Major Game Releases Coming in June

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] The gaming industry, which had been struggling with new game development due to the impact of COVID-19, is set to release a series of new titles in June.

According to the gaming industry on the 5th, the lineup of major releases in June was kicked off by Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard launched one of its flagship intellectual properties (IP), ‘Diablo Immortal,’ on the 1st. The official release took place in the early hours of the 3rd, and the PC open beta version was also made available at the same time.

Diablo Immortal is Blizzard’s first mobile game. It was revealed as Blizzard’s first mobile game at BlizzCon in November 2018, and it attracted significant attention from consumers as it utilizes the original work that was very popular in Korea.

To commemorate the release of Diablo Immortal and to thank over 35 million pre-registered users, Blizzard will provide all players who log into the game and complete the tutorial within 30 days from today with a Horadric Decoration Set.

Kakao Games will release ‘Uma Musume Pretty Derby’ (hereafter ‘Uma Musume’) on the 20th. Uma Musume is a training simulation game where players raise characters inspired by real racehorses and compete to win races.

Since its release in Japan in February last year, Uma Musume surpassed 14 million downloads as of April this year, about a year later, and ranked first in Twitter’s global trends, attracting great interest not only in Japan but also in Korea even before its release. Its unique concept, immersive story development, excellent cartoon rendering graphics, and flexible training strategies are the key attractive elements representing Uma Musume.

Wemade will unveil its biggest new title of the year, ‘Mir M: Vanguard and Vagabond,’ on the 23rd. Expectations are high, with 90% of participants in the pre-test recommending the game.

According to data released by Wemade, in a survey conducted after the test ended, 39% of all participants gave Mir M a perfect score of 5, evaluating it positively. 24% gave it 4 points, and 25% gave it 3 points, indicating they would recommend it. Wemade held an online showcase on the 31st of last month and announced that the official service of Mir M will begin at midnight on June 23rd.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.