Let you make games, you directly shoot blockbusters?

"Did RE sell the copyright to Hong Honghuang?"

Riot the company headquarters.

A short, fat man with white eyes and a goblin-like appearance looked gloomy as he looked at the news reported by his assistant.

It's not just him.

Many manufacturers and players from various countries who are paying attention to this matter are very surprised. They did not expect that Honghuang would suddenly intervene at this time.

"Yes, Mr. Bobby, RE has given an accurate response, rejecting our acquisition, and saying... that they will not be able to cooperate with us any day you are here."

boom!

Bobby punched the sofa hard.

The eyes that are about to burst into flames, I don't know if it's because of prehistoric times or RE, or both.

for a long time.

He then said leisurely: "Honghuang, that company that established the virtual platform, how could they like this game IP?"

Although the riots are no longer what they used to be.

But after all, a dead camel is bigger than a horse.

Even if Honghuang has the world's first virtual platform, he only pays attention to it and has not reached the level of fear.

"I heard that it was to develop a sequel, so they spent a full 1 billion to buy the entire IP copyright and development materials."

"1000000000?"

Bobby raised his head with deep eyes: "Are they crazy? The value of that IP is not that high at all!"

1 billion in funds.

What kind of game can't be developed? Do you have to compete with them for this tepid IP?

"Have we had any conflicts with Honghuang before?" he asked.

"This... doesn't seem to exist." The assistant hesitated.

Honghuang's main business has always been in China, and it has only recently begun to expand overseas. It stands to reason that there should not be much contact between the two companies.

"Is it because the price we offered was too high last time we negotiated for the agency of "World of Warcraft"?" Bobby murmured in a low voice.

Then, he slapped the sofa and said: "Forget it, I'll write this down first. It's just a money-making tool. If you don't have it, you can't find it again. It's best to buy a few more IP development sequels. Someone will always pay for it. "

Bobby's philosophy is simple.

make money!

In his eyes, game IP is nothing more than a money-making tool.

In his view, spending several years polishing an IP is a very stupid thing.

Game IP is a consumable product, and it should earn enough profits in the shortest possible time before switching to another one.

As for player opinions and IP life and death?

That's not what he needs to think about.

Only the ever-increasing financial report is what he should pay most attention to, and it is also the only thing he should pay attention to.

"You can't make any money by spending 1 billion to buy an IP. Only a fool would do this."

After that, Bobby stood up and left the office.

Didn't pay too much attention to this matter.

In contrast.

On the contrary, the domestic Internet exploded.

Many well-informed people received the news, and it quickly spread within the gaming community.

"Honghuang, did you buy RE's Titanfall?"

"That game that boasted sales of tens of millions, but ended up selling less than a million?"

"Holy shit, is this really fake?"

"This is huge news!"

"Is Honghuang going to develop a new FPS?"

"But why did you choose this IP? Isn't it good to develop it yourself?"

"Titanfall 1" was the flagship game of Xbox back then, but its reputation was not good, at least not very good among competing FPS products.

The only one that can be done.

Maybe it’s the mecha gameplay.

That gameplay was indeed very eye-catching to the players at the time, and it was once very popular.

But what followed was all kinds of problems.

Lack of content, difficulty in getting started, unfriendly to newcomers, conflicting announcements with other masterpieces, etc. have all contributed to the tepid success of this game.

Honghuang's choice to acquire this IP indeed exceeded many people's expectations.

But what they didn't expect was that in the afternoon of the same day, Riot Games suddenly announced that it had successfully acquired the game IP of "Real Battlefield" and was preparing to create a new sequel to the FPS war game.

This time.

The expressions of players and manufacturer executives all changed, looking very strange.

It was stuck at this point in time to be released, and any fool knows why.

Not to mention Chen Lin and others who were in the wilderness.

"Sure enough, that guy Bobby is as cautious as the rumors."

Lao Li curled his lips and said.

"When other companies blocked their acquisition, they were resented for several years. We stole their games, so it would be strange not to be resented."

Lao Song shrugged, having expected this situation for a long time.

In business competition, no one has many rivals.

However, the news that Riot had acquired "Real Battlefield" made him a little surprised.

That game is not only very popular abroad, but also has a large number of fans at home. It focuses on the most realistic battlefield experience.

If a sequel is developed, it may really pose a threat to them.

"Did they say they would go to the virtual side?" Chen Lin asked.

Honghuang's virtual engine is public, and foreign manufacturers can also use their engines to create game upload platforms.

"have."

Lao Song took a look at the report sent back by the branch and said: "Bobby is a smart man. He didn't directly quarrel with us. He just clashed with us and announced the situation."

"Then what nonsense are you talking about? If you dare to come to our platform to act wild, why don't you kill him directly?" Lao Li looked unhappy.

As a game maker.

He despises people who use games as tools to kill the goose and get the eggs.

"I'm afraid not."

Lao Song rejected his proposal: "We are now the platform side. If we blatantly restrict their games on the platform, many competitors will definitely jump out and say that we are operating in secret, which will also affect other manufacturers and affect our casts doubt on fairness."

"Indeed, this will be detrimental to long-term operations." Chen Lin nodded silently, "And there is absolutely no need to do this. Not everyone can do it if they want to compete with us!"

Hit Xuanfa?

This is what he is least afraid of now.

Since the other party wants to have a head-on confrontation, he should just stay with him until the end. He is worried that there will be no topics to increase the popularity.

Thinking of this, he looked at the two of them again: "Get ready. Once the data is handed over and the contract is signed, let's start production. I'll draw up a plan first."

have to say.

Titanfall is a game that is truly ill-fated.

In my last life, I was promoted to a bunch of great works and was completely suppressed. Now I have to go through it again in this life.

Is it fate?

Or just pure bad luck?

I hope he can completely change the tragic fate of this game this time.

Finish the work.

Chen Lin turned around and left.

Go back to the office and start preparing a plan.

Since it is going to be on the virtual side, it is natural to make drastic changes.

For example, the map is flat, there is no new content compared to the first generation, there are not many types of weapons and Titans, and the difficulty of getting started is still too high, etc.

So he plans to start the stand-alone mode first.

Wait until players get used to it before considering launching an online mode.

"In this case... the Titan operation on the virtual side is a problem, and the PC side also needs to be improved."

Chen Lin looked at the basic information that had just been sent to the computer and the Titan prototypes, and murmured in a low voice.

The PC version is okay.

Just need to optimize the physical feedback.

But the virtual version doesn't work, because players have to operate it on their own, which is a completely different concept from the PC version.

If the operation method is too complicated, I am afraid that a lot of people will be discouraged.

"Joystick control..."

"Or mechanical sensing?"

Two control methods came to Chen Lin's mind.

One is the conventional joystick control, which is controlled by up, down, left, right and attack buttons, giving it a feeling of driving a car.

One is mechanical somatosensory, which allows players to control the Titan through nerve sensing after entering the cockpit, such as arm drive.

These two methods can be achieved at their current level. They just need to change the control model, but they don't know which one is more suitable for players.

"How about... giving players their own choice?"

Suddenly, Chen Lin's eyes lit up and he thought of a good idea.

If you riot the company and don't take the players seriously, then we will do the opposite and let the players decide how to play!

make up one's mind.

Chen Lin quickly opened the official account.

After some operations.

A round of voting was launched online.

[Poll: What kind of way of driving a mecha do you like? 】

【1. Rocker button control】

【2. Nerve sensing control】

【3. Other _____】

After sending out the votes, Chen Lin thought for a moment and added another activity.

[Solicitation activity: From now on, the Titan collection activity will be launched to receive players' Titan design submissions and vote for the exhibition on the event homepage. The top three with the most votes will be produced into "Titanfall 2" and given 500,000 design prize, as well as a great job offer are optional. 】

Edited.

Send directly.

Then close the web page and return to the plan design interface.

But I don’t know.

After the release of these two pieces of news, it caused a huge sensation in the gaming circle and even caused the entire Internet to agitate.

"Brothers! Quick, open the Honghuang homepage and take a look! They just released a design solicitation event! There is a bonus of 500,000!"

In a certain original painting customization group.

A forwarded message from the Prehistoric Announcement appeared.

There was silence in the group for a moment, and then it suddenly exploded, blowing out countless diving painters.

"500,000 bonus? Real or fake?"

"The highest business order I ever received was only 5,000 yuan."

"Honghuang? Is it that studio that is very famous recently?"

"Damn it! It's really 500,000!"

"There is actually a great job offer!"

"The selected works will also be included in the game!"

"Participate! I must participate in this event!"

"Why mecha? I happen to not be good at this style."

All the original animators went crazy and stared at the content of the event.

500,000 bonus, production into the game, unprecedented offer, no matter what, it has a fatal attraction for them.

Especially those who were good at drawing mechanical styles were even more excited and started to prepare immediately.

Even those who are good at drawing fanart pictures.

They are all ready to give it a try and challenge areas they are unfamiliar with.

Because even if you can't win the prize, having your work on the event homepage is an opportunity to advertise for yourself, so you can't miss it.

And this news.

Like a hurricane, it spread quickly throughout the Internet, attracting countless people who wanted to eat melons.

"What a guy, you actually let the players decide the content of the game."

"Is Honghuang playing such a big game this time?"

"Choose the mecha control method. Is it true that the virtual version needs to be transplanted as rumored?"

"I'm super, doesn't it mean I can operate the mecha by myself!?"

"Turn on the mecha! I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Come on, come on, bring your design drawings over quickly. I want to choose the best Titan!"

The players were all excited when they learned that they could personally control the mecha in the virtual terminal.

Especially those senior glue guys were almost too excited to sleep.

I refresh the event page almost every few minutes to see if any of my favorite mecha prototypes appear.

The situation that was originally not optimistic about "Titanfall" has become almost one-sided, and everyone is urging Honghuang to release the game quickly.

"Leave development decisions to players, is Honghuang so confident in himself?"

Overseas, inside RE studio.

Peter and others, who had just handed over the game copyright information, were stunned and shocked by Honghuang's operations.

As a game professional.

They know it very well.

Players' suggestions may not all be correct, as they contain too many personal assumptions.

A bad one may even have immeasurable impact on the game.

If Honghuang dared to do this, he would undoubtedly be taking a huge risk.

Aren't they afraid that they won't be able to earn back the 1 billion?