Carmack looked at his shabby booth and finally put on a game that could be tried for people, and not only sighed. Making games, it's really slow, and it's hard to catch up anymore.

Next to the Id software, there is the booth of R Star. This year, R Star is focusing on the third-person shooter Max Payne at E3, and Carmack just flipped through the brochure on their booth and couldn't help but sigh.

The quality of this cop movie-like game is truly amazing. That group of rising stars has left old-timers like Carmack behind.

But that's fine for now. If "Air Combat Vanguard" can really bring Carmack profits as he wants, he can at least keep the company going. In addition, in the future, the development of the engine will no longer need to pay for itself, which throws a huge financial burden on the company.

The cooperation with Celadon Technology is not only open source, but also economical. ID Software is fully equipped with the ability to release a new game every year.

In terms of game production, Id Software has a lot of specialized talents, including combat designers and level designers, who are fully capable of taking on heavy responsibilities. Even if Carmack was immersed in engine development, Id Software was able to reassert its presence on E3.

That Chinese company is really amazing. Carmack feels that the cooperation between the two sides is really a win-win.

In the west area, on the best small booth, in addition to the sign of "Celadon Technology", there is also a sign of target software. It became a joint booth. The big TV that plays the promotional CG is still hanging, and the place under the TV was originally blank, but now the promotional poster of "Three Kingdoms 2" is hung.

A young general on a white horse and a silver spear stands tall on the poster. Heroic. Tomorrow, those who come to the West End will see it. As long as you are interested and reported, there will be a lot of advertising effects.

Those reports are only broadcast in foreign media, but they will be translated and reprinted by domestic players, and then circulated in China. Stimulate the spontaneous enthusiasm of players to reprint, and the effect of publicity is much more effective than throwing money to promote.

Of course, Zhang Chun knew the truth, and he was embarrassed not to say a word: "Great God, where I have money now, I won't discount the booth fee to you." But I'll remember this time. Will definitely make this game well. Live up to your help! ”

These small sums of money don't matter to Wang Bucheng at all, not to mention that Wang Bubu didn't lose anything. After the first two days of display, the effect of "Air Combat Vanguard" to the domestic voice transmission has been achieved. Now get the South Zone. To promote our operations in the United States. It's a joy for all. The seat was vacant. Isn't it normal to give oneself to others?

Wang was not polite and asked, "What are you going to invest in?" Do you want me to help? ”

Zhang Chun explained: "Do you remember telling me last year that the British made a game called Total War? The gameplay really takes real-time strategy games to new heights. Come to E3. I've met them. After chatting for a while, I found that they were very talkative. I plan to buy a license for the genre of "Total War" from them, and I plan to make a Chinese version of "Total War" after "Three Kingdoms 2" is completed. ”

"That's good!" Wang was not interested, "How much do the British ask?" ”

"The licence fee to do it once is £50,000. But I want full licensing so that I can use that framework to decide on the subject matter in the future. So the price they gave was 600,000 pounds, and there was a limit, they could only do Chinese history. Zhang Chun said.

In fact, you can not buy the license at all, just copy it. But Zhang Chun is not that kind of person, and he feels that since others have innovated, he has to admit it. And after paying the money, it can also be sold in the international market to conquer players all over the world.

Wang was moved and said: "It would be nice if I could make China's Warring States Period." ”

"I'm going to do the Three Kingdoms theme first, and then see if I want to do the Warring States period ......," Zhang Chun said. The theme of the Three Kingdoms is complete, the recognition is high, it is easier to make, and the risk is small.

"That's fine. It's also a game I haven't played and want to play. Wang said. If "Total War" has a Chinese theme, it can truly reflect China's political and military changes in a certain period of time, and it is definitely worth spending time playing.

Wang Buyi asked, "Do you want me to help you?" ”

"No, it's just that the procedures are a bit troublesome, and I can still take out 600,000 pounds." Zhou Yi hurriedly said.

"You make it well, I'll wait to play." Wang said.

Like countless Chinese players, Wang is full of resentment that Total War does not have a Chinese history. But he also understands the truth.

If you think about it, you know that those British people will use the theme of "Total War" to do the Japanese shogunate period, and that is because when Japan exported culture in the 80s, the generation of children influenced grew up. Some of the little ones who grew up started making games, and some of them started buying games.

After proving the success of this game mode in the major markets of the United States through the initial work, it is only natural that the British manufacturers will continue to work on familiar themes in the main markets. "The Middle Ages", "Rome" and many more.

As for Chinese history, who knows if the Americans will accept it or not? If we give up the U.S. market, will we be able to satisfy Chinese players without losing money?

Wang Bucheng once blamed back and forth, and in the end he could only blame himself.

Wang Bufu patted Zhang Chun's shoulder vigorously and didn't say anything more. The appearance of Wang Buyi has made the Chinese-themed "Total War" about to come out, which is definitely the best butterfly effect ever.

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Day 3 of E3. Sony's "deputy director" in charge of software development deliberately went an hour late to clear up the relationship. He gathered a lot of manufacturers last night, intending to put pressure on the exhibition party. It is believed that the exhibition party will make careful considerations.

When he arrived at the scene, the deputy chief found that everything was normal, and the protesters of Celadon Technology were still protesting, and the visitors rushed in. I don't see that some manufacturers have jointly made trouble with the exhibition party in the morning.

It wasn't until he walked into the West District that the deputy chief found that the best booth had actually been replaced.

The big TV is still hanging there, but many of the onlookers have disappeared from the previous two days, and there are only a few people trying it out. Meets the average E3 standard, with the empty demo computer screen facing the outside, and the image shown on it is not Air Combat Vanguard anymore.

The deputy chief was overjoyed, but when he looked closely, the staff at the booth were not from Fuyuki Games, nor were they from Sony's manufacturers, or even like Japanese.

"It's strange......" The deputy chief really feels strange, and then I see the four Chinese characters of "target software", I am surprised, which one is this?

The second chief took a closer look and saw that the poster hanging on it had the logo of Pc, which was a game on the PC platform. This is definitely not a game from a Japanese manufacturer. Could it be the Chinese?

It seems that there are two Chinese exhibitors in the West End this time. Could it be that after the Chinese's game was driven away, the seat was changed to another Chinese?

The deputy chief thought that the little game disappeared in the West District because of his own role, and suddenly swelled. The person who looks at the target software thinks to himself: I can get rid of that game, and I can get you away again.

On his way to Sony's booth, he comforted the president of Fuyuki Games with a few words. He was full of confidence, and planned to wait for the evening to get another group of people to protest to the exhibition party. Then the booth will be vacated for Fuyuki Games.

The president of Dongmu Games sighed: "I came to ask in advance in the morning, in fact, it is Celadon Technology's game that has found an agent and took the initiative to move to the South District." ”

"Huh?" The second chief was stunned, feeling that he had punched the air, and he was full of confidence just now, which would be deflated. It turned out that the Chinese company took the initiative on its own initiative and had nothing to do with his small actions?

When the deputy minister returned to Sony's booth, he immediately heard several executives from Sony Games' North American branch quietly discussing countermeasures. After Celadon Technology's game was moved to the South District, it was obvious that there were fewer people coming to the West District.

How is this possible? The deputy chief didn't understand it anymore. It's just a small game! How did it attract so many people to see it?

Executives are also discussing this.

It turned out that after the exhibition the day before yesterday and yesterday, those media had already shown the general layout of the entire E3 to the audience of various media. The media began to receive feedback from players about which games their readers would prefer to follow, and began to conduct interviews and in-depth reports.

The little game that Wang did not do, I don't know why, has aroused many people's expectations. Those people not only want to know the skin, but also want to get more detailed information, gameplay, world view, types of fighters, technological upgrades, etc. There are also questions about when it will be listed.

The media got this feedback, and of course they had to take action, follow the game, and go to the South District to interview.

In addition, Id software has begun to represent this game, which is also worthy of people's attention. The sudden union of these two companies also surprised everyone and was very newsworthy. If you go there for an interview, you can not only interview Carmack, but also interview Wang Buful, killing two birds with one stone.

"......" was an incredible listening to the second minister. Is there such a thing?

At this time, an executive who had just returned after inquiring about the situation said: "According to the information I have received, it seems that someone has forced the Chinese company to go to the southern region on the grounds that 'the game did not find an agent'." ”

"Unacceptable!" A white executive was furious: "If it's true, then it's unacceptable." I suggest looking into this matter and seeing who did it. We want to protest to them! ”

"Yes." The CEO of Sony Games USA nodded and said, "Using such means to damage the popularity of the West End is a provocation to Sony!" We're going to look into this. ”

The second chief only felt that his back was cold and swishing, and his legs were weak. Hearing the CEO say this, he knew he was about to be finished!

At this year's E3, thanks to Sega's abandonment of its console platform, Nintendo's new machine has not yet been released, and in this green and yellow period, Ps2 games dominate in the West End. Once the popularity of the West End declines, then Sony will suffer a lot of collateral losses! (To be continued......)