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Chapter 545 - 176: I knew I’d face a fierce dragon, but is this dragon a bit too big_3

Chapter 545: Chapter 176: I knew I’d face a fierce dragon, but is this dragon a bit too big_3

They would just change the name, tweak the scenes a bit, and re-release the game.

As for the reason, it was simple.

It was because of the heavy burden of having to pay exorbitant patent fees.

It made the majority of game makers completely afraid to make mistakes.

If something went wrong, it wasn’t just the game development costs that were at stake.

There were also patent licensing fees.

And even worse, they might face lawsuits from Blue Ocean Paradise.

Triple-locking every step, the entire Western game industry walked on thin ice, not daring to make any significant moves.

They could only keep rehashing the same old things, pressing on with game themes previously approved by players, like remakes of old films, over and over again.

Things like "New·Point to Face," "Point to Face (Reset Edition)," "Point to Face (Super Reset Edition)," "Point to Face 1999."

Clearly, as Sir Ke had said over a decade ago, his words were confirmed.

For an entertainment form close to art, like gaming, a monopoly would completely bury the industry’s development.

And so, after several shareholder meetings, Blue Ocean Paradise eventually

decided to abolish game patents.

From the millennium onwards, all game makers were allowed to create ’RPG,’ ’ACT,’ ’FPS,’ and other types of games for free.

The Western gaming market was finally able to catch a rough breath.

Of course, Blue Ocean Paradise as the ultimate form of a capital conglomerate,

naturally wouldn’t let money slip away so easily.

Though they had publicly lifted the patents,

in reality, they had secretly shifted their control underground.

Starting to focus on monopolizing distribution channels.

Initially, they burned money to build game platforms, inviting major manufacturers to join for free. Once everyone had gradually gathered,

they began to tighten their strategy.

Then they started taking a cut from games that were launched on their platform.

After taking their cut, they then began a spree of malicious acquisitions of rising game makers on the market.

Seizing this opportunity, they completely vanished from the players’ sight, retreating behind the scenes and transforming into a shadow holding company.

They were like those mega family consortia, playing puppet-master from behind the scenes.

"No wonder we haven’t heard from this company anymore. They’ve hidden themselves," Ke Jin mused silently after reading through the modern history of Blue Ocean Paradise.

Moreover, they had even completely ’formatted’ the very act of hiding themselves from the worldwide web.

Not letting any player around the globe catch a glimpse of their tracks.

Any attacks would be directed at their puppet holding companies.

They were essentially beyond reproach.

If not for having superpowers like Brother Tong Zi’s,

Ke Jin doubted he would have been able to access information on the massive entity that was Blue Ocean Paradise.

Just the fact that ’no news could be gathered’ made Ke Jin feel that his father’s concerns were not without reason.

To hide news on this level wasn’t something even the ultimate consortia could manage.

And when it came to super consortia of that caliber,

they had already started to rise above the laws of the United States.

God knows how much wealth Blue Ocean Paradise had amassed by now.

And when Ke Jin, with the help of Brother Tong Zi, tried to see what visible holding companies Blue Ocean Paradise currently had,

his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Currently, the game companies under the control of Blue Ocean Paradise total 187 around the globe, big and small.

Most exist independently as small studios or game makers, appearing to the outside world as independent entities.

There are also twenty to thirty mid-sized and large manufacturers, primarily distributed in Europe and America.

As his gaze continued to move down,

Ke Jin’s pupils slightly constricted.

The main force behind Blue Ocean Paradise’s wealth accumulation was three mega corporations.

They were—

Hope Flute.

Blizzard Visions.

And.

Art Electricity.