"Black Myth: Wukong" Collaborates with McDonald's; "Delta Force: Operators" DAU Exceeds 30 Million; Multiple New Games from Major Publishers Begin Testing | KrGame Weekly Report (Sep 15 - Sep 21)
Text | Ma Xiaodi
Editor | Liu Shiwu
New Game Express
NetEase's "Marvel: Mystic Wars" Test
"Marvel: Mystic Wars," published by NetEase Games, launched an Android paid and data-wiping test on September 15. "Marvel: Mystic Wars" is a card RPG game that emphasizes team-building strategies and character development. It tells a brand - new dream story in the Marvel universe with nightmares as the theme. Players will fight side by side with superheroes such as Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Spider - Man, and Scarlet Witch, face their innermost fears, rescue superheroes trapped in dreams, and save the reality distorted by nightmares.
"Marvel: Mystic Wars"
ByteDance's "Fog Shadow Hunters" First Test
ByteDance's new game "Fog Shadow Hunters" launched its first test in the Chinese region and the third global round of testing on September 16. As an action - search - fight - retreat game with a dark fantasy theme, the story of "Fog Shadow Hunters" is set in a mythological background where the world is in a broken state after Ragnarök. Players will play the role of "Gold Hunters" and collect flowing gold to repair the broken world. Just 90 minutes after the official launch of the first test of "Fog Shadow Hunters" in the Chinese server, the concurrent online players exceeded 180,000, and it jumped from outside the top 100 to the 7th place on the global best - selling list on Steam.
"Fog Shadow Hunters"
miHoYo's "Honkai: Destiny Sprites" First Test
miHoYo's new game in the Honkai series, "Honkai: Destiny Sprites," launched its first small - scale, non - paid, data - wiping closed test on September 17. The core gameplay of the game is the combination of sprite collection and auto - chess battles. Players need to establish connections with destiny sprites through battles and tasks, use their powers to manipulate corresponding concepts, and advance battles and open - world exploration by combining different powers. In the game, sprites not only serve as battle pieces but also have rich exploration functions.
"Honkai: Destiny Sprites"
"Underkeep 4: Knights and the Shattered Chronicles" Launched
The official sequel to the decade - old classic IP, "Underkeep 4: Knights and the Shattered Chronicles," independently developed and published by Taojin Interactive, was officially launched on September 17. The game is created by the original team and is a dark - style dungeon adventure RPG mobile game. In the game, players will play the role of a judge who wakes up from the end of the world, gather different heroes, and embark on a journey across time and space. The game uses 3D graphics, continues the classic numerical strategy gameplay of the series, and integrates character development, map exploration, and dungeon challenges.
"Underkeep 4: Knights and the Shattered Chronicles"
Tencent's "The Finals" Test
The Chinese server of "The Finals" (officially translated as "The Finals"), represented by Tencent, launched its second round of limited - quota, data - wiping test, the "Contest Test," on September 19. It is reported that "The Finals" was developed with the participation of core members of the developer Embark Studios. "The Finals - THE FINALS" is a multi - faction PVP shooting game with destructible environments. It is a virtual arena set against the backdrop of famous cities around the world, where players compete in increasingly intense elimination rounds with their teammates.
Old Game News
"Delta Squad" One - Year Anniversary
Tencent's "Delta Squad" held its one - year anniversary celebration event in Hangzhou on September 21. This grand event was carried out in a three - dimensional form of "offline experience + online live - streaming + event hosting," covering three core sections: an immersive outdoor experience area, an anniversary celebration ceremony broadcast live on all platforms, and the "2025 Flames World Cup Finals."
Since its launch, "Delta Squad" has performed strongly. It not only topped the iOS best - selling list, but its daily active users (DAU) reached 12 million in April this year, exceeded 20 million in July, and during this anniversary celebration, the official announced that the latest DAU had reached 30 million.
During the anniversary celebration, players can obtain rewards worth up to 3,900 Triangle Coupons (equivalent to more than 100 yuan in RMB) by logging in to the game and completing event tasks, including legendary weapon appearances, anniversary - limited vehicle appearances, and a series of skins in collaboration with "Saw" and "Among Us: Goose Goose Duck."
"Delta Squad"
"Black Myth: Wukong" Collaborates with McDonald's
McDonald's officially announced on Weibo on September 19 a co - branded meal with "Black Myth: Wukong." To celebrate the Mid - Autumn Festival, it will launch multiple limited - edition meals and a rich variety of peripherals. Reservations for the new product tasting event are now open. Players who taste 4 new products can receive a co - branded homewear. The official will announce 8 Mid - Autumn Festival limited - edition new products and more activities starting from September 23.
"Black Myth: Wukong" Collaborates with McDonald's
"Love and Producer" Announces New Voice Actor for Li Zeyan
"Love and Producer" announced the new CV for one of the male leads, "Li Zeyan," during an official live - stream on September 20. Previously, "Love and Producer" officially announced that Wu Lei would no longer voice Li Zeyan.
Official Social Platform of "Love and Producer"
League of Legends LPL Finals Start
The League of Legends LPL Finals officially started at 16:00 on September 21 at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center Stadium. BLG will face off against TES. The winner of the finals will participate in the 2025 League of Legends World Championship as the first - seed team from China.
Industry News
Zulong Entertainment Ordered to Pay 150,000 Yuan for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition
Recently, the People's Court of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, rendered a judgment in a lawsuit filed by Suzhou Diezhi Network Technology Co., Ltd. against Zulong (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd. for unfair competition. Zulong was ordered to compensate Diezhi 150,000 yuan for setting trademarks such as "Shining Nikki" under Diezhi's brand as search keywords to promote its own game "Shining Nikki: Dreamy Dress - Up."
The court found that Zulong's act of setting Diezhi's trademarks as search keywords on the WeChat advertising platform objectively caused user confusion, constituting trademark infringement and unfair competition. Although Zulong argued that it was the operation of an outsourcing company or the automatic matching of the platform algorithm, Tencent, the operator of WeChat, issued a statement confirming that the keywords were actively added by Zulong.
The final judgment of this case upheld the original verdict. Since Zulong failed to fulfill its compensation obligation upon expiration, it is currently being enforced by the court.
miHoYo Establishes Two New Companies in Shanghai on the Same Day
According to the Aiqicha App, recently, Shanghai miHoYo Baizhandi Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai miHoYo Daohaisangtian Technology Co., Ltd. were established. The legal representatives of both companies are Yu Chenxi, and the registered capital of each is 10 million yuan. Their business scopes include software development, artificial intelligence application software development, digital cultural and creative software development, etc. Shareholder information shows that both companies are wholly - owned by Shanghai miHoYo Network Technology Co., Ltd.
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