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Chapter 92: We're clashing with Honkai Impact 3rd! (Please subscribe!)

Zheng Yanbin quickly pulled the progress bar back a bit.

This time I didn't lose focus and read it carefully, word by word.

When I saw OUTLAST's name on the screen, my heart finally died.

"No wonder the atmosphere in the studio was so strange today!!" Zheng Yanbin was getting quite annoyed.

We initially thought the studio members were a bit nervous because the game's release date was approaching.

But looking at it now...

Aren't those looks just mocking us?

"WGA, are you out of your mind? There are so many excellent horror games, why did you award the grand prize to Outlast?"

"Ah?" Zheng Yanbin groaned in pain.

Winning the award was more painful for Chen Xuan than losing his job.

No, when did this name become Nightmare?

Is this never going to end?!

Zheng Yanbin immediately opened his WeChat Moments and took a look.

Shen Qingtu had naturally deleted him long ago, but Gong Jing hadn't.

Gong Jing: I snagged a WGA Best Horror Game award at my new studio! Hopefully, I can achieve even greater success with my new company! [Image][Image]

The comments below are even more infuriating... because they're all mutual friends.

Wang Hongguang: Haha! Everyone who left Tianshuo has a bright future. Art Team Xiao Li: I'm so envious. Outsourcing company—Chuangyou CEO Lu: I have good judgment, right? Back during the "To the Moon" project, I knew Chen Xuan was no ordinary person, and sure enough, he won an award. Jiuge—Planner Zhang: What a pity, I should have been an angel investor for Chen Xuan during campus recruitment. Gong Jing: Thank you everyone! Please continue to follow the Madhouse Studio. "Traitor, traitor!" Zheng Yanbin felt his blood pressure rising.

Just when I was in a fit of anger, there was a knock on the office door.

"roll!!"

"Huh? Uh, but you told me yesterday to come find you as soon as I got to work."

Zheng Yanbin took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and suppressed his anger, saying, "Come in."

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The office door opened, and two middle-aged men walked in.

Seeing the person walking ahead, Zheng Yanbin felt somewhat displeased.

This person's name is Han Zhengrong, a backend development engineer with rich experience. He was promoted to lead programmer after Shen Qingtu left the company.

The lead programmer isn't necessarily someone who codes day and night; rather, they are the technical lead and decision-maker for the entire team.

Decide on the programming language, the framework to use for development, review the core code, and build the technical team, etc.

Not everyone has Shen Qingtu's talent, nor does everyone love games, study technology, work overtime, and have liver all over their body like her.

The development was previously hampered, partly because of problems with the game's payment system, which coincided with Shen Qingtu's departure from the company.

Fortunately, Han Zhengrong managed to resolve the problem after taking over.

However, comparisons are odious, and Zheng Yanbin still harbored some resentment towards him.

The person following behind was Wu Xun, who was in charge of the publicity and distribution of "The Covenant of the Stars". He was in charge of the publicity and distribution department of Tian Shuo. There was nothing to say about him. He was just doing his job for money and never overstepped his bounds.

Both of them came to report on their work.

Therefore, when Han Zhengrong reported on some work issues, Zheng Yanbin seemed somewhat absent-minded.

While listening, he fiddled with his phone.

However, today is a very unsuitable day for Zheng Yanbin to watch short videos.

Every time I browse through the pages, it's about WGA.

The titles of various live streamers' clips are so sharp they hurt my eyes.

[Old Wei thinks the WGA Best Horror Award for *Outlast* is practically an award created specifically for *Outlast*!]

[Xida Liuzi: Outlast is so realistic that Xida University players can't believe it's a Chinese game; the award is well-deserved]

[Phoenix Games Director Views WGA: Madhouse Studio Marks the Rise of Chinese Games]

[Former female planner of Hongtu: Has switched jobs! More surprises are coming for players in the future]

[I gain weight after waking up, so I'm really looking forward to Honkai Impact 3rd. I'll be watching the preview on time.]

A preview? A live broadcast?

What kind of new marketing method is this?

Zheng Yanbin noticed the key words.

I opened the website and took a look at the homepage of "Honkai Impact 3".

「《崩坏3》公测前瞻直播1月23日，预约可得30限定抽！开服可得145抽！」

Upon seeing this number, Zheng Yanbin scoffed.

Card games or derivative games, which are any games related to gacha pulls, usually have several "card pools" and are the main source of revenue.

Among them is the "permanent pool" that is always open, where most of the characters you can draw are of average strength and are mostly used for transitional purposes.

There are also limited-time "limited-time pools" where you can draw powerful characters that can only be drawn during that time period, which are much stronger than the characters or cards in the permanent pool.

The two use different gacha resources.

It is generally agreed in the industry that giving away too many gacha resources will affect revenue, especially the number of pulls from limited-time pools.

Therefore, no matter how exaggerated the marketing claims are, the payout ratio of such games is definitely inflated.

Making games is for making money.

Sending a small token is enough; who would turn down money?

Although he didn't believe it was true, there were some other details that caught Zheng Yanbin's attention.

Monthly subscriptions are so commonplace that we won't go into detail about them.

Combat credentials?

Zheng Yanbin frowned slightly. The announcement also stated that it could be referred to as a "pass".

What the hell is this?

Judging from this, it seems to be about completing a task to get a reward.

It seems there are two tiers: free and paid. Can free-to-play players also get some free resources for character development?

What a joke.

Zheng Yanbin snorted coldly.

They're just young people; they don't understand how things work in this field.

Developing resources can be a major revenue stream.

They're giving away free draws and free resources.

Is your game no longer profitable?

As for what happens next, there's this talk of simultaneous open beta on three platforms, this promise of a small pity system after 80 pulls, and a large pity system after 160 pulls...

Zheng Yanbin's eyes were blurry from looking at it.

"Young people, you just don't know your place. These rules have existed for so many years, there's a reason for them. Do you think just any cat or dog can change them?"

Zheng Yanbin's abrupt remark startled Han Zhengrong, who was giving a report, and interrupted his train of thought.

Then he realized what was happening and continued, "President Zheng must have seen those outrageous changes to Honkai Impact 3rd, right? This is utterly rebellious and shows a complete lack of respect for the world."

Zheng Yanbin pondered for a few seconds and said, "Alright, that concludes your work report. Wu Xun, I have some tasks for you to complete."

Wu Xun, who was in charge of publicity, immediately nodded and said, "Go ahead."

"Chen Xuan really doesn't understand mobile games; he's doing a lot of things that are just asking for trouble. But there's one thing that's pretty good: preview livestreams. We'll do that too. From now on, we'll do a preview livestream before every version update."

"Okay, what's the time?"

Zheng Yanbin thought for a few seconds, then made a determined move: "Launch on the same day as Honkai Impact 3rd! The main purpose will be to promote the game's excellent gameplay and content, and steal all their attention!"

Wu Xun hesitated for two seconds, then whispered, "President Zheng, shouldn't we reconsider? Chen Xuan is a master at publicity and marketing; we might not be able to compete. Perhaps we could stagger it by a few days?"

"No need! We have Tianshuo Network Technology's powerful marketing capabilities, are we afraid of being outmatched by a small workshop? This time, no underhanded tricks, just pure strength!"

"Speaking of raw power... it seems we still don't know exactly how Honkai Impact 3rd will be played, right?"

Zheng Yanbin waved his hand dismissively: "It's just the same old thing, what's so special about it?"