"This year it is expected that "Diablo" will sell about nine million copies, becoming the best-selling game in America this year!" Ken Williams got up, came to Song Yang's side, and hit a ball. Now Ken,

Williams, who carries the air of a big shot in the gaming industry, is no longer as embarrassed as he was when he was kicked out of the Sierra he built.

The Williams couple originally started preparing for retirement, but they were invited back to Sierra Mountain. At that time, Sierra Mountain was also very prosperous and was one of the giants of the American gaming industry.

But compared with now, it is far inferior. At least the current game manufacturers in America, EA, Activision and other game manufacturers have not been able to win over a Japanese console game manufacturer, but Snow Mountain has done it now!

Don't worry about the reason why Sami acquired Sega. Samy's acquisition of Sega means that Sierra has accomplished a feat that America and the European game industry have never accomplished. For the first time in the console industry, it has begun to counterattack Japan.

These achievements can be put on the heads of Ken and Williams, and they also make their reputation even more prosperous.

According to the official website selling price, Diablo has sold 9 million units, and sales have exceeded the US$500 million mark, setting a new record in the history of American games.

Of course, in reality, there may not be that many. After all, there are coupons, platform game currency, etc., but the sales of a game exceed the box office of a popular movie. It still sounds a bit scary, after all, the cost of making a game now

, it’s lower than making a movie, which means you can make more money!

Moreover, the release cycle of a popular game, that is, the time it takes to sell it, is much longer than that of a movie. It can even take several years to sell. After one year of the movie, piracy is basically everywhere, and there are also many pirated games.

But it's much better than the movie.

This "Diablo" alone has established the status of the reorganized Sierra in the world. If it can meet the sales volume expected by Wall Street, or even exceed it, then the future sales of Diablo may exceed 880 million.

Thousands of dollars of knife.

Even Ken Williams has a ridiculous idea in his mind. If in a few years, this game becomes a hot topic again, and a remastered version, commemorative edition, etc. are released, will the revenue of this game break through by then?

Ken Williams couldn't imagine what it would be like to spend ten digits of dollars, and he knew it would be too difficult, but it still made his heart a little hot.

"Next month, before the TGA Game Awards Ceremony, "StarCraft" will be released. In addition, R-Star Studio will release its first game "Grand Theft Auto" this year, and 1d Game Studio will release "Quake 2".

Valve is still developing the "Half-Life" game

Song Yang leaned on his cue stick and listened to what Ken and Williams said. The money printing machine in Xuele Mountain was starting. When these games start to go online, Xuele Mountain's performance this year is basically guaranteed to be explosive.

Ken Williams is still a little skeptical about the potential of games such as "StarCraft", "Grand Theft Auto" and "Half-Life". He does not expect these games to reach the heights of "Diablo", even if the sales volume can reach

Williams is content with half of Diablo.

But Song Yang knew whether games such as "Half-Life" and "Grand Theft Auto" could be hot sellers.

"How are the preparations going for the TGA Game Awards now? Have the candidates for the Game Hall of Fame been selected?"

Song Yang has no intention of intervening in the TGA Awards. Xueleshan established the TGA Awards and the Hall of Fame in order to take the public opinion power of the game industry into his own hands and avoid being targeted by established game manufacturers such as Nintendo, Sony, and EA.

However, the date of the TGA Awards ceremony is approaching, and Song Yang naturally needs to ask more questions. After all, this is the first ceremony, and it is destined to be full of controversy and noise.

The Game Hall of Fame is the focus of discussion in the game industry. Who can be selected into the first Game Hall of Fame is now being discussed by many players.

"The nominations for the game awards have been established, and the candidates for the Hall of Fame will also be announced in the near future. They will be determined by the TGA committee, game companies, game media people, and player votes.

When Ken Williams said this, Song Yang waved his hand. He was not interested in the selection criteria. He didn't even care much about which game company won the award or who was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Song Yang threw the golf club aside, "Williams, you have more time and experience in the gaming industry than I do. I don't need to say more. I hope that the TGA Awards will become the authority in the global gaming industry.

The TGA grand prize list and Hall of Fame candidates can be controversial, but we must not let the grand prize and Hall of Fame candidates all be taken by big game companies "!'

Any major award is basically divided into cakes. There is nothing to say about this. Just like the Oscars, the awards every year are basically awarded by several major film companies. This is understandable, because the Oscar itself is supported by these major film companies.

Yes, but if all awards are given to these companies, the entire award will become boring in a few years.

Or there was something outrageous like Harvey, the king of awards competition, who won the award through public relations and ruined the Oscars.

Even if a movie that originally won an Oscar did not sell well at the box office before, after winning the award, with the aura of winning the Oscar, it can still sell a lot of money at the box office and video tapes, allowing the producer to make a lot of money.

When a movie wins awards, the awards are getting more and more outrageous, and in the end it forces the audience not to watch it!

Song Yang doesn't want TGA to become like the Oscars, where no one cares about it in the end and needs to rely on "events" like slaps to attract ratings.

Listening to Song Yang's words, Ken Williams was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I understand!"

Originally, Ken Williams was planning to let the TGA Grand Prize share the cake according to the old rules, but now, he feels that the rules need to be slightly modified.

After Song Yang chatted with Ken Williams for a few words, he looked back at Eileen who was sitting under the umbrella drinking coffee, then turned to Ken Williams and said, "Ken, you should know that 1cq is in preparation.

Login to Nasdaq."

Ken Williams couldn't help but look at Song Yang strangely when he heard Song Yang mention this. He didn't know why he mentioned this.

“Irene and I believe that Xueleshan should withdraw from this 1cq listing. Now is not the best opportunity for Xueleshan to go public!

Ken Williams had a look of surprise on his face. He glanced in the direction of Irene and vaguely understood that Irene seemed to be a little distracted from the matters in Snow Mountain today.

"Song, do you mean to ask Xueleshan to withdraw from this 1cq listing?"

Song Yang laughed and said, "Yes, Williams has been in the world for a long time. Some things can be revealed at a glance."

"I think this should be said by Williams. You pointed out to 1cq and the North American Global Investment Fund that Xueleshan is still in a period of change. Maybe a later merger with 1cq or an independent listing would be the best option. !”

As for the drama, it must be done in full. If Song Yang and Aileen took the initiative to bring up Xueleshan to split from 1cq, it would be a bit embarrassing and ugly.

But if Ken, Williams, and Roberta, the couple in charge of Sierra Mountain, put it forward, it would be a bit of a joke. When publicizing it to the outside world, they can prevaricate it. It’s not Eileen who doesn’t want Sierra Mountain to go public. It’s Ken. , the Williams couple occupy Xuele Mountain and want to stand on their own, so don’t let Xuele Mountain be listed on the market!

Ken Williams smiled bitterly. He knew that this was a battle between 1cq and Wall Street, and he was involved. But at this time, Ken Williams had no choice at all. He would not take the blame at this time. Then he and Roberta will probably be kicked out for the second time in Sierra Mountain!

"This is my wish, let Snow Mountain be listed on Nasdaq independently!"

Ken Williams said calmly, after returning, he will find the media he is familiar with and start building momentum to "separate" Sierra from 1cq.

Just after Song Yang finished talking to Ken and Williams, someone came to the golf course. They were not people from Microsoft, but people from Sega. They were just people from Sega America.

"Peter Moore!"

Peter Moore, who was wearing a gray suit, tall and tall, and looked like a gang leader, stretched out his hand towards Song Yang, "President of Sega America, of course, he is now the original president!"

Hearing these self-deprecating words, Song Yang couldn't help but smile, and shook hands with Peter Moore. Peter Moore's words were somewhat flattering, claiming that his current position as president was all in Song Yang's mind.

Peter Moore shook hands with Song Yang, Irene, Ken, and Williams one by one. They all looked at Peter and Moore curiously.

At this time, Peter Moore was not the man with the title of "Savior". Peter Moore, who had been a physical education teacher, was very tall and had the face of a gang "big boss". If he hadn't known Peter Moore is the president of Sega America, and Song Yang would believe him no matter which gang he was in charge of.

Looking at Peter and Moore, Song Yang inexplicably remembered a sentence, asking Peter and Moore to play games, maybe they really contributed to society, otherwise, who knows, another gang would appear.

Under the gaze of Erin and Ken Williams, Peter Moore sat down. Song Yang looked at Peter Moore in front of him and said, "Peter, I've heard of you. Satomi Osamu said you are from Sega

A very special person!”

A person who is not welcomed by the headquarters and is not in the same camp as the people in the headquarters, right?" Peter Moore directly said the big question

truth.

Song Yang smiled for a while, and Erin and Williams couldn't help but glance at Peter and Moore a few more times. Peter and Moore were indeed not from the same group as Japan's Sega.
Chapter completed!