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As the Honor of Kings Invitational Season 3 approaches, Tencent has announced the implementation of the global ban and pick format, bringing a new layer of strategy to competitive Honor of Kings esports. The Honor of Kings Invitational S3 2025 is set to take place from February 21 to March 1 in Manila, Philippines. The move demonstrates Tencent’s commitment to refining Honor of Kings esports and pushing its strategic depth to new heights. With its dominance in the PC, console, and even mobile platforms, the question that has always been looming is, "is it Esports ready?" [caption id="attachment_184292" align="alignnone" width="720"] (L-R) Dr. Arne Peters, Ralf Reichert, Brendan Greene talk battle royale in Esports.[/caption] On my last day at Gamescom 2018, I was able to catch a very insightful talk titled "Battle Royal – The Future of eSports!?" This topic is very interesting indeed, as we are in a period in gaming where this particular genre is dominating. Arne Peters, Chief Strategy Officer of eSports.com. But as Reichert said during the talk, history tells us that first-person will likely be dominant for Esports. The community has concerns that this will make a professional match boring because as Esports spectators, we are hungry for the action. Read more in our articles including "Honor of Kings Invitational S3 to Introduce Global Ban and Pick Format" and "Battle Royale for Esports: Insights from Gamescom 2018".