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NetEase unveils updates on more than 10 new video games, led by highly-anticipated ‘triple-A’ title Where Winds Meet
- NetEase’s new titles cover a range of genres, from first-person shooter games to massively multiplayer online role-playing games
- Where Winds Meet, touted by NetEase as a home-grown ‘triple-A’ game, is expected to hit the market in July
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NetEase, China’s second-largest video gaming company, has unveiled updates on more than 10 new titles, including a highly-anticipated “triple-A game” to be released in July, at its annual product launch this week amid heightened competition in the domestic market.
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At the online event from its headquarters in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, NetEase featured new titles covering a range of genres – from first-person shooter games to massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) – as part of a series of announcements for more than 40 video game franchises and products.
NetEase highlighted Where Winds Meet, an open-world, action-adventure role-playing game for multiple platforms, including personal computers (PCs) developed by the firm’s in-house studio Everstone. This title will undergo a new round of testing at the end of this month and hit the market on July 26, the company said.
Where Winds Meet, which was first announced by NetEase in August 2022, is touted as a home-grown triple-A game – an informal classification in the industry that refers to video games from a mid-sized or major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing budgets.
Following its commercial release, Where Winds Meet is expected to go head to head against Black Myth: Wukong in August. Also touted as a Chinese triple-A game, Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Hangzhou-based studio Game Science.
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The latest product announcements by NetEase reflect intense competition in the world’s second-largest video gaming market, where the industry’s global revenue leader Tencent Holdings remains a major force.
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