Yager joins Tencent's growing portfolio of developers and publishers. Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager has received investment from Chinese multinational Tencent. The gaming monolith has invested an undisclosed sum in the Berlin-based developer, but Yager will still retain its independence. The money will be used to fund Yager's publishing ambitions and the continued development of its free-to-play shooter, The Cycle--currently in its second season. The game, which Yager describes as a competitive quest shooter, is exclusively available on the Epic Games Store and adds a unique spin to the battle royale genre. Now Playing: The Cycle Full Stage Presentation | Gamescom 2019 Yager is, of course, most widely recognised for developing Spec Ops: The Line, which released to critical acclaim back in 2012. The subversive military shooter is one of the more memorable games of the past 10 years, but was also a commercial flop, with publisher Take-Two saying it fail
