nucmednet Chapter 178 Dig a hole and bury Cordick!
Chapter 178 Dig a hole and bury Cordick!
Chapter 178 Dig a hole and bury Cordick!
Vivian understood that this was for the future market of graphics cards, but she naturally couldn't see it as clearly as Lin Lixin, who had actually seen it firsthand.
Games and graphics cards have always been two brothers who love and hate each other.
Without the booming development of video games, there would have been no rapid advancement in graphics card technology.
Without the rapid advancements in graphics card performance, those visual innovations would not exist.
From Laura's triangular breasts to Night City's ray-tracking technology, the advancements in display technology are undeniable.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA and AMD, the two companies that make consumer graphics cards, or more specifically, gaming graphics cards, have firmly secured their market share.
Not to mention the rapidly growing demand for graphics cards, which perform high-speed, parallel, and massive data computation, following the rapid development of AI technology.
That's a story for another time, of course.
For Lin Lixin, the most significant change in the promotion of graphics cards was clearly —
They now have the resources to make some more radical 3D games.
GAMENOVA headquarters.
Carmack stood there, and after confirming several times that Lin Lixin was not joking with him, he suddenly cheered and jumped three feet high.
"Hooray! The sequel to Wolfenstein 3D! Hooray!"
That was the first project he participated in after joining GAMENOVA, and it held extraordinary significance for Carmack.
No matter how many technological breakthroughs or how imaginative the designs of subsequent works were, or how much sales they achieved.
In Carmack's mind, Wolfenstein 3D will always be that inviolable white lotus.
"Calm down, this isn't an easy job. This is real 3D, not those old-fashioned visual magic tricks that you can't even lift your head, understand?"
"Of course! Of course!"
Carmack stomped his feet excitedly, not even bothering to argue about the technical issues being questioned. "However—"
After the initial excitement, Carmack suddenly lowered his head, nervously rubbing the hem of his clothes, wanting to say something but not daring to speak.
"What's wrong? Do you need my help?"
Lin Lixin had originally planned to focus his efforts on Vivian for the time being, but seeing Carmack's expression, it seemed that he needed Carmack's help.
"Um----"
Carmack scratched his face somewhat sheepishly. "Lin, I need help. A game that's a few hundred megabytes in size... I'm a bit overwhelmed."
This was the first time he had ever shown such an expression.
The rapid advancement of 16-bit games forced even someone as arrogant as Carmack to admit that video games were no longer something a single genius could control.
His gaze swept over the other people in the development department.
Will is still continuously optimizing and iterating the PRD pseudo-random system that he and Lin Lixin designed together, as well as a bunch of miscellaneous modules.
According to him, this is all preparation for his next game, which will be a masterpiece that will shock the world!
He wouldn't even lose to his colleague, Sid.
And Sid—
Carmack shrugged at Lin Lixin, his meaning clear.
Civilization has only been released for a short time, and Sid is currently in charge of its subsequent development, including DLC and bug fixes.
Lin Lixin raised an eyebrow, finally understanding.
"Ah, that's true. Shall I find you a few helpers?"
He glanced at Carmack with a joking smile.
This guy has gradually grown from a rebellious and unruly little brat into a ruthless person who can stand on his own.
Lin Lixin silently opened his attribute panel.
The numbers in the programming section were so bright they hurt his eyes.
"Um----"
Carmack then smiled.
Lin Lixin's ability in terms of connections and vision is something he can only dream of.
The people Lin found are definitely reliable!
"Then you have to guarantee that this game will earn me at least a million dollars, otherwise we'll lose money."
"!!"
Lin Lixin laughed heartily, said goodbye to Carmack who was jumping up and down in a hurry, and called Sam to go out together.
"So—who have you set your sights on this time?"
Sam looked up at the road sign ahead, stopped at the intersection, and casually asked a question.
"Activision, strictly speaking, refers to the founders of Activision."
Lin Lixin looked out the window.
The mention of Activision conjured up an image of a smiling boy with grooves in his mind.
Bobby Cordick, one of the most notorious villains in the gaming world.
It was a cancer that forced out Blizzard founders Mike Morhaime and two others, destroyed countless classic IPs, and held onto money and power more tightly than anything else.
He was a successful businessman, a businessman who, despite his tarnished reputation, had indeed made a fortune.
But he definitely doesn't understand games.
His ability to pull Activision out of its slump and revitalize it only proves that his shrewd business acumen is indeed very accurate.
Trying to keep Cordier under his control and rid the people of this menace would probably be a difficult task.
This guy is now the chairman of two companies, and he has a lot of money at his disposal, even compared to GAMENOVA.
And we couldn't control his thoughts.
Lin Lixin then had no choice but to take a detour and dig a pit for Cordick, so that he could take Activision into his own hands ahead of time.
"Damn it!"
Thinking of Cordick, Lin Lixin grew angrier and angrier. So many people's white hair turned black, and that bastard had an inextricable connection to it.
He simply pulled out his mobile phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, Steve Jobs? It's me, Lin."
"Do you remember Bobby Cordick? Yes, that's him, the one who did the software."
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I gave a brief explanation to make my stance clear, and that was enough.
As for the rest, Sam can work behind the scenes to sabotage the other party's acquisition deals as much as possible.
In this way, even if Cordick still has the opportunity to wreak havoc in the future, the destructive power will not be as high as it was originally.
"Well----"
Sam, in the driver's seat, was a little confused by what Lin Lixin had just said, wondering what nonsense he was spouting again.
"Weren't you going to find Activision? What does that have to do with that Codick guy?"
"It's okay!"
Lin Lixin gritted his teeth and replied, "Damn it, Sam, don't you dare follow that guy's example. Forget it, just don't have any contact with him at all."
"----good."
Sam didn't understand, but Sam was obedient.
"But why did you choose Activision? Although they're practically bankrupt now and are indeed cheap, their development capabilities are basically gone, right? How about adding a few million to the price for a better buyer?"
"First, I need Activision to be the publisher of my new game, and second, I need the Activision brand and their IPs."
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Lin Lixin silently calculated Activision's current situation in his mind, "In the end—Activision did not lose its development capabilities, but rather its four founding members, who are the soul of Activision."
Every era may have a few star producers who can represent the epitome of games in that era.
During the Atari era, besides Howard Warshaw, the most prominent example, there were four other formidable figures who accounted for over 60% of Atari's game revenue.
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