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Chapter 259 Mobile Game Ecosystem Alliance

The Left 4 Dead project team.

Waaaaah—

It was accompanied by a very prank-like sound effect.

On the dimly lit city streets, a dozen or so zombies rushed forward.

Tang Yao manipulates her character to raise the baseball bat—

boom!
The zombie's head exploded, and blood splattered onto the camera lens.

Based on certain deep memories from her past life, she began to shift and transform.

Unfortunately, this is not the complete game. Various problems were encountered, which slightly affected the experience. For example, there were no sound effects, the weapons were relatively limited, the map had little room for maneuvering, and most importantly... Tang Yao is a player who has absolutely no experience playing FPS games with a controller.

Therefore, the game experience is not very good.

But there is one thing to say.

Despite its many flaws, the atmosphere is indeed very strong.

Even without sound effects, and even though the zombies all look like copies of each other, the sheer number of zombies spawning and surging in from all directions is still quite oppressive.

soon.

Tang Yao's character was surrounded by zombies.

"..."

Seeing this scene, Tang Yao slowly put down the controller and fell into deep thought.

Li Zhongzhi rubbed his hands together and asked with some anticipation, "How was it?"

"Ah."

Tang Yao snapped out of her daze: "According to the demo, it's pretty good, but I have a question... why is there a host-side component?"

"Uh"

Li Zhongzhi coughed awkwardly. Tang Yao's shocked reaction when he went to see her earlier had made him realize he'd misunderstood. He felt a little embarrassed: "We discussed it, and we think it's a shame such a good game is only released on PC."

Speaking of which.

She paused, glancing cautiously at Tang Yao's expression: "And I think that multi-platform development can help accumulate some experience, and establish reasonable production ideas and processes for cross-platform issues... The engine team is also very interested in multi-platform development. They have already developed a game graphics library and customized a file loading system for console capabilities, etc."

"Right now, we're in the stage of setting up the environment first. If you feel it's really not feasible..."

"No."

Tang Yao gently shook her head: "I just think it's a bit unexpected."

That was indeed unexpected.

She never even considered releasing the game on consoles... While multi-platform access is indeed a trend, she personally felt that things should be done one step at a time.

Furthermore, besides the official game, mods are also an important part of the selling points of Left 4 Dead.

Compared to PCs, the environment on consoles is not as relaxed.

She just didn't expect that she thought food should be eaten one bite at a time, otherwise it would be easy to choke.

The staff, however, didn't seem to mind... and even argued that they would never choke, fully utilizing their initiative, and then huffing and puffing as they set up the environment.

can only say.

Wow...

Upon hearing Tang Yao's words, Li Zhongzhi said awkwardly, "Hehe, because I personally think it's quite necessary. For developers, cross-platform compatibility allows us to better keep up with the development trends of game technology..."

"Well, if you want to try it, then go ahead and try it."

Tang Yao had no intention of dampening the staff's initiative and enthusiasm, which was a good thing. However, there were some things she still had to say: "However, the game is mainly based on the PC platform... After all, once multiple platforms are involved, the complexity of development will increase exponentially."

Developing for the host platform adds a lot of extra work, and it's not something that can be done overnight.

I hope that you can start developing the console version after the PC version is launched and the version is stable.

The internal decision to implement it on the host machine can be made... but the overall process requires gradual planning.

Li Zhongzhi nodded slowly: "I know. Actually, there are only two people on the mainframe side building the underlying environment."

"As long as you know what's going on."

Tang Yao nodded, then stood up: "I will have the finance department make a plan for the relevant budget. Since you have this idea, let's proceed step by step."

"it is good."

Li Zhongzhi nodded excitedly.

Tang Yao turned and left, heading back to the engine team.

They've done such a big job, so she should go and see it, both out of courtesy and reason.

The situation on the engine team's side was also very good; Tang Yao stayed there for half a day.

When it comes out.

My mind is full of technical terms.

Tang Yao walked back to her seat, her mind filled with thoughts.

She originally thought she would need to plan every single development direction in detail, but now it seems that as the team has grown to a certain size, the outstanding members have begun to proactively think about and promote some possibilities that she had not even considered.

This made her feel both gratified and somewhat emotional.

That's right.

It feels like the business is expanding too much.

Both the engine team and the development team are very ambitious.

Or more accurately.

They are all very driven.

Will the game company I founded eventually become a behemoth spanning mobile games, PC games, and PC games?

That shouldn't be possible...

Right?
Tang Yao's expression was a little strange. She pulled out a chair and sat down again. After thinking for a moment, she decided to offer some small assistance to the staff's ambitions.

……

Inside Avalon.

As several new game demos gradually took shape, the market slowly entered a stable period.

Various tasks began to proceed in an orderly manner.

The busiest projects are still the new game projects.

However, the other existing projects, apart from the buyout-based "Yun", are not much better.

Because they're all about to start pushing out new versions: FGO 1.6, the next expansion for Hearthstone, and overseas operations...

It was busy, but that's precisely because of the busyness.

Avalon absorbed and accepted staff from EasyPlay, and they began to integrate into the company more quickly.

This directly elevated Avalon's production capabilities to a new level.

Simultaneously.

Because of Tang Yao, the producer who is practically a bug, all projects are completely protected from detours. Not only do they avoid detours, they can even take shortcuts.

In this situation.

Avalon, this 'small company', has even displayed a production capacity that is completely disproportionate to its size.

Although no results have been released yet.

But within Avalon, every project team makes new progress every day.

of course.

Other game companies outside the industry are not to be underestimated either, and they haven't been idle either.

soon.

Tang Yao then saw a piece of news that was both reasonable and unexpected.

[Jiuxiao, Yiyou, and Lanhe Technology announced a strategic partnership to jointly create a "Mobile Game Ecosystem Alliance." The first batch of games will be launched on July 26, including Jiuxiao's "Starry Sky Poems" and Yiyou's "Bloodthirsty Alliance"...]

Such cross-disciplinary collaborations often go unnoticed by outsiders, even gamers.

But for Tang Yao, ignoring it was unacceptable.

After she read the news...

The only feeling I have is...

"The Nine Heavens can no longer keep it a secret."

Tang Yao chuckled and said, "I remember their 'Starry Sky Poems' was announced earlier than 'Hearthstone,' right? Why is it that the overseas version of 'Hearthstone' is already in open beta, but this game is only being released now?"

"That situation at the time."

Looking at Tang Yao's mischievous smile, Li Xue held her cup and chuckled, "We're a card game, a co-operated game, an art game... and 'Starry Sky Poems' is even a copy of FGO. How are we supposed to get them online?"

"But in the end, I still went."

Tang Yao looked at the screen. The news photo on the screen showed Shen Lun, Jin Feng, and Ji Zhuo shaking hands and laughing, with a huge logo composed of the logos of the three companies behind them.

"Ah."

Li Xue handed the hot tea to Tang Yao and leaned over to look at the screen: "It's only been a few days...you've really moved quickly."

Tang Yao picked up her teacup and took a sip: "As expected... Ji Zhuo ran into a wall with us, so he has to find other ways out. After all, ANF's experience tells him that the intermodal transport route is a viable option."

"But I didn't expect them to bring Jiuxiao and Yiyou into the mix at the same time."

Li Xue sat down next to Tang Yao, elegantly crossing her long legs, and smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear: "This is really..."

"For game companies, Blue River Technology's distribution channels are also very attractive."

Tang Yao put down her cup and said softly, "It's possible that Yiyou and Jiuxiao contacted us first. There's profit to be made, and there aren't many manufacturers in the early stages, so there's no dispute over revenue sharing or recommendation resources... It's perfectly reasonable to cooperate. If we cooperate with Lanhe Technology, Yiyou and Jiuxiao will also come knocking on our door."

If the results are good, other manufacturers will not only pursue joint operations with ANF, but also pursue cooperation with mobile phone manufacturers to be listed in their app stores.

As more and more people approach them, the mobile phone manufacturers' bargaining power will gradually increase... and eventually they will become the distributors who put pressure on the game developers.

"Yi You and Jiu Xiao should know this too, right?"

"Of course they know, but they had no choice."

"There was no other choice..."

Upon hearing this, Li Xue murmured something, then realized, "That seems to be true. They used to operate PC games, and mobile games are just starting out. If they want to acquire users, besides switching from PC game players, the only reliable channels to get a stable player base are mobile phone manufacturers' app stores and our ANF game section."

They definitely wouldn't want to cooperate with us, since we're in the same industry, so the only remaining option is... mobile phone manufacturers.

"Ah."

Tang Yao smiled gently, then leaned back and stretched her snow-white arm: "But I guess, even though they cooperate, they will probably secretly drive traffic to their own channels, and at the same time, they will also drive traffic to the PC game. Their main purpose in cooperating with mobile phone manufacturers is to open up the market and bypass the ANF game section."

Their ultimate goal is to compete on the same stage as us, and they certainly don't want to be limited by others.

"..."

Li Xue listened quietly to Tang Yao's explanation, but her gaze couldn't help but shift slightly... mainly because Tang Yao stretched, which was too obvious, and with her full breasts heaving, the hem of her clothes was stretched out.

Li Xue frowned slightly. Although no one was looking over and the screen was blocking the view, she still couldn't help but reach out and tug at the hem of Tang Yao's clothes.

Her snow-white waist was exposed... What if someone suddenly came over?

Tang Yao looked down, her face slightly flushed, and sat up straight.

Li Xue smiled and steered the conversation back on track: "So, do you think they will succeed?"

"meeting."

Tang Yao coughed and nodded: "We've launched so many mobile games, the concepts have already been copied. Not to mention, all the players who play our games now have mobile phones... As long as their marketing is effective, they will definitely be able to attract players."

Upon hearing this, Li Xue asked with some concern, "Then what should we do?"

"This is something we'll have to face sooner or later."

Tang Yao looked at the screen again and said softly, "Avalon has only gained an early advantage. There will definitely be more and more challenges like this in the future... But in the end, it all comes down to the quality of the game."

Li Xue nodded slowly: "Mm."

"but."

Tang Yao abruptly changed the subject, turning to look at Li Xue: "That's true, but we can't just stand by and watch them wreak havoc on the mobile channel, and on the ANF mobile platform..."

"I'll go and find out what's going on, and I'll get back to you later."

Upon hearing this, Li Xue understood Tang Yao's meaning and immediately stood up. Her plump, beautiful legs, encased in black stockings, gleamed delicately under the light.

Tang Yao then noticed that Li Xue was wearing black stockings again today, which was quite unusual.

Glossy, smooth black stockings...

Praise!

Li Xue was about to leave when she noticed Tang Yao's gaze. She glanced down at her and then smiled, "By the way, about what you promised me..."

"Next time definitely!"

Tang Yao immediately looked away and turned to pretend to do her work.

Li Xue rolled her eyes at Tang Yao, but didn't dwell on it for the time being. Instead, she turned and headed towards ANF.

Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If all else fails, just act cute... no, just trick her into going on a trip.

the other side.

After Li Xue left, Tang Yao looked at the computer screen again, unconsciously twirling the ends of her hair with her fingertips, and murmured, "The three giants are forming an alliance to attack Avalon... Why does Avalon seem like the big boss?"

……

Tang Yao's prediction was correct.

Mobile app stores do indeed have unique advantages.

On July 26th, Blue River Technology's mobile app store launched its first batch of mobile games.

Although it doesn't have a game from Avalon, the current leader in the mobile game industry.

But as Tang Yao said, Avalon's release of so many mobile games wasn't without its effects.

Many players are quite receptive to mobile games.

Mobile games can be played anytime, anywhere.

Downloading from the app store is convenient.

With such extensive promotion, quite a few mobile phone users actually downloaded and started playing the game.

Whether it's Jiuxiao's "Starry Sky Poems" or Yiyou's "Bloodthirsty Alliance"... they all have elements of borrowing from each other to some extent.

But this isn't some game made by a small studio.

This is a genuine trial run by a major factory.

The quality is still somewhat guaranteed.

Even when they borrow ideas, they do it in a very professional manner.

So soon, thanks to the large-scale promotion by Blue River Technology...

The two games announced the following day that their download counts had surpassed 300,000.

Although it only represents the number of game downloads... it cannot represent the actual number of users playing the game.

But to achieve this result on the first day is quite impressive.

Moreover, the fact that they dared to promote it this way must mean they've achieved some success.

that's the truth……

"Mobile games are indeed a huge market!"

Blue River Technology.

Ji Zhuo put down the report in his hand, his eyes filled with fervor.

These two game companies' trial titles, while not having 300,000 actual players, generated a very considerable amount of revenue... even bordering on exaggerated.

Although it wasn't as outrageous as Avalon's game, it was enough to make Ji Zhuo regret it.

I regret giving Jiuxiao and Yiyou such a high share of the profits.

This is all money!

But soon.

He suppressed his regret.

No.

Now is not the time.

Only when the distribution channels are truly large-scale will it be the right time to reap the rewards.

What needs to be done now is...

"Continue to contact other game developers."

Ji Zhuo looked at his subordinates who had brought the report not far away and said, "Big and small, as long as they're making mobile games, tell them they can be on our app store! I want all mobile games! I want them all to be available on our phone's app store!"

Oh... not including Avalon games!
There's no need to contact them anymore. Since they were unwilling to cooperate before, I want to see how they'll beg us when they turn around!

"it is good."

at the same time.

Even within Yiyou and Jiuxiao, the money-making ability of mobile games was truly astonishing.

Even if there are some expectations.

But both Shen Lun and Jin Feng were pleasantly surprised after reading the report!

The two of them finalized their company's future development path and simultaneously turned their attention to Avalon.

Currently... the biggest competitor in the mobile game market.

As for Avalon... there has been no movement for the time being.

(End of this chapter)