No one would have thought that just a composite operation of NetEase and Blizzard could cause a sudden change in the domestic nostalgic market. Major game manufacturers have made efforts to advance the annual "Summer Showdown" to May, taking advantage of the reopening of the Warcraft national server to harvest the last wave of Blizzard's absent traffic.
Today, let's take a look back at the nostalgia market in April and look ahead to the nostalgia war in May.
NetEase and Blizzard have successfully reunited, and the recruitment of the Warcraft national server has begun
At 10 o'clock on April 10th, NetEase officially announced that it had reached a wider cooperative relationship with Blizzard and Microsoft, and promised to bring games such as "World of Warcraft", "Hearthstone", and "Diablo" back to China from this summer to give players a better game experience.
But when the uncles began to reveal that the Warcraft national server would be the first to return, and it would be able to play as soon as May, the "World of Warcraft" official issued a clarification announcement, saying that they had taken measures against erroneous and suspected remarks that damaged the legitimate rights and interests of the product.
In other words, there is a high probability that the "World of Warcraft" national server will not be opened in May, so let's wait patiently for the global synchronization of Warcraft 11.0.
At the same time, NetEase also released a recruitment questionnaire for the first round of player testing, and it is estimated that one or two rounds of server stress tests will be opened before the arrival of Warcraft 11.0, and interested partners can fill it out.
It's back, it's all back!The number of people in the public beta of the "Sword and Soul" nostalgic service exploded
On April 25th, the official nostalgic server of "Sword and Soul" officially opened the open beta.
In order to stir up this wave of nostalgia, the official also specially produced the nostalgic clothing micro-movie "As Returned", and invited the original spokesperson Zheng Xiuyan Jessica to sing the theme song again, which can be said to be very sincere.
However, compared with the "Water Moon Cave Sky" that the official promised to open before, this desert pre-season is a bit similar to the previous operation of "Ark of Destiny" to open part of the qualifications in advance and divert the server.
Anyway, the current Desert Preliminary Season does not have all versions of gameplay content implemented. The player's level cap is stuck at level 36, the map is open to the desert, and the character slot is open to 3, and the leaderboard will not be synchronized.
But even in this case, players still recalled the fear of being ruled by "queues" on the first day of the Open Beta, with the average queue time in each region being as high as 2 hours!
According to some uncle's party anchors, the data of the nostalgic service of "Sword and Soul" this time is quite good, and not long after the server was launched, more than 500,000 new accounts were added to the server, setting a new high in the history of "Sword and Soul".
In this regard, many players expressed difficulty:
- The game in 2024 can't make a large regional server, and it has to be partitioned, which is quite abstract in itself
- Such a quick circuit breaker for diversion should be a dilemma to absorb the Ark of Destiny to open the server!
DNF mobile game finalized, Tencent's stock price soared 5%
On April 22, "DNF Mobile Game" officially announced that it would be officially launched for public beta on May 21, and as soon as the news came out, Tencent Holdings rose more than 5% in early trading.
This incident has not only attracted the attention of many media in the game circle, but even many financial institutions have pointed out that thanks to the influence of the emotional IP of "Dungeons and Warriors", "DNF Mobile Game" is expected to become a stable and profitable commodity, and it is expected to contribute considerable performance increments to Tencent in 2024 after its launch.
Although this DNF mobile game caused a lot of funny questions about harmony in the previous beta stage, for older players in their 30s and 40s, they are still full of anticipation for the mobile version of the 60s DNF.
After all, after so many years, the popularity of DNF terminal games has always ranked among the top three in China, and the audience of this game is still large.
Hall of Fame RPG! 《歧路旅人:大陆的霸者》定档May 16
The palace-level Japanese RPG pixel game "Octopath Traveler: Overlord of the Continent" authorized by SQUARE ENIX is officially set for the public beta of the national mobile game on May 16 this year, and is represented by NetEase Games.
As the canonical sequel to the Octopath Traveler series, this game will take players on the continent of Orostra and experience a new prequel story. The game not only continues the classic elements of the original game, but also comprehensively upgrades and innovates in the graphics, plot, voice actors, soundtrack and gameplay, leading players to embark on an immersive adventure journey with both the mystery of an orthodox Japanese RPG and the fun of innovation.
Aside from the kryptonite elements of this work, many players have given five-star praise to the plot and combat of the mobile game "Octopath Traveler: Overlord of the Continent", believing that it provides just the right degree of game freedom, allowing players to play at their own pace, without being subject to the forced online time, no matter when you enter the pit, you can seamlessly access and enjoy the fun of the game.
After all, the agent of the national server is NetEase, and no one knows that on the day of the open beta, this mobile game will have a krypton gold system full of national service features?
Honor of Kings IP action new game!"Dawn of the Stars" may be launched on May 24
According to Apple's App Store, Honor of Kings' first hero action new game "Dawn of the Stars" is expected to be launched on May 24, and pre-orders have been opened on the official website of the national server.
It is reported that "Honor of Kings: Dawn of the Stars" was developed by Tencent TiMi Studio and is the first hero action mobile game of the "Honor of Kings" IP. The kings and heroes will enter the world of the dark heart and embark on the road of experience to overcome themselves and break the dark heart. On the new battlefield, players will experience bloody battles like never before with heroes!
But what is more confusing is that now the official has not officially announced the news of the open beta of "Glory of Kings: Dawn of the Stars", and it is estimated that there is a high probability of pigeons.