Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 92 The Stars Have Arrived! And the Blue Sky Has Been Formed! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Chen Rui was not the only one surprised by DEWORK's announcement.

No one understands why DEWORK would sell FGO; it makes no sense at all.

Even if StarCraft acquired the FATE copyright, DEW had no reason to sell FGO, especially since it only sold for 1.5 billion yen.

Currently, FGO still generates 4 to 5 million yen in revenue every month.

At most, it would generate one year's worth of revenue. In other words, this deal could only go through if DEW predicted that FGO would not make any money at all within about a year.

Without the information available, it would be difficult for outsiders to understand why DEW made this decision.

From an outsider's perspective, Chu Chen's series of actions were simply unbelievable, almost like magic tricks performed out of thin air.

Because this news was so bizarre, many domestic media outlets were collectively dumbfounded when they received the information.

"What the heck? Starry Night Games got FGO??"

Chen Mo, a vagrant, listened to his subordinate's report and his first reaction was that he had misheard.

Then he dragged the mouse to the DEWORK official website. After confirming that the information was indeed there, he even searched for the DEWORK official website to see if it was the real one.

However, no matter how much he confirmed it, the news seemed to be true.

Has the source been confirmed? Has Starry Sky Games made an official announcement?

Unconsciously, Chen Mo's voice began to tremble slightly.

If this news is true, it's not just any "big news," it's like throwing a depth charge into the calm lake of the industry—no, it's a nuclear bomb!
"It's confirmed, editor-in-chief! It's an announcement on the DEWORK website. Although Starry Sky Games hasn't officially confirmed it, it should be true!"

"The forums and player groups in Japan are exploding!!"

"This doesn't make sense! How did Starlight buy FGO? What happened?"

"Forget about science! Quick, everyone get moving!"

Chen Mo suddenly stood up, his voice rising abruptly.

"First, take a screenshot of the Japanese players' reaction, post it as a news article, and then quickly prove that this is definitely a hot topic!!"

For a time, both Chinese and Japanese gaming media were filled with the sounds of phones ringing and keyboards clattering.

"Does anyone know anyone at Starry Sky Games? Let's ask them how much they actually spent!"

"Is this true or false? It seems so illogical."

"Starry Sky Games had no prior dealings with DEWORK, so how did they convince DEWORK and Type-Moon to back down?"

Even the editors who are writing the news.

They were scratching their heads as they wrote.

The entire incident now revolves around a single information chain: the sale announcement on the DEWORK website.

There is nothing else.

So, let alone others, Chen Mo couldn't figure it out either.

Although StarCraft Games is indeed a leader in the domestic ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) field right now thanks to "Final Battlefront" and its operational capabilities are widely recognized, there are too many stakeholders involved in the FGO (Fate/Grand Order) market.

Copyright issues, operational issues, agency issues.

So how exactly did Xingchen do it? Does he have the Midas touch?

However, when asked by his subordinates, Chen Mo couldn't refuse to answer, but he didn't know how to answer, so he simply gave up.

"Logic? What's the point of talking about logic now!"

"The fact is, Xingchen did it! What we need to do now is to present the impact and drama of this event to all readers in its entirety! Hurry!"

With Chen Mo's urging.

Breaking News! FGO Changes Hands: Can StarCraft Games Take Over and Revitalize Japan's National IP?

Exclusive Commentary: Will FGO's 'Age of Stars' be a Springtime for Fate Fans?

"Can the Starry Night Game make Fate great again!?"

News articles come out like products from an assembly line.

It was served up as soon as it was released, by media outlets chasing traffic.

As these mass-produced news items appeared before the players, almost instantly, FATE fans in China and Japan were in an uproar. The Japanese fans were mostly excited because they had had enough of FGO during the Shoji era.

So when I heard that FGO had been sold to StarCraft, I was both incredulous and overjoyed.

It's important to understand that at this point, Final Frontier was essentially seen by Japanese players as "the last bastion of conscience in the industry." The announcement that a company would take over the operation and development of FGO generated immense anticipation.

For fans in China...

It was an absolute surprise.

It's worth noting that domestic manufacturers have purchased top-tier Japanese copyrights before, but the FATE copyright carries a special emotional weight. Furthermore, the copyright was acquired by StarCraft.

This perception is naturally more intense.

Similarly, Japanese gamers also reacted strongly to this news.

This strong reaction, in the real world, meant that on the day the news was announced, the download charts for the Japanese version of FGO skyrocketed from the bottom of the charts to number one!

This data means that a large number of players who had quit the game have re-downloaded FGO.

As emphasized many times before, players are willing to make current actions for the sake of the future. Obviously, a large number of Japanese players believe that after StarCraft Games took over FGO, the game will develop in a positive direction.

Therefore, even though Starry Sky hasn't released any news yet.

Players are also willing to pick up games they previously abandoned.

This demonstrates both the positive reception of Final Frontline and the truly remarkable influence of the Fate IP in Japan; otherwise, such a player influx wouldn't have propelled an older game to the top of the download charts.

As more and more players return to FGO

Many players have noticed the first change since StarCraft Games took over the operation of FGO: server expansion. With so many players flooding in, the servers didn't crash!

That evening.

The fact that Hoshino Japan posted the first message on its official account further amplified the attention surrounding this breaking news.

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Thanks to the enthusiastic support of all Masters,
Fate/Grand Order topped the app download charts today.

The birth of this miracle is entirely due to the deep love and care of all Masters.

As a token of our gratitude, we will gift the following items to all Masters:
30 Saint Quartz

※发放对象：截至2016年6月30日 23:59前登录游戏的所有御主

※Can be claimed via in-game gift box
Following the restructuring of the development team, Starry Night Games' Japan Studio, Shining Moon Studio, will take over future game updates, focusing on "deepening the Type-Moon worldview" and "innovating the game experience" as its two core principles, and will gradually implement the following optimization plans:

Server stability enhancement: Improved ability to handle large-scale login pressure.

Game system optimization: Optimize the UI interface, reset some art assets, and make some adjustments to the payment system to reduce the pressure of paying.

Content continues to expand: The current part of the story has been reset, and a brand new chapter written by the original author, Kinoko Nasu, has been added.

More information on resets and optimizations will be released on the official website. Please continue to support Fate/Grand Order!
Sincerely, Starry Night Games Yaoyue Studio
~~~
The announcement from the official Starry Night Japan account was like a boulder thrown into an already turbulent lake, creating a huge splash.

"Huh?! 30 Saint Quartz?!"

"Really? Am I seeing things?! Thirty stones?!"

What players notice first is always this most practical benefit.

You should know that during Shoji's time in FGO, getting any Saint Quartz from the official team was practically impossible.

Now that the new owner has arrived, putting everything else aside, the first thing they did was give away 30 Saint Quartz as a welcome gift, and a free 10-pull!

How could this not bring tears to the eyes of veteran players? Moreover, this generosity, coupled with StarCraft Games' monetization strategy in "Final Frontline," and the explanation in the announcement regarding the reduction of monetization pressure, makes it even more appealing.

"The stars have arrived!! And now the blue sky is here!!!"

This brought many players to tears.

Besides the perks, other things mentioned in the announcement were also quite shocking, such as the storyline reset and the new storyline written by Kinoko Nasu.

"N-Nani?!"

"You're kidding me?! Starry Night Games can actually get Kinoko Nasu to write a new story?!"

“Ehhhh!?”

In an instant, the major FGO player forums and discussion groups in Japan were a hundred times more excited than when FGO announced its change of ownership!
If the previous server expansion and the giveaway of 30 stones were pleasant surprises for players...

The fact that "Kinoko Nasu personally wrote the new storyline" is like dropping a nuclear bomb directly into the players' minds!
"Starry Sky Games... How did they do that?!"

"This isn't about money anymore, is it?"

"Yaoyue Studio... Could this name be related to Type-Moon? Wait, the announcement says it's Xingchen Games' Yaoyue Studio in Japan."

"Who cares! The mushrooms are sprouting, we're saved!!"

Countless long-time fans of the Moon series were so excited upon seeing this message that they almost jumped out of their chairs. They spread the news as quickly as possible.

On Twitter, FGO-related trends were instantly ignited by this message.

#FGO New Main Story Mushroom's Handwritten Notes#
This news went straight to the top of the trending topics on Japanese Twitter without any promotion from Starry Night Games.

Yes, since Xingchen itself did not intend to do any marketing at this stage, it naturally would not spend any time on Twitter in Japan, hence this message.

It was truly the players who spontaneously pushed it up.

(End of this chapter)