Is it not a galgame?

The appearance of Shenmue raised the atmosphere of the whole scene to the highest point.

In addition to Shenmue, pokeni also brought some other interesting games this time.

For example, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos.

Players can choose to control four races in "Warcraft 3". Among them, humans and orcs have appeared in its predecessor "Warcraft 2 Darktide", and the other two are new races, namely night elves and undead.

The emergence of this game can also be regarded as the first new work contributed by pokeni after acquiring the original team of Blizzard.

Prior to this, StarCraft and Warcraft 2 produced by Blizzard have achieved very good results under pokeni's promotion.

The emergence of Warcraft 3 this time can be said to carry the dreams of countless players, and can even be described as a long-awaited game.

With more races, more maps, and the use of the pioneer engine developed by pokeni, the graphics and quality of the entire game are improving at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the newly added content has greatly enriched the gameplay.

So when I saw Warcraft 3 at the scene, the whole place was in an uproar.

The players also became excited.

"Wow, Warcraft 3 is actually coming out? Isn't it so touching? I thought I wouldn't be able to play this game until at least 2004."

"Yes, and judging from the actual machine demonstration on site, the effect is too good, right? It completely crushes other real-time strategy games on the market now."

"Is this still the Blizzard we know? I didn't expect that it would show such strong strength under pokeni.

Didn’t games in the past take several years to come out?

Why did you suddenly become so powerful now? "

Needless to say, acquiring Blizzard is actually quite cost-effective for Qing Zhiyuan.

It directly completes a very important part of the pokeni game empire——

Real-time strategy game.

Whether it is the Warcraft series or the StarCraft series, they have now surpassed other games of the same type and become the only real-time strategy game.

Not only does it have excellent quality, but it also has rich gameplay. Even in such a real-time strategy game, the campaign mode provided by Blizzard still makes players talk about it.

It does not neglect the creation of the plot just because this is a game that prefers strategy.

Even because there are so many races, the important heroic roles of each race are also portrayed to a certain extent, making players love them and talk about them.

It gives people a vague feeling that "the plot of this game is very interesting".

After many players have played Warcraft, they may not think anything of it at first, but as time passes, the plot of this game seems to be very powerful.

The emergence of real-time strategy games also provides the basis for large-scale MMOs to be developed in the future.

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After the Warcraft 3 demonstration, Qing Zhiyuan gave an on-site date closer to its release——

It is expected to be released in the second half of this year, that is, in December 2000.

Of course, that's assuming Blizzard doesn't delay the ticket.

Qing Zhiyuan will provide technical support as much as possible, and will also let Bray Victor check it, and strive to release it within the established time.

Hearing Qing Zhiyuan's words, everyone felt disappointed.

"Damn it, it looks like it's very likely that the ticket will be delayed."

"Can't even pokeni be suppressed? I thought that with P Club's high efficiency, we could at least allow Blizzard guys to complete their tasks on time."

"Huh? After looking at it for a long time, it turned out to be an unfinished product? I just saw that the degree of completion in the game is actually quite high, and the demonstration is very smooth. Why should you worry about whether it can be completed on time?"

"You idiot, this is Blizzard, Blizzard is famous for being the king of ticket bouncers.

It's over, it's over. I heard that when Qingzhiyuan acquired them, it seemed to promise to give them full freedom of research and development rights. P Agency only provided technical and financial support.

If it looks like this, could it really be that the ticket will be delayed? "

"No, please don't!"

……

In fact, Warcraft 3 is already pokeni's most complete game so far.

After finishing the presentation of Warcraft 3, Qing Zhiyuan explained some game works that are currently under development and can be used for concept display.

Take Bug Master 2, for example. Although it is not expected to be released until 2001 or even 2002, the concept drawings of Bug Master 2 and all kinds of strange bug drawings still caused a stir when they were put on the big screen. There was a lot of screaming at the scene.

The emergence of Bug Master 1 has actually greatly subverted the definition of games in many people's minds, because in this game, there is no battle system in the traditional sense, and it is more about free exploration and finding puzzle solutions. Advance the game to understand the warm and healing stories hidden behind various mysterious phenomena.

The biggest difference between the Mushishi series and P Company, especially the games of the Tsubaki Fururuhara series, is that——

This series of games is sad but not sad, with a very beautiful and fresh style of painting. All NPCs in it have their own unique stories and specific AI, giving people a real and beautiful impression.

Even after the decryption is completed, those tragedies caused by interactions with insects are displayed in front of the players. They will only feel spiritually touched, but will not be too immersed in sadness.

Let nature take its course is the core theme of Mushishi. Once you are immersed in it, it is easy to accept everything in the world and appreciate them.

When you reach this state, the joys and sorrows in this world are no longer important.

The announcement of the production plan of Bug Master 2 this time is a welcome relief for the players. They are particularly looking forward to the sequel to the Bug Master series being completed earlier. They also hope that the protagonist Yingu will be able to play the role of the protagonist in the world of Bug Master 2. Enjoy a variety of bizarre but touching stories from a different perspective.

"Ah...it would be great if the Mushi Master series could continue."

“I really love Mushishi. I didn’t realize it when I played it for the first time, but the more I played, the more I got into it, and I was really moved by the story and plot.

I also hope that the Mushi Master series can do better and better. "

When explaining the concept drawing of Mushi Master 2, Shinji Mikami, the only one sitting in the audience, smiled helplessly and shook his head. To be honest, the president has the primary responsibility for the failure of Mushishi to be developed within this year, since he is the producer.

But the problem is that no one in the company dares to rush him.

Fortunately, in the past few months, Qing Zhiyuan has completed the outline and settings, and Mushishi 2 can be re-started. Otherwise, it is still unclear whether it will be released next year.

……

After Mushishi, pokeni America also brought players a new game trailer and explanation of "Border Online".

As Pokeni's first LAN shooting battle game, Frontier has completed its historical mission. It has not only successfully opened up new markets, but also made players feel that the original battle shooting game can be so interesting. At the same time, this game has For a long time in the past, it has played a role in attracting traffic to the Dandelion gaming platform.

Because the border and the platform are bound to each other, players will inevitably use the Dandelion game platform.

This is the same as when Steam used Half-Life as a traffic diversion, and the effect was naturally surprisingly good.

So far, the number of registered users of Dandelion Game Platform has reached an astonishing more than 1 million people.

This is one of the reasons why pokeni has such strong confidence to challenge Sony.

Many third-party game developers, such as Square Enix, focus on the number of users of the platform. This is a brand-new game platform built on a virtual level. Except for pokeni, there is currently no other company in the world that can compete with it.

P Club not only won at the starting line, but also relied on its own technology to continuously widen the generation gap. This is the most disappointing thing.

But this time P Club was lucky enough to directly develop an online version of "Border". According to Qing Zhiyuan, this is an online game that can support more than 20 people online at the same time.

"The game Border Online," Qing Zhiyuan stood on the stage calmly, smiled calmly, and lightly pressed the button with his finger.

The corresponding promotional image and release date appeared on the big screen behind him.

In the middle are the two sides fighting fiercely in the game, each holding weapons and charging in the line of fire.

Visible stress.

However, what surprised the players was——

Border Online only announced the launch date, which will be April 4 in the first half of next year, but did not include a specific sale price.

Everyone couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Did P Agency deliberately not write down the price this time? To maintain a sense of mystery?"

"This is really new. I remember at the E3 electronics show, all games that will be released in the near future will definitely have a price.

Because this is also one of the strategies that can make players feel the cost-effectiveness and desire to purchase.

At this moment, P Company is doing well and actually hides the price.

Is it because the price is too high and I am afraid of scaring everyone? "

"Yes, I am still deeply impressed by the words 299 from the president of Sony back then, and Qing Zhiyuan is not like that. He would give the price in the past press conferences.

E3 electronics show is the price in US dollars.

The price on TGS is the Japanese yen. What happened today? "

"Maybe the pricing has not been negotiated internally? The selling prices in different countries and regions are different. Of course, it is also possible that pokeni had conflicts with dealers after launching the Dandelion gaming platform.

So now we can only give a release date, but not a specific price. "

……

Just as everyone was talking about it, Qing Zhiyuan's magnetic voice came from the stage:

"After some discussion, we finally decided -

Border Online will be launched on Dandelion Game Platform in a completely free form.

So when the time comes, everyone only needs to go to the official website or download it on the Dandelion Game Platform.

Of course, since it is a free download, we will no longer provide CD sales services in physical stores. "

Border Online itself is an online game, so there is no need to consider the situation of "no network" in the early stages of development.

This game is of strategic significance, it will open up the entire world's online gaming process, and at the same time let everyone appreciate what a large-scale online war game is!
Currently, it is a free download model, but the props and costumes in the game require points to purchase.

Of course, Qing Zhiyuan did not demonstrate or speak on this part of the commercial content.

Because players went crazy when they heard the word "free".

"What the hell?! Free game?! Did I hear that right?"

"Holy shit! Is it really fake? The border is free online?!
"Is Qing Zhiyuan crazy?!"

"Oh wow!!! This is the most exciting news I have heard this year!"

"It's even more exciting than when I heard that PS was selling for 299."

"POKENI is simply the eternal god!"

"I love Qing Zhiyuan so much!"

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