MiHoYo unveils gameplay demo of its next-gen new game; Tencent Strategic Investment acquires 1.16 billion euros of Ubisoft shares; Unity and Epic announce cooperation | KrASIA Gaming Weekly
Written by | Baiguoshu
Edited by | Liu Shiwu
New Game Express
MiHoYo's new work "Varsapura" releases in - game demo
On November 21st, "Varsapura" (City of Rain), a flagship new work jointly developed by MiHoYo and HoYoverse, released its first in - game demo lasting 31 minutes. This work is personally overseen by Cai Haoyu, the co - founder of MiHoYo, and is developed using Unreal Engine 5. The demo video shows the protagonist entering the Control Bureau, undergoing tests, and entering the "Inner World" to fight against "Swampification", presenting its unique immersive experience design to global players.
"Varsapura"
"Bleach: Blade Beat" launches on all platforms
On November 21st, the action mobile game "Bleach: Blade Beat", independently developed by Zhaoxi Lightyear and officially authorized globally by "BLEACH", was officially launched. The game focuses on reproducing the original plot and 3D action battles, allowing players to relive the exciting world of "BLEACH" in the game.
"Bleach: Blade Beat"
Old Game News
"Escape from Tarkov" receives poor reviews after the official release
On November 15th, after the highly anticipated hardcore shooting game "Escape from Tarkov" ended its exclusive period and was officially released on the Steam platform, it received a large number of negative reviews. Players mainly criticized the PC version for serious performance optimization issues, frequent crashes, and server connection problems. As of now, the positive review rate in the Chinese - simplified region is only 8%.
"Escape from Tarkov" Steam page
"Battlefield 6" unveils a new map "Eastwood"
On November 18th, the official of the "Battlefield" series officially announced that the new map "Eastwood" of "Battlefield 6" was officially launched with the update package. This map is set in the fallen Hollywood, where players will engage in large - scale dynamic battles at iconic locations such as the Walk of Fame and the amphitheater.
New map "Eastwood" of "Battlefield 6"
Industry News
Beijing's Haidian District issues special measures to promote the high - quality development of the game and e - sports industry
On November 19th, the General Office of the People's Government of Haidian District, Beijing, officially issued "Several Measures of Haidian District to Promote the High - quality Development of the Game Industry and the E - sports Industry". The measures clearly state that they will comprehensively support the agglomeration and development of game and e - sports enterprises in Haidian from multiple dimensions, with a maximum reward of 20 million yuan for the R & D of high - quality game projects.
"Several Measures of Haidian District to Promote the High - quality Development of the Game Industry and the E - sports Industry"
Unity and Epic Games announce a cooperation
On November 19th, Unity and Epic Games, two major competitors in the game engine field, announced a historic cooperation. After the cooperation, the Unity editor will support developers to directly publish their game projects to Epic's "Fortnite" platform. At the same time, Unity's cross - platform business system will also be compatible with the Unreal Engine.
Tencent makes a strategic investment of 1.16 billion euros in Ubisoft
36Kr Games learned that Tencent's strategic investment in Ubisoft Nova SAS (abbreviated as "Vantage Studios") has been successfully completed. This investment has brought 1.16 billion euros to Ubisoft (the pre - investment valuation of Vantage Studios is 3.8 billion euros). Vantage Studios is Ubisoft's core studio group, leading three well - known game series including "Assassin's Creed", "Far Cry", and "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six".
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