Game Development Giant

Rob Pardo is a fourteen-year-old high school student. Ever since he first played "American Cube" in an arcade near the high school where he went to school more than a month ago, he has been fascinated by this simple game. I was deeply attracted by the game, and even became obsessed with it to the point where I didn’t even think about it.

His skills are very good. Ever since the rumor spread that he can change the game to his own name as long as he reaches 45 million points, Rob Pardo has been practicing unremittingly every day, but now he It's still a little bit closer to accomplishing this feat. The best score is over 40 million points.

He has the highest score in the arcade where he often plays. Although he is not satisfied with his progress, he is still a little proud.

This time after school, Rob Pardo still came to the arcade where he often went. Because he came here often, the boss was also familiar with him. When he saw him coming in, he smiled and said hello, directly I threw him a game coin.

"Think of it as a gift from me. Work harder today and strive to reach 45 million!"

Rob Pardo also smiled sheepishly. He broke through to over 43 million points for the first time last night. He had a good chance of reaching 45 million points. Let’s see if the rumor is true. , but all the previous efforts were wasted because of a mistake.

At that time, the owner of the store also stood beside him and kept encouraging him. He still clearly remembers that when he failed, it seemed that the owner was more disappointed than him.

Putting the game coins into the machine from the coin slot, the familiar game music rang in his ears, and watching the pages he had seen countless times flash past in front of his eyes, Rob Pardo, who had already been impatient, started game.

The initial level was too easy for him, and it was not difficult to operate it with one hand. The boss, who was in his thirties, also came next to him and watched him play the game.

"Rob, did you know that the producer of "American Cube" participated in a talk show?" The arcade shop owner saw that Rob Pardo didn't need to concentrate on playing the previous difficulties, so he took the initiative to talk to him. Chatted.

"Well, I heard that Jester seems to have been racially profiled. This incident has been a hot topic recently. There are also some naked-running bets and so on." Rob Pardo, as "American Cube" Fans of the game are naturally very concerned about this news. Not only does he know that the company that produces this game is called Mars Entertainment, and the producer is called Jester Lee.

Even before, Jester placed an advertisement on TV newspapers and issued a call for people from all over the United States who still have aspirations for the video game industry to come to California to join his company, to make the best games together, and to revive the dying electronic industry. The glory of the gaming industry.

Rob Pardo watched with excitement at the time. He loves games very much, and he also made an adventure game based on DND rules on the Apple II. Several of his friends also had a lot of fun playing it.

So, he wrote a eloquent self-introduction letter, attached his works and sent it to the address of Mars Entertainment.

But after the passion passed, he had some regrets. How could a letter written by a fourteen-year-old high school student be taken seriously? But what he didn't expect was that he actually received a letter from Jester, the producer of "American Cube". ·Li's reply, it was also in this letter that he learned that Jester was actually just a nineteen-year-old college student.

In the letter, Jester first encouraged it and was surprised that he could make such a great game at such a young age, and then said that he is still young now. If he can still be full of interest in video games after graduating from college, If he is interested, and this industry has not completely disappeared at that time, and Mars Entertainment is still active, he is welcome to work at Mars Entertainment.

Rob Pardo, who received the reply at that time, read the contents of the letter dozens of times and was still not satisfied. According to his mother, she had never seen him so pious even for the Bible.

Then, the flattered Rob Pardo became a fan of Jester without hesitation, and he was still a die-hard fan.

"The talk show he participated in is called "Chicago Morning". It will be broadcast on ABC's own TV network tonight. I heard that he answered a lot of questions about games on the show." The owner of the arcade was very interested. Said.

""Chicago Morning" is going to be broadcast at night?" Rob Pardo flexibly controlled a four-connected block to fall vertically with both hands, eliminating four rows of blocks at once. He said before that he knew Jester This is the talk show he participated in, but he was still a little surprised when he heard the news from the arcade owner. Judging from the name of this show, it shouldn't be broadcast at night anyway.

"I don't know about this, but I heard that this program will be revised recently and moved to prime time. It just so happened that this program became popular due to racial discrimination, so maybe it was moved to prime time in the evening for the sake of ratings. ." Now, the owner of this arcade shop is not very clear and can only guess and talk about his own inference.

Rob Pardo has been thinking about tonight's show. When he thinks that he will be able to see his idol on TV tonight, he can't help but feel a little excited in his heart.

But maybe he was not focused enough. This time, Rob Pardo made a mistake when he had less than 37 million points, causing the game to fail. The arcade machine watching him play the game The store owner also felt a little sorry.

He also wanted Rob Pardo to confirm the rumor that he could change his name with 45 million points, and then let him leave his name on a machine here, so that his arcade could Be famous, come here to see the first machine with your name written on it, or come to challenge and put your own name on it, it will definitely attract a large number of new customers.

Because he still thought about going home to watch his idol's show at night, after the game ended, Rob Pardo did not continue playing, but went home directly.

After dinner, Rob Pardo selected the channel and stayed in front of the TV, his eyes motionless.

He's looking forward to "Chicago Morning."

This also made his mother wonder why her child was different from usual today. Not only did he come back much earlier than before, but he also became interested in TV programs that he had never paid attention to.

Finally, when it was almost eight o'clock, ABC's "Chicago Morning" broadcast all over the network finally started.

The first time he saw Jester, he was as young as he thought. He seemed to be a tall and strong nineteen-year-old boy.

Rob Pardo couldn't help but feel a little excited. He clenched his fists tightly and looked at his idol, expecting what questions the host on the show would ask.

The previous chat first used some guiding questions to let the audience have some preliminary understanding of Jester, such as his age, his education, etc.

When Jester said in person that his company was developing a home game console, Rob Pardo jumped for joy. Ever since he became obsessed with "American Cube", he had only dreamed of playing it at home. Being able to play this incredible game, and then he thought about the fate of those Atari game consoles in the mall now, he couldn't help but sweat for his idol.

Then when Jester said that he would not drop out of school, he then laughed and joked that many people were dismissive of his statement that he wanted to revive the video game industry and that video games are not dead yet, saying that he was extremely arrogant, even There were also many people who cursed him, saying that he had better fail immediately.

Describe how to apply for a job and write a resume if you fail, and reply to Oprah's "I am the extraordinary one"...

Seeing this, Rob Pardo couldn't help laughing at Jester's humor.

At this time, his mother happened to pass by the living room and saw that her son, who was usually serious, was actually watching TV and laughing. She thought it was some kind of drama program, and she glanced at the TV with some doubts. , to her expectation, the TV program did not seem to be a comedy TV show, but a talk show.

"Can a talk show be so good?" The somewhat curious mother of Rob Pardo also sat next to her son and watched it with him.

Then, she was involuntarily attracted to the show.

Next is the ** of this program.

First of all, the videotape that triggered this conflict appeared. When Rob Pardo saw the grand trial session in the videotape and saw the three new games released by Mars Entertainment and Jester Lee, he was even excited. His face was flushed, and he kept waving his arms slightly to vent his emotions.

He really wanted to play those three new games.

He is a die-hard fan of Jester, and he believes that everything in the video tape is true, because he has personally seen the first arcade in their area where he bought "American Cube", and what it was like that day. , it's really just like what was captured on the videotape, people keep playing this game over and over again, it seems like no matter how many times they play it they can't get enough.

It was on that day that he waited in line for most of the day to play "American Cube". In the eyes of Rob Pardo at the time, this was the best game in the world, and those things from Atari should have been outdated long ago. In front of this game, it is worse than garbage.

Burying it in the desert is a natural thing.

Although he also shouted that it was the best game in the world when he played Atari's epoch-making "Defender".

You know, Rob Pardo was a fan of Atari before. At Christmas, he believed the advertising and bought the "et" that was destined to be recorded in history.

After that, the audience present questioned the authenticity of the video tape, and some of them were excited and yelled at the liar. Finally, with the words of the yellow-skinned monkey named Henry Stuart, the whole incident was pushed to the climax.

Just after Henry Stuart shouted the yellow-skinned monkey, the scene quickly cut to a close-up shot of Jester.

Rob Pardo can clearly see through the edited program that after hearing the loud yellow-skinned monkey, Jester's face instantly darkened, and he looked at Henry coldly. Stuart glanced at it, but in a very short time, the expression on Jester's face returned to normal.

He even showed a smile that looked very weird to Rob Pardo, like he was smiling but not smiling.

"You dare to make a bet with me?" Jester said to Henry Stuart on the show.

Finally, Jester announced the contents of the bet. He will hold a player trial meeting in Chicago at the end of July to see if his game is popular and whether the video tape is fake. If he loses, he will try it out. The entrance to the meeting was so crowded that he took off his clothes and ran around the Art Museum of Chicago three times. If he won, then...

Rob Pardo didn't pay much attention to these contents. He didn't even think that his idol would lose, and there was no need to worry at all. He only paid attention to one thing, the new game trial session in Chicago at the end of the month!

After hearing the news, Jester's eyes immediately shone with desire.

After the show ended, it was commercial time. Originally, Rob Pardo wanted to go back to the room directly, but after he glanced at the commercial, he could no longer take his eyes away.

The advertisement is a trial tour across the United States planned by Jester. Twenty major cities in different regions of the United States will be selected for half a year. During this trial tour, several models under development will be continuously announced. Information about cross-generational games, and if possible, a trial version will even be launched for players to experience.

Seeing this news, Rob Pardo felt a passion in his heart that was constantly stirring. This passion was constantly stimulating him. I must go to participate in this trial!

must go!

Then he turned around and saw his mother sitting next to him at some point.

Zhizi Moruomu, when her mother saw Robert Pardo's appearance, she immediately guessed what he was thinking. However, his mother just showed a smile and did not say whether it was okay or not, but just said lightly : "This program is good."

When Rob Pardo, who knew his mother best, heard his mother's words, he waved his arms involuntarily and excitedly, and at the same time, a smile appeared on his face for a moment.

He knew that his mother agreed.

the next day.

Yesterday's program broadcast on ABC's entire network still caused a big stir. After all, it was only rumored that Jester, who has been in the limelight recently, was racially discriminated against. However, in yesterday's program, the scene where he was racially discriminated against was actually revealed. Played out.

In the United States, racial discrimination is at least explicitly prohibited. In other words, it can only be done, not said.

As soon as this program was aired, it immediately aroused protests from yellow groups, especially Chinese groups, and even black groups who usually faced the most racial discrimination also expressed their support with the same hatred and hatred. Almost overnight, he was just a small TV series director before. Henry Stuart instantly became a national celebrity, albeit a notorious one.

For this kind of rat crossing the street, no matter whether it is sanctimonious or really righteous, they will not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury.

Although he held a press conference the day after the incident and apologized for the previous incident.

But the problem is that the unscrupulous media will not miss the opportunity of such a hot topic, and they have begun to criticize him verbally and writtenly.

Of course, it also pushed Jester's reputation to a higher level.

Moreover, although the previous videotape was real, it was too fake. Many people who had not witnessed the grand occasion caused by "American Cube" were extremely skeptical about it. In the eyes of these people, although Henry Stuart's racist behavior was very inappropriate, but Jester's false and deceptive behavior was also immoral.

Therefore, some media, especially those investment institutions that Jester used a joking tone in interviews, said that the video game industry is completely finished and will withdraw from the historical material state.

So, these people's counterattack came the next day.

The Wall Street Journal was the first to publish an article, pushing the Mars Entertainment video tape fraud to the peak of public opinion.

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ps2: Rob-Pardo, Blizzard’s ace designer, is called the soul of Blizzard, StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft 3: Frozen Chief designer of Throne, chief designer of World of Warcraft Old World and Burning Crusade, and producer of Diablo 3. Hearthstone originated from his creativity. In 2006, due to the huge success of World of Warcraft, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.

ps3: all-the-best is Rob Pardo’s nickname at Blizzard.

ps4: This year, Rob Pardo, who has worked at Blizzard for seventeen years, resigned from Blizzard. He previously served as Blizzard's vice president and chief technology officer.

ps5: When I saw this news, I sighed. It was emotionally difficult to accept a confession that lasted for ten years.