Post-launch content plan and delivery record for Honor of Kings: World: the two-sub-version season model, the extended S1 season with no S2 date, and the weekly updates and events through October 2026.

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Day One Patch

Honor of Kings: World's launch-day hotfixes and the April 11, 2026 official Q&A response to player feedback about prologue pacing, controller bugs, and shader stutter.

Development 9 min 137

Pre-Registration Campaign

Honor of Kings: World's pre-registration campaign opened April 22, 2025 at Tencent SPARK 2025 and topped 3.8 million WeGame reservations before the April 10, 2026 PC launch.

Development 4 min 117

Zhengming Test (2026 Paid Beta)

The Zhengming Test (争鸣测试) was Honor of Kings: World's first-ever paid commercial data-wipe beta. Recruitment ran February 10 to 23, 2026, pre-download opened March 4, and the test began March 5.

Development 4 min 55

April 11, 2026 Hotfix

The first post-launch hotfix for Honor of Kings: World, pushed on April 11, 2026 without downtime.

Development 4 min 32

Apple Showcase Events

Honor of Kings: World was featured once at an Apple event: the September 10, 2024 iPhone 16 "It's Glowtime" reveal gaming demo segment, with an iPhone-16-tuned ultra graphics mode.

Development 3 min 30

Liu Cixin Collaboration

Tencent has announced a franchise-level collaboration with Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin. The specific integration into Honor of Kings: World has not been detailed publicly.

Development 3 min 23

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