Arena of Valor, formerly Strike of Kings, is an international adaptation of Honor of Kings, a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Level Infinite for Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch for markets outside Mainland China. Arena of Valor was published in other regions by Garena, Netmarble, DeNA, Actoz SG, and TiMi Studio Group. It was released in November 2016 for Android and iOS. Since it is an old game, it has a lot of interesting facts which players might not know. In this article, we are going to share 10 interesting facts about Arena of Valor.
Top 10 best Arena of Valor facts
1. Different Names
As we stated earlier, AoV is the international version of the game Honor of Kings. But guess what, it is not the only name it got. This game is known by multiple names like Realm of Valor, Strike of Kings, Honor of Kings, etc. These names are country-specific. For example, the ‘Honor of Kings’ name is only for the Chinese version.
2. Initial date of release
The beta version of this game was released in 2015. The official game was released on 26th November 2015. Later this game expanded to countries like Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, etc. 2017 was a big year for this game since it was released in 6 countries that year.
3. Highest-grossing mobile game of the year
Arena of Valor was the highest-grossing mobile game of 2017. It was a massive milestone for a game that was released earlier that year. They made a total revenue of 1.9 billion US Dollars that year. Most of that revenue came from the Chinese version.
4. Man behind the incredible Soundtrack
Arena of Valor’s official soundtrack is very good in terms of music and other parameters. Famous composure Hans Zimmer. Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film score composer and record producer. He is the recipient of four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, three Golden Globes, one BAFTA, two Academy Awards, and was named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph.
His works include The Lion King (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1995), Gladiator, The Last Samurai, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk.
5. Net revenue and Income
As of September 2018, the game has grossed over $140 million outside China. The MOBA has reached $15 million in all-time player spending on the App Store and Google Play store. The top contributor to this figure has been the U.S., whose players have contributed about 30 percent of all earnings to date. For reference, Germany is the second-largest market and accounts for 14 percent of revenue.
6. Popular Superhero cameos
Famous superheroes from DC comics like Superman, Batman, Flash, etc. were available in Arena of Valor as playable characters. A collaboration between TiMi studios and DC made it possible. Joker, who is a villain in the DC universe also made an appearance in the game.
7. Huge Player-base
Since this game is old and one of the most popular MOBA games, it has a massive player base. To date, the game has over 400 million active players and 160 million of them log in daily. It is a very big feat for a video game.
8. First MOBA to come on Nintendo Switch
According to some reports, it was revealed that Arena of Valor was the first-ever MOBA category game to be playable on the Nintendo Switch. It is a very big achievement for a mobile game. The Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions.
9. Massive popularity
Since the game was very popular among its players, once a big Chinese newspaper compared it with alcohol and drugs to show its addiction.
10. Arena of Valor Esports
The esports scenario of Arena of Valor is very good. Arena of Valor was one of six Esports video games featured at the 2018 Asian Games, 2019 Southeast Asian Games, and 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games as part of the demonstration sport.
That’s all for today’s Top 10 Best Arena of Valor Facts. How many of these Top best Arena of Valor Facts did you already know? Let us know in the comment section below!
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