Sea Lion Group moved quickly.
Almost on the second day after the official announcement of the introduction of "Endless Epic", the promotional PV was already produced, and it was also linked with the well-known MMORPG "Oracle".
It can be seen that Sea Lion Group is serious about this.
Even if it is a blood transfusion from old games to new games, the popular "World of Warcraft" must be knocked off the altar. After all, even if they do nothing, players will automatically leave, and they will go to their competitors...
"... This promotional PV looks like a complete copycat of World of Warcraft."
Dormitory 402.
Looking at the promotional CG on the computer screen, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but complain.
Standing behind him, Wang Ziyi leaned his head over and stared at the CG animation on the screen for a long time before speaking in an admiring tone.
"Good legs."
Zhou Xuan: "..."
"What good legs? What are you looking at?"
Yuan Gaofei, who was reading a novel on his mobile phone, heard the conversation between the two and came over enthusiastically. Only to find that what he put on the computer was not what he thought, so he moved away without interest.
"Hey, what did I think it was? This thing can make you stare at it for a long time."
Zhou Xuan: "I don't, it's Lao Wang who is interested."
Wang Ziyi waved his hands and said.
"Gungungun, what does it mean to be interested? I just want to evaluate it seriously! And I have to say that the CG of this game is quite interesting, and it is a huge improvement compared to Oracle. If the actual game effect is If this CG painting is half as good, I bet there will be many people playing this game.”
Zhou Xuan said.
"That being said, don't you think this background story looks a bit familiar?"
"look familiar?"
"That's right, the continent of Altai is shrouded in the shadow of the invasion of the abyss, the heir to the throne who is bewitched by the abyss and wears the crown of the undead, and the portal that is opening...I won't talk about the race and career settings, just this The background story is a replica of World of Warcraft, right?”
"It's a little weird when you say that," Wang Ziyi touched his chin and said with a strange expression, "This is no longer the same. I can only say that it is exactly the same."
"Yeah." Zhou Xuan sighed and said, "This Sea Lion Group is so shameless."
By copying the story background and core gameplay, it is obvious that the Sea Lion Group has planned to completely break up the relationship. If this is really the case, maybe there will be some disgusting methods used later.
After all, Hiace is a giant in the domestic instant messaging field.
It is better to believe that giants will do good things than to believe that gangsters abide by the law and tigers do not eat meat...
"Yunmeng Games is in a terrible situation now..." Wang Ziyi said with a regretful expression, "Even if we go through legal procedures, it will be difficult to successfully defend our rights."
People across the country know how strong the legal department of Hiace Group is. Moreover, games are different from novels, music, movies and other cultural and entertainment works, so it is difficult to define the boundaries of plagiarism.
If the two games are just similar in terms of gameplay and settings, it is not enough to prove that "Endless Epic" copied "World of Warcraft".
"It is indeed difficult to defend rights... However, I don't think Yunmeng Games can defeat Sea Lion."
Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's words, Wang Ziyi immediately cast a strange look at him.
"Do you think Yunmeng Group can win?"
"It's not a matter of winning or not. Do you think a game made by copying the gameplay and story background of World of Warcraft will definitely be popular?"
Wang Ziyi thought for a while, shook his head and said.
"This...it's really hard to say."
Zhou Xuan nodded and said.
"Yeah, it's really hard to say."
If you really want to say how novel the gameplay and plot of World of Warcraft are, they are actually not that novel. Fantasy online games basically have the same settings as dwarves, elves, and the undead.
What really attracted him to World of Warcraft, to put it bluntly, had nothing to do with the gameplay or story background, but because the moment he stood in the world of Azeroth, he felt that he was in a living world, and Not facing a bunch of cold data.
It's hard to describe this feeling.
Even for him, an experienced player of the game, this feeling is the first time...
…
Not long after Sea Lion Group released the promotional CG for "Endless Epic", Xu Qianshi, who had been paying attention to the trends in the industry, also saw the video.
Although the length of the video is not long, it is full of information.
After watching the video, Xu Qianshi, who was sitting in front of the computer, sighed leisurely and said with a smile on his lips.
"As expected, the Yunmeng Group was actually the Hiace Group."
Previously, Yunmeng Games had been producing stand-alone games and mobile games, and its business scope did not involve multiplayer online games.
Although Haishi Group also has mobile games and stand-alone games, its market share is not very large, not even comparable to that of DaMi Group, which acquired the Dianqu platform. Therefore, there is no direct friction between the two parties.
However, now, the emergence of World of Warcraft has undoubtedly broken this balance.
Sea Lion Group has always regarded multiplayer online games as its basic base, and this part of the revenue does account for the majority of Sea Lion Group's profits in the game business.
Standing opposite the desk, Wu Jianhua, the head of the marketing department, smiled and said.
"It's a pity that the opponent is the Sea Lion Group. This time Yunmeng Games may have kicked the steel plate."
He hasn't forgotten what happened with "Seven Kingdoms" before, and now that he sees Yunmeng Games failing, he naturally feels very happy.
The same goes for Xu Qianshi.
It's one thing to have a good personal relationship with Hao Yun, but that doesn't mean that his stance is on the same side as Hao Yun's.
As the CEO of Rice Entertainment, his priority is of course the interests of his own company.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
"Haha, evil people will be punished by evil people. It's time for them to fall back. I just don't know what step the Sea Lion Group plans to take this time and where the bottom line is. If it is just targeting World of Warcraft, it will be fine, but if it changes later Targeting all products under Yunmeng Games, their troubles are not just as simple as one game."
Hearing these words, Wu Jianhua's face changed slightly and he looked at Mr. Xu in surprise.
"You mean... Hiace Group may completely ban the products of Yunmeng Group? But this is too-"
"You want to say that this is too fussy, right?" Xu Qianshi smiled faintly and continued, "Actually, I think so too, but... Since both parties have reached the point of breaking up, maybe next time It’s no surprise what happens.”
"Besides, based on my understanding of Liu Zhiping, this guy is not a good person. If he really regards Yunmeng Group as a trouble, he might actually do something similar to solve this trouble."
Direct blocking is too low-level. Not only is it easy to cause a counterattack in public opinion, but it may also lead to antitrust investigations by relevant agencies due to being too high-profile.
Especially the latter, not only the Sea Lion Group, but also all the giants in Xia Kingdom are extremely afraid of it.
However, even if they don't take direct measures to block them, the Sea Lion Group has 10,000 ways to achieve similar results.
For example, World of Warcraft is restricted from advertising on Sea Lion Group’s platforms.
They even restricted the sharing of links related to Yunmeng Group on the WeChat platform for security reasons...
Even Xu Qianshi admitted that Hao Yun was a great guy and could always do something unexpected.
However, in the face of Internet giants like Haishi, the role of personal ability is still too small!