA studio. — AFP

Tencent Holdings Ltd revealed one of its most ambitious attempts at a big-budget console game on Dec 8, betting on a new franchise to fire up fans and help the global expansion of China’s most valuable company.

Last Sentinel is an open-world adventure game set in a dystopian future Tokyo, developed by Tencent’s California-based Lightspeed LA studio. The 200-member creative team is headed up by Steve Martin, a quarter-century veteran of the games industry who has worked on marquee games in the genre like Grand Theft Auto and Read Dead Redemption.