It has been 24 hours since World of Warcraft went online.
According to the data collected by Li Zongzheng, the highest number of online users was finally fixed at 16.22 million.
There is no doubt that World of Warcraft has set a record in the history of MMORPG games. Since the birth of video games in this world, there has never been a game that can make players so crazy.
At the same time, another big thing happened in the gaming circle.
Or to be more precise, it should be the entire Internet industry.
On the third day after World of Warcraft was launched, Yunmeng Games submitted a twenty-page reporting material to the State Administration for Market Regulation, formally charging Sea Lion Group with monopolistic behavior.
In fact, during this period, the Yunmeng Group was not like what outsiders saw, swallowing broken teeth and relying on patience to hold on to the pursuit and interception of the Sea Lion Group.
Lin Jun had been collecting evidence for Hao Yun as early as the Sea Lion Group breached the contract and forced all Yunmeng Group's advertisements to be removed from the shelves, and banned the creative workshop and the official account of Yunmeng Games.
In fact, it is quite difficult to trip up the elephant of the Sea Lion Group based on this evidence alone. Over the years, Haishi has been able to dominate the domestic Internet industry. It is absolutely impossible to say that it dares to do so without one or two trump cards.
But no one expected that things would take a turn for the better on the day World of Warcraft was launched.
Someone was jealous of World of Warcraft's success on the first day of its launch, so he instructed technicians to launch a network attack on Yunmeng Game's servers that lasted for more than half an hour.
Although this cyber attack did not cause substantial losses to Yunmeng Group, Yunmeng Technology's technical staff still tried to trace the address of the source of the attack.
To be honest, Wu Fan didn't expect to find the so-called evidence. After all, the opponent's strength in network security technology was far superior to researchers like them, and he would definitely not leave any clues to them.
However, when he tried to open "Zero"'s work log, he was stunned.
From the moment the attack was launched, all source addresses that attempted illegal access to the server or even suspected illegal access were recorded in the work log.
Among all the recorded IPs, one is from the Shenzhen Bay Area.
There was only one—that is, the first time.
There is no essential difference between once or countless times. As evidence submitted to the prosecution, this is enough.
In fact, it stands to reason that even if a cyber attack is involved, there is no direct evidence to prove that Hiace Group has benefited from it. At most, the people involved will be held criminally responsible. It is difficult to identify Hiace Group as unfair competition and use it as evidence for antitrust investigations. .
However, it happened that the servers of World of Warcraft were in the high-tech park, and the Brain-Computer Interface Research Institute located in the high-tech park had registered a confidential research unit.
As a result, this cyber attack cannot simply be considered a criminal case.
On the advice of lawyers, Yunmeng Group officially launched a number of accusations against Hiace Group, including stealing corporate secrets, production materials, and obstructing research and development.
Although this lawsuit will be difficult to end in a short time, it will be enough for the Sea Lion Group to restrain itself for a long time.
Over the years, not only Hiace Group, but also the monopolistic behavior of giants has gradually evolved from a commercial issue to a social issue. Haishi may not be afraid of so-called lawsuits, and may even ignore fines, but it cannot turn a blind eye to the sword of antitrust investigation hanging above its head...
For Hao Yun, this is already the biggest victory that can be achieved at this stage...
"Three memory fragments... I hope you won't disappoint me."
Looking at the three flashing light particles suspended in the inventory, Hao Yun silently prayed a few words in his heart, and then pointed his index finger on them.
As a pale golden light flashed, a series of dialog boxes popped up from the system interface, almost blinding him, followed by a flood of memories coming to him.
[Use memory fragments!]
[Unlock Memory·Game: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds]
[Unlock Memory·Movie: Ready Player One]
[Unlock Memory·Music: Overture of the Dead]
Feeling the increasingly clear memories replaying in his mind, Hao Yun took a deep breath, and a trace of ecstasy gradually emerged in his eyes that he reopened.
Good guy!
Damn, this is the first prize!
Needless to say how popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was back then, it knocked a certain urban game that had been dominating the best-selling list from the top of the list, and even turned Steam into a launcher for fighting games.
If it weren't for the gods flying all over the sky and no one caring about them, and if Bangzi couldn't afford to lose in the game and had a disgusting mentality, this game wouldn't have gone down so fast.
In particular, the "Battle Royale" gameplay derived from this game has spawned a large number of PC and mobile games of the same type.
The moment he saw this memory, Hao Yun made up his mind and included this game in Yunmeng Games' new development plan.
In addition to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the other two memories unlocked are pretty good, but Ready Player One is a little difficult to deal with. Many of the works it pays tribute to do not exist in this parallel world at all, and it is difficult for the audience to get it.
However, if brain-computer interface technology and the "Oasis" system are really developed in the future, it seems good to use this movie as a promotional video for virtual reality technology
After browsing through the unlocked memories, Hao Yun then turned his attention to the remaining card in the inventory of the system interface that exuded a pale golden light.
"Speaking of which, there is also a golden mission card."
Without hesitation, Hao Yun stretched out his index finger and touched it.
The moment his fingertips touched the card, golden light bloomed from the inventory, converging into two translucent dialog boxes.
[Use task cards.]
[Task: Invest in the filming of a science fiction movie.]
The moment he saw this line of work, Hao Yun was stunned for a moment, his expression a little strange.
Good guy.
Isn't this too direct
Even when Hao Yun was enjoying his trophy, at the same time in the Sea Lion Group Building in the Shenzhen Bay Area, Liu Zhiping, the president of Sea Lion Group, looked at Huang Chao who was standing in the office expressionlessly, with a hint of calmness in his pupils. Uncontrollable anger.
"...Do you have anything else to say?"
Huang Chao looked pale and bit his lower lip, unable to say a word.
The silence lasted for about a minute, but it seemed like a century had passed.
Liu Zhiping sighed slowly and leaned back on the office chair.
"You have let me down too much."
"Mr. Liu, please give me another chance. This time I will definitely—"
"What must it be like? Must they blow up their servers, or dismantle our group?" Liu Zhiping, who suddenly burst out, interrupted him with an almost roaring voice, stared at him and continued, " Do you know how much damage this incident has caused to our company? It's not just an endless epic attack... To be honest, it's just a game, I don't care! But now, because of your stupid behavior, we are facing Antitrust investigation by the State Administration for Market Regulation!”
Huang Chao smiled miserably and thought to himself, "Can you really not care?" However, he did not say this rhetorical question, nor did he make any rebuttal.
To be honest, from his perspective, what better way could he do besides doing this
Do they have to watch World of Warcraft steal the entire MMORPG game market from them
Huang Chao doesn't think he did anything wrong, it's just that his skills are inferior to others.
Looking at Huang Chao standing there without saying a word, Liu Zhiping's Adam's apple moved.
Suddenly, he sighed and slowly calmed down the outburst of anger.
"About an hour ago, the police came... to collect evidence."
Huang Chao's shoulders shook, and a trace of fear appeared in his pupils.
Liu Zhiping continued without looking at him.
"If the final evidence does prove that you were involved in that matter..."
"After you go in, remember to reflect on it."