Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 434: A Sudden Turn of Events! A deluge of Questions!

Soon!

Discussions about the Payday DLC "John Wick" began spreading like wildfire throughout the gaming community.

And just one short week later, as Golden Wind and Legend Pictures jointly announced the official start of filming for the DLC's nasake movie "John Wick," along with revealing part of the cast lineup.

This ga-adapted film quickly broke out of the gaming circle.

The discussion heat wasn't just blazing within gaming circles—it captured massive attention in the film and entertainnt industry too!

After all, compared to other ga-adapted films, this "John Wick" cast lineup could be called unprecedentedly powerful.

Even the once hugely popular "Resident Evil" couldn't compare to it.

It was truly deserving of being called the most powerful cast lineup in ga-adapted film history, bar none!

For a ti, various reports ca flooding in—

""John Wick" Announces Start of Filming! Golden Wind's First Ga-Adapted Film Launches!"

"Dream Crossover! Following 'Pacific Rim,' Golden Wind and Legend Pictures Deepen Cooperation!"

"The Ga Designer Who Understands Cinematography Best & The Film CEO Most Obsessed with Gas! What Kind of Sparks Will Gu Sheng and Thomas Tull Create?"

"The Collaboration of a Lifeti! Golden Wind and Legend Pictures Join Forces, Ga-Adapted Film 'John Wick' Receives Widespread Attention!"

"The True 'Golden Film Studio'! Golden Wind x Legend Pictures to Co-Produce Ga-Adapted Film 'John Wick,' Led by Keanu Reeves!"

......

At this mont, it was late winter turning to early spring.

Though the temperature remained sowhat chilly, with the announcent of this ga-adapted film's production start, Golden Wind's popularity seed to reach unprecedented heights.

A storm-center level enterprise in gaming circles, plus an unprecedentedly luxurious cast lineup.

Everything happened exactly as Gu Sheng had previously predicted—instantly igniting excitent in both gaming and entertainnt circles.

A ga company.

Developed a ga.

Adapted it into a film.

Ignited fiery anticipation across gaming and entertainnt.

This situation inevitably made people think of another company's top-tier operation at the recently concluded Cologne Gas Exhibition earlier this year—

"Really makes one sigh. So people are thriving with ga-adapted films, while others turned a top-tier IP derivative into a formless piece of crap."

"Konik: Hey? What kind of talk is that! What is this?"

"I always feel like Little Yellow is doing this on purpose."

"Teaching with both hands, right?"

"Tell Konik to go back to Gotham. Batman promised not to hit him anymore."

"The key is this move is so targeted, and Cologne just ended not long ago—hard not to make connections."

"Golden Wind: Watch carefully, I'll only demonstrate once."

"Feels like the kind of dark humor that crafty old thief would pull."

"Whether the old thief is humorous or not I don't know, but comparing the two, Konik is genuinely pretty funny."

"To this day, I still can't understand how they turned such a top-tier IP like Lord of the Rings into a pile of crap?"

"The Unnad History."

"Hahahahahaha damn..."

......

Clearly!

With the movie production announcent, not only did the fiery effect Gu Sheng had envisioned materialize.

The "teaching with both hands" that Shen Miaomiao had casually ntioned also strangely ca true.

Everything seed to be going smoothly. Previous discussions about Payday's diocre industrial quality seed to gradually fade from people's minds with the John Wick news.

Until half a month later!

The appearance of one piece of news made Golden Wind's previously smooth-sailing reputation suddenly take a sharp turn for the worse—

"Ga-to-Film Adaptation: Diversified Developnt? Or At Wit's End?"

This article first appeared in SNG Weekly.

Written by a Huaguo-nationality SNG editor.

As the world's largest comprehensive gaming dia outlet, this article imdiately attracted widespread attention upon publication.

Although the article's title didn't na nas.

At this mont, with such an article published in the world's most influential gaming weekly, who it targeted wasn't hard to guess.

The article pointed out—

["The current ga-to-film adaptation frenzy is certainly a 'double delight' for both gaming and film circles, but the hidden problems behind it still cannot be ignored..."]

["...We can't help but ask: Is such a massive redirection of players' attention, shifting focus from diocre gas to star-studded film adaptations, really a new path forward for our struggling gaming industry developnt?"]

["We can't help but ask again: Can temporary frenzy truly solve the predicant of having no usable engine, the predicant of hindered industry-wide progress?"]

["We can't help but ask further: With the host country's major event imminent, and key core issues showing no progress! At such a critical ti, can such frenzy truly be called 'new progress' in industry diversification? Or is it just a desperate move when at wit's end?"]

["...As a Huaguo citizen, I'm very pleased to see the progress and developnt of Huaguo's gaming industry in recent years,"]

["But as a dia professional with over ten years in the gaming industry, I'm even more aware that behind these brief, numb cheers lies the core technology wound of Huaguo's gaming industry..."]

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves!

Without doubt!

The appearance of this article was like throwing a massive boulder into rippling lake waters!

Instantly creating huge waves!

After all, this was a Chinese editor working at SNG, who inherently had more national advantage when comnting on the "Huaguo engine predicant" issue.

Plus this article was so "clear-eyed," "objective," "rational," and "well-reasoned."

In an extrely short ti, it curbed the previous discussion heat about John Wick.

And guided countless global players to "see the essence through the phenonon."

Redirecting attention back to the key issue—[Golden Engine predicant].

Players discussed extensively—

"OMG, truly Huaguo's editor, the analysis of the problem is so thorough."

"A sharply insightful article, and both objective and rational."

"Golden Engine indeed still faces predicant, diocre technical capability still can't support Sam realizing his ga concepts."

"As the article says, with Huaguo's engine being blocked, hyping a ga-adapted film indeed seems like trying to cover up shortcomings."

"What a worrying fact?"

"Put this way, it seems ga-adapted films indeed shouldn't be given such extensive coverage. Golden Wind seems to be deliberately using other more explosive news to cover up their own shortcomings."

"After all, Payday is just an experintal ga—it shouldn't logically receive such unprecedented treatnt. And if GW seriously wants to develop into film adaptation, Escape from Hell seems more suitable than Payday."

"Using film adaptation to compensate for ga technology shortcomings? I feel this article's analysis makes a lot of sense..."

"I believe Sam must be pretty helpless too, can only resort to this last resort."

"But the Huaguo exhibition is coming soon..."

"Yeah, that's why they're using John Wick to test the market. Then they can follow this template for promotion at the CJ exhibition?"

"But what I ultimately love is still GW's gas..."

"Feels like GW is overextending their ga developnt capability..."

......

The power of words.

Using a pen as a knife has never been an exaggerated description.

In fact, to so extent, the pen of a widely influential dia professional is even more powerful than John Wick's pencil!

With the trend rapidly shifting!

The gaming community seed to all "woke up" overnight—

"Covering Up Shortcomings? Is the Ga-to-Film Path Really 'Teaching with Both Hands' or 'Testing Player Bottom Lines?'"

"Self-Developed Engine in Predicant, Golden Wind Finds Alternative Path"

"Golden Dust Covered, Self-Developed Engine Facing Multiple Predicants; Host Country Predicant, Alternative Solutions Treat Symptoms Not Root Cause"

"Diversified Developnt or Desperate Move? Highly Anticipated 'John Wick' May Mark Start of Golden Wind's Decline"

......

Article after article ca flooding in!

Voices predicting decline grew increasingly loud!

Although superficially, this wave of criticism seed to resemble the previous criticism of Payday and accusations of Golden Engine's diocre performance.

But actually!

Everyone knew.

The lethality and seriousness of this public opinion far exceeded the previous minor skirmishes!

This ti, what the dia and public opinion were pointing out wasn't just how diocre your self-developed engine was—they were directly stating that "Huaguo's gaming industry self-developed engine path would likely et with Waterloo"!

And as related discussions grew increasingly intense!

Just as people were still speculating and questioning!

An even more explosive news followed.

And with this news breaking, the suspense seed to be instantly killed.

Speculation about Golden Wind's decline, and even Huaguo's self-developed engine eting Waterloo, seed to be settled right there—

Soone claiming to be a "Golden Engine R&D executive" posted on the [Huaguo Ga Developers Forum]:

["Risking My Life to Leak! Engine developnt situation indeed isn't very optimistic...."]

In the first post, the leaker first posted a work badge with their personal na blurred out.

In the unblurred parts, words like "Golden Engine R&D Departnt" and "Senior Engineer" were clearly visible.

"Taking first post myself, currently at internet cafe, risking my life to leak, first uploading internal work certificate image, personal na blurred for understanding..."

Standard leak format occupied the first post.

There's a saying that goes well—

On the internet, you never know if the person on the other end of the information flow is a human or a dog.

In the current public opinion environnt, with everyone saying different things and speculation running rampant.

Leaking information itself is the best way to attract attention.

Especially this kind of "speaking from personal experience" leak.

Plus this quite convincing work certificate.

Without doubt, the forum instantly exploded!

In just three short minutes, the post count had already soared past two hundred—

"Holy crap! Pictures and truth!"

Intense onlookers!

"Poster aweso!"

"Uninford bystanders waiting to understand."

"Holy shit this is too explosive, it's really damn a senior engineer from engine developnt."

"Indeed risking life to leak."

"Are the sources reliable? (dog head)"

"Front row selling peanuts, lon seeds, small stools..."

And amid everyone's urging voices, the leaker began slowly revealing the "internal situation" they claid to know—