On the 3rd of November, just when everyone thought that the distribution war had come to an end and that Chen Mo had won, another piece of news made waves.
Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Fantasy Gaming Platform announced that they had formed a strategic partnership to share resources. All games released on either of these platforms would automatically be released on the other platform, and would also receive a recommendation spot.
Other than that, there were ten other smaller channels that joined the alliance between Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Fantasy Gaming Platform.
This meant that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Fantasy Gaming Platform would combine the resources of all the smaller platforms to create a massive transportation platform.
All games released on either of these platforms would be released on the other platforms at the same time, and would receive a very powerful recommendation spot: Full Channel Recommendation.
If a game was lucky enough to receive this recommendation, it would receive a recommendation spot on the front page of all the platforms. The effect of a recommendation like this was terrifying.
Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was originally the third largest gaming platform in China, and the number of users they had wasn't completely crushed by either Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform or Fantasy Gaming Platform. However, after these distributors joined forces to create a large transportation platform, the difference in resources between the two was immediately pulled apart.
Although Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Fantasy Gaming Platform didn't mention anything about 'Thunderbolt Gaming Platform', it was obvious that this was a counterattack. Faced with a powerful disruptor, these distributors had no choice but to work together to protect their own interests.
The situation became even more complicated.
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Emperor Dynasty Entertainment Headquarters.
In Lin Chaoxu's office, the three S-grade video game designers were all present.
Qiu Jiang and Yan Zhenyuan sat on the sofa, while Qin Xiao sat on a single sofa with his feet propped up on the coffee table.
Lin Chaoxu said, "You guys know about the transportation platform, right?"
Yan Zhenyuan nodded, "Yeah."
Qiu Jiang was playing with her nails, feeling a little bored. "How could they not know after all this commotion?"
Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Yep, that's why I called you all here. I'll be frank with you. From the looks of it, everything is going very smoothly. Ding Xing really bit the bullet this time and sacrificed a lot of money to get this deal done. But overall, it's a good thing for both us and the Fantasy Game Platform. "
"The most important thing now is that we need a key game to show the players and independent video game designers the power of this new platform."
Qin Xiao was interested, "New game?"
Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Yep, Ding Xing also talked to Liu Yuanfeng in private, hoping that Zen Entertainment could produce a competitive game. The same goes for Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.
"This time, we will release three to five new games, and then we will compete internally. The two best games will receive the strongest recommendation from all channels. This means that apart from Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, all other platforms will see these two games. "
Qin Xiao, Qiu Jiang, and Yan Zhenyuan listened seriously. Obviously, this was an extremely good opportunity for them.
Lin Chaoxu continued, "The game we want to make this time has to be a super popular game. In other words, we have to capture as many players as possible."
Qin Xiao pondered for a moment. "What about the platform?"
Lin Chaoxu said, "There's no limit to the platform, but in terms of the genre of the game, it definitely can't be a simple game like chess and cards. It's meaningless even if that kind of game pushes the number of players."
Qiu Jiang thought for a moment. "Then it should be an MMORPG. That's my strength."
Qin Xiao said, "That's not necessarily true. There are quite a number of FPS gamers in the country."
Qiu Jiang glanced at him, "But FPS games don't usually have VR and PC versions. MMORPGs can do that."
Qin Xiao: "…"
Lin Chaoxu said, "All three platforms have their own advantages. The mobile platform has the most players and is the easiest to promote. The VR platform is easier to produce high-quality works. The PC platform is more balanced."
Yan Zhenyuan nodded, "Yes, but from the looks of it, MMORPGs are still the world if we want to capture the most users. Especially since they can do both VR and PC, they have a huge advantage."
Qin Xiao shook his head, "I don't think so. The three more successful RPGs in the country, Legend of the Sword, Moon Lord's Prophecy, and Three Kingdoms of Heavenly Justice, have been going on for so long, but none of them have been able to take down the other. For a new MMORPG to completely take down these three games and unify the MMORPG market? I think the possibility of that is very slim. "
Lin Chaoxu asked Qiu Jiang, "What do you think? Is there still room for MMORPGs to grow? "
Qiu Jiang thought for a moment and said, "That's hard to say. Looking at the current situation of Moon Lord's Prophecy, MMORPGs still have a lot of potential. However, if they want to make a game that can take over the entire MMORPG market, they have to fulfill at least two conditions.
"First, they have to improve the game's technical level and artistic performance. Second, they have to have a major change in the playstyle and worldview.
"Looking at the current situation, it's impossible to improve the technical level and artistic performance. So the only chance is in the playstyle and worldview.
Qin Xiao interrupted, "In other words, it's impossible because MMORPGs won't have any major changes in the playstyle in the short term. As for the worldview, I haven't seen anything particularly amazing."
Qiu Jiang rolled her eyes at him.
Lin Chaoxu said, "Don't worry, there's no rush. No one can say for sure what the next game to dominate the Chinese market will be. You guys can think about it, you don't have to limit your thinking to MMORPGs. For example, two days ago, I found a very good prototype of a game overseas. "
As Lin Chaoxu spoke, he pulled up a video from his laptop.
"What is this, isn't this Warcraft?"
Qin Xiao, Qiu Jiang, and Yan Zhenyuan were all shocked.
Lin Chaoxu shook his head, "No, this is an RPG map from Warcraft, called COG, Clash of the Titans."
The three of them carefully watched the entire process of the video.
Lin Chaoxu said, "According to insider information, the creator of this map has decided to work with GA to make COG into an independent game separate from Warcraft."
Qin Xiao frowned, "GA? Why would they be interested in such a simple map? And it's a map derived from Warcraft? "
It was no wonder that Qin Xiao was confused.
GA was a famous game developer, their full name was Geniusart. They were one of the top three game developers in Europe and America, a true giant in the industry.
From the video, COG was an RPG map that was completely attached to Warcraft, so the view was from a third person God's perspective.
Moreover, the content of the game wasn't that rich, it was just a single map. The only thing worth mentioning was that it had a complicated hero and equipment system.
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