Chapter 237 - Question Time (1/2)

Chen Mo reached the last slide on his power point.

“Alright, that’s all the content I have for this game announcement, go ahead and ask any questions you have. The next half an hour is reserved just for Q and A.

The journalists now have a good idea of what the game was like after sitting through his explanation and gameplay footage.

Many journalists raised their hands upon hearing about the Q&A.

Chen Mo picked a random journalist in the front row, “The man in the glasses, go ahead.”

The man stood up and grabbed a mic from a member of staff, “First I’d like to thank you for that very entertaining presentation, I’m really interested in the game. But I have a question, if this game is a game that is built around building, is it really a good idea to release it on VR? There aren’t many teenagers who play on VR, have you thought about that?”

Chen Mo nodded, “I understand what you’re getting at. Let’s put it this way, Minecraft is a game for all ages, we hope that adults can gain the same fun as everyone else, so I don’t think there’s anything out of place with the game. Alright, now the lady with blonde hair.

“Nice to meet you Mr Chen Mo. Why would you pick a game like this as your first game into the VR game industry? Are you targeting the puzzle game genre?”

Chen Mo shook his head, “No, just as I said before, it’s a game for all ages. My target audience is the whole world. I hope every VR gaming pod has Minecraft installed.”

Everyone was shocked at that statement as it sounded like something someone overly confident would say.

A middle aged journalist asked, “You have added a few additional gamemodes for Minecraft, but it’s still not as many compared to the larger MMORPGs, do you plan to release DLCs in the future to add more content?”

Chen Mo shook his head, “Minecraft is not like other MMORPGs. We hope that the players will make their own mods for the game just like Don’t Starve. I think Minecraft is already a complete product that doesn’t need anymore DLCs.

The questions kept coming, and the questions became broader and broader. Most of the questions were about Minecraft at the start, but in the end, questions about Diablo, Don’t Starve, and World of Warcraft were being asked. There were questions on Chen Mo’s next steps.

Chen Mo got through all of them, skipping over the ones he didn’t want to.

Last but not least was Han Lu.

“Nice to meet you. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s S-grade videogame designer Yan Zhenyuan is about to release his VR game Thousand Hells. There are plenty of discussions out there thinking that the game copied Diablo.

“Do you think it’s a copy? And why did you announce Minecraft now, are you trying to compete directly with Thousand Hells?”

Chen Mo laughed, “It doesn’t matter if it was a copy or not. Video Game designers get inspiration from many different sources, and sometimes it’s from other games. Sometimes, the thoughts of video game designers just happen to collide, so I don’t mind that at all.”

Han Lu asked another follow up question, “That means releasing Minecraft the same time as Thousand Hells is just another coincidence?”

“Of course not.”

“Huh?” Han Lu was confused.

Chen Mo laughed, “It’s just a learning experience as it’s my first VR game after all. But you guys have something to look forward to. Which of these two games would sell more or be more profitable?”

The journalists were shocked.

What is he playing at?

He was being nice and modest at the start, with all that about being alright with referencing games and just for experience, but what was that at the end.