On December 18, local time, the USA Department of Justice issued a statement stating that Tencent has relinquished its two board seats at the Game Publisher Epic Games, and the two Epic directors appointed by Tencent have resigned. Tencent also decided to amend its shareholder agreement with Epic, abandoning the right to unilaterally appoint directors or observers to the Epic Board of Directors in the future. Epic Games stated in an email that the two departing directors are Tencent's Senior Management Advisor David Wallerstein and former Tencent North America International Cooperation President, now Managing Partner at Tirta Ventures, Ben Feder. Previously, the antitrust division of the USA Department of Justice believed that Tencent's position on the Epic Board potentially violated Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Tencent holds a minority stake in Epic and is also the parent company of Riot Games, a competitor of Epic in the gaming industry.