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3-Honor of Kings: World has been featured at exactly one Apple event: the September 10, 2024 iPhone 16 reveal event, where it appeared during the gaming demonstration segment. This is the only Apple product launch or developer showcase appearance for the game confirmed by both Chinese and international press. It has not appeared at any WWDC keynote, iPhone 17 or later launch, or Apple Vision Pro announcement.
3+Honor of Kings: World has been featured at exactly one Apple event: the September 10, 2024 "It's Glowtime" iPhone 16 reveal event, where it appeared during the gaming demonstration segment. This is the only Apple product launch or developer showcase appearance for the game confirmed by both Chinese and international press. It has not appeared at any WWDC keynote, iPhone 17 or later launch, or Apple Vision Pro announcement.
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5-September 10, 2024 iPhone 16 Reveal
5+September 10, 2024 iPhone 16 "It's Glowtime" Event
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7-DetailInformationEventApple iPhone 16 reveal eventDateSeptember 10, 2024LocationApple Park, Cupertino, CaliforniaHoKW SegmentGaming demonstration for iPhone 16Partnership AnnouncediPhone 16-specific optimization for Honor of Kings: WorldTechnology ReferencedApple A18 Pro chip features, NVIDIA partnership mentioned
8-During the iPhone 16 gaming segment, Honor of Kings: World was one of several high-end mobile games shown to demonstrate the GPU and thermal capabilities of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Apple and Tencent used the moment to position Honor of Kings: World as an example of AAA-caliber visuals running on current-generation iPhone hardware. The demonstration did not reveal a launch date for the game; at the time of the iPhone 16 reveal, HoKW was still over a year from its April 10, 2026 PC launch.
7+DetailInformationEvent NameApple "It's Glowtime" iPhone 16 reveal eventDateSeptember 10, 2024LocationApple Park, Cupertino, CaliforniaHoKW SegmentGaming demonstration for iPhone 16 / 16 ProFeatured HardwareiPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max (A18 Pro chip)Graphics Mode"Ultra graphics mode" specifically tuned for iPhone 16
8+During the iPhone 16 gaming segment, Honor of Kings: World was one of the high-end mobile games shown to demonstrate the GPU and thermal capabilities of the A18 Pro chip. Apple and Tencent announced an iPhone 16-specific "ultra graphics mode" with higher resolution, advanced lighting, global illumination, and extended draw distance. The demonstration did not reveal a launch date for the game at the time of the event; in practice the game's mobile version launched in April 2026.
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10-Chinese Press Coverage
10+Baidu Baike Primary Citation
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12-Baidu Baike primary text explicitly confirms the iPhone 16 appearance: "2024年9月10日，在苹果2024新品发布会上，腾讯《王者荣耀世界》游戏出现在iPhone16游戏演示环节" ("On September 10, 2024, at Apple's 2024 new product launch event, Tencent's Honor of Kings: World appeared in the iPhone 16 gaming demonstration segment"). The appearance was covered by IT之家, GamerSky, Sohu, and Tencent News, making this one of the best-documented moments of HoKW's pre-launch marketing from the Chinese-side perspective.
12+Baidu Baike's primary text for HoKW confirms the appearance: "2024年9月10日，在苹果2024新品发布会上，腾讯《王者荣耀世界》游戏出现在iPhone16游戏演示环节" ("On September 10, 2024, at Apple's 2024 new product launch event, Tencent's Honor of Kings: World appeared in the iPhone 16 gaming demonstration segment"). The appearance was further covered by IT之家 (https://www.ithome.com/0/794/642.htm), GamerSky (https://www.gamersky.com/news/202409/1814163.shtml), Sohu, and Tencent News.
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14+Initial 2025 Launch Window Hint
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16+Per GamingOnPhone and Pocket Tactics coverage of the iPhone 16 event, Apple's segment first publicly suggested a "2025 launch window" for the global iOS release of Honor of Kings: World. The mobile launch ultimately slipped to April 2026 in practice. The Apple event was not the official announcement of a launch date, but it did mark the first time a 2025-era timeframe was publicly implied.
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1418 Events Where HoKW Did Not Appear
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1620 It is worth noting what did not happen, because third-party sites have sometimes implied broader Apple partnerships that do not exist:
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18-Honor of Kings: World did NOT appear at any WWDC keynote or developer sessionIt did NOT appear at any iPhone 17, iPhone 18, or subsequent Apple product launchIt did NOT appear at the Apple Vision Pro announcement or any Vision Pro showcaseIt was NOT featured as an Apple Arcade title (HoKW is free-to-play through Tencent's mobile storefronts, not Apple Arcade)
22+Honor of Kings: World did NOT appear at any WWDC keynote or developer sessionIt did NOT appear at any iPhone 17, iPhone 18, or subsequent Apple product launchIt did NOT appear at the Apple Vision Pro announcementIt was NOT featured as an Apple Arcade title (HoKW is free-to-play through Tencent's storefronts, not Apple Arcade)
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20-Any article that claims Honor of Kings: World was featured at "multiple Apple showcase events" is overstating the single iPhone 16 appearance. The September 2024 iPhone 16 reveal is the full extent of Apple's direct promotion of the game as of April 2026.
24+Any article that claims Honor of Kings: World was featured at "multiple Apple showcase events" is overstating the single iPhone 16 "It's Glowtime" appearance. The September 2024 event is the full extent of Apple's direct promotion of the game as of April 2026.
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28+Baidu Baike HoKW entry primary text. IT之家 iPhone 16 coverage: https://www.ithome.com/0/794/642.htm . GamerSky coverage: https://www.gamersky.com/news/202409/1814163.shtml . Esports.gg: https://esports.gg/news/honor-of-kings/honor-of-kings-world-unveiled-during-iphone-16-event/ . IndiaTodayGaming: https://www.indiatodaygaming.com/news/international/story/honor-of-kings-world-release-window-revealed-at-iphone-16-launch-event-coming-in-2025-5078 . GamingOnPhone: https://gamingonphone.com/news/honor-of-kings-world-unveils-2025-launch-date-at-the-apple-event/ .