Honor of Kings: World announces its 2025 global launch at the Apple Event
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2024-09-12
- Honor of Kings: World is derived from the popular Honor of Kings IP by Tencent.
- The game targets both Mobile and PC platforms.
- The announcement of HOK World coincided with other IP spinoffs during the 7th-anniversary stream.
Unexpectedly, Tencent's vast open-world RPG, Honor of Kings: World, declared a 2025 worldwide launch in the 2024 Apple Event. The exact release date is yet to be outlined by Tencent or Level Infinite for HOK World, however, further details are anticipated shortly.
Updates on the development of Honor of Kings: World have been infrequent to date
First unveiled back in November 2021, Honor of Kings: World has been undergoing development for quite some time. TiMi Studio Group has been directing the development process, with the game disclosing its initial gameplay trailer in November 2022 and a 6-minute long gameplay trailer in October 2023.
Fast forward a year, Tencent Games decided to reveal the launch schedule at the 2024 Apple Event. Intriguingly, HOK World received its trademark approval in India, despite the company not having any games available in the country.
The ultra-graphics mode, tailored for iPhone 16, is set to fascinate players with high resolution, enhanced light effects, robust global illumination technology, and widened viewing distance. iPhone 16 looks promising for offering the ultimate mobile experience for Honor of Kings: World.
It was a bit of a shock not to have any updates on it for such a long period, neither in Tencent Games' annual conference SPARK, nor in gamescom 2024 where Tencent exhibited its exclusive Into The Infinite showcase. Instead, updates were shared at the Apple Event.
To those not in the know, Honor of Kings: World was revealed during the 7th anniversary live stream in China. Multiple IP expansions, including a fighting game, a movie, and an autochess game, were announced by Tencent. However, details on the development updates have been relatively sparse since then.