"RE sold the copyright to Honghonghuang?"

Riot Corporate Headquarters.

A short and fat man with white eyes and a goblin-like appearance had a gloomy face, looking at the news reported by the assistant.

It's not just him.

Many manufacturers and players from all over the world who are paying attention to this matter are very surprised, and they didn't expect that Hong Huang would suddenly intervene at this time.

"Yes, Mr. Bobby, the RE side has given an accurate response, rejecting our acquisition, and saying...... If you are on any given day, they will not be able to work with us. ”

Bang!

Bobby slammed his fist on the couch.

The eyes that are about to breathe fire, I don't know if it's because of the flood or because of RE, or both.

Long.

He said leisurely: "Hong Huang, the company that built a virtual platform, how could they take a fancy to this game IP? ”

Although the riots are not as good as 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 attaches importance to it, and has not yet reached the point of fear.

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

"1 billion?"

Bobby looked up, his eyes deep: "Are they crazy?" The value of that IP is not that high at all! ”

1 billion funds.

What game can't be developed, do you have to compete with them for this tepid IP?

"Have we ever had a conflict with the Flood Wilderness before?" He asked.

"This ...... It doesn't seem to be. The assistant hesitated.

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

"Is it because we paid too high a price last time we went to talk about the agent of World of Warcraft?" Bobby muttered under his breath.

Then, he patted the sofa: "Forget it, I'll write down this matter first, it's just a money-making tool, there is no way to find it, it's best to buy a few more IP development sequels, there will always be someone to pay." ”

Bobby's philosophy is simple.

Make hay!

In his eyes, game IP is just a money-making tool.

In his opinion, it is a very stupid thing to spend several years polishing an IP.

Game IP is a consumable, so you should earn enough benefits in the shortest possible time and then replace it with another one.

As for player opinions and IPs?

That's not what he needs to think about.

Only the rising financial reports are what he should pay attention to the most, and it is also the only thing he should pay attention to.

"Spending 1 billion to buy an IP can't make money at all, only a fool would do it."

With that, Bobby got up and left the office.

Didn't pay much attention to the matter.

Compared with.

On the contrary, the domestic Internet exploded.

A lot of well-informed people received the news and it spread quickly in gaming circles.

"Flood Wilderness, bought RE's Titan Fall?"

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

"it, it's really fake?"

"That's big news!"

"Is Flood 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 escort work of Xbox back then, but the word-of-mouth performance was not good, at least not too good among the FPS competitors.

The only one that can get its hands on it.

Maybe it's the mecha gameplay.

That gameplay was indeed very eye-catching for players at that time, and it was also popular.

But then comes all sorts of problems.

The lack of content, the difficulty of getting started, the unfriendliness of newcomers, and the collision with other big games have all contributed to the tepid popularity of this game.

Hong Huang's choice to acquire this IP really surprised many people.

But what they didn't expect was that in the afternoon of the same day, the riot company suddenly issued an announcement that it had successfully acquired the game IP of "Real Battlefield", preparing to create a new FPS war game sequel.

Now.

The expressions of the players and the top management of the manufacturer have changed, and they look very weird.

The card was released at this point in time, and fools know what it was for.

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

"Sure enough, Bobby, that guy is just as rumored to be, be careful."

Lao Li pouted and said.

"When other companies stopped them from buying, they could be hated for years, and we robbed them of their games, so it's no wonder that we don't get grudges."

Old Song shrugged, he had long expected this situation.

Business competition, who doesn't have a few opponents.

But the news of the acquisition of "Real Battlefield" by the riot side surprised him a little.

That game is not only very popular abroad, but also has a large number of fans in China, and the main focus is on the most realistic battlefield experience.

If a sequel is developed, there is a real possibility that it will pose a threat to them.

"Did they say they were going to go to the virtual terminal?" Chen Lin asked.

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

"Yes."

Lao Song glanced at the report sent back by the branch and said, "That Bobby is a smart person, he didn't tear his face directly, he just collided with us." ”

"Then what nonsense, dare to come to our platform to spread wild, and not kill him directly?" Lao Li looked unhappy.

As a game maker.

He despises this kind of person who uses games as a tool to mess with Huo Huo and kill chickens and eggs.

"I'm afraid not."

Lao Song denied his proposal: "We are now the platform side, if we blatantly restrict their games on the platform, there will definitely be many competitors who will jump out, saying that we operate in the dark, and it will also affect other manufacturers and doubt our fairness." ”

"It's true that this is not good for long-term operations." Chen Lin nodded silently, "And there is no need to do this at all, if you want to collide with us, not everyone can do it!" ”

Hit the announcement?

That's what he's not afraid of now.

Since the other party wants to be tough, then he will accompany him to the end, and he is worried that there is no topic to increase the heat.

Thinking of this, he looked at the two of them again: "Prepare, when the data is handed over and the contract is signed, let's start making it, and I'll go and draw up a plan first." ”

I have to say.

Titanfall is a really ill-fated game.

In the previous life, he collided with a bunch of big works, and was completely suppressed, not to mention, he has to go through it again in this life.

Could it be fate?

Or is it pure bad luck?

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

Finish handing things over.

Chen Lin turned around and left.

Go back to the office and start preparing the plan.

Since you want to go to the virtual end, you naturally have to make drastic changes.

For example, the map is flattened, there are no new things in the content compared to the first generation, there are not many types of weapons and titans, and the difficulty is still too high to get started.

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

Wait until the player is used to it before considering opening the online mode.

"In that case...... The operation of the Titan on the virtual side is a problem, and the PC side needs to be improved. ”

Chen Lin looked at the basic information just sent on the computer, and the titan prototypes, and muttered in a low voice.

It's okay to say on the PC side.

All you need to do is optimize the physical feedback.

But the virtual side can't, because players need to operate on the computer by themselves, and the PC side is completely different concepts.

If you come up with too complicated operations, I'm afraid that a lot of people will be dissuaded.

Joystick Control ......

"Or mechanical sensing?"

Chen Lin had two control methods in his mind.

One is the conventional joystick control, which is controlled by going up, down, left and right and the attack button, which has the feeling of driving a small car.

One is mechanical kinesthesia, which allows the player to control the Titan through neural sensing after entering the cockpit, such as arm drive.

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

"Or ...... Give players their own choice? ”

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

Your riot company doesn't take players seriously, so let's go the other way and let players decide how to play!

Make up your mind.

Chen Lin hurriedly opened the official account.

After some manipulation.

A round of voting was launched online.

[Vote: What kind of way do you like to fly mechs?] 】

[1. Joystick button control]

[2. Neural sensor control]

[3. Other _____]

After sending out the vote, Chen Lin thought about it for a while and added another activity.

[Solicitation Activity: From now on, open the Titan Solicitation Activity, receive Titan Design submissions from players, and vote for the exhibition on the event homepage, and the top three with the most votes will be made into "Titanfall 2", and will be given a 500,000 design award, as well as an optional entry offer. 】

Edited.

Send it directly.

Only then do you close the webpage and go back to the schematic design interface.

But I don't know.

After these two pieces of news were released, it caused a stir in the gaming circle, and even made the entire Internet boil.

"Brothers! Quick, open the homepage of the flood wilderness and take a look! They just released a call for designs! There is a 500,000 bonus! ”

In a custom group of original paintings.

A forwarded message for a flood announcement appears.

There was silence in the group for a moment, and then it exploded, blowing up countless diver painters.

"500,000 bonus? Really? ”

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

"Flood? Is it the studio that has been famous lately? ”

"! That's 500,000! ”

"There is even a job offer from Hong Huang!"

"Selected works will also be made into the game!"

"Participate! I have to attend this event! ”

"Why mecha? I'm just not good at this kind of style. ”

All the concept artists went crazy, staring at the event.

500,000 bonuses, made into the game, and flood offers, no matter what, have a fatal attraction to them.

Especially those who are already good at drawing mechanical styles are even more excited, and immediately start to prepare.

Even those who are good at drawing fandom astringent pictures.。

They are also ready to try it and challenge themselves in areas that they are not familiar with.

Because even if you can't win the award, hanging your work on the homepage of the event is also an opportunity to advertise yourself, so you can't miss it.

And the news.

It was also like a hurricane, which spread quickly throughout the Internet, attracting countless people who eat melons.

"Good guys, let the players decide what the game is about."

"Is Hong Huang playing so big this time?"

"Choosing the mecha control method, shouldn't it be true to the rumors, to transplant the virtual terminal?"

"I'm super, wouldn't that be able to open my own mecha!?"

"Turn on the mech! I'm looking forward to it! ”

"Come on, come on, bring your blueprints, I'm going to pick the best Titan!"

Knowing that they could control the mecha in person in the virtual terminal, the players were all climaxed.

Especially those senior glue guys, I was almost so excited that I couldn't sleep.

Refresh the event page almost every few minutes to see if any of your favorite mech prototypes appear.

The situation that was originally not optimistic about "Titanfall" was almost one-sided, urging Hong Huang to hurry up and bring the game up.

"Leave the development decision to the player, is Hong Huang so confident in himself?"

Overseas, inside RE Studios.

Pete and others, who had just handed over the game copyright materials, were dumbfounded, and were shocked by the operation of the flood wilderness.

As a gaming practitioner.

They know it very well.

The advice of players is not always right, and it contains too much personal subjective assumption.

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

Hong Huang dared to do this, undoubtedly taking a very huge risk.

Aren't they afraid that the 1 billion won't be returned?

(End of chapter)