Chapter 92 Bounty Challenge? Sprout Studio applied to compete!
While everyone was excitedly waiting for the launch of Call of the Wild, a prize pool suddenly appeared online—
As for the game prize pool for game designers, the amount in it has accumulated to 50 million.
This is a prize pool initiated by a foreign player.
For a long time, prize pools have been set by game manufacturers to provide players with various competition awards, and players can obtain the rewards through a series of competitive operations.
This is the first time that players are pouring money into the prize pool to attract designers to make games and get the money in it.
At first, this prize pool appeared as a joke. The foreign player posted a piece of content on the international crowdfunding,
【Why can't modern game designers make a horror game that makes me feel like I'm out of my body? I'll pay a thousand yuan to launch a terrifying reward! 】
This crowdfunding website is an internationally recognized crowdfunding website. The money put into it will go into a formal pooling account. If no one gets the money within the specified time, it will be returned to the donor's account.
If you look at the initial news of this crowdfunding, you can see that it is full of perfunctory and ridicule.
‘What game do you want to play for a thousand dollars? I'll add one. ’
‘Who doesn’t spend tens of millions to make a high-quality horror game? One thousand yuan is not enough to build a model for someone. ’
‘The original poster has lofty ideals, I won’t say more, I will add ten yuan. ’
‘I’ll pay you a hundred, and the old thief will come and accept my reward. I want to play the scary game you made! ’
‘I’ll give you twenty. Anyway, if you don’t get it all within one month, you’ll be refunded automatically. It’s a great feeling. If you can’t, you’ll get a refund without any loss. ’
‘Target crowdfunding of 100 million? Okay, I'll give you a piece. But raising 100 million in a month is really crazy. ’
‘Hahaha, I have also become Party A, I will give you a piece, please scare me to death! ’
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Amidst the jokes of many players, the amount of money in the prize pool is increasing. Players all over the world have participated in the crowdfunding of this prize pool, and everyone has given not much, ranging from a dime to thousands.
In just over ten days, 50 million has been raised through crowdfunding.
As the amount of money increases, it also appears in the eyes of more people. Until now, it has appeared in front of Ye Feng and in the eyes of domestic players.
‘Awesome, I’ve raised 50 million in ten days. My ability is limited, so I’ll add five yuan. ’
‘If the old thief participates in the production of this game, I will directly add 10,000! ’
‘Brother Shenhao, take me with you! ’
'Originally I wanted to say that the old thief is not good at making horror games, but Bloodborne will really make people tremble. Without further ado, if the old thief participates in the production of this game, I will directly add an additional 100,000 to the prize pool, betting that he can Get first place! ’
‘I hope that the old thief will join the battle, and I invested a hundred yuan in the prize pool. ’
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"Old thief, shall we participate! If this trend continues, this prize pool will be able to win at least 100 million in prizes." Song Shan looked at the latest prize pool amount.
In one month, if the prize pool is less than 100 million, it will be disbanded. If the prize pool exceeds 100 million, it will always exist. It will not end the crowdfunding, but will always be able to add more.
But after reaching the crowdfunding target, few people add money to it.
It may have started out as a crowdfunding exercise, but after the prize pool became higher and higher, the original sponsors also improved many participation rules.
“Yes, it’s a horror game.” Song Shan sighed, “If our Bloodborne game is released later, maybe we can take advantage of this award.”
The fear that players feel in Bloodborne is obvious to all. If you participate, you will surely come out on top.
Horrical game? Ye Feng smiled. He knew too many horror games, and every one of them was soul-trembling.
Here, all bonuses will only be given to the first place producer.
Other contestants will not receive any share of the prize money except for the money gained from the sale of the game.
“Join, why don’t you participate?” Ye Feng didn’t hesitate at all. His game empire is very large and he needs to constantly make money and attract money. Excellent games also mean constant burning of money during the production period.
Games like Wild Cousin require a lot of time and money, with development costs in the billions. Every detail in the game strives to be realistic, and the map in the game is also quite vast.
Not to mention that if Ye Feng wanted to make it as quickly as possible, he would need more manpower and more money.
Now he is counting every penny carefully. Now that someone is offering a reward, he will naturally find a way to win it.
“Go and post a piece of content, and Sprout Studio will participate in this bounty challenge.” Ye Feng squinted his eyes and smiled. Now Sprout Studio is constantly expanding and can produce multiple games simultaneously in multiple lines.
He still remembered what Carter said the last time he came to the studio to find him,
‘I still remember when I first met you, it was in an ordinary office building a few rings away. At that time, it was a studio with dozens of people. At that time, I thought this studio was so awesome and powerful. ’
‘It has only been a year and it has already reached this scale. ’
Internet companies generally make money quickly and close down quickly, and this is especially true for game companies. If there is no long-term game plan, many of them will disband after making a game, and the team members will fall apart. Everyone will find a way out, or continue to work alone. Chase your dream, or join another game company.
Ye Feng followed Song Shan out of the office. The employees outside turned to look at them. They were not looking at Ye Feng for the answer to this bounty competition.
Everyone’s eyes followed Ye Feng’s direction, showing pure respect.
“Everyone, let’s participate in this bounty competition.” Song Shan waved his arms.
"The old thief said, let our players feel what it means to be afraid!"
As soon as Song Shan finished speaking, everyone screamed instantly. Waves of screams overwhelmed the waves, approaching a broken tone.
“Old thief is awesome—!”
“The old thief wants to make a horror game. Just saying this is scary!”
"All rise!"
“I’m Huang San! Apply to join this horror game production team!”
‘Horror game? The old thief comes to form the head! ’
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Hearing the screams and cheers in the company, Ye Feng also picked up his mobile phone. He saw the message Song Shan had just posted using the official account of Sprout Studio.
【Bounty Challenge? Sprout Studio applied to compete! 】
In just a few minutes, the number of comments below has exceeded 10,000.
‘I, Wang Duoyu, have invested in this project! ! ’
(End of this chapter)