On January 18, HarmonyOS Ecosystem Launch Ceremony was held in Shenzhen, where HUAWEI officially launched the HarmonyOS NEXT Developer Preview, and 25 renowned game companies, including FriendTimes, attended the HarmonyOS Ecosystem Game Collaboration ceremony. Currently, FriendTimes has completed the native HarmonyOS game development for games such as Rise of Queendom and Legend of Empress. Several high-quality games like Promise of Lingyun and Royal Chaos are set to start the development soon. Moreover, the flagship product of 2024, Twist of the Fate, will also follow up with the HarmonyOS Ecosystem collaboration series.

Since the announcement of the impending launch of HarmonyOS NEXT and the overall acceleration of native HarmonyOS application development, over 60 game companies have joined the HarmonyOS Ecosystem collaboration, with more than 70 games completed their native HarmonyOS application development.

As a close partner of HUAWEI GameCenter, FriendTimes has competitive R&D technologies and an IP game ecosystem. Embracing the HarmonyOS ecosystem, the company aims to fully explore the application potential of the new HarmonyOS NEXT in the game industry, including game graphics rendering optimization, heavy-laod game performance tuning, and hardware-software system iteration and refinement. The objective is to comprehensively enhance game quality and provide a better user experience.

Wu Hao, CEO of Huawei Interactive Media Corps and President of Huawei Terminal Cloud Service Interactive Media BU, stated, "HarmonyOS is deeply rooted in breakthrough technologies such as the OS kernel, large-scale AI models, AI frameworks and compilers, and programming languages, which provides a solid foundation for the ecosystem development. In the gaming sector, the new HarmonyOS will continue to empower industry growth by rooting itself deeper to provide a new technological base for gaming, while delivering ultimate gaming experiences with native intelligence, native fluency, and native interconnectivity through the HarmonyOS kernel. The construction of the HarmonyOS ecosystem requires the collaboration of every participator of gaming industry. Huawei GameCenter will work together with partners to deepen cooperation in technology applications, quality content, and commercialization to accelerate the prosperity of the ecosystem and build a shared future of gaming for mutual benefit."

The countless stars eventually form a brilliant galaxy. FriendTimes, together with Huawei GameCenter, is passionate to break the technical barriers in the path of HarmonyOS ecosystem game construction. Based on the new HarmonyOS architecture, we strive to explore new frontiers in technological applications and deepen game IP collaborations. With the aim to steadily provide high-quality games, we always put users at the center, meeting the increasingly advanced game content needs of users, and promoting the sustainable and healthy development of the gaming industry.