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Thursday, June 13, 2019 | special comment E3 Conference 2019 Report E3: CD Projekt, Ubisoft, Techland Gaming, IT Analyst: Piotr Bogusz +48 22 438 24 08 The next day of the event did not bring breakthrough ▪ At the meeting with Ubisoft representatives, there x information from the world of games. In our opinion, were questions regarding Cyberpunk 2077. Ubisoft feels ▪ X the number of visitors was higher vs. the previous day. comfortable with a 5-week buffer between the launch of Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Tom Clancy's Ghost Watch Dogs: Legion (WD) and Cyberpunk 2077. At the Recon and Watch Dogs: Legion’s stands were still the same time, the Company points out that it will be crucial to Xxx most popular ones (in some cases queues were strongly support WD's sale after the launch. The company's xxx temporarily closed). We present the report from the representatives referred to the postponement of Skull and conference with Marcin Iwiński (CD Projekt), meetings Bones (sea battle simulator in multiplayer mode inspired with representatives of Ubisoft and the closed show of by the mechanics of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag) to Dying Light 2 (Techland). 2020. The main reason is the complicated process of creating a new series of games (the so-called IP) and the ▪ A meeting ‘The Past, Present and Future’ with Marcin desire to make the best possible refinement of the Iwiński, vice president of CD Projekt and the largest production. The game was announced on 2017 E3. Ubisoft shareholder of CDR, took place in the Colliseum building wants to take advantage of the upward trend recorded in in the morning. The vice president talked about the the mobile games market. The company will carefully company's beginnings, further development and presented analyze the commercial potential of the announced Uplay+ the CD Projekt’s philosophy of creating games. He subscription program, under which players will gain access emphasized that the company's vision is to create timeless to Ubisoft games and additional content for $14.99 per and the best games in the world that will be able to evoke month. In the future, it will be possible to adjust the many positive emotions of the players. The ownership subscription price depending on the interest in the service. structure of the Company helps to achieve the goal (focusing a large block of shares in the hands of the Ubisoft Stand Management Board), which allows to make courageous decisions. The aim of CD Projekt is to create refined games, which in many cases results in a long production time. Each game is a lesson for CD Projekt and allows you to improve the production process. The company does not want to become a ‘game factory’, the intention is to keep selling the released titles even years after the launch. Over the next 10 years, the Company would like to add another series of games to its portfolio, the so-called IP. Currently, it is too early to specify what kind of game it would be and in what world it would be embedded. The audience enthusiastically approached the statements of the vice president, which were often rewarded with applause. Meeting with CD Projekt – ‘The Past, Present and Future’ Source: Dom Maklerski mBanku ▪ The demonstration of the Dying Light 2 game behind closed doors impressed the audience. As announced, the game is to be released in spring 2020 (the launches of Watch Dogs: Legion and Cyberpunk 2077 were announced for this period). The show presented part of the task performed by the main character. Techland decided to introduce mechanics to the game, in which the decisions affect the world around the players. The shown part of the game contained many ways of moving around a ruined city full of zombies, showed combat mechanics and a plot part. The game will offer a co-op mode of up to four players. Closed game shows are held every hour and are very popular among people from the industry. The genre of zombie games is very popular in the United States, which can result in a high production potential of the production. Source: Dom Maklerski mBanku Dying Light 2 show - Techland x ▪ X Xxx xxx Source: Dom Maklerski mBanku 2 List of abbreviations and ratios contained in the report. 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