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The new mobile multi-player online battle arena Honor of Kings announced that it will partner with several esports teams around the world as part of its commitment to growing its esports ecosystem.
Honor of Kings Esports Partnership Program
The Honor of Kings Partnership Program will welcome teams from all across the world, including Southeast Asia, Brazil, Türkiye, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, North America, South Korea, and Japan.
The full list of partnership teams will be announced at the upcoming Gamescom Latam 2024, scheduled for June 26-30, 2024.
This news comes after the recent conclusion of the Honor of Kings Open EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Finals Split 1. All Gamers Global, the team that prevailed in Split 1, is guaranteed at the upcoming Honor of Kings Invitational Season 2 event on June 29. They will join Vivo Keyd Stars, the champions of last season's event, as well as five teams from the Southeast Asia Qualifier and five teams with direct invites from the Partnership Program.
Three of the five invited teams have been announced:
- REX REGUM QEON (RRQ) from Southeast Asia
- ISURUS from Latin America
- FUT Esports from Türkiye
The two other teams will be coming from MENA (Middle East and North Africa) and Western Europe regions which will be announced on June 11 and 12, respectively.
The already-qualified teams are as follows:
- From Invitational Season 2 SEA Qualifier:
- LGD Gaming from Malaysia
- Impunity Esports from Myanmar
- Kagendra from Indonesia
- BOOM Esports from the Philippines
- TBD (June 9, 2024)
- Vivo Keyd Stars from Brazil (Invitational Season 1 champion)
- TBD on June 16, 2024 (2024 CHOKBR champion)
- All Gamers Global from Hong Kong (Open Series Season 1 champion)
According to Level Infinite, the HoK publishers, this is part of their continued commitment to growing the HoK esports ecosystem. They previously publicized their USD 15M investment onto the scene earlier this year.
“The Honor of Kings Partnership Program is a win-win way for us to support organizations that have shown a deep commitment to supporting the growth of Honor of Kings,” says James Yang, Senior Director of Level Infinite Global Esports Center. “Esports organizations are an invaluable part of the equation to grow Honor of Kings around the globe. With this program, we’re recognizing their value with fans, and will work closely with the partners to collaborate on exciting Honor of Kings esports content.”
Honor of Kings
Honor of Kings is the global release of the same game that became available in mainland China in late 2015 and received an international release as “Arena of Valor” in 2016. While Arena of Valor used the same game engine, the user interface and heroes have been reworked to better suit the Western audience.
Honor of Kings was officially announced to have a worldwide launch scheduled on June 20th, 2024. Pre-releases and early access are available in various regions, countries, and territories.
The developer of HoK, TiMi Studio, was handed the project by parent company Tencent Games after Riot Games initially declined to make a MOBA on mobile. TiMi Studio may not be a familiar name, but they also developed Pokemon Unite, the mobile spin-off game, with The Pokemon Company.
Level Infinite published HoK for global audiences. They publish other titles like Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and Tower of Fantasy, among others.
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