Video Game Designer

Chuhe has been to the EA headquarters in the Redwood Shore District of San Francisco Bay many times, but every time he comes, Chuhe can't help feeling a burst of emotion in his heart.

The huge electronic park, in addition to the headquarters building for offices, is equipped with a Starbucks coffee shop, an entertainment center, and a large stadium.

Same as the previous process, after the front desk verified his identity, Chuhe came to the living room under the leadership of a special person.

In the reservation hall, many people who came to the door to ask to see EA executives all looked at Chuhe with various eyes.

If there is no continuous success, if there are no surprising results, then if Tianhe Network or Chuhe wants to meet the top executives of EA, they will probably be like them, waiting for an opportunity that may appear.

In the conference room, Charles, who had just held an internal company meeting, entered the room and greeted him with a smile.

"Having seen the efficiency of the Tianhe network, I feel more and more how powerful you are." Charles took a sip of the coffee that the secretary had prepared, and then took a sip of Chuhe without any hesitation.

"We are still far behind." Chuhe just smiled.

Sitting in Charles's position, there are actually too many things to worry about, but obviously reaching a cooperation with Tianhe Network, especially persuading the company to invest in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, such an achievement has already given him too many advantages .

"No, that's the truth. The trial developed by BioWare was too procrastinating." Charles said with some headaches.

This project is not directly responsible for him, but it is related to him.

Dragon Age 3 Inquisition, developed by BioWare, acquired by EA, has been in development for more than two years.

Dragon Age, this is a series of games developed by BioWare. Since the first generation was launched, it has derived novels, animated films, comic books, collectibles and other channels. The total global sales of the series have reached nearly 10 million sets. Benefits, even if it is incomparable with Battlefield, The Sims, Need for Speed, such cash cows under EA, it is still a major series.

And now it’s the second year that BioWare has launched the Dragon Age 3 project. With free choice of story lines and free exploration, this game is obviously influenced by similar sandbox games, although it’s not like Ubisoft. As long as it is a game, it is directly named as a sandbox, but adding new content to it and innovating previous works is obviously something to try.

For a game studio, it is obviously a very correct thing to strive for excellence, and it is also a very normal thing.

But for a project leader like Charles, and the KPI system of the entire group company, this is not a very comfortable thing. After all, BioWare only needs to consider making games. Are you not satisfied?

It doesn't matter, it is announced that the ticket has been skipped, and we will continue to work slowly.

But Charles can't do it. The huge development cycle and increasing costs are all things that Charles has to consider.

After taking two sips of coffee, Chu He couldn't help but smile when he heard Charles' complaint.

This is probably something that every game company will face, no matter how big or small the company is.

For example, Microsoft just announced not long ago that with Hideki Kamiya as the producer, the ARPG masterpiece developed by Platinum Games, Dragonscale Avatar project will be cancelled.

"However, in the upcoming TGA, I think PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is likely to make a difference." Charles didn't talk too much about Dragon Age, but said to Chuhe with a smile.

"TGA? Any news?" Chu He frowned.

The Game Awards, referred to as TGA, is a new type of event jointly sponsored by many well-known companies in the industry such as Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and vavle. It has replaced previous events such as VGA and VGX, and is known as the Oscar ceremony of the video game industry.

It is usually done at the end of each year. Last year, Tianhe Network did not receive an invitation letter from TGA.

"This is a 100% thing. It is almost a phenomenon-level sales of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Tianhe Network is definitely qualified to enter TGA, and there may be an additional surprise for you." Charles said to Chuhe with a smile.

"An extra surprise?" Looking at Charles' smile, Chu He was confused, but he didn't take the initiative to ask.

It will be more than a month before the TGA is held. According to Charles, Tianhe Network will probably be able to receive the invitation letter soon. By then, we will naturally know what this extra surprise is all about.

"Have you hired Black Light Studio to develop the Red Dead Redemption project?" Charles asked while looking at Chuhe.

Ordinary players don't know about this matter, but the media, including game manufacturers such as EA, certainly cannot fail to find out, after all, there are many related movements.

"Yes, the development has already started." Chuhe nodded, and will soon hold a corresponding press conference to announce the project. This is not something worth hiding.

"This time the investment is huge?" Charles asked meaningfully.

"The initial cost is 100 million US dollars, but our funds are sufficient." Chu He understood what Charles meant and said with a smile.

"It's really bold, but if you need third-party funds, I believe our cooperation will be very pleasant." Hearing Chuhe's rejection, Charles nodded and said.

The development cost of 100 million US dollars will of course exceed this figure in the future. This is a very huge number. Even EA currently has only a few investments that will reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

Of course, if you count the cost of publicity, it will be too much.

"Yes." Chuhe nodded.

Although EA has always been hailed by players as the studio destroyer, including well-known studios such as Bullfrog and Westwood, they were all disbanded after being acquired by EA.

But I have to admit that at least in the current cooperation, Chuhe still feels very comfortable.

Of course, this is because I can bring enough benefits. If the results of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds are not as gorgeous as they are now, then EA's words will not be so nice.

Then he didn't talk too much about other things. After chatting casually, Chuhe quickly got into the topic. After all, this time he came to discuss matters with EA about the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Invitational Tournament.

"Are there two invitational tournaments between the anchor and the professional team?" Looking at the proposal provided by Charles, Chu He couldn't help touching his chin.

The matter about the invitational tournament was brought up by EA, and they naturally have a mature plan.

Expand the influence of the game, increase the heat of the game, and use the heat created by the invitational tournament to update the new version, the so-called box system, and launch the skin function. This is the main purpose.

Among them, the Anchor Invitational Tournament invites some streamers on twitch to participate in the competition, and there will also be teams of anchors from various platforms in China to participate.

As for the professional invitational tournament, although there is no corresponding event for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now, it doesn't matter. As long as news about the official game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is revealed, traditional e-sports clubs will soon form corresponding teams. There is no doubt about it. of.

"But when it comes to prize money, I think we shouldn't be so stingy." Looking at the prize money, Chuhe shook his head and said.

Because there is no other reason for sponsorship, the total prize money given by EA for the anchor invitational tournament is US$800,000, and the amount for the professional invitational tournament is US$1.5 million.

It looks very generous, but in fact it is still a bit shabby.

"The prize money for the Anchor Invitational Tournament is US$1.5 million, and the prize money for the Professional Invitational Tournament is US$3 million. At the same time, a separate individual competition is being held with a prize money of US$500,000. The team and player who win the first place will launch a limited number of customized skins for sale. After the player purchases, we share with the club and the players." Chu He looked at Charles and made a proposal.

With the current popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, it seems that professional teams have been given high dividends, but in order to make the game attractive enough to allow e-sports clubs to enter it, sufficient profits are the most basic thing.