Debut
Michael was gathered around his employees at the Eminence Gaming office. They were going to release the game. It was a monumental moment for the company since they were putting their first product on the market. The whole team was gathered around; honestly, Michael did not expect the game to be an instant hit upon release. He knew it would take some time; however, he did pay for some marketing over the weekend so he did expect favorable numbers from the first day.
The game was on both app stores for nearly an hour now and the downloads were increasing at a steady rate. Michael heard an alert from his mission screen.
[Mission 4: First Impression
Mission Objective: You have released the first product from your business empire. The product will be a milestone and will have a significant impact on both the public's and the employee's impression of your company. If your first game is a failure; you might even lose some employees. The game must achieve a high ranking in the app store within one week.
Rewards: Depends on the rank in the app store by the end of the week. overall rank will be average of ranks in both app stores. ]
Michael was happy to get the mission. He already expected the game to break into top ranking anyways. However, he did not expect the game's performance to affect his employees. In hindsight it made sense, the game was designed by a 'mysterious' third party so the employees did not have full confidence in the game yet. Even with all the testing, once the game is released it would truly be in the spotlight and all the flaws will be revealed.
The one-week deadline was problematic. He did not know of too many games that achieved top rank in the first week. However, he was confident in the game. The graphics were too extraordinary to not gather attention.
The employees eventually dispersed and went back to work. The game was released and they just needed to wait for the results. The download chart was maintaining an upward trend, therefore so far everyone was optimistic.
" So your game is released. What is your next step?" Jennifer approached Michael. She knew he was working on the game for the past few months. However, he was done with it now and she was wondering what his next project would be.
" Well, honestly that depends on the game's debut. If the game is well received then I will have to plan future updates. On the contrary, if the game flops then I will have to make another one." Michael explained. He had some ideas for future updates. He intended to keep up the game for a couple of years before shutting it down.
Most mobile games have shorter lifespans than console games. It is too difficult to update old games and keep the graphics quality up to current games. It would just be better to design a brand new game or release a second version. Even smartphones change significantly within a couple of years. Developers needed to take advantage of hardware innovations and design superior software.
Jennifer frowned at Michael's response; He seemed to forget about the parent company. "What about your traders? Don't you need to spend more time training them?" she thought Michael was not taking the training seriously.
" Well, I have provided the resources, it is up to the interns to take advantage of it and learn. Trading is something that requires initiative; I cannot force anyone to be a trader. I do intend to spend some more time now that I am done with the game. However, it will take time for them to develop the skills to be professional traders." Michael explained. After all, all the interns had zero experience trading. They have only been studying for a week. So Michael did not expect much from them.
Jennifer did not say anything else; After all, Michael was the expert. She understood that Michael was an introvert, therefore, had a hands-off approach to training. She went back to her office to get some paperwork done.
Michael decided to go home and get some homework done. His final exams were coming up and Michael's first semester of college would soon be over. He did not really care much for college now; however since he did not have to spend too much time studying he decided to stick with it and get a degree.
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William Taylor was having a depressing day. He was a successful YouTuber who had millions of fans. The problem was that he was tired of the mainstream games. He wanted to try something new; however, he was cautious about taking a risk and losing his fanbase.
" Ring Ring"
William turned to his phone and looked at the caller ID. It was from the marketing agency he was trying to work with. The agency paid popular YouTubers to stream new games and advertise the game. He was excited at the chance to get paid to try a new game.
He answered the phone; The conversation was short. The agent introduced the game and the developer. He agreed on a flexible pay for a let's play series based on the views. William hung up and immediately went to the app store to download the game.
He was about to get some snacks when he noticed that it was downloading really fast. "Whoa did my neighbor upgrade his internet?" William threw out that possibility. His neighbor was a cheapskate. He checked the game size and was surprised by its small size. The modern games easily went over one GB in size. He was skeptical about such a small game. After all, size matters.
William set up the recording software and the microphone. He started the game and was astonished by the loading speed.
William was taken to the character creation screen. He explored the options and set up a goofy character.
" The character creation reminds me of Skyrim. I cannot believe a Mobile game has such complicated characters!" William commented.
He was taken to what looked like the new player area. He completed a quick tutorial. After the tutorial, William felt like his head was stuffed. The game was too detailed for a mobile game. He felt like the game could keep up with the current pc games.
The main objective of the game was to produce drugs and sell them. All players were given a small plot of land at the beginning. There were tons of different drugs to create. The easiest and quickest choice was marijuana. It had the lowest start-up costs and skill requirements; however, it usually had the lowest profits. Players can choose to specialize in different drugs and different production aspects.
In order to get more land, players had to band together and form cartels to bid and fight for land. William chose to first join an NPC cartel and do some missions to earn some cash.
" Wow, the graphics are so amazing. This game leaves everyone else in the dust?" William was so caught up in the game that he was forgetting to do commentary. That spoke volumes about the game's quality, as a professional presenter, what sort of game could draw his attention so much that he forgets to do his job?
William enjoyed the missions from the NPC cartels. The mission revolved around protecting the drugs and raiding rival cartels. He loved the combat and was enthralled by the plot for the NPC cartels. Each cartel had an appealing backstory which encouraged players to become attached to them.
William heard an alarm. The recording software had sent an alert because he had been recording for three hours straight. He did not even notice the time flying. He stopped and started editing the footage. He wanted to share the game with all the fans.
As a pro, he knew how to judge games. William knew that this game would break all records. He quickly let all his friends know. He wanted to form a cartel as soon as possible. This game was going to change the whole industry and he wanted to be at the front to get some benefits.
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