Honor of Kings

Honor of Kings is a mobile multiplayer online battle arena game developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games. Two teams of players control heroes and fight to destroy the opposing base.

Multiplayer online battle arena: A team-based video game genre in which players control characters with distinct abilities and attack an opposing base. Honor of Kings is built around this genre’s lane-based team battles and base-destruction objective.
Role-playing game: A game genre centered on controlling characters whose abilities or attributes develop over time. Honor of Kings borrows character progression and equipment choices from role-playing games.
TiMi Studio Group: A Chinese video game developer owned by Tencent. TiMi developed Honor of Kings.
Honor of Kings World Champion Cup: An international esports tournament for Honor of Kings. The tournament brings top teams together to compete in the game.
Video game addiction: A pattern of persistent gaming that causes significant impairment or distress. The game’s long sessions and reward systems have drawn attention to problematic play.
Lane (video games): A route across a multiplayer battle map connecting the opposing teams’ bases. Players contest three lanes to advance toward the enemy base.
Character class: A category that groups playable characters by their abilities, strengths, and typical function. Hero roles such as tank, mage, and marksman shape team composition.
Tencent Games: The video game publishing and development division of Tencent. Tencent publishes Honor of Kings and operates its Chinese service.
Esports: Organized competitive video gaming, often involving professional players and spectators. Honor of Kings supports a professional competition and live-event ecosystem.
Microtransaction: A small digital purchase made within a video game or other software. Optional in-game spending has made monetization a recurring topic around the game.

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