Tencent's "Stellar Resonance" Launches Public Beta; "Oh No! 2" Releases; "Dragon Nest" Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary | KrGame Weekly Report (July 14 - July 20)
Text | Ma Xiaodi
Editor | Liu Shiwu
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Tencent's Second - dimensional MMO "Stellar Resonance" Launches Public Beta
"Stellar Resonance", developed by the Shanghai Baokela team and distributed by Tencent, was officially launched on July 17. The predecessor of the game is "Blue Protocol" developed by Bandai Namco. On the day of its launch, the game topped the free iOS app list.
"Stellar Resonance"
"Oops! I'm Surrounded by Beauties! 2" Launches
"Oops! I'm Surrounded by Beauties! 2" was launched on the Steam platform on July 17. It was created by the development studio intiny, the same team behind the previous game "Oops! I'm Surrounded by Beauties!". This time, while retaining the dating simulation elements, it focuses on the ancient - costumed comedy and mystery genre.
"Oops! I'm Surrounded by Beauties! 2"
LYX's "Age of Discovery: Legends" Launches Public Beta
The game was officially launched on July 17. Set in the 16th - century European Age of Discovery, players can assume the role of navigators, command historical warships to travel between real ports, explore ruins and seas, and freely switch between identities such as merchants and explorers.
"Age of Discovery: Legends"
"Donkey Kong: Banana Blast" Officially Released
Nintendo's new game "Donkey Kong: Banana Blast" was officially released on July 17. As an exclusive game for Switch 2, it received an average score of 91 from 87 media outlets on Metacritic, with IGN giving it a perfect score.
"Donkey Kong: Banana Blast" Officially Released
Lilith's "Farlight 84" Launches Third Test
This game features first - person shooting and multi - civilization national war gameplay. It launched an open beta test on both platforms on July 18, which will last until July 27.
Old Game News
"World of Warcraft" Chinese Server Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The 20th - anniversary press conference of the Chinese server of "World of Warcraft" ended on July 15, where a series of update contents were announced. Leihuo invited Holly, the executive producer of "World of Warcraft", and Ion, the senior game director, to kick off the event.
Shanda's "Dragon Nest" Celebrates 15th Anniversary
"Dragon Nest", which was launched in 2010, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week. On July 17, the 15th - anniversary level - 100 expansion pack "Golden Age" was launched, introducing a new main city, main storyline, dungeons, equipment, and a large amount of new content. In addition, the game's official held the first fully open non - ticketed offline theme event "Summer Fantasy Adventure" at the B1 Fun Zone of Shanghai Bailian ZX Fun Mall. The event will last from 10:00 to 21:00 from July 18 to 22.
"Dragon Nest"
League of Legends: Wild Rift Celebrates Third Anniversary
"League of Legends: Wild Rift" is about to celebrate its third - anniversary. The official announced that the anniversary event will officially start on July 20 and last until mid - August. During this period, a large amount of free rewards, the return of limited - edition skins, star exhibition matches, and other major events will be launched one after another.
Industry News
Century Huatong Releases First - Half 2025 Performance Data
Century Huatong released its first - half 2025 performance forecast on July 14. The announcement shows that the company's consolidated operating revenue in the first half of the year was about 17 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of about 83.27%. It is expected to achieve a net profit attributable to the parent company of 2.4 billion to 3 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 107.20% - 159.00%. The growth in its performance is mainly due to the steady growth of the domestic and overseas revenues of its subsidiary DianDian Interactive and the effectiveness of its cost - reduction and efficiency - improvement measures.
Century Huatong
First - Half 2025 Shanghai Game Industry Data Released
On July 15, the 2025 Shanghai Game Elite Summit released the "Report on the Shanghai Game Publishing Industry from January to June 2025". The report shows that the total sales revenue of Shanghai's online games in the first half of the year reached 83.283 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 10.80%. Among them, the domestic revenue was 68.737 billion yuan, and the overseas revenue was 14.546 billion yuan, both achieving double - digit growth.
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