The first letter to all employees after the change of leadership of Lingxi Entertainment: the young management team has taken over in an all-round way
On June 21, Zhou Bingshu, president of Lingxi Interactive Entertainment, issued the first all-staff letter after taking office, announcing the company's new organizational structure and promoting a number of "post-80s" to core management positions. It is worth noting that Zhou Bingshu himself is only 35 years old this year.
In this adjustment, Chen Zhi (1989) was appointed as the executive director of Pingwuqi Studio, and Zhu Jian (1991) was appointed as the head of the marketing platform. In addition, Chang Guo, the new head of the art middle office, and Xiao Huo, the head of the platform business line, are not over 40 years old.
Lingxi Interactive Entertainment owns a number of well-known games such as "Three Kingdoms: Strategic Edition", "Three Kingdoms Fantasy Continent", and "Wind Continent". Previously, on June 7, "Three Kingdoms: Strategic Edition" announced that the number of global players had reached 100 million.
"Three Kingdoms: Conquering the World" made a force, and the stock price of Station B soared by 19%
Affected by the strong market performance after the launch of the mobile game "Three Kingdoms: Conquering the World", Bilibili's Hong Kong stock price jumped higher on June 19, soaring 18.96%, hitting a new high in the past 10 months.
"Three Kingdoms: Conquering the World" is a Three Kingdoms-themed SLG mobile game, which has continued to grow in popularity since the pre-download was opened on June 11, ranking at the top of the iOS game download list, and ranking third on the best-selling list for many consecutive days, far exceeding market expectations.
Douyin Mini Games are growing rapidly, and the number of users has skyrocketed by 100%
Recently, Giant Engine announced the latest data of the Mini Game ecosystem at the 2024 Douyin Mini Game Industry Summit. The data shows that the scale of the mini game market will grow rapidly in 2023, and the performance of the Douyin mini game platform is particularly bright. From Q2 2023 to Q1 2024, the number of Douyin Mini Game users will increase by 100%, the number of products will increase by 70%, and the advertising consumption will soar by 530%.
Luo Xiaohei's author MTJJ apologized for the controversy over employee remarks and called for rational discussion
On June 21, MTJJ, the director of the animated film "Luo Xiaohei's War", issued an apology for the controversy caused by his employees' negative comments on the game "Black Myth: Wukong". MTJJ said it had distanced itself from the employee and called on team members to focus on and maintain the emotional experience of their fans.
At the same time, MTJJ also expressed its support for Black Myth: Wukong, hoping that Game Science can properly handle the controversy, and called on the public to discuss rationally and avoid verbal attacks.
The Wandering Earth is going to make a game: R&D partners are being recruited
Recently, Hanhai Star Dome, the IP developer of the game "The Wandering Earth", released a video announcing the launch of the "Navigator Program" to recruit game development partners from all over the world.
According to reports, the official recruitment plan does not impose any restrictions on game platforms and game categories. The official hopes to put the possibility and right of exploration in the hands of the navigator (game developer).
The first case in China! Post-00 players were found to be infringing for leaking game test content
Recently, the Nanjing Qinhuai District People's Court concluded the first case in China in which undisclosed game characters, scenes, actions and related combinations were identified as trade secrets and protected. Chen, a post-00s gamer, was sentenced to compensate the game operator 100,000 yuan for disclosing the content of a new version of a well-known game that he participated in the test without authorization.
The court held that although Chen had signed a confidentiality agreement with the game developer, the rights and interests of the game operator, as the licensor, should be protected.
"Border" was suspended, and The Lancet Workshop vowed to fight to the end
On June 18, the domestic multiplayer FPS game "Border" issued an announcement, announcing that it would stop all network services after June 30. The announcement pointed out that the game publisher Sky Stone unilaterally decided to stop operating the game, and the incident happened suddenly.
The Lancet Studios said that they are actively fighting for the right to operate the game and will do their best to preserve player account data to create the conditions for the game to be relaunched. At the same time, the studio will also recover the income due to it through legal means.
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Some channels of DNF mobile games were taken off the shelves, and the CEO of XD Company angrily criticized: it will be divided into half of the revenue
A few days ago, Tencent's "Dungeons & Warriors: Origins" (hereinafter referred to as "DNF" mobile game) in-game announcement showed that due to the expiration of the contract, from June 20, DNF mobile games will no longer be on the app stores of some Android platforms, and players who used the relevant Android app stores in the past can update directly in the game. For Android players who need to re-download the client, it is recommended to go to the official website of the game to download.
It is worth mentioning that after the official announcement of DNF mobile games to remove the channel server, Huang Yimeng, CEO of XD Company and founder of TapTap, posted that "the domestic Android channel is really disgusting, not only will half of the income be divided on the shelves, but the official website package will also be replaced by various civet cats for princes when it is installed, and it will be secretly replaced with a channel package that needs to be shared, so it is better to directly remove it from the shelves and only do the official website." ”
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The May revenue list is out: "Dungeons & Warriors: Origins" performed strongly
According to SensorTower data, in May 2024, a total of 40 Chinese mobile game publishers were listed in the top 100 global revenue list, with a total revenue of US$2.11 billion, accounting for 39.7% of the total revenue of the global top 100 mobile game publishers.
Among them, "Dungeons & Warriors: Origins" has occupied the top of the domestic iPhone best-selling list for 28 consecutive days since its public beta on May 21.
In addition, Kulo Games' new open-world RPG game "Ming Tide" also performed well, with more than 9 million global downloads and more than $50 million in revenue in the first three weeks of its launch, with overseas markets contributing more than 70% of the revenue.
Love and deep space responded to Qin Che's leak
News on June 21 Recently, some materials suspected of being in love with Qin Che, a new character in deep space, have been spread on various platforms. In this regard, the official announcement of "Love and Deep Space" said that it was confirmed that the material was obtained and leaked through illegal means, which disrupted the plan and destroyed the player experience, and the production team will take all necessary means to protect their rights and strictly investigate the legal responsibility of the infringer.
At the same time, "Love and Deep Space" also officially announced the PV of the character Qin Che.
NetEase's "Shendu Night Record" was suspended
NetEase's national style monster card collection RPG mobile game "Shendu Night Travel" recently announced the suspension of the trailer.
According to the announcement, the game will close the download entrance at 14 o'clock on June 19, 2024, and most of the servers will be closed at 15 o'clock on August 19, 2024.
It is understood that "Shendu Night Walk" was officially tested on September 25, 2018, and has been in operation for a total of 2,099 days.
"Food Language" is officially closed
The Chinese food women's mobile game "Food Language", produced by Guangzhou Tiantai and published by Tencent Games, previously announced that it would be suspended, and the suspension time will be at 11:00 on June 18, 2024.
The official has said that after the official blog of "Food Language" posted the news of the suspension of operation and the end of the update, the production team will announce that the "Food Language Companion Version" will be launched on the official blog of the adapted animation, and promised that the companion version will never be closed.
The sales volume of "A Thousand Miles to the End of the Ming Dynasty" exceeded 400,000 and is preparing for a mobile terminal
Zero Games announced yesterday that the sales of "Hungry Death" exceeded 40W 2 months after its release, and the praise rate finally reached 97%. It also announced that the official is working hard to apply for mobile qualification, and strive to release the mobile version next year.
In addition, the official said that the art set book of "Hungry: A Thousand Miles at the End of the Ming Dynasty" has been signed by a well-known publishing house, and is expected to be released in Modian in the third quarter, and then released in physical bookstores and coffee shops, depending on the situation.
Black Myth Xbox postponed? Microsoft: It's working with Game Science to bring it to its own platform
The domestic action RPG "Black Myth: Wukong" will be launched on Steam, Epic, WeGame, PlayStation and other platforms on August 20, but the Xbox version has been postponed, causing players to speculate about the exclusivity agreement. Microsoft responded that it was working with Game Science to bring the game to the Xbox platform, but did not respond positively to the exclusivity rumors.
Uzi recently started a new company with his wife
Recently, Doinb Live broke the news that Uzi was suspected of making a comeback, and WE coach Zoom also said in the chat that Uzi was on the way. Uzi Business Territory Inventory:
According to the Qichacha APP, Uzi (whose real name is Jian Hao) is associated with 16 companies, of which 7 are in existence or opening, including Dongguan Hao E-sports Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huaimiao Business Consulting Center, Shanghai Male and Female Work Without Fatigue Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., etc. It is worth mentioning that Shanghai Men and Women Work Without Fatigue Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. was established in March this year with a registered capital of 1 million yuan, which is jointly held by Jian Hao and his wife Jiang Yi (Omimi), Jiang Yi serves as the legal representative and executive director, and Jian Hao serves as the supervisor.
Sony and Nintendo were absent from Gamescom
Sony Interactive Entertainment recently confirmed that it will not participate in Gamescom 2024. This is the fifth year in a row that Sony has been absent from the European gaming event. Since 2019, Sony has gradually shifted its focus to online game releases, engaging with players through shows such as State of Plays and PlayStation Showcases.
In addition, Nintendo has also confirmed that it will not participate in this year's Gamescom. However, THQ Nordic and Ubisoft have confirmed their participation, while Xbox's participation plans have not yet been announced.
Gamescom 2024 will take place from August 21 to 25, with the opening night taking place on August 20 and hosted by Geoff Keighley.
Overwatch players exceeded 100 million
In a previous developer update, Blizzard mentioned that Overwatch's player count is about to surpass the 100 million mark.
On June 18th, Game Director Aaron Keller happily announced in a developer update video that they had achieved this goal.
"Elden Ring" DLC word-of-mouth collapsed: the praise rate plummeted, and players complained that the difficulty was too high
Just one day after the release of the highly anticipated Elden Ring DLC "Shadow of the Golden Tree", the reputation on Steam dropped from "very positive" to "mixed".
Although the overall positive rating remains at 64%, the Chinese player rating is only "mostly negative", and the positive rating is only 33%. Players have been criticized for the unreasonable DLC values, optimization issues, and excessive game difficulty.
P Company's "Your Life" was discontinued
On June 18, P Society's open-world life simulation game "Life By You" announced that it had officially canceled its development. The game has been postponed twice, and the team believes that the current quality of the game is not as good as expected, and it is not satisfactory to continue development.