Tencent’s Honor of Kings is now accessible to play within the Center East and North Africa (MENA) area in addition to Japanese Europe and South Asia.
Developer Stage Infinite made the announcement which noticed the favored MOBA sport make its strategy to MENA on February 21, 2023 for the primary time because it was first launched in 2015.
Honor of Kings has a big participant base of round 100 million gamers, most of that are in China, the sport’s main area. The sport has acquired recognition for dominating the MOBA market and is among the first titles to popularise loot bins in video games.
Other than the sport’s monetary success, analysis agency Sensor Tower additionally named it the second-highest-grossing cellular sport in December simply behind Monopoly GO. Honor of Kings was initially deliberate to launch exterior of China in 2017 however failed to realize vital traction.
Esports World Cup
Tencent is eager on mirroring the sport’s home success with esports in worldwide markets. This summer time, Honor of Kings will take part within the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, providing a $3 million prize pool to 12 competing groups.
With its rising gaming group, the MENA area is an efficient alternative for Honor of Kings to realize extra recognition as one of many few video games to characteristic within the first-ever Esports World Cup and solidify its second try at international enlargement with plans to launch in North America, South America, and Western Europe later this 12 months.
With the Midseason Invitational occasion set to begin in August, Stage Infinite represents Tencent’s endeavour to rectify its international enlargement technique and delve deeper into the world of esports.
