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Honour of Kings

Honour of Kings

Honour of Kings is a fantasy role-playing multiplayer online battle game made by Chinese internet giant Tencent.

A scene from the latest trailer for TiMi Studio’s Honour of Kings: World, released during Gamescom. Image: Handout

Tencent’s game studio eyes global growth with Honour of Kings spin-off

TiMi Studio reaches 100 million monthly active users outside mainland China, global publishing director Huang Shuo says in an interview.

20 Aug 2025 - 9:00AM

Tencent’s Honor of Kings spin-off gets green light from Chinese gaming regulator

23 Jan 2025 - 3:21PMvideocam

Tencent beats estimates with 47% profit jump, driven by video gaming

13 Nov 2024 - 9:51PM

Tencent profit jumps 82% on back of strong video gaming, ad growth

Tencent’s profit grew to US$6.6 billion in the second quarter, while revenue rose 8 per cent to US$22.5 billion.

14 Aug 2024 - 9:30PM

Signage for Tencent Holdings outside the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen on April 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario leads first listed Chinese company in esports

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho, 29, has become the youngest founder of a Nasdaq-listed company in Asia.

28 Jul 2024 - 7:34PM

Tencent pulls DnF Mobile from app stores of Huawei, Oppo and Vivo

The move comes less than a month after hit video game Dungeon & Fighter Mobile was launched by Tencent Holdings on the mainland.

20 Jun 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

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Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario prepares for China’s first esports IPO in the US

Co-founded by Mario Ho, NIP Group aims to become the first listed Chinese company in the esports industry.

15 Jun 2024 - 5:49PM

Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Olle Arbin and Levi Lorenzo de Weerd celebrate during the knockout match between the Swedish team and Germany’s FC Schalke 04 as part of the FIFAe Club World Cup on July 22, 2022, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Getty Images

Tencent sharpens focus on ‘evergreen’ video games in mainland China

The strategy takes into account the broad transformation in China’s video gaming market, which is maturing, according to Tencent senior vice-president Steven Ma.

29 May 2024 - 7:50PM

Tencent’s DnF Mobile rises as new runaway hit for video gaming giant

As of Tuesday, Tencent’s Dungeon & Fighter Mobile remained at the top of free-to-download games on Apple’s China App Store.

28 May 2024 - 7:44PMvideocam

Tencent-backed video game live-streamers deny fresh merger rumours

Douyu and Huya say they have no plans to merge after a failed attempt in 2020, but they are collaborating as Tencent prepares to allow its top games back on rival platform Douyin.

6 Feb 2024 - 5:00PM

Tencent-backed Huya is one of China’s leading video game live-streaming platforms. Fresh rumors have emerged about a merger with Douyu, also backed by Tencent, but regulators quashed a similar plan in 2020. Photo: Shutterstock

China technology

China’s internet giants must step up opening their ‘walled gardens’: state media

The call to break more digital barriers in China’s internet industry comes days before Tencent’s flagship video game, Honour of Kings, returns to ByteDance-owned Douyin’s live-streaming platform.

18 Jan 2024 - 10:19AM

Increased collaboration between China’s major internet companies are expected to not only benefit consumers, but help further expand the industry, according to state media. Photo: Shutterstock

Apple’s Tim Cook makes second China visit in 2023 amid tough iPhone 15 market

Cook’s latest China trip comes at a time when Apple’s iPhone 15 series is facing stiff competition from Huawei’s new 5G handsets.

17 Oct 2023 - 8:00PM

Chinese teams dominate in esports matches at Asian Games despite Beijing’s harsh policies

Chinese teams won four esports gold medals out of seven matches at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, providing a morale boost for gaming fans who are miffed by Beijing’s hostility towards the industry.

3 Oct 2023 - 7:56PM

Why China esports gold at Asian Games is unlikely to see Beijing relax limits

Despite esports gold at Asian Games, Chinese video gamers see little prospect of an overall sea change in Beijing’s tough approach to governing the industry.

27 Sep 2023 - 7:33PM

China win Arena of Valor gold at Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photo; Xinhua

China take home first esports gold at Asian Games in Arena of Valor victory

The undefeated Chinese team cleaned house in the Tencent mobile game, an international version of Honour of Kings, with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia.

27 Sep 2023 - 3:17PMvideocam

A player from China’s esports team playing Arena of Valor Asian Games Version during the finals at the Hangzhou Esports Centre on September 26. Photo: Reuters

Tencent to develop mobile version of hit anime game Blue Protocol

The Chinese gaming giant is ramping up its gaming investments in places like Europe, Japan, and South Korea amid difficulties at home.

13 Sep 2023 - 3:24PM

Alibaba to live stream Tencent’s flagship game in rare collaboration

China’s two largest tech giants are joining forces, as the local competition to attract eyeballs heats up amid a slowing economy.

28 Jul 2023 - 7:31AM

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Tencent replaces chairman at game live-streamer Huya amid increased competition

The executive shuffle is expected to bring greater synergies between Tencent’s video gaming and live-streaming businesses.

24 May 2023 - 11:18PM

Despite rising competition in China, video game live-streaming platform Huya has been on a spending spree to obtain the rights to broadcast major esports tournaments, including those based on League of Legends and Honour of Kings. Photo: Shutterstock

Tencent unveils over 30 video game updates, new titles amid market turnaround

At its annual Spark conference, Tencent asserted its commitment to create technologically advanced games, which underscores how mainland China’s video gaming market is fast emerging from a downturn.

16 May 2023 - 11:12PMvideocam

Tencent, ByteDance vie for growth with new apps after tech crackdown

Tencent has launched a social media app targeting online gamers, while ByteDance has introduced a medium- and long-form app.

20 Mar 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

China’s top video gaming firms pledge to promote nation’s culture, social values

Tencent Holdings, NetEase, Perfect World, miHoYo, Lilith Games and 37Games assert the video gaming sector’s positive impact on Chinese society at an industry conference this week.

14 Feb 2023 - 9:16PMvideocam

A decline in sales last year, the first drop in at least two decades, has not discouraged China’s video gaming industry from sharpening its focus on social values. Illustration: Shutterstock

Genshin Impact bags US$4 billion, landing it among most successful mobile games

Genshin Impact’s success has showcased potential for Chinese mobile games to win over global players amid sluggish domestic market.

4 Jan 2023 - 7:21AM

Genshin Impact from miHoYo has been a huge success. Photo: SCMP

Tencent and ByteDance’s Moonton get court date for latest infringement battle

Moonton alleges that Tencent infringed on the intellectual property, adding to open disputes between the two companies that have grown in intensity amid an industry crackdown.

26 Nov 2022 - 4:00PMvideocam

China’s mobile game sales sink to new low despite summer holiday

China’s video game sales in the third quarter plunged to their lowest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

24 Oct 2022 - 6:05PMvideocam

Tencent wins first China video game licence after 15-month drought

Approved title is Health Defence Battle, a small mobile game operated by Tencent subsidiary Nanjing Wangdian Technology.

14 Sep 2022 - 8:30PM

Tencent office in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

Tencent looks overseas for new video gamers as home market cools

Tencent, operator of the world’s largest video gaming business by revenue, is pivoting overseas, as the home market cools under strict regulations.

17 Aug 2022 - 7:00AMvideocam

A gamer plays the PUBG Mobile game on a smartphone. Photo: AFP

China’s Tencent, miHoYo stay on lofty perch with world’s most lucrative mobile games

Tencent’s Honour of Kings and PUBG Mobile, and miHoYo’s Genshin Impact were the three highest-grossing mobile games in the first half of this year.

8 Jul 2022 - 2:54AMvideocam

Tencent asserts ‘social value’ of video gaming technologies

Video gaming technologies are making a contribution to areas outside online entertainment, including culture, science and traditional industries, according to Tencent.

30 Jun 2022 - 11:50PM

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