Seven Mac Research Institute: TENCENT (00700) new game "Delta Force" becomes the biggest dark horse of October.

Recently, Qimai Data released the October 2024 Top 30 list of popular games, which includes the Top 30 list of popular game downloads and popular game revenue. In terms of popular game downloads, the Top 3 spots were all taken by Tencent (00700). The mobile game "Delta Force", which was launched at the end of September, continued to perform well in October, securing the Top 1 spot on the list. The Top 2 and Top 3 spots were taken by the popular mobile games "Honour of Kings" and "Peace Elite". "Delta Force" is a cross-platform FPS game under Tencent, a new generation sequel to the classic shooting IP "Delta Force". With almost console-level game quality and the blessing of a classic IP, this game was highly anticipated even before its launch, with over 50 million pre-registrations before the open beta. Looking at the new entries in the list of popular games, there were 10 new products in October, with only "Delta Force", "Hearthstone", and "New Moon Companion" being recently launched mobile games. In terms of the categories of games entering the list, action games had the highest number of entries, with a total of 7 games entering the list, followed by casual games with 5 entries. In terms of the manufacturers of the games entering the list, Tencent had 10 products entering the list, NetEase had 6 products, and the performance of the manufacturer, Ludou Games, was also very impressive, with 2 products entering the list, namely "Subway Run" and "Temple Escape 2". "Subway Run" started a second collaboration with the domestic animated IP "Nai Long" on October 24, introducing cool characters like the fierce and cool Nai Long and launching multiple welfare activities related to the Nai Long IP. The ranking of this game rose significantly this month, occupying the 11th spot on the download list. The Top 3 spots on the popular game revenue list were also dominated by Tencent, with "Honour of Kings", "Dungeon and Warriors: Origins", and "Peace Elite". There were only 5 new entries in the revenue list for October, including "Hearthstone", "Suchian", "QQ Speed", "Light Meeting", and "Delta Force". In terms of the categories of games entering the revenue list, action games had the highest number of entries, with 8 games entering the list, followed by strategy games with 5 entries. Looking at the manufacturers of the games entering the Top 30 list of popular games in October, Tencent had 11 products entering the list, while NetEase had 7.