Back to 1995

Chapter 224
For a latecomer, the most effective way to surpass the old predecessors is to spend money on them. Other than that, it is to cultivate partners by themselves.

Just like a certain Pinxixi, in order to catch up with the big brother, it launched a subsidy of tens of billions, which attracted millions of users to hack it, and created a century-old problem. The last 0.01, what the hell is going on? break!
The same is true for Xueleshan. To launch Xueleshan Online, if you want to compete with Nintendo, Sega, etc., you have to spend money to poach the game suppliers of these console platforms, or spend money to cultivate them yourself. Microsoft XBOX That's what it does, it just takes a little bit of time.

Song Yang looked at Ken Williams and Roberta, "The ICQ headquarters can provide Xueleshan with [-] million US dollars in funds to implement the ten-year "Dawn of the Game Industry Plan" for small and medium-sized enterprises. Game manufacturers and independent game studios provide funds and resources!"

The Sierra version of the "Dawn Project" sounds really bluffing. When it comes up, it will cost 3000 million US dollars, which can be divided into ten years to pay, that is, [-] million US dollars a year in support funds. It will be implemented for one or two years first. Continue to do it if it works. If it doesn’t work, well, the project leader can’t find it...

"In addition," the money is all out, if you don't engage in some showy operations, how can you be worthy of the tens of millions of dollars every year, "Xue Leshan can launch a global game award TGA, which can select the best game of the year, best developer, Best Indie Game, Best Creative Award, etc.!"

Song Yang's words attracted the attention of the audience, whether it was the Williams couple, or Mike Mohuaimi, G Fatty and others, they were all attracted by Song Yang's words.

"Xue Leshan promotes the TGA Awards. In addition to awards, it can also set up a Hall of Fame, making TGA the Oscar of the game industry, so that every game in the world can be proud of winning TGA, and let the TGA Hall of Fame witness the game. History of the industry!"

Not to mention other people, Ken Williams' face turned red when he heard the words TGA Game Hall of Fame. Roberta, who was familiar with her husband, knew that Ken Williams' heartbeat and blood rate started It's off the charts, don't ask how Roberta knows...

For a person who has achieved financial freedom, what he is most afraid of is not how to earn more, but the fear of being forgotten by others and everything he has done.

The Hall of Fame exists in all walks of life. The Basketball and Football Halls of Fame in the sports industry are the most eye-catching. However, the Hall of Fame has not yet appeared in the game industry, but now, there may be a Hall of Fame in the game industry.

Who can become the first person to enter the Game Hall of Fame, Ken Williams does not want to miss this opportunity, Ken Williams knows that for a person of his status, once the TGA Hall of Fame appears, maybe Entering the Hall of Fame is probably more tempting than earning more dollars!
Mike Mowaime, Gabe Newell and the others were also a little moved. They were not yet old enough to be considered for the Hall of Fame, but who didn't want their achievements, their life experiences to be regarded as legends, and the entire industry look up to? !
Now Ken Williams began to understand why Song Yang was able to cause such a big wave in the game industry and the telecommunications industry. This invigorating craft is really too trendy.

Internet digital game platform, Game Dawn Project, TGA Awards, Game Hall of Fame, this old sow wears underwear, a suit, like killing a cannon halfway, it is really hard to guard against.

Ken Williams doesn't know if everyone in the Internet industry is so good at playing games. No wonder the Internet can make such a big splash. Once these plans appear in the game industry, will the game industry be changed? Williams doesn't know , but it is certain to be turned upside down.

Ken Williams, whose heart is full of enthusiasm, felt at this time that he had returned to the feeling when Sierra was first established. He didn’t want to retire until the TGA Awards Ceremony and the Game Hall of Fame. Of course, the first The first TGA Hall of Fame candidate, if Ken Williams has a thick skin, he can definitely name himself and Roberta.

Matryoshka mode has already started, Song Yang stopped acting, and said directly, "Xue Leshan's Suguang Project can also be combined with the TGA Awards, and the game company that wins the TGA can directly get the million-dollar bonus of the Suguang Project! "

Whether it is the Suguang Project or the TGA Awards, they are all aimed at pulling more game manufacturers into the chariot of Xueleshan. Once TGA becomes the authority of the game industry and has the right to speak, then Xueleshan will become the leader of the game industry. rule makers.

In a word, the referees, judges, media, game manufacturers, and game users in the game industry are all Xueleshan people. What are Sony and Nintendo doing to fight Xueleshan?

"If you want the TGA Awards and the Hall of Fame, I'm afraid it's not enough to rely on the Xueleshan family alone. You need to cooperate with other game manufacturers, Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, EA and other companies, and you can't get around it!"

Ken Williams said that unless you are playing monkeys behind closed doors, if you want to make TGA an authority in the game industry, you must invite Sony and Nintendo to enter. The history of the game industry over the past few decades, to a certain extent , is the glorious history of the three major game console manufacturers, bypassing them, there is nothing left in the game industry.

Just like the Oscars, if the seven major Hollywood film companies are excluded, what is left of the Oscars? Isn’t the Oscar just used by the major Hollywood film companies to brag? Most of the Oscar’s awards for decades have been won by the seven major film companies. If it is taken away, and the seven major film companies are not allowed to blow it up, then what is the meaning of Oscar?

The same is true for TGA. It is inevitable that a large part of future game awards will be awarded to Nintendo, Ubisoft, EA, and Japanese game manufacturers.

And to invite Sony, Nintendo, etc. to enter the venue, they must be given a large part of the right to speak and let them become TGA judges or the like, otherwise TGA will hardly become the Oscar of the game industry.

Song Yang knew what Ken Williams said was true, but Song Yang didn't want the TGA that he worked so hard to build to become a bragging tool for Japanese game manufacturers.

After a little thought, Song Yang said, "Of course other game manufacturers should be invited to join, but I think Microsoft, Yahoo and other manufacturers should also be included. The future game industry will not be able to bypass the Internet. In addition to being in charge of Xue Leshan, the judges of the TGA Awards every year should adopt a rotation system, inviting game media professionals, drama designers, independent game producers, etc. from different regions to serve as judges every year!"

Song Yang is secretly trying to add obstacles to Nintendo, EA and other major game companies, preventing them from taking over Sierra Mountain and controlling the TGA judging committee. Anyway, they take turns every year, so no one can take advantage of it.

Regarding the establishment of the TGA and the Hall of Fame, Ken Williams is very motivated, and has put forward many opinions in a row, wishing to establish it now.

After talking with Ken Williams for a long time, after confirming the plan, Song Yang looked at Blizzard and other personnel, "So, Blizzard, Valve, and Rockstar, what can ICQ headquarters do?"

Song Yang asked Gabe Newell and others to set the conditions themselves. If there is no difficulty, ICQ will have to start working as a horse to develop games.

Several people looked at each other, and Blizzard was the first to speak. Mike Morhaime and Alan Adhan exchanged glances, "Boss, Blizzard needs funds and more manpower. To develop several game projects such as "Diablo", "StarCraft", and "Warcraft 3", there is a real shortage of manpower!"

Mike Mohuaimi had the guts to complain to Song Yang that in the era of CUC International, Blizzard complained, but CUC International didn't care at all. It just forced Blizzard to finish the project and sell the game.

Song Yang nodded, glanced at Irene, and then said to Blizzard's group, "All the R&D costs of these Blizzard games are borne by the ICQ headquarters. Xueleshan's most important publishing task this year is to publish." Diablo, I hope it can appear in front of all users and players!"

Xueleshan, which was acquired by ICQ, also needs to fight a turnaround, and announce to everyone in the game industry that Xueleshan is back, and there is no more suitable game than "Diablo".

After Mike Mohuaimi and others spoke, the people from Valve followed closely behind. Gabe Newell said to Song Yang, "Boss, Valve already has a game plan, and we are going to develop a brand new game plan." FPS game, a new FPS shooting game beyond "Quake"!"

Gabe Newell and Harrington vowed, but Ken Williams frowned, "Beyond Thor's Hammer?!"

It is no exaggeration to say that "Thor's Hammer" is the ceiling of today's shooting games. Whether it is game settings, picture quality or operability, it is an era ahead of other similar games, and even because of this game, it appeared abruptly. A 3D game engine that has never appeared in the game industry before.

There is no game engine in the world, and there is no concept of FPS shooting games. All this is due to the stalwart in the game industry, the father of FPS, John Carmack, a big man who single-handedly carried an era of games.

John Carmack is so fierce. For a game, he developed the world's first game engine alone. He carried 3D graphics technology alone and advanced for more than ten years. He made 3D games appear in front of the world for the first time. , Let the game fans experience that there is such a game.

Relying on the trilogy games "Wolfenstein 3D", "Doom", and "Thor's Hammer", the game industry has abruptly added a type of FPS. Last year, Microsoft released the Windows95 system, all of which took advantage of Carmack's popularity. To promote the new system It can be seen.

Now I hear that the fledgling Gabe Newell actually wants to challenge Carmack. If Ken Williams has no doubts, it will be called hell. A mid laner who has just played League of Legends wants to challenge a certain mid laner boss, although it is not impossible to win, but anyway, it is so unreal.

(End of this chapter)