December 17, 2024 – Today sees the release of the Honor of Kings episode of Secret Level, the animated anthology from Prime Video. Written by JT Petty and based on the short story by S.L. Huang, “The Way Of All Things” introduces an all new character – Yi Xing – to the Honor of Kings universe and tells of his journey from learning the highly strategic game of Weiqi (known as Go outside China), as a child, to his mastery of the game and how he must use his skills to win the most important match of his life and save the city of Chang’an.
Head to Amazon Prime Video now to watch “The Way Of All Things”
Given Honor of Kings’ roots, the Secret Level team chose to adopt a Chinese aesthetic for the animation style and give “The Way Of All Things” a clear identity that would be appreciated by the community and an insight into Chinese culture for those who have not previously been exposed to the game. This is most clearly demonstrated in those scenes where Yi Xing is playing Weiqi.
All new Hero
Not only can players learn about Yi Xing’s backstory in “The Way Of All Things”, he is also available right now as the latest Hero to join the Honor of Kings roster. A Mage, Yi Xing is best suited when roaming the mid-lane and providing support in team fights where his powerful wide area crowd control and burst damage abilities are invaluable. He also works very effectively when partnered with Lu Bu, delivering high impact attacks on enemies.
Players selecting Yi Xing will be able to utilise his four skills:
- Kiai: Yi Xing periodically becomes immune to lethal damage. His skills apply a “Anti-Qi” mark on enemy heroes upon hitting them, enhancing his own abilities.
- Joseki: Places a Weiqi counter at a designated location, granting vision of the area for three seconds and dealing magic damage.
- Atari： Deals magic damage to a designated area, then spreads to form a Weiqi formation. Enemies within the central area are pulled toward the center of the formation, dealing additional magic damage.
- Capture: Yi Xing creates an empty Weiqi board to trap enemy heroes.
The introduction of Yi Xing brings strategic Weiqi influenced gameplay to Honor of Kings along with cosplay and engaging interactions with other Heroes from Yaotian society.
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About Honor of Kings
Developed by TiMi Studio Group, Honor of Kings has become the world’s most popular MOBA with over 200 million registered users and more than 100 million daily players enjoying the thrill of team battles. Featuring highly detailed and diverse character and battlefield design plus music created by world renowned composers including Hans Zimmer, Joe Hisaishi, and Howard Shore, Honor of Kings immerses players in a unique and colorful universe. Honor of Kings prides itself on being free to play and fair to win, with success determined by players’ skills and tactics, not by how much they spend. Honor of Kings is also home to a thriving esports ecosystem supporting competitive play from grassroots amateurs to elite professionals. To learn more about Honor of Kings, follow on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram or visit the official website of Honor of Kings.
About Level Infinite
Level Infinite is Tencent’s global games brand, dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play. The brand also provides a wide range of services and resources to a network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the potential of their games. Level Infinite is both publisher of breakout hit games like PUBG MOBILE, Honor of Kings and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and a collaborative partner in games such as Dune: Awakening from Funcom, Path of Exile 2 from Grinding Gear Games and many more. To learn more about Level Infinite, visit www.levelinfinite.com.
About TiMi Studio Group
TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, is a leading global video game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Montreal, Los Angeles, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, and Chengdu, TiMi creates high-quality, high-fidelity, and highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms. Founded in 2008, TiMi has developed a string of hit titles including Honor of Kings, Speed Drifters and Delta Force. TiMi is also a trusted partner to some of the biggest gaming brands in the world, creating AAA titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile, the first strategic Pokémon team battle game Pokémon UNITE, and Age of Empires Mobile. To learn more about TiMi, follow @timistudios on LinkedIn.
About Secret Level
Secret Level is a new adult-animated anthology series featuring original stories set within the worlds of some of the world’s most beloved video games. From the creative minds behind LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS, each of the episodes is a celebration of games and gamers.
Secret Level is created by and executive produced by Tim Miller. Dave Wilson serves as executive producer and supervising director.
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