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As for the collapse of the popular game, some netizens speculated that it was related to the fact that regulatory authorities have recently restricted the time minors are allowed to play online games.
Honor of Kings has announced that it was moving its King Professional League (KPL) 2020 spring tournaments online due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
The mobile game industry has arguably become the biggest beneficiary of the COVID-19 outbreak.
According to a report released by Sensor Tower on Wednesday, in January, a total of 34 Chinese mobile game manufacturers were shortlisted on the Top 100 revenue list (only the revenue from App Store and Google Play).
Chinese social and gaming giant Tencent reported strong Q3 financial results on Thursday, generating a revenue of 125.5 billion yuan ($18.9 billion), up 29% year-on-year and ahead of analysts’ expectations.
Chinese social media platform Weibo has acquired Honor of Kings team TS Gaming. Chinese leading short-form video company Kuaishou has acquired Honor of Kings team YTG.
On April 21st, Sensor Tower store intelligence data showed that in March 2023, Tencent's Honor of Kings earned $215 million globally on the App Store and Google Play, retaining its position as the best-selling mobile game worldwide. This data does not include third-party Android channels.
Some netizens found that some elements on the teaser poster of Honor of Kings' spin-off game named Codename-03 came from the scenario Meteorite Shards Location in the game Genshin Impact owned by miHoYo Technology.
Tencent has been sued by a Chinese public interest group on June 1 following accusations of providing "inappropriate content for minors" in its popular mobile game Honor of Kings.
While last week saw several key competitions and the unveiling of new plans across China’s esports industry, the country is currently in a state of grief and resistance in the wake of a shocking natural disaster. The Dota 2’s i-League has started in Shanghai, featuring 1.2 million yuan ($185,000) in total prize money. In the meantime, however, a record-breaking rainstorm struck in the central Chinese province of Henan and its capital city of Zhengzhou.
On Tuesday, a report called video gaming "spiritual opium" by a state-run newspaper criticized Tencent's online game "Honor of Kings". Tencent said it will gradually introduce seven new measures for its all games.
According to an announcement on Thursday by Tencent Games Credit, the company's official WeChat account, "the Honor of Kings" officially instantiated a credit threshold on the platform.