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A new week has begun. What fun new games are waiting for us this week? Let's take a look.

【Focus】

Key points: Go, go, go! Black Myth: Wukong will be released on August 20!

Brothers, we must rush forward on this wave. "Black Myth: Wukong" will be officially released this Tuesday, August 20th. Brothers, let's rush forward!

As for the game quality and game testing reports, you have already seen a lot of information when the ratings were released last week, so Dr. X will not elaborate on them here. In a nutshell, Black Myth is worth all these years of waiting.

Urgent, I must take a day off on the 20th to play games, and no one can stop me.

In addition to games, Luckin Coffee has officially announced a collaboration with "Black Myth: Wukong", and the collaborative drinks will be launched on August 19.

On August 20, the day when "Black Myth: Wukong" is launched, Koei Tecmo will readjust the price of "Crouching Dragon: Fall of Sky" and put it back on the shelves. According to official news, the price in the Japanese region will be reduced by about half from 8580 yen (about 427 yuan) to 4950 yen (about 246 yuan). It is not yet known whether the price in the Chinese region will be reduced.

Interestingly, because the English names of Black Myth and Crouching Dragon: Fall of the Sky are somewhat similar, many unfamiliar players may make mistakes in searching and buy the game by mistake. Under the question "Why can't I search for Black Myth on Steamdeck?", some naughty players even made jokes about it.

However, "Wo Long" was produced a long time ago, and the game's current reputation on Steam is not very good. This price reduction promotion will probably not have much impact on "Black Myth".

Key points: Guild Wars 2's new DLC "The Wilds of Jhense" will be officially launched on August 23

On August 23, the new DLC "The Wilds of Jhense" of "Guild Wars 2" will be officially launched. Players can also participate in the 0-yuan legendary purchase event and obtain the legendary weapon Underwater Spear.

In this DLC, two new maps will be opened, new combat skills and exploration methods will be mastered, and a custom manor will be unlocked.

In addition, new 10-player team dungeons, new fragment dungeons, new PVP modes, legendary spears and legendary backs, new wizard's treasury reward appearances, etc. will also be gradually launched with the release of the DLC.

Highlights: Cologne Games Show opens on the 21st, lasts for five days, new Chinese games will be unveiled on the opening night

The Cologne Games Show, one of the biggest events in the gaming industry, will officially open on August 21. The exhibition will last for five days. According to official sources, there will be more than 1,400 exhibitors at the Cologne Show, including a large number of domestic and foreign game manufacturers, an increase of 15% over a year ago. It is an unprecedented event.

At present, overseas giants such as Capcom, Sega, Bandai Namco, and domestic manufacturers such as Tencent, NetEase, and miHoYo have announced their participation in the exhibition. In addition to the highly anticipated new works that are about to be launched, such as "Civilization 7", "Monster Hunter: Wildlands", and "Dune: Awakening", there are also many undisclosed new works that will be unveiled at this Cologne Exhibition.

"Monster Hunter: Wilderness" is one of the most anticipated works in the past 25 years. I wonder if the specific release date will be announced this time.

In addition, domestic manufacturers will also start to make efforts this year. Tencent, NetEase, miHoYo, Seasunju, Paper Games and other manufacturers have brought many works to the exhibition. Among them, Seasunju’s new mecha PVP game "Jiexianji" will also be available for trial play in Cologne.

Dr. X, I would also like to take this opportunity to give some feedback and nerf Black Panther, thank you.

As always, there will be many big international IPs appearing in Cologne this year, so interested players should not miss it.

【New game test】

Key points: The undeleted test of Dragon Nest nostalgic server is scheduled for August 20

On August 20, the open beta test of Dragon Nest Classic will be officially launched, allowing old players to experience the classic Korean action game again in the Classic server.

The Dragon Nest nostalgic server is also a relatively traditional one with minor changes. It focuses on the original flavor. The upper level limit of the opening version is only 32 levels, and the professions are only warriors, mages, shepherds, archers and the first level of each profession. Old players can still experience it.

Key points: Tencent has launched another open world test! The "Urgent Duck Test" of "Lock Kingdom: World" will be launched on August 19

The first iOS test of "Rock Kingdom: World" "Urgent Duck Test" is officially scheduled for August 19th.

This test is only for iOS, only supports QQ login, and is a light technical test. Files will be deleted, no payment is required, and all data will not be retained.

"Lock Kingdom: World" was originally named "Lock Kingdom" mobile game. It is an orthodox sequel created by the original team of Magic Cube Studio Group. It inherits the classic characters, scenes and story lines, and establishes a new worldview.

Key points: Chinese Goku vs Japanese Goku! Dragon Ball MOBA new game will be launched on August 20

August 20th is a very lively day. On the day when Black Myth is released, Dragon Ball Project: Multi, a free MOBA game derived from the Dragon Ball IP, will start beta testing.

"Dragon Ball: Project Multi" will start regional beta testing from August 20 to September 3, covering Canada, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, and supporting Steam, iOS and Android platforms.

Highlights: The mobile game "Hutao Diary" with beautiful girls will be launched again on August 22

The mobile game "Walnut Diary" about accompanying and developing beautiful girls, which was discontinued in February 2024, will return on August 22.

The inspiration for this game comes from the JK girl emoticon package "Nanase Kurumi", which became popular in China from Japan in 2017. Then Giant Network bought the copyright and developed it into a mobile game, thus the mobile game "Kurumi Diary" with "emoticon package spirit" was born.

Originally, "Walnut Diary" was developed by Giant Network and operated by Tencent. It was launched on April 16, 2021. Because Giant Network was not optimistic about the game, it gave up on it. The game producer Yu Shengkan was unwilling to give up, so he left Giant Network with a group of people, founded the That Flower Studio, and took over the operation of the game.

Regarding the revival of the game, the producer said that the game no longer has much revenue pressure after it was freed from capital control, so the previous krypton gold gameplay such as numerical development and level-breaking have been deleted. In the future, the game will only make profits by selling appearances, and the focus of the game will be more on plot and interaction.

As a relaxing and casual game, you can try it out.

Key points: Tencent's global publishing brand Level Infinite announced that the 2024 conference will be held on August 22

Tencent's global publishing brand Level Infinite announced that it will hold the "Into the Infinite: A Level Infinite Showcase 2024" press conference at 1 a.m. Beijing time on August 22. The official said that it will work with talented studios and cooperative brands to showcase debut trailers, existing game updates, and long-awaited announcements, which can be viewed on YouTube and Twitch.

[New game release]

Highlights: Nintendo's new promotional video for "Smiley Man": a trial version will be released on August 20

Nintendo's Famicom Detective Club Smiley Man Emio has released the game's "Prologue" and "Theater CM" promotional videos. The official also announced that the game's trial experience version of the prologue, second chapter, and third chapter will be released on August 20, 23, and 28, respectively.

"Famicom Detective Club Smiley Man Emio" will be released on August 29th and will be available on the NS platform. This is a new work in the FC Detective Club series after "The Lost Heir" and "The Girl Standing Behind". The detective agency accepts the challenge to solve the urban legend called "Smiley Man" and murder cases that are very similar to it.

Highlights: Over 200 million downloads! Shadow Fight 3 public beta returns on August 21

The Chinese version of "Shadow Fight 3" has been officially scheduled and will be officially launched on all platforms on August 21, 2024!

The "Shadow Fight" series has always been an excellent cold weapon 2D fighting game, and Dr. X has loved this work since he was in school.

Due to the previous crackdown on game licenses, a number of overseas games without game licenses, such as "Shadow Fight", were removed from the domestic servers. Now that they have obtained the game licenses and officially returned, they can finally meet the players again.

Highlights: Saint Seiya Rebirth 2 is scheduled to be released on all platforms on August 21

The 3D real-time combat card mobile game "Saint Seiya: Rebirth 2", which is officially authorized by Toei Animation and fully supervised by Masami Kurumada, will be officially released on all platforms on August 21.

Highlights: Ubisoft announces that "Black Sails" will be available on Steam on August 23

"Skull and Bones" was officially released on February 16 this year. The standard version in the Ubisoft store in China is 318 yuan, and the advanced version is 448 yuan. Ubisoft has now announced that "Skull and Bones" will be released on Steam on August 23, supporting Chinese.

Steam shows that this game uses D encryption technology. Players who want to play this game on Steam need to have a Ubisoft account and a stable network connection.

However, the reviews of "Billy Elliot" when it was released were not very good. Most media only gave it 7 points, and the average score on M Station was only 64. Since it is not on Steam, there is no negative review rate for players to refer to, so everyone should purchase with caution.

【Hotspot Update】

Highlights: "Victory Goddess: Nikki" x "EVANGELION" collaboration will officially start on August 22

Shift Up's popular beautiful girl shooter game "Victory Goddess: Nikki" recently announced that it will collaborate with the popular anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

This collaboration will start on August 22nd.

Highlights: The second half of the 2.4 version of Honkai Impact 3rd will be available at 12:00 noon on August 21st.

This week on August 21, "Honkai Impact 3rd" will also open the second half of the card pool of version 2.4, in which the new five-star character Jiaoqiu will enter the card pool.

This card pool also includes the replica character Fireworks. Players who want to obtain these two characters can consider drawing.

Highlights: The trailer for the 12th season of Overwatch 2 International Service has been released and will be officially launched on August 21

Blizzard released a trailer for the 12th season of Overwatch 2. The new season will be officially launched on August 21, and its content includes: a new support hero "Juno", two new maps belonging to the "Confrontation" mode, the mythical skin "Anubis" for Reaper, the mythical weapon skin "Midnight Sun" for Ana, a new battle pass, a reset of the ranking tiers, and hero balance updates, etc.

At the end of the video, the Lich King's weapon "Frostmourne" appeared, which may mean that the 12th season of "Overwatch 2" will be linked with "World of Warcraft".

In addition, "Overwatch 2" will also join XGP on September 18. As long as you connect your Battle.net account to a valid XGP account, you can unlock 30 mythical prisms and six hero skins as rewards.