Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

To encourage the Infinite World development team, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment did not take a cut from the discount and gave all the money to the team to continue developing the game.

They will still need to invest money in subsequent development. Instead of taking a cut, it would be better to just give them all the profits and let them distribute them as they see fit.

This time, Infinite World has recovered its reputation quite well. Just like in the previous game, a good game can still attract players' interest as long as it has a good start.

Moreover, this team was also searching for ways to save themselves, instead of sitting idly by and waiting for death, which basically fulfilled Zhu Youxing's expectations.

The team didn't sit idle either; after Infinite World regained popularity, they threw themselves back into development.

They already have new development plans.

The first step is to continue optimizing the game.

Then add some new features and new storylines.

The current building system is still quite basic. Their idea is to create a very logical production and building system, giving the game a production and building gameplay mechanism.

They also have ambitious plans to launch a building gameplay similar to SimCity.

In the infinite world, each world is unique and strange, but they all have one thing in common: there are few signs of intelligent life inhabiting them.

It's not impossible to use AI to generate this, but current technology isn't perfect enough. Generating a reasonably decent planet on demand already consumes a lot of AI computing power.

Generating additional buildings and intelligent biomes would be too much of a challenge for the game and its developers.

So they came up with a clever idea: since there are no cities in this endless world, why not let the players do it themselves?

This was inspired by their modding workshop on the Battle.net platform.

There are many gamers in this world who are very passionate about games and are very creative.

They like to add interesting elements to the games they are passionate about, making the games richer in content.

Mods also fully demonstrate the game's geeky and open nature; some games are not even the same game if they have mods or not.

Their team now wants to develop a system where players can build houses and structures throughout an entire world, then construct cities and establish civilizations.

Speaking of civilization systems, their team also wants to introduce gameplay elements from another classic series by Yuxing Electronic Entertainment: 'Civilization'.

Giving players these tools and gameplay elements, allowing them to create a world they find interesting, is the coolest thing they can imagine.

Zhu Youxing was very satisfied with the proposal.

It sounds like a bunch of games stitched together, but there's nothing wrong with stitching games together. All writing is plagiarism, and it's normal for video games to be stitched together as well.

The important thing is whether the sewing itself involves any infringement, and whether the sewing is fun.

Some game companies would put a perfect masterpiece in front of them and ask them to stitch it together, but they still wouldn't be able to do it.

This team has ambitions, but whether those ambitions will succeed is another matter.

However, Zhu Youxing is still somewhat looking forward to another form of the 'No Man's Sky' game in this world, a form that looks cooler.

And so 2020 came to an end, and 2021 began.

This year is the year that Zhu Youxing transmigrated to this world in his previous life, but the current Zhu Youxing is completely different from his previous self.

In this world, he has his own family and his own career.

He also developed a connection to this world.

Meanwhile, another video game is also about to be released.

Metal Gear Solid 5.

In March 2021, the opening day of the StarCraft Carnival was also the release date of Metal Gear Solid V.

Today, as the only main character in the Metal Gear series, Job is a household name among gamers.

There was a time when he lost the opportunity to become a top movie star because of a permanent scar on his face.

But by a twist of fate, he became a classic character in video games.

Over the years, he has played this role in many works, and this time, it will be the final work of the Metal Gear series, which makes Job somewhat sad.

As a farewell performance, Job naturally became the protagonist of this StarCraft Carnival.

He personally took to the stage and promoted Metal Gear, while also recommending Metal Gear 5 to players.

However, Yusei Electronics Entertainment did not completely dismiss the Metal Gear series, but only said that it was temporarily ending.

Perhaps at some point in the future, when Zhu Youxing misses this character and his creative desires are bursting, he will reboot the series and bring Snake back into the public eye, just like Sam Fisher, another classic stealth game from his previous life.

"Mr. Jobs, it's your turn."

Backstage at the StarCraft Carnival, Job was already dressed up as the protagonist from the Metal Gear Solid V game.

He looked travel-worn, wearing sunglasses and a cigar dangling from his lips, his gaze deep and thoughtful, yet also carrying a hint of melancholy and world-weariness.

As an actor, he has almost brought Snake to life; he is Snake, and Snake is him.

Even Takeyusei praised Job himself.

The Metal Gear series in its previous form did not have so-called face models; the characters were created entirely through digital modeling from the beginning.

The reason why Zhu Youxing is so persistent in searching for a face model that matches his image in this world is that he wants to see if a real person image would be more likely to resonate with people.

This tactic proved to be quite effective.

Whether it's the live-action Metal Gear series movies or the Metal Gear series games, the use of real-life face models has made the series more popular.

Moreover, because of the use of real-life face models, Metal Gear has occasionally received recognition from film awards.

Job stood up, looked at the stage, then nodded and walked to the center of the stage.

"Mr. Job, thank you for all your hard work over the years. You yourself are already Snake!"

"Mr. Job, I'm a fan of yours. I really love your Snake, and I hope to see you in a live-action movie someday!"

The staff behind the scenes watched Job walk into the center of the venue with a hint of admiration in their eyes.

Job smiled and thanked them one by one.

These behind-the-scenes staff are also amazing.

Without them, there wouldn't have been such a wonderful carnival.

Then, as the countdown began on the stage's large screen, the entire venue went dark.

Immediately afterwards, the classic soundtrack from the Metal Gear series began to play, and the big screen started playing classic scenes from the Metal Gear series on a loop.

The players below the stage cheered enthusiastically.

Many of them are also fans of the Metal Gear series.

This includes a real secret agent.

That's right, a genuine secret agent.

His identity is that of an elite member of a certain country.

But it's quite dramatic, actually. The reason he became a secret agent was entirely because of the game Metal Gear Solid.

He was young at the time and thought it was super cool.

Now that he's become a secret agent, he's quietly come to Japan to watch Snake's farewell performance.

No one knew his true identity. He looked more like a harmless, middle-aged man from Europe or America, with a beer belly.

But in reality, his fighting ability is quite ferocious.

"Snake! Snake!"

The players in the audience cheered for the name of the protagonist of Metal Gear Solid.

Jobs appeared in the center of the stage in camouflage, and then all the spotlights focused on him.

Then, rousing music began to play, and Job had transformed into Snake, his gaze sharp as if he could see right through everyone in the audience.

Jobs' acting skills are undeniable; otherwise, he wouldn't have won international film awards for his role in the Metal Gear series.

When he actually impersonated Snake, he was quite intimidating.

"Welcome, players and agents. Thank you for participating in this temporary final installment of the Metal Gear series."

Job gave a faint smile, but that was all. He was Snake now, and Snake was usually serious and unsmiling. He had to maintain Snake's persona.

The players screamed, just like fans of an idol meeting their idol.

"You men are no different from us, you scream when you see something you like."

"What do you know? Snake is way more handsome than those pretty-boy idols. That's a real man!"

"Hey, hey, confrontation is not advisable."

Cheers still occasionally rang out from the audience.

Then, Job on stage began to recount the history of Metal Gear Solid and the general plot of this temporarily concluded film.

This time, Snake will face a nuclear crisis involving multiple countries, and he will need to use his knowledge and skills to solve this world-class problem.

The final outcome depends entirely on the players themselves.

Metal Gear Solid V was also the first game to introduce online multiplayer gameplay.

In online multiplayer, each player will take on the role of a nuclear weapons mastermind. Their task is to defeat enemies in this online battle world, destroy the weapons they possess, and ultimately retain their own nuclear weapons to threaten everyone else.

This kind of online gaming still can't escape the general framework of typical multiplayer modes.

However, it's quite fun to play, and there are already game demos available for players to experience at the StarCraft Carnival.

The online mode will be announced in the middle of the year, by which time most players should have finished the main story of Metal Gear Solid, and they will have a deeper understanding of the online mode.

The real agent in the audience was somewhat saddened.

Even secret agents eventually have their moment of reckoning.

In the game, players will always remember that there were agents like Snake in this world.

As for him, even at the moment of his death, probably no one will know what he did, let alone what efforts he made for world peace.

However, in retrospect, he didn't really make any efforts for world peace; he served his own country more.

In this respect, he felt inferior; Snake was clearly a man with greater ideals, and he was just an unfortunate member of this circle.

If one day he could save the world like Snake, he would agree even if it meant his death.

"Golden Snake, we have a mission now. Don't linger any longer."