Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

This game was a shining new star in the year it was released.

However, there were too many top-tier titles released at the same time as this game.

Uncharted, Super Mario Odyssey, and more...

When all the top-tier works are grouped together, the influence of each work will inevitably be somewhat diminished.

The Legend of Zelda is considered a top-tier game by many players, but game developers who are not involved in this genre may not necessarily be interested in getting involved.

"It seems that many of you haven't played it yet, so let me give you a brief explanation."

"In the game, when a character lights up a patch of grass, it creates a hot wind that allows the character to rise into the sky. Or, when a character is walking on the ground and encounters lightning, if they are carrying a metal weapon, they will attract lightning strikes. Also, when a character chops down a tree in different directions, the tree will fall in those directions. These are what I mean by math, physics, and chemistry—the math, physics, and chemistry of video games. I hope to include these elements in GTA: Liberty City Chapters, while also further enhancing GTA's unique gameplay."

"Boss, what kind of further strengthening are you referring to?"

"While making the game more realistic, it also makes players feel fun and excited."

Zhu Youxing walked to the blackboard again and began to draw a building.

"This time, I hope you can add more explorable content to many of the main buildings in this Free City."

“Previously, our GTA San Andreas gameplay focused more on allowing players to do whatever they wanted in the city, but their freedom was still limited.”

"The city was so vast that there were almost no buildings to enter, and the variety of characters was also limited. Of course, this was a compromise due to the limitations of the consoles at the time. This time, I hope you can bring the new GTA to the new console platform. I hope that there will be more random characters in this world, and that more human elements will be added to these random characters."

"Some of them will be afraid when attacked, while others will bravely fight against the protagonist."

This time, Zhu Youxing plans to showcase the key technologies of his previous company.

He even plans to throw his trump card technology—city destruction technology—into this game.

However, this still needs to be determined and a decision cannot be made immediately.

The city destruction system consumes a lot of resources, and current game consoles still can't meet the requirements.

However, other technologies can be well showcased.

Chapter 948 New Game Planning

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Many developers are excited about the development of a new GTA.

The previous GTA San Andreas sold very well, and its current record is over 20 million copies sold.

Players have long been eagerly anticipating the return of a game like GTA.

During this period, some developers did create games similar to GTA, but due to factors such as company technology or external public opinion, they did not act as freely as Zhuyouxing, ignoring all criticism and continuing to do as they pleased.

Therefore, the GTA-like games they create are relatively restrained and not as exciting or thrilling.

But what players who have played GTA San Andreas love most about this game is the sense of exhilaration and immersion it provides.

Doing what you want in a familiar modern city might sound boring, but can you imagine what it would feel like to drive a tank around the city?

Or could you create a mod that allows you to fly and move freely in modern cities like a god?

These things are impossible to do in reality, but video games can help you realize this wish.

This is the core reason why many players initially liked the GTA series.

Then, once they're initially drawn into the game by GTA's freedom and start playing the main story, they'll find that the game's story is also surprisingly good.

No, this is already pretty good.

In terms of public opinion, the game is also quite politically correct, featuring a Black protagonist, which leaves those demons and monsters speechless.

Although the protagonist's actions are not honorable and are even illegal, the family and brotherhood themes in the game still resonate with players.

Some people worry that illegal activities in games will corrupt minors, but fewer people actually become bad people because of games when they grow up than people who win the lottery.

Therefore, based solely on the goodwill that GTA has left with players, GTA4 will definitely cause a great stir once it is announced.

Just like when Final Fantasy VII Remake was announced.

In the final period of 2014, Yusei Takeshi dedicated half of his time to overseeing the development of GTA4, while also guiding the game on how to improve it and better suit players' tastes.

The original GTA4 wasn't as free as one might imagine.

The original GTA4 had many different rules from GTA San Andreas, making the driving and leisurely driving experience in GTA4 less enjoyable than in GTA San Andreas.

In GTA4, the protagonist is thrown out of the car window due to a sudden crash. While this is very realistic, it doesn't feel very satisfying for players because they have to get up and back into the car. When I played it, I complained about it many times.

Another point is that the motorcycle gameplay experience in GTA San Andreas was originally quite good, but in GTA4 the handling deteriorated rapidly.

This is also because GTA4 was in a transitional period in terms of art style and engine at the time, and some things were very different from the technology of GTA San Andreas, so it was impossible to completely reproduce some of the gameplay feel of GTA San Andreas.

Zhuyouxing plans to make some adjustments in this regard, at least to make the gameplay more enjoyable.

Then there's the fact that the game's technology itself isn't an issue in this world.

All the games under this world's control are developed using the Unreal Engine, so there is no risk of transferring the underlying code.

If Yusei Takeshi wanted, he could even directly import the action stats from games like Street Fighter and Monster Hunter into GTA.

However, the core of this game is not Street Fighter or Monster Hunter, so there's not much need to discuss that aspect.

GTA only needs to approximate the movements of normal, ordinary humans; it doesn't need to be too flashy.

This kind of thing can be done simply by using Unreal Engine to record motion capture movements of normal people.

After all these things were done, 2014 came to a complete end, and 2015 arrived.

The annual StarCraft Carnival opened as scheduled at the beginning of the year.

This has become the grand festival for video games in the hearts of all players, and a day of pilgrimage for many die-hard game fans.

On this day, you'll have the chance to meet any of the top game developers at the StarCraft Carnival.

There might even be competitors of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment among them. Their appearance is not intended to cause trouble for the competitors; in fact, they are all participating in the carnival with a pilgrimage mentality.

Ultimately, these people are all gamers, and their love for good games will never change.

"President, you want me to go on stage and announce the latest game?"

Shiratori Arami looked at the speech in her hand in surprise.

That was given to Shiratori Yukai by Takeyusei this morning.

Zhu Youxing nodded: "That's right, because you are the main character of this year's Youxing Carnival. You know the most about the development of the new GTA game. I think it would be more sincere to let you go on stage and personally explain your own game."

In reality, Zhu Youxing wanted to be a hands-off manager.

Even after hosting the Star Carnival for so many years, there are bound to be times when I feel tired.

Moreover, this year is not a big year for Youxing Electronic Entertainment's plans. The next two years will only be transitional years for Youxing Electronic Entertainment, so it's better to just let the subordinates give the speech.

Besides Shiratori Yukai, Takeyusei also arranged for several other producers who are developing new games to take turns releasing their games.

He just needs to watch from backstage.

"Can... I do it?" Shiratori Yumi suddenly became a little nervous.

"This isn't like you at all. You used to be more like a powder keg, ready to explode if anyone argued with you. Why are you so timid now?"

"This... is ultimately different from online flame wars..." Shiratori Yumi, who was over forty years old, couldn't help but show a shy expression.

The muscular man was shy, and Zhu Youxing seemed a bit off.

"Just be yourself. If someone tries to criticize you, just respond back like you do online. Don't hold back."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

After some internal struggle, Shiratori Yukai agreed to Takeyusei's request and prepared to personally go on stage to announce his video game.

At this point, there were still ten minutes left before the press conference was scheduled to begin.

Below the stage, a large number of players had already gathered, eagerly awaiting the new press conference to announce the new game.

This also included Myron Keith, the CEO of Mikefu, who came anonymously.

This also includes Hayakawa Ueto, who came with great fanfare.

And Hack Brown, who makes no attempt to conceal his whereabouts.

These are all giants in the video game industry.

Fans of these three companies are willing to call the world of video games a four-way split.

But in reality, the video game industry should be dominated by one company, with three companies vying for the remaining market share.

The three company owners came for one reason only: to get the latest game plans from Youxing Electronic Entertainment as soon as possible.

However, when the press conference began and they saw that the person walking onto the stage was an unfamiliar face, their expressions of disappointment became apparent.

It seems the scale of the games this year isn't high enough since Zhu Youxing isn't personally hosting the event.

I really miscalculated; I shouldn't have come.

The first person to take the stage was Belair, the current head of the PC Battle.net platform.

Chapter 949 Envy and Greed

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Belair gave a brief speech, thanking every player who came to the event and those watching the live stream.

These players are also the most valuable asset of Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Then Belair began to release various data and results from the PC Battle.net so far.

With 500 million registered users, on a global scale, that means one in fourteen out of seven billion people has at least one registered Battle.net account.

The best-selling game on the Battle.net platform: Counter-Strike, sold 42 million copies before it went free.

The number of players online at the same time has exceeded ten million on average, with tens of millions of players from all over the world gathering at the same moment to enjoy the fun brought by video games.

These strings of numbers sent shivers down the spines of the three hidden bigwigs in the audience.

It's really hard to imagine a user base of this size.

If they also had a gaming platform like Battle.net, they believe they could create greater value, instead of remaining relatively unknown until today when the official data was released. Only then did they suddenly realize that this previously inconspicuous Battle.net platform already had such a large user base, and the spending was quite staggering.

Finally, Belair also announced the total number of games launched on GameStar Entertainment's Battle.net platform last year.