Venture(US:VEMLY) 3 6 Ke·2025-11-17 10:56Core Viewpoint - The international server of "Black Beacon" will officially cease operations on December 31, 2025, due to operational difficulties related to global services, as stated by the company [1][3]. Company Overview - Mingzhou Technology, founded in 2021, is a star startup with a core team from well-known companies like Kuro Game. It secured a 15% investment from Tencent within two months of its establishment [3]. - The company has only one product, "Black Beacon," which is a classical sci-fi ARPG with philosophical themes and a unique combat system [3]. Game Performance - The overseas version "Black Beacon" launched on April 10, 2023, but performed poorly. The domestic version launched shortly after faced significant issues, including a major server crash on the opening day and quickly fell off the iOS top 50 chart [3][5]. - The 1.3 version of the game faced multiple delays, with the team citing relocation and adjustments as reasons. The version was finally released after a 67-day delay [5][7]. Internal Challenges - Reports indicate that the company had to announce indefinite leave for employees, with only social security payments being made during this period. The office was found empty during investigations [5][9]. - Despite having a project team that once exceeded 100 members, the game's revenue did not meet expectations, and there were numerous unfixable bugs in the underlying code [9]. Future Outlook - With the international server now shut down, uncertainty looms over the fate of the domestic server [10].