Video Game Designer

The EA headquarters in the Redwood Shores area of ​​San Francisco Bay has been visited by Chu River many times, but every time he comes, Chu River will involuntarily express a feeling of emotion.

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

Like the previous process, after the identity was verified by the front desk, Chuhe came to the meeting room under the leadership of a special person.

In the appointment hall, many people who came to the door and wanted to see EA seniors watched Chuhe with various eyes.

If there is no continuous success, if there is no surprising result, then Tianhe Network or Chuhe would like to see EA executives, it will probably be like them, so waiting for a possible opportunity.

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

"Having seen the efficiency of the Tianhe network, I feel more and more of your strength." Taking the coffee that the secretary had prepared, Charles took a sip, and then licked Chuhe regardless of the situation.

"We are far worse." Chu He just smiled.

Sitting in this position of Charles, there are actually too many things to worry about, but obviously it has reached a cooperation with Tianhe Network, especially to persuade the company to make a Jedi survival investment. Such a result has already given him too many advantages. .

"No, this is the truth, the trial of the development is really too slow." Charles said with a headache.

This project is not his direct responsibility, but it is related to him.

The Dragon Age 3 trial developed by EA has been developed for more than two years.

Dragon Age, this is a series of games developed since the first generation of the market, derived from novels, animated films, comic books, collectibles and other channels, the series and global sales have reached nearly 10 million sets, plus extended benefits such as peripherals Even with the battlefield, the Sims, and Need for Speed, this kind of cash cow under EA is incomparable, but it is still a major series.

And now it is the second year of the establishment of Dragon Age 3, free story line selection, free exploration, obviously this game is affected by similar sandbox games, although not like Ubisoft, as long as It's a game with a sandbox-style name, but adding new content to it to innovate past works is obviously something to try.

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

But for the person in charge of projects like Charles, and the KPI system of the entire group company, this is not a very comfortable thing. After all, it is only necessary to consider playing games, not satisfied?

It doesn't matter, we announced the bounced ticket to the outside world, and we continue to do it slowly.

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

After drinking two sips of coffee, Chu He smiled when he heard Charles' complaint.

This is something that every game company will face, no matter if the company is large or small.

For example, not long ago, Microsoft just announced that with the hero of Kamiya as the producer, the ARPG masterpiece developed by Platinum Studio, the dragon scale incarnation project will be canceled.

"But on the upcoming TGA, I think the Jedi survival is likely to make a difference." Charles didn't talk much about the Dragon Age, but said to Chu He with a smile.

"TGA? Is there any news?" Chu He frowned.

TheGameAwards is referred to as TGA, which is a new type of event co-sponsored by many well-known companies in the industry such as Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and vavle. It replaces previous events such as VGA and VGX, and is known as the Oscar ceremony in the video game industry.

It usually takes place in early December each year. Last year, Tianhe Network did not receive an invitation letter from TGA.

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

"Extra surprise?" Looking at Charles' smile, Chu River was confused, but he did not take the initiative to ask.

It's been almost a month since TGA was held. According to Charles' disclosure, Tianhe Network will probably be able to receive an invitation letter soon, and then naturally know what this extra surprise is all about.

"Have you hired the Black Light Studio to develop the Wilderness Darts Project?" Charles asked Chu He looking at Chu He.

Ordinary players do not know about this matter, but the media including game manufacturers such as EA, of course, cannot be heard. After all, there are not many related movements.

"Yes, development has already begun." Chu He nodded, and he will also hold a corresponding press conference to announce the project, which is not something that is worth concealing.

"This time the investment is large?" Charles said with a hint.

"The initial cost of 100 million US dollars, but we have sufficient funds." Chu He smiled when he understood Charles' meaning.

"It's really courageous, but if third-party funds are needed, I believe our cooperation will be very happy." Listening to Chu He's rejection, Charles nodded.

The development cost of 100 million US dollars will certainly exceed this number in the future. This is a very large number. Even EA currently only has a few to reach the investment of 100 million US dollars.

Of course, if you count the cost of publicity, there will be more.

"Yes." Chu He nodded.

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

But I have to admit that at least for the current cooperation, Chu He still feels very comfortable.

Of course, this is because they can bring enough benefits. If the results of the Jedi survival are not as gorgeous as today, then EA will not be so good.

Next, there was not much discussion on other things. After chatting casually, Chuhe quickly entered the theme. After all, he came to EA for the Jedi Survival Invitational.

"Are there two invitational tournaments for the anchor and the professional team?" Looking at the plan provided by Charles, Chu He could not help but feel his chin.

The matters concerning the invitational tournament were proposed by EA, and they naturally also have a mature plan.

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

Among them, the anchor invitation tournament invites some traffic anchors on twitch to participate in the competition, and there will also be a team of anchors from various platforms in China to participate.

The Professional Invitational Tournament~www.NovelMTL.com~Although there is no corresponding event for Jedi Survival, but it does not matter as long as the news about the official Jedi Survival event is revealed, a traditional e-sports club will soon form a corresponding team. There is no doubt about this.

"But for the event bonus, I don't think we should be so stingy." Looking at the event bonus, Chu He shook his head and said.

Because there are no other reasons for sponsorship, the total amount of prize money given by the EA for the host invitation tournament is $800,000, and the amount of the professional invitation tournament is $1.5 million.

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

"The anchor invitation tournament has a prize of $1.5 million and the professional invitation tournament has a prize of $3 million. At the same time, a separate individual tournament is held with a prize of $500,000. The top team and players will launch a limited edition of customized skins. After the player buys, we divide with the club and the player." Chu He looked at Charles and gave an offer.

The heat of survival in Jedi today seems to be given to the professional team with a high dividend, but if you want to make the game attractive enough for the e-sports club to enter, enough profit is the most basic thing.