Development Codename—Freedom

Chapter 86 Development Codename—Freedom

That evening, Yang Yi started her live stream.

When the camera lit up, he already had half a crab leg stuffed in his mouth, his cheeks bulging, and he mumbled into the camera, "Yo! Good evening, everyone!"

Before the viewers could react, he put the crab leg on the table, wiped his hands, and cleared his throat.

"I am that man—the world's number one Grand Slam game designer, the pioneer of tactical attack and defense games, the chairman of Beehive Technology, and the man who received six billion in donations from Pony Ma."

When he got to the last point, he deliberately slowed down his speech, emphasizing each word: "The man who got Mr. Ma to give him a reward of six billion."

Then he added, "I could brag about this for the rest of my life."

Yang Yi's opening remarks immediately ignited the live broadcast room—

There aren't enough people in the live stream room!

Watch your attitude, be more humble!

"Mr. Yang, you're awesome!"

"Strengthen Winston!"

This is the amazing game designer I admire; only someone this talented could have developed Overwatch.

Savior!"

Less than a minute after the broadcast started, the live stream immediately jumped to the top of the popularity chart.

What does it mean to be the number one male live streamer in China?!

While gnawing on a king crab leg, Yang Yi mumbled, "Has everyone had dinner yet?"

"To celebrate Overwatch achieving a Grand Slam, our company is having a dinner party today."

"The dishes are so-so, with abalone, lobster, and king crab—unlimited."

"Ugh, why bother with fried rice? King crab will fill you up just as well!"

Seeing the mountain of prepared seafood piled up in front of Yang Yi, viewers in the live stream shed tears of envy, and the comments section began to take a turn for the worse—

"Mr. Yang, stop eating and say something!"

Can you really get full from eating king crab? This is the first time I've heard of that.

Stop eating it, or you might get gout!

It stinks! This king crab must be rotten!

While arguing with the crab legs, Yang Yi scanned the live chat and managed to reply, "Don't talk nonsense, uric acid is eliminated very quickly if you don't drink beer."

He stacked the crab leg shells aside, picked up a tissue to wipe his hands, and leaned back in his chair.

The comments were still flooded with "Stop eating," and he grinned.

"Don't rush, everyone. Let's chat for a bit, and after I've eaten—" He paused deliberately, lifting his eyelids to look at the camera, "I'll give you a big surprise."

Yang Yi's words immediately piqued the curiosity of the viewers in the live stream.

"What's so big? A new game!"

"Mr. Yang, stop eating!"

I have nothing to say to you, hurry up and eat!

You're even more disgusting than the old man giving out awards today.

Yang Yi looked at the golden comments and laughed out loud: "It's not that bad. That old man is really disgusting. He's so slow. It makes me want to smash my water glass."

"I'm quick to answer, and the big revelations will definitely be revealed last; the revelations that are revealed in advance are not important."

"How about this, to keep everyone from getting bored, feel free to ask any questions, and I'll answer the ones I can."

Yang Yi's words immediately woke up the viewers in the live stream, and a barrage of all sorts of questions flooded in: "What kind of game is the new game?"

There are many new games, I don't know which one you're asking about, let's skip that.

What are your thoughts on winning the Grand Slam in gaming?

"Cool!"

A pregnant woman discovered her baby had intellectual disabilities during a prenatal checkup. Her best friend used tarot cards to predict the baby could attend Tsinghua University. Should she give birth to the child? Yang Yi frowned slightly when she read this, paused for half a second after reading it, then chuckled and shook her head.

"When you ask this question, it means the child's issue is genetic."

"Mr. Yang, after I got engaged, I realized that I was going to face a domineering mother-in-law, a timid father-in-law, and a son who was blindly obedient to his parents. I feel like the sky has fallen."

"Don't collapse yet. Let's put it another way. You're facing: an independent woman + a loving husband + an obedient son. Doesn't that sound much better?"

Yang Yi's rapid-fire questions and answers left the viewers in the live stream speechless, with one climax after another exclaiming, "Amazing!"

The larger the circle, the more extraordinary people there are; the smaller the circle, the more extraordinary those extraordinary people are. Surely Mr. Yang's circle doesn't just consist of him alone?

No wonder language is a kind of magic.

What's most unsettling is that Yang Yi's reaction time to answer these questions is less than three seconds!

Yang Yi chuckled twice as he looked at the comments, reached for the Coke on the table, took a sip, and then put it down.

The comments were still scrolling by. He finished wiping his hands, threw the tissue aside, leaned back, and the chair creaked again.

"Alright." He patted his stomach. "I've eaten enough. It's time to keep my promise."

He sat up straight, placed his hands on the table, and his expression slowly changed from a playful smile to one that said, "I'm about to get serious."

"I have some inside information to share with you all."

The chat went silent for a second, then went even crazier—

You've finally finished eating!

Hurry up and say it, stop dawdling!

It turns out that General Manager Yang was the biggest mole in the bee colony.

Yang Yi ignored the comments and cleared her throat.

"The company has changed its game development process. Now, the development of Hive is done on a yearly basis."

He held up three fingers.

We divide games into three categories.

The first finger falls, "S-level - Main game, the top pick of the year."

The second one came down: "A-level - Second-tier main force, capable of playing but not expected to win the championship."

The third one fell: "Grade B - Ordinary game, small in scale, but fun."

"For example, this year Hive has prepared two S-level games, one A-level game, and several B-level games."

"And it will be released at the same time as the Hive Games Direct presentation."

After revealing the details of the appetizer, Yang Yi picked up her cola again and began to speak.

"Alright, that's the appetizer reveal. Does anyone have any questions? Feel free to ask now, and you'll get a free Coke for a limited time."

Although it's just an appetizer, it contains a lot of information, and many people have more and more questions as they listen, naturally leading to a barrage of inquiries.

The first comment floated by, and Yang Yi squinted as she read it aloud—

What level is Stardew Valley?

"That's a difficult question to answer." He pointed to the cola with his index finger.

"Let me put it this way—the gameplay is absolutely S-level."

"What about the image quality? Although it was intentionally designed to be pixel-style, it's still pixel-style and the file size isn't large, so it can only be rated B."

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Overall rating: A.

Before I could even process the comments, the next one had already popped up—

Why are there no C and D ratings?

"Why?" Yang Yi repeated, tilting his head slightly, his tone calm and confident: "Our bee colony doesn't play C and D level games."

What are the consequences if a game development problem arises and the game doesn't directly address the issues?

"Kick them out of this year's team and we'll talk about it at next year's Game Direct."

The comments were scrolling by rapidly. His gaze drifted down, and another one popped up: "Is the bee colony still hiring?"

Yang Yi nodded when he saw this, leaned forward slightly, and rested his elbows on the table.

"We're hiring," he said earnestly to the camera. "This year we're offering quite a few positions to recent graduates."

He paused, then added, "We've visited most of the major universities. We hope to bring in some fresh blood to our hive, and we also welcome those who missed the campus recruitment season to submit their resumes to our hive."

After saying that, Yang Yi lifted the bottle up and looked at it. The amber liquid swayed at the bottom of the bottle, and there was still a small amount left.

"It's almost time." He brought the bottle to his lips, tilted his head back, his Adam's apple bobbing, and drank it all in one gulp.

The bottle is empty.

He slammed the empty bottle down on the table, the bottom of the bottle hitting the table with an even duller thud than before.

"Time's up for one bottle of Coke. Questions closed."

"More scoops coming!"

"As mentioned last time, the Swarm Games Direct was held."

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"While I can't tell you the time of the Direct, I can still give you a little sneak peek at the game content."

The viewers' enthusiasm in the live stream was reignited by Yang Yi's performance, prompting a rapid update that kept them up all night!

Are there any spoilers for an S-rank game?

Yang Yi glanced at the comments and continued to slowly reveal the plot at her own pace.

"Since everyone has asked so sincerely, I won't hide anything anymore. One of the S-level games involves the ocean."

"And another S-level game has fully embraced this year's development codename—Freedom!"

"Let me briefly introduce the development codename. Hive releases one or two development codenames every year. You can guess the game's type and gameplay in the comments section of the official account."

"The 10 players whose guesses are closest will receive a gift package from the official team."

"This year's codename is Freedom. The official account will announce it after the live stream ends. You can try it out."

Yang Yi came up with the development code name on the spur of the moment, and the result was surprisingly good.

It maintains the game's mystery while also providing simple spoilers to keep the game popular.

Get more in one fell swoop.

Just as Yang Yi had predicted, before her live stream had even ended, countless short videos and posts predicting the future were already spreading rapidly across the internet.

[Yang Yi personally admitted that the new S-level game from the Beehive game involves—freedom]

[The combination of freedom and ocean elements suggests that the next S-level masterpiece will be about visiting an underwater world.]

[The latest masterpiece from Overwatch designer Yang Yi!]

[Predicted timing for the Hive Games Direct presentation.]

Riding the wave of Overwatch's popularity, countless true and false rumors spread rapidly across the internet.

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