Sam. House & Dan. The House couple are not only game developers, but in fact, they are also avid music enthusiasts.

Especially for rock music, they are very obsessed.

When Jester starts with Queen as the conversation with them, their emotions are instantly aroused, and when Jester says that his favorite Queen song is Bohemian Rhapsody, the two brothers are as happy as if they have found their soulmate, and immediately talk to Jester about their past with Queen.

And speaking of Uncle Beard Freddy. McRae, the greatest home player in the history of Queen, was also very sad when he passed away a few years ago.

Gradually, the three of them gradually talked about the game.

Of course, when it comes to games, the trio can talk about a lot more, Jester is a little older, but not much older than the House brothers, and rock fans will definitely be deviant in their thinking, and this idea will also extend to their games, which is actually the difference between games and ordinary goods.

The game is a work, and its inside is poured into the designer's ideas, connotations, and all the things that he wants to express.

However, to Jester's surprise, the House brothers, who make gangster-themed games for a living, are very ordinary in terms of game hobbies and choices.

It's no different from other gamers.

Not even like a lot of the designers Jester knew he did, who liked a lot of very niche games. They like games that are very popular, they like Jester's games, they like Hideo Kojima's games. Love Shigeru Miyamoto's games and of course, their favorite is Sid. Mel's game.

Jester was a little surprised to hear that their favorite game was Civilization.

"If we join Mars Entertainment, we can talk to Sid. Did Mr. Mel work together? That's our idol! ”

Jester could hear the excitement in the House brothers' tone when they said this, and it was not difficult for Mars Entertainment to acquire DMA, and BMG would not stop it. Moreover, the price will not be high either.

However, it doesn't matter if you buy this company.

The important thing is that the people in this company are full of dreams about games. Passion, and all the geniuses of all the good dreams.

"Donovan can't come today because something happened at home, and he himself is very sorry. He has always regarded Carmack as his idol. He was very sad to hear that Carmack had left Mars Entertainment, because he himself had said that he would return to Mars Entertainment in the future and hoped to work with Carmack......"

Jester smiled when he heard this.

"Actually, it's no secret that John was working on a very secret project with me, and John didn't think that developing games and developing 3D engines would give him a long-term passion, so he wanted to do something that would give him enough passion. If Mr. Donovan is interested, I can arrange for him to meet with John. ”

"Of course. I want to make it clear that Carmack doesn't make games right now. ”

Hearing Jester's answer, the House brothers were also very happy.

They have a good relationship with Donovan, they have known each other since they were in high school in St. Paul, and together they are the three of them who have created the DMA company it is today.

Although they are going to be sold by their parent company, this is not a fire sale, you know, the people who want to buy them are Mars Entertainment, the current overlord of the entire gaming industry, they have the best games, the best developers, and the best bosses.

"Actually, I know what you're worried about, and while I've said to everybody who's going to buy a game company, I'm going to repeat it now, we're a company that respects the talent of game designers very much, and we firmly believe that if a game company can stand out in such a competitive environment, then it's definitely different."

"What we have to do is to make this difference shine more and more, instead of snuffing it out and replacing it with a lamp that looks brighter than before, but in fact, it is really squeezing the original potential, this kind of killing the chicken and taking the eggs, we will never do it, and this is the biggest difference between us and some other big game company acquisitions."

"We're not buying for money, we're the people of you."

Jester's words moved the House brothers very much, as a game developer, in fact, what they want most is for their work to be affirmed by others, whether it is a player or a peer.

And to be recognized by the best game designers in the gaming industry is also an incomparable honor for them.

"That means ......"

Suddenly, after hearing Jester's words, the House brothers' faces immediately showed a look of surprise.

Before Jester could finish speaking, he nodded.

"We respect the ideas of all the producers of our studios about what kind of games they think they should make, but our studios are self-financed, which means that if your game can't make money, then your studio will also be shut down, and you have to figure that out, but what you want to do, it's your own business."

"What if the style is different from the style of your previous games? You know, we like to make games like that's very violent......"

The House brothers were still a little ambiguous when they said it.

Obviously, they are extremely eager to join Mars Entertainment, but they are even more eager to be able to make games that they really want to make.

Game designers are like that.

They are creators.

They have their own minds, they don't want to be tied down, they just do what they should.

And only in this case. to be able to make great games.

"Your previous style, like your GTA, that's totally fine. You know, you've also played the game of Itagaki Companion, you should know that his game is not something that a good child can play, so what else do you have to worry about? ”

Jester explained, then asked rhetorically.

This left the House Brothers speechless.

"We're actually worried. It will bring some criticism to the company, and these games we make in Scotland are not very famous. There are many people who say that our games have taught a lot of people, but this is not what we think, we just want to convey our rock and roll spirit through games......"

The House brothers hesitated for a moment. It was explained in detail.

Unexpectedly, Jester waved his hand directly.

"These things. I'll help you carry it down, what you need to do is to make a game that is worth me to blame, of course, when you make it, you also need to make a scale, of course, this is without affecting how you should design the game. As I said before, we definitely don't interfere with the idea of game development from our studios. Just giving advice. ”

Jester was sure.

The House brothers were also deeply moved by these words.

They looked at each other and nodded, and although they didn't say anything on the spot, Jester knew through their eyes that they had made a decision.

"What do you think? Would you like to join us? ”

However, Jester obviously wanted to break the casserole directly, so he asked this question directly.

"Of course, if you don't need Los Angeles, you can choose somewhere else, Chicago, Miami or New York, all of which are perfectly fine, in fact, we have studios all over the world." Jester smiled and continued to ask.

Hearing Jester's sincerity, the House brothers really had nothing left to continue to be reserved.

They looked at each other and then nodded their heads.

"We're very hungry."

However, after a slight hesitation, one of the two brothers asked Jester, "Can you really have our studio in New York?" Our favourite city is New York, Apple City ......."

"Of course."

Jester nodded affirmatively.

Specific contracts and other issues, these after the completion of the acquisition, there will naturally be a special discussion with the House brothers, the main thing of this meeting, Jester has been completed, the rest, is a casual chat, of course, as the future boss of the two brothers, Jester can naturally ask them for some ideas for the future of the new game.

"Do you have any thoughts on your new game? I'm talking about the games you play after you go to New York. ”

Jester said, a look of interest on his face.

"Yes."

This time the two brothers were unusually quick to answer, and, as you could tell from his tone, they were eager to share some of their thoughts on the new game with Jester.

"We had been thinking about new games before, but because our idea was too big, the parent company wouldn't have given us such an investment to develop it, and in fact, we revisited our new game after playing your masterpiece "Heroes", and we felt that we could have done it a little deeper."

The House brothers are extremely confident when it comes to the game.

They have a lot of confidence in their game.

"The third part of the GTA, although it is the third part, but I prefer to call it the first part, because it will be a completely different work from the previous two games, it is the beginning of a new series, we decided to set it in New York, we want to describe a story about the black society that takes place in the United States, of course, there will inevitably be some content that is not suitable for minors to watch......"

Jester was listening quietly.

After listening to this, Jester just smiled and said: "Actually, for the game you described, I call it a sandbox game, although your idea is indeed very attractive, but I would like to know how much do you know about this society as two Britons, you want to play a game of the American black society?" ”

"How do you make sure that the players who play your game will have this idea -- that's what we want, that's what the gangs in America are, not -- what is it? Is this our American gangster? Why is it completely different from what I have seen and learned? ”

Jester's question is actually very acute.

So, after hearing his question, the House brothers did fall into an addiction, which is a problem that anyone who wants to make the game great must consider.

The GOOD game is easy to do, but the BEST game is hard to do, and that's where it lies.

"We can't think well enough."

After thinking about it for a long time, the House brothers still didn't give Jester a satisfactory answer, and they could only shake their heads at Jester with some embarrassment.

"No, in fact, your idea is already great, sandbox type underworld games, it makes people's blood boil a little when you think about it, but, it's not enough to have this idea, I still need you to give me something more concrete, I'll give you time, if you want, you can go to the United States this month, it can be New York or Los Angeles, I'll provide you with anything you need, including expansion packs and whatever, as long as you think it's useful for the game you're going to do, I can provide it to you. ”

"What I want to know, though, is that you can guarantee that the game you're going to describe will be done well?"

"I mean, you're going to really do it as well as you describe."

Jester asked with a serious expression.

Unexpectedly, the House brothers didn't even think about it, so they directly gave Jester a reply: "Actually, boss, please allow us to teach you in advance, boss, if you can provide us with everything we want, then we can guarantee that we can do much better than what we just said!" ”

"Then let's do it."

Jester's answer was also categorical.

As they left, the House brothers were a little curious, asking Jester, "Why are you so indulgent with the game studios you've acquired?" This is not the best approach, although some companies do not agree with the hard-line and violent use of some IP residual value of the acquired small companies, but it is undeniable that this is indeed the best way to maximize the use of resources. ”

Jester just smiled, and after a moment of silence, gave an answer that he thought was most appropriate. (To be continued.) )