Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

"The goal is to make multiple players an asset to the game, not a source of revenue."

"This process was difficult; we encountered many problems while developing the adventure world."

"In terms of content, we still need time to fill it in."

"However, in terms of direction, I believe that Adventure World is on the right development path. I think this path is correct. If nothing unexpected happens, you will get a positive answer if you ask this question again next year or the year after."

“Okay, Mr. Lin, it’s a deal then. I will definitely ask this question again later. I am Xie Xiaomin, the editor-in-chief of IGN China.”

The female reporter's reply surprised Lin Li.

This is like striking a snake while it's still sticking out.

However, it can also be considered a meme.

It wouldn't be bad to ask this as the first question at today's meeting, so Lin Li smiled and said okay.

Immediately afterwards, a male reporter raised his hand to speak.

"Hello, Mr. Lin, I'm a reporter from NHK..."

Before the person even asked a question, the room was already filled with whispers.

Lin Li sat on the stage.

You can vaguely hear things like, "Holy crap, even NHK is here."

Such a sound.

"What is the specific launch date for Touhou Fantasy World in June? Also, you mentioned the Japanese Fantasy Co-creation Project before, when will this project start?"

"The specific launch date is still being confirmed, mainly depending on the final optimization, but it will definitely be in June."

"As for the Fantasy Co-creation Project, we are already working on it now. We will announce the results of the project in detail when the game officially launches."

The media briefing was a great success.

Not only NHK, but also CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, Asahi Shimbun, and a whole host of other media outlets that are not really gaming media asked questions.

This caused quite a stir among the audience.

Even the seated vagrants Chen Mo and Shen Wansan were too embarrassed to raise their hands.

"Is this still a game press conference?"

"I feel like I've stumbled upon a spokesperson for some official department..."

In the audience, Shen Wansan was complaining.

On the stage.

Lin Li was still answering questions.

"We do have a competitive relationship with penguins, but I believe the best way to compete is to improve ourselves."

"Hopefully, penguins will also realize this fact soon."

Do you think Penguins are not improving themselves?

The reporter who asked the question pressed for more details.

Lin Li smiled.

Instead of answering the question directly, they posed a question.

Do you know KartRider, Hero Kill, and Bubble Fighter?

Lin Li's answer immediately made the people below laugh.

So the reporter asked another question.

"Mr. Lin, do you think that Tencent poses no threat to Spark at all?"

Lin Li gently tapped the table.

"Spark's philosophy is to constantly surpass ourselves and bring better games to players. So in our eyes, there are no competing manufacturers, only players. Whether we can make good games is what we need to consider."

If you only listen to the first half of the sentence...

They might even think this person is quite humble.

However, Lin Li soon revealed his true intentions.

"However, if penguins don't change, I think they might only drift further and further away from us..."

modesty?

That's not what Lin Li needs right now.

What Spark needs now is to convince everyone that Spark can kill the penguins.

Otherwise, you yourself wouldn't believe it.

How can others believe it?

Although killing a penguin is really difficult.

But you have to shout it out first.

[Spark strides forward, stating frankly that penguins are only seen from behind]

Why are press conferences hosted by CCTV, Xinhua, NHK, Asahi, and Xinghuo so prestigious?

[Eastern Fantasy World is set to release in June, no delays expected]

Only by competing with yourself can you grow.

[Adventure World to Launch as Early as Next Year! IGN China Accidentally Extracts Top-Secret Information!!]

The Internet age.

News related to the portal website was launched quite quickly.

Given that we're still in the tail end of the carnival, this information is exactly what players are interested in.

News about the adventure world.

Because Lin Li’s statement, “Ask again in one or two years at the latest,” was spread by countless news media, it became known that the adventure world would be launched in as little as one year.

This has made Tencent and a host of South Korean manufacturers extremely nervous.

Tencent responded to Spark that same evening.

It has been stated that the remastered version of Aion will be released in 2020.

Meanwhile, Penguin also published three articles.

It introduced the "innovations" penguins have made in recent years.

However, after attending the press conference, Lin Li didn't focus much on penguins.

South Korean MMORPGs do indeed have a certain influence at present.

But this influence is similar to that of penguins.

Although it still appears large and powerful, it is already in decline.

Chapter 290 Lingering Charm

As for the South Korean market, Xinghuo has already tied itself to the only South Korean company that Linli has a relatively high level of recognition.

For a long time to come, Xinghuo can actually ignore Penguin completely.

What Xinghuo needs to do now is...

It is about cultivating internal strength.

Twenty years ago, we released several key games and then waited for the market to inflate.

Compared to the Chinese market.

Lin Li is now more concerned about threats from overseas markets.

This refers to the threat posed by Steam and EPIC.

After all, penguins look big.

But it really doesn't have much original content creation ability.

But EPIC and Steam are different; they still have real strength.

Especially Steam.

Even Lin Li couldn't save it; under his pressure, will Steam unleash its full potential?

Anyway.

It is said that Steam has launched an unprecedented expansion of recruitment in the past two months.

The expansion of recruitment will focus on both Steam platform operations staff and developers.

I heard that even Wilford himself...

In interviews, they all indicated that they might return to the industry as producers.

Many overseas media outlets have also made similar statements.

"Spark has indeed pushed Steam to its limits."

However, this is not good news for Lin Li, because many players are looking forward to Steam's future development due to Steam's series of actions.

Also.

Influenced by the remastered version of Spark.

EPIC and Steam have also started considering remastered versions.

Both companies have done a lot in the past six months.

EPIC has now found Bethesda, with whom they have collaborated before. Although the two companies have already collaborated on Fallout 76 GG, the previously agreed-upon plan to remake the classic Fallout game using Unreal Engine can still proceed.

Steam also has its own plans. It is said that in addition to preparing to remake its own classic games, they have also contacted many high-selling small and medium-sized titles.

They even traveled across the ocean to Bandai Namco to discuss the Blue Protocol.

But these.

For Lin Li, these are all future competitions.

Within a week after the carnival ended.

Xinghuo has been working on the final touches.

Unlike many companies that simply organize a large-scale event and then abandon it, this approach is different.

Spark's focus on large-scale events is very, very long-lasting.

From the end of the event.

The official Spark team will then start a lot of promotion, including but not limited to releasing a lot of high-definition resources for players to create their own content, such as come up with some awkward memes and post them online.

If it's awkward, so be it; if it goes viral, then it's truly viral.

In addition, Spark Global's marketing department will try to snowball the effect by using a large amount of marketing.

For example, after this carnival ended.

Spark began a series of revealing activities.

They started releasing Easter eggs online that weren't found in the demos by players.

At the same time, a bonus reward was also offered.

After returning to their regular work, the voice actors will continue to share their interesting experiences at the carnival on Twitter or in TV shows for a long time.

If you didn't know better, you might think this was voice actors sharing something.

But Spark actually provided a budget for all of these.

The goal is to extend the lingering impact of the Spark Carnival even further.

Because the longer the aftertaste.

The greater the influence, the stronger the impact.

There really are people who don't pay attention to the carnival when it's at its peak, and they don't pay attention to it even after the carnival ends, until a week or two has passed since the carnival.