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"Sister Su, why don't you try playing Tencent's 'Atlantis' lately? Many streamers have said it's a good game."

"Yes, I bought it and played it for a few hours. It's actually a pretty good game."

"How much is each of those items? I'd like to earn some bubble tea money too."

"According to Starcard's definition of sandbox games, Atlantis can only be considered a pseudo-sandbox game. It lacks freedom and openness, and is at best a half-finished product."

"So what if it's a pseudo-sandbox game? So what if it's unfinished? It still has a huge number of players buying and playing it."

"I won't stop you from eating Shi if you like, but don't drag the streamer along to eat it too."

The debate surrounding the game "Atlantis" is intensifying in the live stream chat of Su Tao's channel.

Su Tao was already used to this.

Since the release of Atlantis, many people in her live streams have wanted her to try out this recently popular game.

However, although Su Tao was unwilling to stream this "pirated" game, she had played it privately before.

Su Tao's assessment of "Atlantis" can be summed up in one word: history.

Anyone who has read Chen Dong's novel can easily recognize that "Atlantis" is a game created by Teng Yan based on the descriptions in the novel.

It's unclear whether Teng Yan's production team had limited skills, or whether the novel lacked descriptions of other Terraria games, leaving Teng Yan without anything to draw inspiration from, resulting in this incongruous half-finished product.

While controlling her character to dodge monsters and collect blue gems on the ground, Su Tao explained why she wasn't streaming "Atlantis".

"Brothers, SuSu is waiting for Terraria to be released on the platform in two days, along with the start of the annual game development competition. If you want to see SuSu play a sandbox survival game, you don't need to keep playing Atlantis."

After all, the official version is about to be released, so who would want to play pirated games?

Su Tao's words were a direct expression of her attitude.

In no time, the Star Card fans in the live stream quickly seized the high ground in public opinion, causing Teng Yan's fans to suffer a series of defeats.

Teng Yan's fans could only leave a warning like "The streamer is talking nonsense, be careful of the lawyer's letter" before leaving the live stream or ceasing to comment.

Seeing that her words had caused the number of viewers in the live stream to drop by thousands, Su Tao remained quite calm.

however.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Steam Platforms in Beijing, a high-level meeting was held specifically to discuss whether Atlantis could participate in this year's annual game development competition alongside Terraria, and the meeting was embroiled in a heated debate.

"How can we allow a game with obvious signs of plagiarism to participate in the annual game development competition? What if something goes wrong? Are we going to let foreigners laugh at us?"

"Old Xu, it's not as serious as you're making it out to be. Teng Yan's actions are at most a matter of borrowing ideas, so why label it plagiarism?"

Inside the meeting room, several senior executives, all over fifty years old and with graying hair, nearly slammed their fists on the table in their struggle to win the argument.

The crowd split into two factions, each sticking to their own version of events, and neither side could convince the other.

Seeing that the conference room was about to turn into a vegetable market, and the executives were arguing like old men and women in a vegetable market, Ren Kang curled his index finger and banged it hard on the table.

After two crisp "bang bang" sounds, the conference room instantly fell silent.

Although these executives still looked defiant and glaring, they dared not continue arguing due to Ren Kang's imposing presence. They could only turn their attention to him and wait for the CEO to make the final decision.

"While Atlantis is suspected of plagiarism, it cannot be concluded that Tengyan plagiarized Xingka's idea. It is possible that the two companies simply came up with similar game plans."

Facing the gazes of several senior executives, Ren Kang pondered for a moment before his deep voice slowly echoed in the conference room.

Today's society is governed by law, and everything requires evidence.

Perhaps Atlantis really was a copy of StarCraft's Terraria concept by Tengyan, but who can provide conclusive evidence for such a thing?

Moreover, Atlantis' unique gameplay and decent content have already turned many players from haters to fans.

Online discussions about Atlantis have shifted from whether it plagiarized to when Tencent Games will release new DLC.

With such immense popularity and traffic, the platform is unlikely to abandon it due to a small risk.

"But……"

One of the executives wanted to say something more, but was stopped by a look from Ren Kang.

Ren Kang knew what he wanted to say and what he was worried about.

"If Atlantis can win the championship, it will mean that the game has been recognized by the players. As for the alleged plagiarism, there will naturally be people to defend Teng Yan."

Therefore, the problems you are worried about are unlikely to occur.

Ren Kang's sharp gaze slowly swept over the executives present, and the certainty in his voice made them dare not continue to express their opposition.

"Since everyone has no objections, let's do as I say. Meeting adjourned!"

After speaking, Ren Kang pushed back his chair, stood up, and walked out of the conference room.

As for the other executives in the meeting room, they all left one after another. Only the executive known as Lao Xu remained seated, pondering the risks the platform might face after accepting Atlantis into the annual game development competition.

He couldn't understand why Ren Kang was so confident, certain that "Atlantis" would gain the players' approval and support, and certain that the stigma of alleged plagiarism would not be exploited by malicious individuals to attack the game and platform.

Ren Kang's secretary shared the same doubts as Lao Xu.

"Mr. Ren, why are you so sure that 'Atlantis' won't be exploited by malicious individuals due to the plagiarism allegations, and that it might even implicate the platform?"

Back in his office, Ren Kang's secretary placed a sugar-free iced Americano on his desk and, before leaving, couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.

Ren Kang did not answer immediately, but instead picked up his iced Americano and took a sip.

Then, he slowly began to speak.

"Because I know that Atlantis has no chance of winning the championship."

Why?

The secretary blurted out a question, and by the time he realized he had committed a workplace taboo, it was too late.

Fortunately, Ren Kang did not get angry. He glanced at his secretary and then added a sentence.

"The owner of StarCard is a young man, and what young people are best at is creating surprises."

Some increasingly corrupt companies, even if they struggle to stay afloat and resort to underhanded methods, will eventually be crushed by the wheels of time.

If Chinese games want to go global and compete with game developers worldwide, they can only rely on these young people.

As soon as he finished speaking, the secretary's pupils trembled slightly. He hadn't expected that Ren Kang would have such high expectations for the boss of Star Card.

However, in his opinion, although Starcard has produced two good games, it may just be that Starcard's boss was lucky, and it cannot be said that Starcard's third game can maintain the quality level of the first two games.

Moreover, this year's annual game development competition will put them in competition with many established game developers.

It's already quite an achievement for Star Card Games to become a shooting star in the gaming industry, but the possibility of it becoming a dazzling star is, if not impossible, extremely slim.