1. Return of Warcraft! NetEase and Microsoft restart cooperation
Hello everyone, the most important news in the game industry recently is the return of Blizzard games such as the national server "World of Warcraft".
After 443 days of suspension, on April 10, 2024, NetEase announced the resumption of cooperation with Blizzard, and Blizzard's games will return to the national server in the summer.
It is worth noting that this is a direct cooperation between Microsoft XBOX and NetEase. After Blizzard was acquired, it has become a pawn of Microsoft.
IN THE GROUP PHOTO, DING LEI IS OBVIOUSLY NEGOTIATING WITH XBOX PRESIDENT SARAH BOND AND CEO PHIL SPENCER.
NetEase had the last laugh, this cooperation not only re-represented Blizzard games, but also NetEase games can also land on the XBOX platform in the future.
Only Blizzard harmed the world reached?
No, there are also players who have been held hostage by two companies.
This suspension is extremely emotionally damaging to players, not only years of hard work have come to naught, but also the friendship established has gradually faded.
Although NetEase promised to restore player files, at present, many accounts that have been registered for a long time have encountered recovery obstacles due to many reasons such as inconsistent ID numbers and mobile phone numbers.
Many players also said that players who have been cheated by interests over and over again really can't go back!
2. The end of an era: 3DS and WIIu are officially suspended
Three months after the announcement, the 3DS and Wiiu are finally officially discontinued.
From 9 a.m. on April 9, Nintendo officially discontinued the online service of the 3DS and Wiiu.
At that time, the network connection of these two platforms will not be possible, the offline part will be able to play normally, and the purchased game can be downloaded and updated again.
"Pokémon Bank" and "Poké Mover" are currently available as normal, but in the future, they will also be discontinued and will be transferred to "Pokémon HOME" on mobile phones.
Both the 3DS and the Wii are products of Nintendo's Blue Ocean era, blazing a new trail for themselves with unique experiences.
Although the glasses-free 3D technology of the 3DS is not a success, the Wiiu inherits the somatosensory gameplay of the Wii, which is still talked about by players today.
I hope that Nintendo will be able to launch more platforms with originality in the future.
3、NS烧录卡或现国产山寨版
MIG flashcards are currently on the market, and there is still a certain market for them because of their ease of use, and the key is that the price of about 500 yuan is a bit high.
Recently, it is not confirmed that some domestic manufacturers have begun to copycat MIG cards, and the name has been changed.
It will be available after April 15th, with a price of about 100~200 yuan, and has the function of backing up and running the official game.
4. "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" co-branded T-shirt was launched
Spring is coming, and a brand recently launched a "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" co-branded T-shirt, priced at 99 yuan. The T-shirt is themed "Everyday Adventure" and comes in seven styles, including a game cover, a link theme, a blood moon theme, and more.
There is a pocket hidden hahaha design is quite ingenious, but the color is average.
In fact, the brand has launched a number of game co-branded T-shirts, but according to buyers' feedback, the quality is average, and there is often shrinkage and fading. It's still good to collect.
5. "Prince of Persia: Rogue" announced
Ubisoft's development of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has gained recognition from players.
Recently, Ubisoft announced that the action game "Prince of Persia: Rogue" produced by the developers of "Dead Cells" has been officially released.
The game adopts Roguelite gameplay, horizontal pixel graphics, and the Persian prince in the game has to learn new skills and become more powerful in the death of each time.
Each level will be randomly reset, which is also a feature of the meat pigeon gameplay, and I believe that combined with the story of the Persian prince, it can bring players different feelings.
The game will be released on Steam on May 14, and other platforms have not yet been announced.
6、恐龙森友会?经营游戏《琥珀岛》将登 Swatch
Amber Island, a management simulation game published by Team17 and developed by Ambertail Games, was released.
The game is a dinosaur-themed management game, players have to live with dinosaurs on Amber Island, as a shopkeeper to solve the needs of the little dinosaurs, complete tasks.
The design and graphics of the game are similar to Animal Crossing, so I wonder if you want to get along with dinosaurs?
Amber Island will be available on NS and PC with a release date to be determined.
7. "Clown" will usher in a major update
After "Joker Cards" brought about the popularity of the card game, it was also accompanied by complaints from some players, such as the balance and difficulty of the Joker cards.
The author, LocalThunk, launched a major update on Steam on April 10th, version 1.0.1c.
In this release, the Joker card balance adjustment was first made. Some cards have increased abilities, while others have been weakened by powerful cards, such as adjusting the Vampire Joker to only remove scorecard abilities, giving each card a multiplier halved, etc. The chance has also been increased from rare to rare to reduce the yield rate.
In addition, the difficulty of the game has been reduced, and the growth coefficient has decreased.
Finally, the option to turn off "Live Wallpaper" has been added to the game to prevent some players from getting dizzy.
"Joker" is a very good card Rogue game, with high playability, and I hope the Switch version will be updated as soon as possible.
8、《王权:星图》4月登陆Switch
The Throne of Kings series is a simple and playable Rouge-like card game that can be played by simply swiping left and right.
Recently, the developers moved the setting to the universe, and "Throne: Star Atlas" tells the story of a transgalactic rock band that performs music from planet to planet, recruits members, and conquers challenges.
In the game, you need to decide your resources and routes according to your choices, and the balance of the four elements is the most critical, and you need to make reasonable trade-offs in order to maintain the royal power.
The game will be released on NS and PC platforms on April 17, supporting Chinese.
9、《奇娅》6月27日登陆Switch
Kepler Interactive recently announced that its adventure game "Kia" will be released on the Switch platform on June 27, and the game will be available on multiple platforms in March 2023.
"Chia" is a Zelda-like adventure game, players can control Kia's adventure on a tropical island, climbing, gliding, swimming, or sailing through the beautiful archipelago, transform into control animals or objects encountered on the way, fight with cloth strip soldiers, and play an island variation with a ukulele!
10. Microsoft is working at full speed to develop the next generation of Xbox
AFTER GETTING THE NEWS THAT SONY WILL SOON RELEASE THE PS5 PRO, MICROSOFT IS "MOVING FULL THROTTLE" WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF XBOX CONSOLES.
According to foreign media Windows Central, an email from XBOX President Sarah Bond shows that Microsoft is developing the next generation of XBOX at full speed and said that it will achieve the biggest technological leap in a generation.
Microsoft is expected to hold a press conference in June, when it may first reveal a digital-only version of the XSX with a 2T hard drive.
THE NEW HARDWARE WILL BE RELEASED AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE BEGINNING OF '25, JUST LIKE THE PS5 PRO.
11. There are too many remakes of the game in 2024
In recent years, game innovation has entered a period of scarcity, and many big titles have not been recognized by players, so developers are more inclined to remake old games.
According to the summary of foreign media Kotaku, there are dozens of well-known remake games this year, and there are indeed too many!
Do you choose to replay any of the following games?
12、北美日全食惊现UFO
In the early morning of April 9, the total solar eclipse belt swept across North America, attracting a large number of astronomy enthusiasts to observe.
According to online reports, a black shadow suddenly appeared on a photo posted by a netizen.
According to Texas netizens, during the shooting of the total solar eclipse photos, UFO traces were found.
When a dark shadow in the clouds is magnified, it appears to be the sideways of a straw hat-shaped flying saucer.
The last picture is a virtual picture, please screen it yourself.
That's all for today, I hope you enjoy it.
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