Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"Then... let's do it."

Hearing the boss's affirmative reply, the key member of the creative team finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Developing the games he wanted to create was a long-held dream of his, and now he can finally achieve it.

Meanwhile, everyone else in the meeting barely dared to breathe. This key member of the team could stand up to the boss, but they couldn't even dream of doing so.

However, seeing that the game's main producer had persuaded the boss, they were all relieved.

At least the boss wasn't so stubborn as to refuse to listen to anything.

After the meeting, the producer quickly returned to his small game development team's office.

Meanwhile, the core team members were already waiting for the producer's return.

"So, what did the boss say?"

The producer smiled and said, "The boss agreed, but there's no salary. However, we've regained the right to change the game."

"Long live!" the people cheered upon hearing this.

Chapter 753 NieR: Automata Released

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May was the release month for Bayonetta, and within a month, Bayonetta sales exceeded five million units. It is expected that the final sales figure will soon surpass ten million.

In June, Surui Electronics released its latest IP work: "Apostles of the Gods".

This game is Suri Electronics' new ambitious work, and it has been welcomed by a large number of players since its release.

The reason is simple: the female protagonist in this game is just too big...

Many players have very simple minds; they are very accepting of anything they find beautiful.

Following this trend, several game companies began to announce their own new games.

Some older games simply modified their character designs, and the changes were immediately welcomed by players. Previously struggling games saw their sales surge rapidly.

Of course, attractive character designs don't determine whether a game qualifies as a top-tier game, but they can revive a game in a short time. If the game is rectified quickly during this period, players are generally quite forgiving.

As Zhu Youxing watched these batches of games featuring explicit sexual content being created, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

He ultimately won this battle.

However, this was only one victory.

But those politically correct guys will never stop questioning and attacking culture.

They always manage to come up with all sorts of reasons to attack video games and movies, so I need to keep pressing my advantage.

In July, Yusei Electronics released its second major game in this wave of attacks: NieR: Automata.

In the original world, this was the second installment in a series. However, whether or not one is familiar with the story of the previous game is not particularly important. Most people remember the character 2B from the game, and only secondarily the story itself.

It's a bit embarrassing to admit, but selling sex appeal has become the game's main source of revenue, while the story itself has become secondary. However, Zhu Youxing doesn't particularly care. Every game has its own way of surviving. Since this type of game is popular, it proves that this type of game has its own significance. There's no need to deliberately avoid this kind of thing from happening.

Having experienced Bayonetta in May, players clearly have higher expectations for NieR: Automata, which was released at the same time.

Because this game clearly carries a much heavier and more somber atmosphere, the story itself may be more memorable than Bayonetta.

Of course, what I really want to see is the AI ​​girl 2B in the black dress.

Unsurprisingly, in the days following the release of NieR: Automata in July, other game companies immediately avoided releasing their games on that date, lest they be crushed in one fell swoop by the behemoth that is Yusei Electronics Entertainment.

They are just ordinary game companies, and they can't withstand too much trouble.

To date, no company can truly rival Yuxing Electronic Entertainment. In the gaming industry, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment has almost completely defeated all its competitors, and of course, they are convinced of its superiority without any complaints.

Moreover, the release of NieR: Automata brought about a very strange scene.

That is, many game companies chose to give their employees a day off during the two days of the release of NieR: Automata.

The meaning is self-evident: let them buy NieR: Automata and play it to their heart's content for two days.

Anyway, these game creators who are game enthusiasts will still be distracted when NieR: Automata is released, even if they don't get a holiday, so it's better to just give them a holiday.

As the clock struck midnight, the game NieR: Automata was unlocked online in Japan and the United States.

Online games are gradually becoming mainstream, and many games are achieving great success in digital sales. NieR: Automata, for example, sold over 500,000 digital copies worldwide on its launch day, with the remainder being mainstream physical copies.

Breaking one million in sales on the first day is now a piece of cake for Youxing Electronics Entertainment.

Most other game companies are hoping to break 500,000 sales in the first week and that would be considered a great achievement, but for Zhuyouxing, that's already a mediocre result.

"Midnight has arrived! Let's go! Miss 2B, here we come!"

As midnight approached, many players were already waiting in front of their game consoles.

The game was pre-loaded before midnight, so players who pre-ordered online could play the game immediately at midnight.

On Facebook's live streaming platform, a girl who has now resigned from Facebook and officially become a full-time streamer also started her broadcast at midnight.

She used to stream games simply to meet the company's requirements.

But she never expected her live streams to become so popular afterward, something she hadn't anticipated.

However, she soon realized that this might be a trend, so she decisively resigned and became one of the first full-time live streamers.

Her striking appearance and love for video games quickly made her a popular streamer on live streaming platforms.

She first became famous around the time Titanfall was released, and many people became players around that time.

They also truly realized the appeal of video games.

"Wow, my favorite streamer is streaming too! Should I play the game or watch the stream?"

"Of course I'll watch the live stream! You can play the game after the streamer finishes, but once the live stream is over, you miss it!"

"That makes sense, I'll go watch the live stream now!"

At midnight, the number of viewers in the female streamer's live stream immediately surged to 100,000.

This is a genuine 100,000 viewers, not those live streams that make false claims about millions or tens of millions of viewers.

Facebook's live streaming platform is quite committed to ensuring the authenticity of its data in this regard.

There aren't many streamers who can reach 100,000 real-time viewers these days, and this former Facebook employee streamer can be considered one of the top streamers.

"The game has started! Wait, why is the color tone of this game so yellow?"

"Because this is a post-apocalyptic setting where humanity no longer exists on Earth; they live only on the moon. And the entities currently active on Earth are all artificial intelligence, along with invading alien enemies."

"Wow, are they all artificial intelligence? This sounds really interesting. These AIs look almost just like normal humans."

Chapter 754 Logically Consistent Artificial Intelligence

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In the story setting of NieR: Automata, alien creatures invade Earth, and humanity is ultimately defeated and forced to flee to the moon to survive. However, humanity has always hoped to regain control of Earth, so it began to create artificial intelligence to fight back in its place.

Thus, the AI ​​character 2B, along with many other AI characters that protect humanity, came into being.

These images are very close to humans, but artificial intelligence is ultimately just artificial intelligence and can never be compared to real humans. However, in this process, artificial intelligence is slowly changing.

Then began the long war to reclaim Earth.

In the story, it is clear that humanity did not realize that the war would last so long. By the timeline at the start of the game, it is already the distant year of 11945, and Earth has still not been reclaimed.

However, for many AIs like 2B, time is not the main factor; as long as they are alive, they will fight for humanity.

The story begins with this background, and the protagonist 2B is shot down during a new Earth exploration mission, and is forced to temporarily settle in the ruins of humanity in order to find a way back.

"Wow, this world looks so dilapidated. Can humans really be reduced to this state? The alien creatures seem incredibly powerful and terrifying."

"Hehe, don't think humans are so powerful. Humans are incredibly fragile creatures. It's perfectly normal for artificial intelligence to take over. Compared to human fragility, artificial intelligence is practically omnipotent. It's the most reasonable storyline to have artificial intelligence replace humans in the fight against aliens."

"Upstairs, from what you're saying, you seem to be a staunch supporter of artificial intelligence?"

"Of course, I actually think that humans are obviously too fragile. If artificial intelligence is born in this world and has the tendency to replace humans, I will definitely support artificial intelligence, not humans."

“I think that’s inappropriate. I actually think that humans are more creative, which is something that artificial intelligence can’t do without.”

"Maintaining balance in the development of civilization is the most difficult thing. As for creativity? It's just a fleeting phenomenon. Don't really think that creativity is omnipotent."

In the girl's live stream, far fewer people were discussing the game in a short period of time; instead, the discussion was more about whether artificial intelligence truly deserves to be the master of the earth.

They seemed to have gone off-topic and stopped discussing video games.

However, the people in charge of managing the live stream did not stop these discussions after seeing them.

This seemed to be starting to lead to something different, and he didn't know whether he should stop it.

Meanwhile, the girl who was hosting the game was still playing NieR: Automata.

At this moment, she too was captivated by the unique worldview of NieR: Automata.

This is indeed a very interesting story background, and even the girl thinks 2B's character is very good.

Looking at the black dress, the girl was still wondering if she could wear such clothes too.

Hmm, maybe I can have someone custom-make clothes like this in a few days; they should be very beautiful.

For now, focus on playing the game and immerse yourself in its storyline.

But I still want to say, 2B is really pretty.

In the somewhat despairing setting of NieR: Automata, artificial intelligence continues to fight for humanity's hope after many years.

Even though many AIs have never actually seen a real human, and they seem to be fighting against a non-existent mission, they are still able to persevere.

It seems that it's not just because 2B is pretty.

This game isn't just about having a beautiful female protagonist; the story itself is also very interesting.

Meanwhile, Gary, a player located in the United States, also played NieR: Automata as soon as it was released.

Besides being a gamer, he has another identity: a researcher in the emerging artificial intelligence industry.

His usual job involves programming artificial intelligence, as well as analyzing and evaluating it.

In the original world, there was a method for evaluating artificial intelligence called the Turing Test.

There is a similar artificial intelligence testing method in this world called: Intelligent Rating Evaluation System.