Chapter 878
The more immediate blow came when Zenith Capital pulled its funding at the final hour. Suddenly, the big-name investors who had been eager to partner with Genesis Games started to hesitate.
No one's money came easily. The potential for losses was strongly dreaded. The only option was to put their investments on hold.
Misfortune, as they said, never came alone.
Genesis Games and Zenith Capital were locked in a bitter fight over their failed deal. Then, another bombshell hit. One strong enough to bring Genesis Games to its knees.
Typhoon Corporation, a major player in gaming, had just launched a new title, "Supremacy".
The game took the world by storm, quickly surpassing Genesis Games' "Legend of the West" and "Legend of the East". It claimed the top spot globally and swept the market with unstoppable momentum.
"Supremacy" had grand scale, stunning visuals, and addictive gameplay. It
hooked millions. They couldn't get enough, and players couldn't stop raving about
it.
"Oh my god! I thought Genesis Games' 'Legend of the West' was as good as it
gets, but playing 'Supremacy' showed me how little I knew."
"Who even made this game? It's flawless! I freaking love this game dev!"
"I swear, I can play this for ten years without leaving my house."
"Did you hear? Typhoon spent years on this. They poured in hundreds of millions and brought in tens of thousands of programmers. This is an epic masterpiece!"
"Supremacy" quickly became the hottest topic in online gaming. It dethroned "Legend of the West" and "Legend of the East", becoming the new obsession. Its popularity and influence even eclipsed Genesis Games' previous flagship titles.
The world marveled at Typhoon's triumphant return to dominance. "Supremacy" marked the culmination of their decade-long effort. For Genesis Games, however, it was a nightmare.
They realized "Supremacy" was a replica of "World Empire". This was the game Genesis had spent years and hundreds of millions developing. They had even taken on debt to fund it. swñovels
The whole macro world-every tree, every character, every inch of land-was the same.
The only difference? Every hidden Genesis Games reference had been swapped out for Typhoon Corporation branding.
The game launched without a single trace of Genesis Games. It was now entirely a Typhoon Corporation product.
In other words, Genesis Games' years of hard work and massive investment in "World Empire" were shamelessly plagiarized.
Only Genesis Games' internal employees and a handful of closed beta players knew the shocking similarities between "Supremacy" and "World Empire". Discover more novels at FιndNovel.net
For Genesis Games, this was undoubtedly an immeasurable and devastating blow.
"World Empire" had absorbed nearly two years of the company's blood, sweat, and tears. It was their most ambitious project yet.
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Before Genesis Games could address the breach or Typhoon's bold theft of their game, it was too late. "Supremacy" had already hit the market.
With the release of "Supremacy", "World Empire"-now outdated-was destined
to fade into irrelevance. Any attempt to launch it now would only bring ridicule.
A wave of negative press followed. It exposed Genesis Games' years of effort and hundreds of millions in losses, wasted, with nothing to show for it.
Not only did this pose a major threat to the company's future, but even worse, their 500-million-dollar bank loan was now at risk.
The day after the scandal broke, a debt collection notice landed on their desk. If they couldn't settle the debt them only option would be to liquidate their assets