Jinshan Games suspected big adjustment, multiple studios merged with the West Hill home

People familiar with the matter said that the Golden Hill game brewing a large scale adjustment: To be a number of studios merged into the West Hill, only to retain the West Hill as the backbone of research and development. This is also following the dissolution of the Fire and the sword two big studios, Jinshan game research and development level another important adjustment.

Two studios to be merged into West Hill

People familiar with the matter said the changes have been brewing for a long time and are currently underway. After the completion of the work room merger, the Golden Hill game will retain the West Hill as a single research and development brand, other studio research and development members will be merged into the West Hill, the project will be responsible for evaluation and adjustment.

This is not the first time for the research and Development studio operation: at the end of 2010, Li Jian, Sheung Shui Xuan and other studios due to the product is not up to the expected dissolution, Li Jian Studio general manager Li Anco separation, April 2011, dissolved the fire workshop.

Over the years, the research and development of Jinshan has set up a number of game studios: Fire, The Sword, Thunder, Sheung Shui Xuan, seven dust Zhai, Adan, whale color, West Hill habitat. According to the Golden Hill software website, Jinshan games only left the West Hill, Adan, whale color Three research and development studio. It can be speculated that this adjustment will be mainly aimed at the whale color of Dalian and the Aden of Chengdu.

Zou, who says the studio structure is now stable, with no changes to the project or staff, has only a few operators transferred to Zhuhai to work.

The flow of people may be a signal: when the fire chamber was dissolved, Jinshan gave employees three choices: transfer to the West Mountain, the headquarters standby, leaving, part of the staff chose to go to the West Hill.

Adjustment or high research and development costs

Jinshan had to adjust the studio's plan: As early as the dissolution of the fire studio last year, there is news that by February 2012, Jinshan will only keep seven dust Zhai a studio, all other studios merged and abolished.

This series of initiatives or because of the high cost of research and development: Jinshan 2011 Third quarter earnings show that its income of 229 million yuan, net profit of 84.16 million yuan, research and development costs (deduct government subsidy) about 79.869 million yuan, accounting for 34.84% of the total income, is the proportion of the largest part of the cost composition, And the trend is rising: The chain growth of 29.98%, year-on-year increase of 13%.

In addition, when the quarter staff costs 62.882 million yuan, the year-on-year increase of 22.68%, the chain increase of 19.9%.

High cost, the studio brings the revenue is not ideal: Although the launch of the "Blood Team" and other new products, but the income of Jinshan online games, still most from the "Swordsman Love" series and other old games.