On July 25, Sony Interactive Entertainment held the third phase of the "China Star Program" new game press conference in Shanghai, and announced the list of the third batch of selected games. They are:
Journey of Destiny Studios: Two-Dimensional Souls Like Multiplayer Open World Action Game "Absolute Dawn"
Cool House Game: Top-down single-player action-adventure game "Loulan"
Cangmo Technology: Martial Arts Action RPG Codename: Jinyiwei
So far, the third phase of the "China Star Program" has announced nine selected games, and the tenth selected game is expected to be released within the year.
As the first product of Journey Weaver Studios, Dawn is set in a world devastated by a catastrophe. Players will bravely embark on the road of cognition in the body of a mortal, face the dangers and unknowns of ancient legends, and search for the truth and a glimmer of life.
"Absolute Dawn" released two actual machine demo videos in June 2023 and April this year, with a maximum of 3.52 million views, judging from the video content display, the theme of "Absolute Dawn" has soul gameplay and Cthulhu style, and has a unique and distinctive style in the current two-dimensional track, judging from the evaluation, players have high expectations for "Absolute Dawn".
"Codename: Jinyiwei" is an ARPG game developed by Chengdu Cangmo Technology, which has been officially announced as early as 2022, and released the actual machine demonstration process, players can experience the cultivation elements close to the concept of martial arts in the game, focusing on the exciting battles of seeing and dismantling moves, and the plot content and interactive experience with a great sense of substitution.
The game is based on the Silk Road in the ancient Western Regions, players will play a guard, use unique abilities to explore and solve puzzles, experience realistic cold weapon combat, defeat powerful enemies, and fight against their own fate.
At this press conference, Sony said that the previously announced third phase of the China Star Project games ("Lily of the Valley Project", "Awakening Blade", "Hidden Threshold", "Ultimate Evolution", "Infinite Machine", "Daba: Land of Water Marks") will provide a trial experience at ChinaJoy in 2024.
The "China Star Program" is a mentoring and support program launched by Sony PlayStation since 2016 for local game developers in China, providing potential Chinese game developers with all-round support covering game development, platform publishing, and marketing.
Up to now, Sony PlayStation has released games such as "Shadow Torch City", "Chinese New Year's Eve: Pisces Jade Pei", "Epoch Age: Mutation", "Long Dream in the Night", etc., all of which have good reputation and achievements on the platform. Sean Kelly, General Manager of Sony Interactive Entertainment China's Software Division, said at the press conference: "The international performance of Chinese developers' works is obvious to all, and the international expectations for Chinese games are very high. ”