The imported online game version number was issued, and "Rainbow Six" passed the review
In August 2024, the approval of the version number of imported online games will be announced, and a total of 15 games will be approved. NetEase's "Marvel Brawl" and "Marvel Ultimate Reversal" are listed, and Tencent's "Rainbow Six" and "Final Fantasy 14: Crystal World" have passed the review.
Among them, "Rainbow Six" is a first-person tactical shooter game, which is developed by Ubisoft and published by Tencent Agency Plan. Final Fantasy 14: Crystal World mobile game is licensed and produced by SQUARE ENIX and developed by Tencent Photon Studios.
"Marvel Brawl" is a superhero PVP team shooter game, which recently opened an overseas CBT test and successfully ranked among the Steam wishlist Top9, with more than 52,000 online users on Steam on the first day of the test, and the highest number of simultaneous viewers on the overseas live broadcast platform twitch was 100,000+, and it also attracted many famous anchors such as xQc, shroud, old E and other long-term live broadcast experience, and currently supports PC, PS, and Xbox platforms.
In addition, it is worth paying attention to "Dynasty Warriors" and "Paper Mario: The Origami King".
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2024 ChinaJoy闭幕,男观众占近7成
On the afternoon of July 29, the 21st China International Digital Interactive Entertainment Exhibition (ChinaJoy) came to an end at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
Within 4 days, the 2024 ChinaJoy had 367,000 visitors, of which 68% were men and 32% were women. In terms of geographical distribution of visitors, 42% of visitors are local visitors in Shanghai, and 58% are visitors from other regions. In terms of age distribution, 39% were aged 18-24, 29.4% were aged 25-29, and 13% were aged 30-34. In terms of exhibitors, a total of 743 exhibitors participated in the exhibition (including the trial area), including 436 BTB, 307 BTC, and 319 overseas (foreign-funded) enterprises, accounting for 43% of the total. There were nearly 8,200 overseas visitors.
"Like a Kite" officially opened its official account
The official account of the domestic mobile game "Like a Kite" was officially opened, and it began to enter Weibo, Xiaohongshu, WeChat, Douyin and other platforms.
"Like a Kite" was created by Lingxi Mutual Entertainment and received the edition number in June. The game not only has a twist and turns plot, but also uses Live2D technology to bring players an immersive gaming experience. In fact, "Like a Kite" has long been famous, and many players are looking forward to this game being able to be released on the national server as soon as possible, this time Lingxi Interactive Entertainment said that "Like a Kite" is independently operated and managed by a new operation team, and they will be fully committed to ensuring that they provide a high-quality game experience for national players.
miHoYo registered a new image trademark, or the logo of Xinyou Xingbu Valley
According to the Qichacha APP, recently, miHoYo has applied for the registration of a number of new image trademarks named "Glosha", and the international classification involves education and entertainment, scientific instruments, design and research, etc. miHoYo has registered a number of Glosa trademarks
This icon is quite similar to the fox NPC image of miHoYo's new project "Xingbu Valley", which was previously exposed, and in July, the project had just been approved for the game version number.
"Broken Iron" has a monthly activity of 16 million
According to Quest Mobile's latest "2024 China Mobile Internet Semi-annual Report", in terms of mobile games, the number of monthly active users in the first half of this year reached 620 million, a year-on-year increase of 3%, and the average usage time per person was 19.7 hours.
At the product level, Honkai: Star Rail performed well, with an estimated monthly active user of more than 12 million in June, an average daily game time of 61.7 minutes, and a player activity rate of 55.4%. Since its launch at the end of May, the number of monthly active users has exceeded 20 million, and the average daily usage time per person is as high as 160 minutes.
"Black Myth: Wukong" review lifting time exposed
Recently, "Black Myth: Wukong" official Discord user "The_Final_Outlaw" revealed that small YouTube channels will get a review code on the day of the game's release, while large channels can get the code a week in advance, but they need to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Major gaming media outlets such as IGN will release reviews 3 to 4 days before launch.
"Singing Tide" overseas revenue increased by 121% month-on-month, and the revenue is close to "Genshin Impact"
On July 29, Sensor Tower's latest "2024 Overseas Mobile Game Market Insights" report showed that in the first half of 2024, mobile game revenue in overseas markets totaled $32.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6%. AppStore platform revenue increased by 11%, and mobile game revenue in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East increased significantly. The revenue of China's top 30 overseas mobile games in the first half of the year was nearly US$4.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15%.
It is worth noting that after the June version of "Ming Tide" was updated, its overseas revenue increased by 121% month-on-month, and the global cumulative revenue exceeded 88 million US dollars, accounting for 77% of the overseas market.
V-Circle All-Stars? Tencent's "Void Ring" released a promotional video
On August 4, CDD, an independent division of Tencent's IEG business group, officially released a promotional video for the virtual idol strategy development game "Void Ring". Officially, the game is a strong combat performance strategy development game exclusive to the V circle (virtual anchor circle).
According to the promotional video, "Void Ring" is produced by Tencent CDD, which has a virtual idol Xingtong. The game was created using the Unity engine, and the video showcased a number of well-known virtual streamers, including Hitomi Hoshi, such as Tian Dou Sprout, Fan Bao, Nanami Nana7mi, and Shizuku るる.
"Operation Delta" is set for September
On August 4, Tencent announced that its FPS game "Operation Delta" will be officially launched in September.
The Ring Hostel was exposed to be suspended
On July 29, 2024, the mobile game "Ring Hostel" and its Steam international server will be suspended on the same day due to the expiration of the server lease, and players will no longer be able to log in. This time the suspension official did not issue an official announcement, but the strategy team made up for it.
League of Legends Esports Global Director Leaves Riot Games
On July 30, according to the latest news, Naz Aletaha, global director of esports at Riot Games League of Legends, announced on his social media that he would leave after 12 years with the company. Naz Aletaha said that while there have been many achievements in the past during his tenure, it is time to explore new opportunities given the new stage of his career development.
Naz Aletaha joined Riot Games in 2012, initially as Senior Manager of Business Development, before rising to become League of Legends Global Head of Esports in 2021. Prior to that, she worked at Activision.
T1 lost to GEN and suffered a 10-game losing streak! Faker's mindset exploded
In the second round of the League of Legends LCK Summer Season, the T1 team lost 0-2 to GEN, who have won 10 consecutive games against T1.
After the first game between the two sides, Faker was reviewing in the break room when he suddenly started banging his head against the wall in succession, which Gumayusi and his coach stopped in time when they saw it.
It is understood that in the first game of GEN vs. T1, in the case of T1 leading the 7000 economy in the early and middle stages, the Faker plane entered the field in a row and was seconds, and finally GEN completed the turnaround, which led to the explosion of Faker's mentality and the scene of self-blame hitting the wall with his head.
Capcom's financial report: The sales volume of the "Monster Hunter" series exceeded 100 million
On July 29, Capcom disclosed the company's financial report for Q1 (April ~ June) of the 24-25 fiscal year, saying that although net sales (down 32.5%) and operating income (down 46.4%) both fell sharply year-on-year, its business still exceeded the plans of all departments of the company during the reporting period.
During the quarter, Capcom's core business, digital games, sold 9.53 million units, down from the same period last fiscal year (13.5 million). Capcom said that this is because the release of new games is focused on the second half of the fiscal year, such as Zombies Siege: Deluxe Remastered in September and Monster Hunter: Wildlands in 2025, so it remains confident that it will be profitable for the whole year.
In addition, the cumulative global sales of the "Monster Hunter" series exceeded 100 million copies, and the cumulative sales of "Monster Hunter Tales 2: Broken Wings" exceeded 2 million copies.
Nintendo released its first quarter report for fiscal year 2025: Switch sales decline led to dismal performance
On August 2, Nintendo released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 ending at the end of June. According to the financial report, Nintendo's net sales from April to June were 246.6 billion yen (about 11.9 billion yuan), a sharp decline from 461.3 billion yen in the same period last year. Operating profit fell 70% from 185.4 billion yen to 54.5 billion yen for the same period.
The problem behind the earnings report is obvious: consumer enthusiasm for the Switch, which has been on the market for eight years, and the consumption crunch due to economic uncertainty have led to poor sales performance. Nintendo confirmed in its earnings report that it will announce information about the next-generation Switch "by the end of March next year". During this period, sales of older Switches are expected to come under more pressure.
Intel is in the red and will lay off 15,000 employees
According to the financial report, Intel's revenue in the second quarter was $12.8 billion, down 1% year-on-year, and what is especially bad is that the gross profit margin fell to 39.8%, and the next quarter is expected to be very bad, with the original expectation that the revenue will be reduced by about $1 billion, and will further losses. Intel's stock price has plummeted nearly 20% in pre-market trading on August 2.
Previously, the chipmaker announced that it would lay off at least 15% of its workforce by the end of the year to save tens of billions of dollars in expenses. Based on the current headcount estimates, the layoffs are about 15,000.
Microsoft Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report: Activision Blizzard Boosts Gaming Business Growth
On July 31, less than 24 hours before the return of the "World of Warcraft" national server, Microsoft announced its fourth quarter and full-year financial results for fiscal year 2024. According to the financial report, in the 2024 fiscal year, Microsoft will achieve revenue of $245.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16%, and net profit will reach $88.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22%.
While Xbox hardware revenue fell 42% year-over-year in the fiscal fourth quarter, Xbox content and services revenue grew 61%, with Microsoft noting that 58% of that growth was due to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which completed in October 2023.
EA released Q1 earnings report: revenue of $1.66 billion
On August 3, Electronic Arts (EA) released its Q1 financial report, with revenue of $1.660 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared with $1.924 billion in the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of 13.72%.
Net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was $280 million, compared to $402 million in the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of 30.35%.
EA said that the stronger performances of Madden NFL 24, FC Online and FC Mobile this year were the reasons for the company's high revenue in the quarter.
Game Informer宣布停刊
On August 3, it was reported that the game magazine "Game Informer" under Game Stop announced the closure of publication. Since its inception in 1991, the magazine has gone through a history of 33 years. Despite an attempt to improve business conditions by launching a direct subscription service in March this year, it has not been able to avoid the fate of closure of the publication.
Former Unity employees start a new studio
On August 1, according to the latest news, former Unity technology developers and veteran members of Scopely co-development company co-founded a new game studio, Outer Haven Games.
Currently, Outer Haven Games is working on its debut title, TechnoInferno, an anime-style role-playing game.
The Destiny 2 developer laid off 220 employees
Bungie announced the layoffs of 220 employees, or about 17% of its total workforce. In addition, changes will be made to the studio, with 155 employees moving to Sony SIE so that they will not be affected by the layoffs. Approximately 40 employees moved to a new studio within PlayStation Studios to develop a new sci-fi universe-based action game previously incubated by Bungie.
The average age of Nintendo employees is over 40 years old
On July 29, according to Game File's analysis, the average age of employees in Ubisoft, Capcom, Nintendo and other companies is increasing year by year. The average age of Nintendo Japan employees exceeded 40 for the first time, while Ubisoft reached 35.6 years old. Ubisoft's 20-year-old age group has significantly reduced its workforce, while the number of employees in its 40s and 50s has increased.
Microsoft Xbox Mobile Game Store launch test
On July 31, it was reported that Microsoft's Xbox Mobile Store has now been launched, but it is still in the testing stage, and it is only open to users who participate in the Xbox Insider Program. As previously reported, Microsoft has promised to launch a mobile game store in July, which will initially offer a number of first-party games including Call of Duty Mobile, Call of Duty Warzone Mobile, Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga.
Armor Games Publishing Team Layoffs
United States veteran FLASH game website and independent game publisher Armor Games (armor games) has recently reported layoffs, and it is unclear why and how many people will be affected. Multiple producers and marketing managers said on social media that they had been fired.
Founded in 2004 by Daniel McNeely, Armor Games has over a thousand HTML5 (Flash) browser games, including several famous franchises such as Castle Smash and Jewel Wars.