Tencent Games will officially shut down WeFire, its pioneer 3D mobile shooting title, on Dec. 29 after nearly 11 years of operation, marking another high-profile closure in the Chinese tech giant's ongoing effort to prune legacy titles and reallocate resources toward next-generation games.
According to a company announcement issued Oct. 29, Tencent suspended user registrations and in-game purchases immediately for the game which also goes by the name "All-Out Assault". The game’s servers will close on Dec. 29, followed by the complete shutdown of its official website, forums, and customer support channels on Jan. 5, 2027. Account records and player data will be permanently deleted in compliance with China's Personal Information Protection Law. Affected players holding paid virtual currency balances will be eligible for compensation packages across other major Tencent titles, including Peacekeeper Elite, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and VALORANT.
Developed by Lightspeed Studios and launched in January 2015, WeFire served as Tencent's breakthrough title in the mobile shooter market. During its inaugural year, it became the second-highest-grossing mobile game in China on combined iOS and Google Play charts, behind NetEase's Fantasy Westward Journey. The intellectual property later expanded into mainstream media, inspiring a 2019 television series produced by Huace Film & TV.
Industry analysts attribute the game's retirement to a broader portfolio realignment at Tencent. Throughout 2026, the company has systematically phased out several mid-tier and legacy titles across multiple genres, including The Division 2, Pokémon Unite, Blade & Soul 2, and Final Fantasy XIV: Crystal World, amid an increasingly competitive domestic market.
The closure also reflects shifting player preferences in the mobile shooter sector. While traditional cover-based shooters like WeFire have seen steady declines in active engagement, newer tactical and extraction shooter titles have absorbed market share. Tencent disclosed earlier in October that its new tactical shooter Delta Force surpassed 58 million daily active users on its mainland servers, up from 50 million reported in March.
