Game Development Giant

Kazunori Yamauchi didn't even watch the TV content behind it carefully. His mind was filled with the words he heard before.

Then he stood up and walked back and forth around the room.

It can be seen from his expression that he is in a very anxious mood at the moment, as if he is thinking about something difficult to decide. Originally, he had already been persuaded by his friends to continue his studies. After all, as a graduate of the art department, he can only It is difficult to find a suitable position in a relatively outstanding company with a bachelor's degree.

But now he keeps thinking about that sentence in his mind. He feels that he should join this industry at this time.

At this time, he remembered something that one of his senior brothers had told him before. His senior brother was two years ahead of him and did not go to graduate school. He went to work directly after graduation and is now working in a newly established magazine. He holds the position of section chief.

This magazine was newly developed from a large media group.

This media group is a traditional media company. It has several mainstream hits and several TV stations, but it does not have a game-based channel. Now that the game industry is so prosperous, this media company I decided to start a magazine and read it first.

The senior brother of Kazunori Yamauchi is responsible for the recruitment of this magazine. He had called Kazunori Yamauchi before for consultation, because the other party knew that Kazunori Yamauchi was a game fan, and the articles were well written, and he also had art. Because of his talent, he is naturally suitable for the job of editor.

At that time, Kazunori Yamauchi had already considered the test, so he declined the invitation.

Although his senior brother said. Because of their relationship with the parent company, their newly established gaming magazine, which is not very famous yet, also got an interview slot at the E3 exhibition. At that time, his senior brother also told him that he was leading the team on this trip to the United States to interview e3.

If Kazunori Yamauchi is willing to come, he can be taken with him.

Although going to the e3 exhibition is indeed a dream for a gamer, and Yamauchi Kazunori's Western medicine circle is also very big, but at that time he had already decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination. So I could only reluctantly give up this rare opportunity.

But now, Kazunori Yamauchi feels that he can take advantage of this opportunity. First work in his senior brother's magazine for a period of time, and then try his hand at a game company.

So, after thinking of this, he immediately dialed his senior brother's phone number.

Yamauchi Kazunori's senior brother is called Fukushima. I have been very busy during this period. He was working hard for the magazine. He was valued by the president, who gave him this important task, and also won the opportunity for his newly established magazine to go to e3 for an interview. You know, the entire gaming industry in Japan Of the magazine media, only ten can obtain this authorization.

but. But he hasn't found many members who can satisfy him.

There are quite a few people who are willing to come, and many who like games are naturally interested in the job of editing a game magazine. However, it doesn’t matter if you are interested. You must have the ability. But unfortunately, those who have the ability either ask too high a price and are beyond what they can afford, or they are disdainful of their own magazine.

Let’s talk about whether there are any capable newcomers.

Fukushima really knew that. For example, one of his juniors, named Kazunori Yamauchi, was not only very good at playing various games, but also had a quick mind, wrote good articles, and had great artistic talent. He was really a perfect fit. But unfortunately, before he called and invited him in person, the other party bluntly said that he wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination, so he could only regretfully reject his invitation.

Just when Fukushima was still thinking about this matter, and his mind was filled with such disorganized and unsystematic things, the phone on his desk rang.

Being disrupted in his thinking, even though it was disrupted and disorganized thinking, still made Fukushima angry. However, he was still angry. After calming down, he picked up the phone. As soon as the call was connected, The voice of his familiar junior brother, Kazunori Yamauchi, came over the phone.

The call was brief, but the content made Fukushima a little strange.

Kazunori Yamauchi didn't say anything clearly on the phone, he just said that he had something he wanted to invite his seniors to help with, and then he wanted to ask a tutor for a meal. Fukushima asked what it was, and as long as he could do it, he would definitely do it. No need Eating is so troublesome, but no matter how Fukushima asked, Yamauchi Kazunori wouldn't say anything.

In desperation, Fukushima could only agree.

Fukushima met his junior brother at a sushi restaurant near Fukushima's magazine office.

Although the weather was no longer cold, Fukushima still breathed into his hands habitually. He was from Hokkaido, and this behavior had become a habit, so he kept it.

"Yamauchi, what's the matter that we can't talk about over the phone?"

In fact, he could tell his senior brother that he wanted to go to his magazine over the phone. However, Kazunori Yamauchi thought that after all, this was something he asked for. Although the other party had invited him before, I refused at the time.

And a good horse will never look back. If he mentioned this matter to Fukushima, he might have other ideas in his mind.

Therefore, it is better to invite the other party to a meal directly. It was a good idea back then.

The whole meal was uneventful.

Kazunori Yamauchi is not a person who can hide things, and Fukushima is also a sweet-tempered person. When he saw Kazunori Yamauchi saying that he was willing to help the magazine he had just established, he was even a little overjoyed. Even in the end, he He also forced himself to pay the bill.

This made Kazunori Yamauchi a little embarrassed.

After all, he had agreed before that this time he wanted to treat his senior brother to dinner.

However, Fukushima's reasons are also very good. First of all, he only agreed to come to dinner before, but he did not agree to Kazunori Yamauchi's request to treat him to a meal. Dining and inviting him to a meal are two different things. Secondly, as Kazunori Yamauchi, he Senior brother, there is no way he can let his junior brother take the initiative to invite him to dinner. The last point is also the most important.

Since Kazunori Yamauchi agreed to join the magazine, of course he became the other party's boss, and what qualifications did a boss have to treat his subordinates to a treat?

In the U.S.

After Jefferson's interview was broadcast on the TV station, although he did not mention his name in the interview, everyone knew who the person he was talking about was overestimating his own abilities and dared to make a bet with Jester Lee. Moreover, What Jefferson said was so sarcastic that Wei Zhen and Richard Garrett couldn't bear it.

But what the other person said was also true.

Jester's contribution to the development of the entire video game industry and the fact that this industry was able to re-establish itself from the ruins and develop into such a prosperous situation can be said to be the greatest contribution.

Although Richard Garrett had countless trash words to say, he also knew it was not the time.

Talking trash now won't help.

He was just being interviewed, and when he was asked about this matter, he said something indifferent and said that at the press conference of Wei Zhen Entertainment before the E3 exhibition, there will be some projects that he is working on. The game's Xiao Xin revealed that he might have attended if the development work was not too busy at the time.

There is actually a lot of information hidden in this sentence.

First of all, and lastly, he said that he might attend. You know, the e3 exhibition is the most watched event in the game industry. Especially for players, there is nothing that can be seen at the e3 exhibition. Above, they were even more excited to see the news about the new game they had been waiting for.

The gambling RPG game between Richard Garrett and Jester Lee is naturally one of the most watched games. You know, when Jester was interviewed before, he once said that he would personally attend the release. Yes, and depending on the situation, he will reveal a little bit about the RPG game he is developing.

But now, in Richard Garrett's mouth, he actually changed to, not guaranteeing to attend.

This probably shows that, although more than two months have passed since the development team established by Richard Garrett, their development plan may still remain in the notebook.

You know, the time specified in their previous bet was chosen by this year's GDC for Game of the Year.

The condition for GDC to select games is that you press the release date.

His words also caused many people to cast a shadow on his game.

But this has no impact on Richard Garrett. In fact, for him, the difficulties in the previous game were just that he considered the wrong direction. After all, he really paid too much attention to this gamble, but in After several meetings failed.

One of his subordinates said something unintentionally, which gave him some enlightenment.

"Why should we face such a formidable enemy? Even if Jester has done well before, he has chosen the field he is best at. In terms of American RPGs, what do we have to fear from him? You know, the "Ultima" we made is the pinnacle and benchmark of this type of game."

The words of his subordinate at that time fell on his head like a thunderbolt.

It suddenly dawned on him.

Having experienced the development of the "Genesis" series, Richard Garrett knows very well how hard it is to satisfy the tastes of players who like these American RPG games, and how difficult it is to develop such a game. This is still true for them.

What's more, what about Jester's team of beginners from beginning to end? (To be continued...)