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Tencent brought a little Chinese "hardcore" shock to overseas

2024-08-14

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Text/ Stephen from Mobile Gaming

Finally, the "Gold Fever" has been brought to PC.

today,Dark Zone BreakoutThe overseas version of the PC game is officially launched with no restrictions on the number of players and no deletion of files. Players can go to its official overseas website to download and play for free.

On the same day, the pre-order for Dark Zone Breakout: Infinite was also opened in China. Dark Zone Breakout obtained the version number in China in July. With the opening of the overseas unlimited and non-deleted version, I believe that the Chinese server is also being arranged.

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Two years of "gold rush"

"Dark Zone Breakout" is a product of Tencent's Rubik's Cube Studio that everyone is familiar with. As a mobile game product that has taken the hardcore FPS gameplay of gold grabbing and evacuation to the top, it has accumulated a very large number of users.

Just last month, the two-year anniversary PV of "Dark Zone Breakout" was released. Due to its extremely high video quality, players directly called it "Cube Films".

[Dark Zone Breakout 2nd Anniversary Celebration PV] Abyss Walker: Siege

The video also features guidance from big names in the military weapons field. Of course, it's not just this time. In fact, the dark zone players have overlapped with the military weapons circle a long time ago. For example, the self-deprecating jokes such as "Dark Zone Madman" and "Playing in the Dark Zone" were formed when the dark zone was gradually breaking out of the circle.

The ecosystem of Dark Zone Breakout is now flourishing. Whether it is the official, KOL or ordinary players, there is a wealth of content produced, and its user stickiness is also sufficient. For example, in its official account at Bilibili, in addition to high-quality CG short films, they also have a variety of live videos produced by combining hot memes. These videos are very popular with the audience and have always had a good number of views.

In the past three months, Dark Zone Breakout has been able to repeatedly rank at the top of the best-selling list, and at its peak it reached No. 6 on the iOS best-selling list. It can be said that Dark Zone Breakout is already an evergreen product in China, and it can be said to be a hardcore FPS mobile game with a very wide popularity. From the perspective of the industry, Dark Zone Breakout is a leading product that has made the category of "gold grabbing and evacuation, tactical game" popular.

This time, "Dark Zone Breakout: Infinite" is also a work from Cube Studio. Based on the success of the mobile game, they will bring the experience of "Dark Zone Breakout" to the PC and achieve comprehensive evolution.

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Conquering overseas players depends on quality

As early as May this year, the overseas version of Dark Zone Breakout PC game had already started its first round of closed beta testing overseas, and launched two popular maps, Farm and Valley, in the game at that time. Unexpectedly, this first appearance, the overseas version of Dark Zone Breakout PC game received a very great response around the world.In the Twitch game viewing popularity ranking in May, Dark Zone Breakout PC game directly surpassed a number of games and topped the list.

During this test, well-known foreign FPS anchors such as Shroud and Ivndmark participated in the live broadcast experience of the overseas version of Dark Zone Breakout PC game and gave positive reviews.

Of course, the Dark Zone Breakout PC game is so popular, in addition to the fact that guns, cars and balls have always been the "good ball zone" of European and American players. On the other hand, it is also because of its good quality that it can occupy a place in the hearts of players. You know, there are so many popular FPS games around the world, whether it is "call of Duty》 series or "Counter Strike" and "Rainbow Six" and so on. It is simply too numerous to count. Dark Zone Breakout PC game can be so popular overseas and attract attention in this fiercely competitive track. It is really difficult to achieve such an achievement without sufficient confidence.

Relying on the higher-performance PC platform, Dark Zone Breakout brings players more detailed picture processing and immersive lighting and shadow effects, which makes the gaming experience and immersion have a qualitative leap, and is not inferior to the popular FPS masterpieces on the market.

With the support of excellent graphics, the guns in the game are also very realistic. Previously, Jonathan, an expert from the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK, had a video focusing on the guns in the Dark Zone Breakout PC game. In addition to talking about many gun designs that are derived from reality, he was also surprised by the guns that players modified using the high degree of freedom accessory system in the game.

After a round of overseas testing, the overseas version of Dark Zone Breakout has brought more optimization content, including increased anti-cheating efforts, performance optimization, etc. Especially in terms of performance optimization, the official said that this unlimited and non-deleted release has been fully optimized and the configuration requirements have been reduced, with the minimum support of GEFORCE GTX960 and similar graphics cards.

Currently, the overseas version of Dark Zone Breakout is only available for download and play on the official website. Although the Steam version is still under development and is not yet available in all regions around the world, the number of users who have made reservations on the wishlist has already exceeded one million. It will also be launched at the booth of the 2024 Cologne International Games Festival, giving players around the world a little bit of Chinese hardcore shock.

With the launch of the unlimited and non-deleted Dark Zone Breakout PC game, the game is also about to launch the "Anchor Gold Nameplate" event, in which players from all over the world can participate. Well-known anchors from all over the world will be equipped with golden identity cards in the game. Players who can defeat the anchors and obtain the identity cards will receive generous rewards.With this release, it is expected to set off a wave of "winning gold" again. Whether it is the overseas version of Dark Zone Breakout PC game or Dark Zone Breakout: Infinite, with their own high-quality performance, they will surely be able to occupy a place in the fiercely competitive PC game FPS track.

With the release of the Chinese version of Dark Zone Breakout: Infinite some time ago, and the big move of opening the game overseas with no limit on the number of players and no deletion of files, the day when it will be available to domestic players is not far away. By then, both mobile and PC players of Dark Zone Breakout will be able to experience a different experience in this game.

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