He flipped to the last page of the PowerPoint.
Chen Mo said, "Alright, that's all for today's press conference. Feel free to ask any questions you have, I'll reserve half an hour to answer your questions."
After Chen Mo's patient explanation and demo, the reporters had a good understanding of Minecraft.
Many of them raised their hands when they heard it was time for the Q&A session.
Chen Mo picked a random reporter in the front row, "Mister with glasses, please go ahead."
The reporter with glasses stood up and took the microphone from the staff, "First of all, thank you for your wonderful explanation, I'm very interested in this game. But I have a question, if this is a game that focuses on building blocks, is it appropriate to release it on a VR platform? There aren't many young players on VR platforms, do you know that? "
Chen Mo nodded, "I understand what you mean. Let's put it this way, Minecraft is an all-ages game, and we hope that adults can enjoy the game as well, so I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Alright, next, the blonde girl. "
The blonde girl asked, "Hello, Mr Chen Mo. My question is, why did you choose such a game as your first entry into the VR field? Are you going to focus on puzzle games? "
Chen Mo shook his head, "No, as I said before, this is an all-ages game. My goal is to make it popular all over the world, and have Minecraft installed in every VR pod."
The blonde girl, "?!"
Everyone had a surprised expression on their faces. It was obvious that these words were full of bragging.
A middle-aged reporter asked, "You've designed a few side quests for Minecraft, but it's still lacking compared to other MMORPGs. Do you have any plans to make more DLCs?"
Chen Mo shook his head, "Minecraft is different from other MMORPGs. We wanted to make it easier for players to make mods, just like Don't Starve. But in principle, I think Minecraft is already a complete product, there's no need to make more DLCs. "
The reporters continued to ask more and more questions. Most of them were about Minecraft in the beginning, but towards the end, questions about Diablo, Don't Starve, and World of Warcraft were also asked. Some even wanted to know what Chen Mo was planning to do next.
Chen Mo answered them one by one, leaving out the questions he didn't want to answer.
Finally, Han Lu stood up.
"Hello, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's S-grade videogame Yan Zhenyuan's VR game Thousand Hells is about to be released. There are a lot of comments saying that this game borrows inspiration from Diablo."
"My question is, do you think this is a reference? And why did they choose to release Minecraft at this time, is it to compete with Thousand Hells? "
Chen Mo smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if it's a reference or not. Videogame designers get inspiration from a lot of places when they design a game. Sometimes they subconsciously use good settings from other games; sometimes two videogame designers have the same idea. So I don't really mind that. "
Han Lu asked further, "So you're saying that releasing Minecraft and Thousand Hells at the same time is just a coincidence?"
Chen Mo replied, "Of course not."
Han Lu was shocked, "Huh?"
Chen Mo smiled, "Because this is my first VR game, so it's still a learning game. But I'm sure everyone can look forward to seeing which game will sell more and make more money, Minecraft or Thousand Hells? "
The reporters present were all dumbfounded.
What the hell?
You're being generous at the start, saying that you don't mind people borrowing inspiration from your game, but what's with the last sentence?
You're purposely releasing it at the same time as Thousand Hells, and you want us to guess which game will sell more?
Do we even need to guess? Your game isn't on the same level as Thousand Hells at all. Thousand Hells is miles ahead in terms of production difficulty alone!
There's no way you can beat Thousand Hells in terms of sales or profits!
Many reporters were taking notes like crazy. Chen Mo said he wanted to compete with Thousand Hells at the launch event? Obviously this was a good topic, perfect to use as a publicity stunt.
Many of the reporters laughed. Chen Mo was definitely trying to hype up his game for free.
Han Lu asked, "Uhh, one last question, what do you think of Thousand Hells?"
Chen Mo gave it some thought, "Uhh, I'll have to think about that."
His right hand subconsciously touched the bracelet on his left wrist as he thought about it for about ten seconds.
The reporters were all a bit surprised.
This was normally a hot topic, and if Chen Mo didn't want to answer, he could've just said he hadn't played it before, or said a few nice words.
But Chen Mo was seriously thinking about it?
Chen Mo seemed to have sorted out his thoughts, "Geez, to be honest, I'm not sure why you're asking me this.
"What do you think of Thousand Hells? Do you even need to ask? I think it's perfect, it's definitely going to be one of the best sellers.
"Do any of you think Old Yan will fail? That's not going to happen, what are you thinking? Think about it, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment has the best distribution channel in China, Old Yan has a lot of experience, and this game fills in the gap of hack and slash VR games. It's basically the right time and place, isn't it? There's no way he's going to fail.
"Basically the entire gaming industry will be watching Old Yan's performance this year. I think we can call this the year of Thousand Hells, because it's going to be hard for any other game to compete with it this year.
"As for the sales of the game? Let's put it this way, it's impossible for it not to be popular. Think about it, with the support of Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform, there's no way it won't be popular, right?
"Moreover, I've played Thousand Hells. It's really fun and high quality, there's no doubt it'll be popular.
"Alright, that's basically it. That's about it for today, the launch event will end here."
Chen Mo walked off the stage as he finished speaking.
The reporters looked at each other.
What the hell? Did Chen Mo brag about Thousand Hells at his own game launch?
And that's a bit too much. What did he mean by timing, location, and people? What did he mean by this being the year of Thousand Hells?
The reporters were all dumbfounded.
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