Chapter 981 [A historic opportunity for independent developers has arrived]
The news that Fang Hong revealed in the live broadcast room spread rapidly. This news can be called a nuclear bomb in the gaming circle. It is really too heavyweight.
Before this, no giant group had ever given such strong targeted support to independent production companies in the game industry, and the amount was astonishingly large, exceeding RMB 3.1 billion every year.
The point is that there are so many every year. In the eyes of people in the gaming circle, this is definitely an epic undertaking.
The investors were speechless for a while. This was very like Stars Capital, which was as arrogant as ever and had no friends. Only Stars Capital could do this kind of operation.
At this moment, independent producers in the gaming industry are in a state of excitement. An unprecedented historical opportunity for independent producers has emerged.
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Somewhere in Pengcheng, there is a studio of a startup company called "Game Science".
This game company was founded last year. It currently has two studios, one in Pengcheng and one in Hangcheng. Its founder, whose surname is Feng, is the producer of "God of War" at Original Goose Factory. He once worked for HP and graduated from East China University of Technology.
The company also has a co-founder named Yang, who is the chief concept designer of "God of War" by Original Goose Factory.
Currently, the company is developing a card RPG mobile game "Hundred Generals".
Prior to this, the two founders worked under Goose Factory to develop "God of War". This game was publicly tested last year. Its combat format and combat graphics are not very strong, but its plot, soundtrack, and CG can be called
First-class level, even in an era when Korean games are everywhere, "God of War", which was released in public beta last year, still thrives with its excellent game quality.
Two months after the game was launched, the number of people online at the same time exceeded 600,000, which is a very impressive result in this era.
It can also be seen that "Honor of Kings", which was only released in public beta today, has achieved an online score of 3.39 million, which is definitely a phenomenal hit.
"God of War" was almost praised to the sky last year, but all this fell from the sky when the content of the fourth chapter of the game was released. Simply put, players passed the level too quickly, and the new content had no time to polish it carefully.
"God of War" was originally built for PVE, but the long-term changes in gameplay and mechanics also made it unbearable for players. In the end, the addition of krypton gold elements completely crushed the game, leaving only the phrase "The Queen of Bones" among players.
, no more journey to the west.”
The main planner of the game, "Yuka", also known as Feng Ji, was also torn between the company and the players. Soon after, he resigned from the company and founded Game Science Studio with several like-minded colleagues who resigned.
The RPG mobile game "Hundred Generals" is currently being developed and is expected to be launched around July this year.
Although they resigned and ran away to start their own business, they, especially Feng Ji, still had a hard time getting over "God of War" and had always had a plan in mind. They were brewing a new project called "Black Myth: Wukong". They wanted to create
A truly top domestic 3A game.
But that requires money, a lot of money, and even more courage for independent producers who don’t rest under a big tree to enjoy the shade!
At this moment, the co-founder Yang Qi, who was outside, was called back to the studio by a call from Feng Ji. After meeting the person, Feng Ji said excitedly: "I just got news of a nuclear bomb-level explosion. A historic opportunity has come."
"Black Myth" can be started, and it must be started immediately and signed up to participate!"
Yang Qi's face was full of questions: "What makes you so excited? Why compete?"
Then Feng Ji said: "Fang Hong was live broadcasting on Lingke TV. He personally broke the news in the live broadcast room that Game Box will launch a plan to support third-party independent production companies. Every year, 500 million US dollars, which is 3.1 billion yuan, will be awarded to the top three companies of the year.
Ten new games, and the annual champion will be directly rewarded with 100 million US dollars plus first-level publicity and traffic exposure on the platform. I don’t know what level of resources the first-level publicity is, and he did not disclose further.”
"Moreover, top IP games from top manufacturers are excluded. This is a support plan targeted at independent production companies. Qualified companies must be startups that have been established for less than three years. Game Science is fully satisfied!"
Feng Ji roughly recounted the matter to him, and Yang Qi was also dumbfounded. Then he also became excited and said immediately: "You must sign up for the competition. I agree that "Black Myth" can be started immediately. Let's call them all to discuss it together."
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Soon after, Feng Ji called several other colleagues over, and the team immediately reached an agreement that they should sign up for Game Science and take the "Black Myth" project to compete.
According to Fang Hong’s revelations in the live broadcast room, the selection of games participating in this support plan will be based on the date the game is launched. If some games have a long development cycle, the selection will be held in the year when the game is launched.
Assume that the "Black Myth" project of Game Science was established this year, and it was registered and passed in 2016. However, due to the long development cycle, the game cannot be launched this year. Assuming that the "Black Myth" project is launched in 2019, then it will be in 2019
Compete with games released this year.
Therefore, if game science is allowed to sign up for the "Black Myth" project, and the development cycle of this game is particularly long, then game science will only have one chance to participate, because by the time the game is launched, the company will have been established for more than three years.
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Feng Ji’s team decided to choose Stud!
Patiently polish the "Black Myth" project and take advantage of this only opportunity to make a big bet. As long as it can win the top three of the year, the company has a great chance of not only surviving but also taking advantage of the trend.
If I can win the first place in the year, I will definitely take off immediately.
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On the other side, Fang Hong has ended today's live broadcast, but the news he broke before the broadcast has already caused an uproar in the gaming circle.
The game media made headlines in reporting, and media outside the industry also cited reports.
The impact of this incident is still in the investment circle, and industry insiders in the gaming industry, players and other circles continue to ferment. Fang Hong personally broke the news and said that it was his final decision, so this matter is iron-clad.
Spending more than 3.1 billion (US$5) every year to support third-party independent game production companies is a level of support that no independent producer can even dream of, and will have a huge impact on the development of the entire game industry.
After all, the super giant has entered the market. Competitors such as "Goose Factory" and "Pig Factory" were stunned when they heard the news. The news caused by the game box is definitely a turbulent level in the industry.
First, a paid subscription model was introduced, and now it is revealed that such a powerful support plan will be implemented, and it will come every year. No one will doubt that this will definitely bring unprecedented changes to the entire game industry.
Goose Factory really can't sit still anymore. "Honor of Kings" hit an online score of 3.39 million on the first day of its public beta. This is the rhythm of a phenomenal blockbuster hit. Goose Factory doesn't have any worries now.
, this wave must be followed, no matter what, must be followed.
Don’t you have “Glory of Kings”?
Goose Factory quickly launched multiple MOBA mobile game projects such as "League of Kings" and "League of Heroes", and continued to implement the "Gu Raising Tactics". Multiple similar projects were launched internally, and whoever can stand out will be launched.
