Chapter 1,367 Black Island Studio

"Boss Wu, how are the development of those three web games going?" Lin Feng asked expectantly. (Reading novels) According to Lin Feng's calculations, these three web games should be almost in the final stage.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zhaopu pursed his lips.

"Boss, the development of these three games is not easy. Originally, the development cycle of web games should be the shortest, the shortest. Generally, a simple web game is developed by a general game company in 2-3 months, or even shorter, and the investment is not large, usually 500,000 to 1 million RMB can be done. However, boss, although your three web games do not have too many requirements for the graphics, the requirements for their functions and connotations not only exceed any web games in history, but also exceed many RPGs, reaching the height of many stand-alone games. Boss, in order to ensure the quality of these three web games, I am afraid it will take several months before they can be officially launched." Wu Zhaopu explained helplessly.

Lin Feng frowned slightly, but then he thought that the longer the game development time is, the better the quality will be (after all, the reputation of "Blizzard" that takes ten years to sharpen a sword is not suitable for all companies, and more companies are "grinding iron rods into embroidery needles"), but if the time is too short, it will definitely not be a good game.

"Well, but we must hurry up. Also, Mr. Wu, for web games, the graphics are by no means the most important, especially for the two web games "Gundam" and "Three Kingdoms", players are not concerned about the graphics, for them, the game performance is far more important than the graphics. The core competitiveness of web games lies in its playability and durability, you must pay attention to this." Lin Feng reminded.

Lin Feng was really afraid that the "Eleventh Game Development Department" would put all its energy on the game graphics, which would be really not worth the loss for web games. After all, no matter how good the web game graphics are, can they be compared with large-scale role-playing online games? Moreover, the higher the graphics, the higher the requirements for players, the more information loaded each time you log in, and the longer the players have to wait. And this loses the meaning of client-free web games.

Wu Zhaopu nodded heavily.

"By the way, how is the recruitment of the '11th Game Development Department' going? Is there a director? If there is one, let him come to see me." Lin Feng asked with concern.

Wu Zhaopu smiled.

"Boss, I am just about to introduce you to the director of the '11th Game Development Department'. Can you guess who he is?" Wu Zhaopu smiled.

Lin Feng was suspicious. Looking at Wu Zhaopu's "sly smile", it is obvious that this "director of the 11th Game Development Department" is not small, and should be a well-known figure in the game industry. But who is this person?

Fortunately, Lin Feng did not wait for long. Five minutes later, the doubt was solved.

"Boss, this is Josh Sawyer, the producer of the famous 'Black Isle Studio' in the game industry.

He has now joined our company and is currently the director of the '11th Game Development Department'!" Wu Zhaopu introduced the blond middle-aged man in front of Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

Black Isle Studios, a game group under Interplay, a famous game production and distribution company, is famous for designing RPGs (role-playing games). The studio has designed many games including the "Fallout" series, the "Baldur's Gate" series, and the "Icewind Dale" series. It can be said that it is a god. As far as RPG is concerned, it has an unshakable position in the minds of European and American players. Of course, the most famous is its "Fallout" series.

"Fallout" is a game with a very high degree of freedom. You can wander around the game world at will without being restricted by the plot. This game contains a large number of side quests and hidden elements, which can be called profound; in addition, the designers have added a lot of spoofs and splays of famous books and celebrities in this game, so discovering these contents has also become a great pleasure for players; it is worth mentioning that the dialogues or soliloquys of the characters in the game are quite funny, and you can see amazing words appearing above the characters' heads from time to time. It can be said that as an RPG player, if you have never played "Fallout" in your life, it will definitely be a big regret in your gaming life.

However, the game world of "Fallout 2" is a world full of ugliness. Here you can see politicians who are obsessed with profit, bandits who are rampant, villains who are only interested in profit, and villagers who are extremely greedy... Not to mention the thieves, prostitutes and animals deformed by nuclear pollution that can be seen everywhere in the streets. Generally speaking, after playing "Fallout", players feel very heavy. I wonder if "human nature is evil" is true? However, it will also make most players feel that they should cherish the present and be kind to the people in front of them.

In terms of game content and life reflection, the "Fallout" series deserves to be the world's number one RPG game.

At present, Josh Sawyer, the producer of the famous "Black Isle Studio", has come to his company, which is a great help to "Second World". This means that in the future, "Second World" will have a series of blockbuster products to develop.

"Mr. Sawyer, nice to meet you. You know, I have great respect for Black Isle Studios, especially Fallout 2, which you developed. I am deeply fascinated by it. You know, there was a time when I was so absorbed in playing Fallout 2 that I forgot to eat and sleep. After it ended, I suddenly returned to reality and was a little uncomfortable." Lin Feng said with emotion.

Josh Sawyer nodded. As soon as Lin Feng sighed, he knew that he was a veteran Fallout 2 player, otherwise he wouldn't have such a sigh. You know, he is also a hardcore Fallout player. But there is an embarrassing thing, that is, although he is a famous producer of Black Isle Studios, he is not responsible for the development of the Fallout series. On the contrary, he joined Black Isle Studios with the dream of developing Fallout 3. As a result, he went from an unknown ordinary game creator to a deadly producer in the industry, but Fallout 3 is still a long way off.

Hearing Josh Sawyer's explanation, Lin Feng smiled awkwardly. I didn't expect that I had made a mistake, but Lin Feng is now much thicker-skinned, so he just laughed it off.

"By the way, Mr. Sawyer, I wonder how many former Black Isle Studios employees followed you to the Second World this time? You know, I am very much looking forward to Fallout 3. If possible, I hope my company can produce Fallout 3." Lin Feng asked expectantly.

You know, the current position of "Second World" in the online game industry is temporarily unshakable, and in the stand-alone game market, real-time strategy has become the industry leader with the joining of "Blizzard", and strategy games are also one of the best in the industry due to the "NG Game Production Team" that produced "Heroes of Might and Magic", and first-person shooter games are also well-known due to the former "Vlave" "Half-Life" series. Only in the most important stand-alone game market - RPG, there is no game that is loud enough.

Although "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is very popular, it is only in China, and its international popularity is limited. If the employees of "Black Isle Studios" join "Second World", the company can develop "Fallout 3", which can be regarded as filling a major defect of the company.

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Josh Sawyer's eyes lit up. He joined "Black Isle Studios" to develop "Fallout 3", but his dream did not come true. When Josh Sawyer and some former members of Black Isle Studios decided to join the Second World, hoping to develop Fallout 3 again someday. Although they knew that this wish was very slim.

But he never thought that not long after he joined the Second World, Lin Feng proposed that they could develop Fallout 3, which was simply good news from heaven. For creators like them who regard games as their lives, Lin Feng's words are more powerful than any salary increase or vacation.

But there is a problem in the middle.

"Mr. Lin, although some employees and I came from Black Isle Studios, the copyright of Fallout 3 is not in our hands, but in the hands of the original company Interplay." Josh Sawyer said helplessly.

Lin Feng frowned when he heard this, and then smiled.

"Don't worry, it's just a copyright issue, it's simple, I just need to buy the copyright of Fallout." Lin Feng said with a smile.

"But Interplay may not sell the copyright of Fallout. After all, this game is so well-known in the industry that I don't think any company would be willing to sell its copyright." Josh Sawyer was still at a loss.

Fallout is well-known in the gaming industry. Since the dissolution of Black Isle Studios, countless game companies have been eyeing Fallout, especially Interplay, which is currently in a financial crisis. However, Interplay is not stupid and naturally understands the value of Fallout, so it is holding on to it. You know, once Fallout 3 is really developed successfully, the revenue will be hundreds of millions of dollars. You say, how can Interplay sell Fallout in this case? Unless a game company offers hundreds of millions of dollars in copyright fees, but it seems that no company would be so stupid as to offer such a high copyright fee. After all, everything about Fallout 3 is still unknown at present. It's stupid to spend so much money on copyright!

Lin Feng smiled.

"Then just buy Interplay!" Lin Feng said lightly.

Josh Sawyer was dumbfounded!

This boss is really awesome!