Reborn Game Pioneer

Chapter 410 Game Developer Summit

Soon, the time unknowingly arrived once a year, April Fool's Day. When this time comes, players will always think of visiting Gu Feng Wanderer to have fun.

Gu Feng's four-bomb attack on April Fool's Day back then made all the other followers miserable. It is still a good story that players will mention from time to time. Although Gu Feng has never done anything wrong on April Fool's Day in the past two years, But at this time, the players still have some expectations.

"Maple God! Look at what day it is today. Why don't we send out two pieces of good news to make everyone happy?"

"Hey, we FPS players are really not loved and loved. Even on April Fool's Day, no one is willing to make up a white lie to deceive us. How sad!"

"Speaking of which, after playing Tian Dao for a month, I don't know if my skills have improved. My body has improved a lot. They say that playing games is like smoking and drinking. A little pleasure, but too much is harmful to the body. I still play games to maintain health. First time meeting."

"First time? Ring Fitness Adventure gives you a punch!"

"My body has improved, how could my skills not improve? Now I go out with my father to practice Tai Chi for more than an hour every day, and my game skills have improved a lot. What kind of martial arts have you practiced?"

"Wuqinxi."

"Uh... niubi..."

Gu Feng himself had no idea what the players were chatting about below Gu Feng's Wanderer. At this moment, he was attending the game developer summit held by the Gaming Committee in the Magic City.

In fact, there are some meetings like this every year. In the past few years, Gu Feng, Wen Meng and others have actually been invited to attend some of them, and some have turned down because of work reasons.

The purpose of attending these conferences is also very pure, to communicate with peers in the industry, learn from others' good experiences and ideas, and at the same time, to understand what iterations and updates of external technologies have been.

Gu Feng is very clear about the principle of being born in sorrow and dying in happiness. Although his original intention has become more and more powerful and temperamental as an industry leader, in the Internet, an industry with rapidly changing technology, it only takes one trend to fail to keep up, and he will fall into a big trap. , then they may not be able to get up at all and be abandoned by the ruthlessness of the times. The mobile phone giant Nokia of that year is a typical example.

High-rise buildings are hard to build, but only need to be overthrown overnight. Only if you always have a sense of urgency can you thrive for a long time.

The Game Developers Summit is held every year, but the holding time is not fixed every year. According to past experience, most of the holding times are in the second half of the year, and the reason why it is so much earlier this year is that It was held in early April, mainly because of the new engine developed with the original intention.

Chuxin's new engine has attracted widespread attention from the outside world since the moment the news was made public. After all, it was Chuxin who made the news. Industry giants like Chuxin who just stomp around in the industry have to tremble. Then Any big news that is released casually needs to be carefully considered by other small companies, studios and individuals.

Just like if one day Chuxin announces that the shares of other games on the Chuxin platform will be increased by 0.01%, even if this increase seems like a joke, others will have to carefully consider whether Chuxin is hiding behind this move. A deeper intention.

What’s more, the “discover rules based on rules” and “provide infinite creative possibilities” mentioned in the promotion of this engine seem to be big things. If these concepts and ideas can be realized, then the future game pattern will inevitably Earth-shaking changes will occur, and it’s hard to say how big the impact will be on PCs, mobile games, and consoles, but it is inevitable for VR.

why?Because the foundation of the game world structure has changed. When the definite and hard-written rules become uncertain and become flexible, although developers are still the creators of the world, they will no longer be omniscient and omnipotent in creating a world. After that, they may be able to predict what the future of this world will look like in the short term, but over time, no one can predict it.

In addition, there is another obvious impact on the game, that is, the life of the game. Just like The Elder Scrolls opening mods to players, when the key to innovation is handed over to the players themselves, players can follow their own rules. Use your heart to create and change the world. No one can completely satisfy the wishes of others, but everyone knows their own thoughts. This approach can not only save planning and spend a lot of energy thinking about how to please the players, but also can immediately extend the life of the players. the lifespan of a game.

It can be said that once the application of this new engine is successful, it will not only change the development direction of future games, but also change the entire process of future game development.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for others to ignore this matter.

With the attention of so many pairs of eyes, the original intention was not compromised, and everyone was not kept waiting. Not long after the engine was released, the first work developed based on the new engine followed closely.

Will the new engine work? Is it good? The report card handed over by "Tianya Mingyue Knife" is the best proof. Within one week of domestic launch, the number of downloads reached 423 million, and the player retention rate was as high as 71%. It was launched overseas a week later. In this oriental-themed game, which has been popular all year round, In the general environment where the Western market is sluggish, "Tianya Mingyue Knife" has just set off a Chinese kung fu craze overseas, including Europe and the United States. As of today, less than a month after "Tianya Mingyue Knife" was launched, global downloads have exceeded 3000 million. , The number of daily active players has also risen to 1900 million, creating a turnover of 38 billion.

These data have broken the historical highs created by many VR games. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a phenomenal game.

Although looking at the turnover alone, the current performance of "Tianya Mingyue Knife" is not as good as "The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim", you must know that the Elder Scrolls sells for 328, which is a one-time deal, and the main income of Tianya Moon Knife still relies on monthly cards and fashion. , transaction fees, these are small streams of income, and it is meaningless to compare them with the ancient scrolls.

And judging from the current reputation and popularity of Tiandao around the world, this game is obviously still in a period of continued growth. Although no one knows how long this period of momentum will last, it must be admitted that Tianya The Mingyue Knife was a success, and the first test of the new engine was a success.

Since the new engine has been proven by the market to be successful, feasible, and has a bright future, it is natural to hold an industry summit to discuss the impact of the new engine on the future development of the industry.

The invitation letter to Gu Feng was personally sent by Li Zhenguo. After Gu Feng received the invitation letter, Li Zhenguo personally called him and asked him to give a speech on the new engine at the summit. The speech included some technical points that could be disclosed. Regarding the future planning blueprint of the new engine and the estimation of the development trend of the game in the next three to five years, Gu Feng naturally could not refuse.

(End of this chapter)