HTC Launches Viveport M Beta for Mobile VR

HTC made waves at the Hangzhou Yunqi Conference by announcing the developer beta version of Viveport M, its mobile VR content platform, during the “HTC Vive and Alibaba Cloud Developer Forum.” Alongside this, HTC also introduced Viveport Arcade, a new content management and sales platform for offline VR experience venues. Alvin Wang Graylin, President of HTC Vive China, emphasized the importance of compelling content in accelerating the growth of the VR industry. “Creating high-quality VR experiences is both challenging and resource-intensive. By expanding Viveport across mobile and offline platforms, we’re helping developers scale their user base and monetize faster. The revenue earned will not only help them stay competitive, but also inspire better and more innovative work,” said …

World of Warcraft Opens Two New Servers

Since the global launch of the World of Warcraft: Legion expansion on September 1, player enthusiasm has been nothing short of electric. According to preliminary server population statistics, the average daily active player count on Chinese servers has now exceeded 2.6 million—a remarkable milestone that has reignited the nostalgic “WoW craze” across the nation. Thanks to high-quality in-game content and relentless promotion from local servers, many long-time fans have returned to Azeroth, breathing new life into a community once thought to be past its prime. Blizzard Entertainment has taken note. To support this influx and provide players with fresh battlegrounds to combat the Burning Legion, two new recommended servers will go live on October 1, coinciding with China’s …

French PM Gifted Melbet App VR Headset

At the French Embassy in Beijing, AntVR CEO Qin Zheng introduced a fully Chinese-developed virtual reality device—the AntVR 2nd Gen Headset—to former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and eRepublik Labs Limited CEO Alexis Bonte. The presentation was part of the China-France Youth Leaders Forum, themed “Heritage and Innovation.” As the only virtual reality company invited to the forum, AntVR engaged in in-depth discussions with French representatives. The company’s latest AntVR 2nd Gen Headset was presented as a diplomatic gift to both Raffarin and Bonte. Featuring dual OLED displays with a combined resolution of 2160×1200 (1080×1200 per eye), a 90Hz refresh rate, a 110-degree field of view, and wide-range positional tracking, the device drew praise for its cutting-edge performance …

Aug Melbet App Report Reshapes Rankings

Tencent’s app store, Yingyongbao, has released its August mobile gaming report, highlighting significant shifts across popular mobile online game rankings. Compared to July, over half of the top spots changed hands, with strong IP-driven games dominating both the “hot online games” and “new online games” charts. Notably, the MMORPG Zhu Xian soared to first place in new game downloads and revenue, while also securing second place in downloads and earnings on the overall hot online games chart, aided by high-profile IP collaborations. Eternal Era: Rings achieved a remarkable single-day revenue milestone, exceeding 2 million RMB, landing third on the revenue leaderboard. Meanwhile, Honor of Kings remained the undisputed champion of Tencent’s gaming rankings. Single-player titles such as endless …