Chapter 461 Rewards

Linmu Studio suddenly announced the lineup of games to be released in the second half of the year.

It really caught the players off guard!

Although, this sudden announcement lacks a sense of ceremony, and lacks the great satisfaction of looking forward to seeing things develop as expected.

But this is probably called... surprise.

At the beginning, when all the players saw the first half of the trailer, they didn't quite understand the significance of Linmu Studio making a mashup of the games released in the first half of the year.

But in fact, the players don't understand... Then Lin Yao's purpose of adding the first half of the game lineup to the trailer has been achieved.

Because whether the players smile knowingly, feel confused, or think about its meaning.

That will make the players feel a huge sense of surprise in their hearts when they see the second half of the video...

And Linmu Studio's game lineup in the first half of the year is really dazzling! After comparing the videos, it is almost impossible for you to say that the game lineup in the second half of the year is not automatically equated with the game lineup in the first half of the year. The game lineup

in the first half of the year is so dazzling, and the game lineup in the second half of the year appears in the same video, so how can it be bad?

Surprises, contrasts, the quality of the video itself, and the large number of game scenes further increased the players' sense of surprise.

All these added up, the players spent the New Year on the spot after watching the trailer, it was really no joke.

This is Lin Yao's little thought.

She had seen all kinds of game trailers in her previous life, and she herself was a player, so she knew very well what the players wanted to see.

What she showed the players was exactly what the players wanted to see.

On the forum,

not long after the trailer was released,

the platform-related discussions disappeared.

After watching the trailer under Uncle Lin's post, the players turned around and started a thread to discuss the games of Linmu Studio in the second half of the year.

What type,

which ones are console games and which ones are PC games,

and when will they be released.

They all became hot topics.

For a while.

Linmu Studio, which was once described by players as being motionless like a turtle, has suddenly become the No. 1 gaming company...

"Awesome!! When I saw the first half of the video, I got goosebumps when I recalled my happy gaming life in the first half of the year. I didn't expect the second half to be even more exciting! Seriously, I was so excited that I jumped up!"

"Who wouldn't jump up! So many new games! Linmu Studio has been standing still... It turns out they have a big plan in mind! Can any big guys make a prediction? Or analyze what types of games are coming! I can't wait!"

"The first game to appear was the Mario game. Lin Yao seems to have a special liking for this IP. Although I don't quite understand Lin Yao's thoughts, the Mario theme is indeed very cute, and this time Mario seems to be a cooperative game. It is probably on the console side.

The second game, the Tower of London appeared, and judging from the costumes and environment, it should be the Victorian era that Linmu Studio loves. It's just that this time it seems to be a detective story. This is guessed based on the name of the game, but I don't know whether it will be launched on PC or console.

The third game! The key point! It's very heavyweight! The Wu Zhou period! The only female emperor in China! I don't know for what reason Lin Yao chose to do this theme, nor do I know what the specific type is! After all, the disclosed information is limited, but I am really excited! Linmu Studio finally did a domestic theme again. !

It’s hard to comment on the fourth game, and the gameplay is hard to guess, but I think it’s cute and should be a work for the Switch.

As for the fifth, sixth, and seventh games, it’s really hard to tell anything. After all, there are Indians, helicopters, and cartoon characters holding rings, and too little has been revealed.

But we can probably tell something from the names of the games. These three games should correspond to “Civilization”, “Call of Duty”, and “Ring Fit Adventure”, but it’s hard to guess what games they are just by looking at the names. We can only look forward to Linmu Studio announcing more news.

However, no matter what, seven games!!! It’s really sincere!! There should be no shortage of games in the second half of the year! As for the first-party games of Linmu Studio, as long as you like the type, just buy it! You will never go wrong! ”

"Don't worry about the lack of games. Players should worry about their wallets..."

"Look forward to it! Linmu Studio keeps releasing games at this speed. What Game Player? Just kill it in seconds!"

"The platform of Gibber and Dreamland is called Game Player. The words Dedicated to players also appeared at the end of the promotional video of Linmu Studio this time. It feels a bit gunpowder..."

"Don't say anything else. As long as the games in the second half of the year don't disappoint me, I will always support the Vaporwave game platform (covering my chest)."

"Hey, this is called professionalism. Giving away games is nothing! This is the best gift..."

"Where is Uncle Lin? Come out and speak! I'll give you another chance to reveal these games."

"No! Uncle Lin from GTM! I haven't settled the matter with him about Dark Souls last time! I believe in myself!"

"..."

That day.

Linmu Studio's promotional video set off a storm of discussion in China.

As for the largest overseas market in Europe and the United States, because Linmu Studio gave priority to China, the time for releasing the promotional video there was midnight.

Many players did not see the promotional video at the first time.

But the next day came quickly...

Gibber Company.

Frank came to the company early in the morning, took the data report of Game Player from the secretary, and then sat down and read it with a frown.

He really valued Game Player. This was due to his business intuition. In his opinion, online game sales were inevitable, and this was the best opportunity.

Of course, there was also the reason that Game Player boosted the stock price.

Anyway, no matter from which aspect, he didn't want Game Player to fail.

Although analysts were very optimistic about the development of Game Player, Frank knew the real situation.

Although he announced loudly that the number of registered users was about to break 100 million, this number was really a bit exaggerated...

He discovered this just after the summer promotion ended.

The users who registered because of the free game were really ridiculously low in activity. Although the number of registered users was more than 80 million, it was now approaching 90 million.

But the monthly active users of Game Player were less than 10 million...

You know, the monthly active users of Vaporwave game platform were almost 60 million!

The gap was so big.

On the one hand, Vaporwave game platform had a bunch of phenomenal online games, and on the other hand, Game Player had just been launched.

But no matter how many reasons there were, the monthly active users of Game Player were still too low...

This gave Frank a headache, and although the move to give away games received praise, it also caused the number of registered users to soar and continue to soar! But it also brought some unexpected troubles, that is, the dissatisfaction of players who have purchased the game...

During this period, many players have made violent remarks, saying that they will never buy games from Gibbs and Dreamland again. Anyway, they will be given away for free, so why waste money...

All of this.

All of this gave Frank a headache.

And now when he looked at the data, he had an even bigger headache.

The number of registered users is still increasing, but the number of active users has dropped again...

Many players just registered an account, prepared to get the game for free, and then ignored it...

Not to mention spending, there are very few players who log in.

Frank put down the data report, rubbed his brows lightly, and tried to come up with a solution.

But after thinking about it, it seems that there are only two ways to go: continue to give away games and continue to give discounts...He can only increase the number of registered users first, and then slowly think of a solution.

Apart from this, there is really no good plan...

The two ideas of giving away games and giving discounts are spinning in Frank's mind.

And at this moment.

Bang...

The door of the office was suddenly pushed open roughly, interrupting Frank's thoughts.

"Boss!" The secretary walked in quickly with a slight sense of urgency.

Frank looked up and asked with some dissatisfaction, "What's the matter?"

"I think you need to see this."

The secretary held the laptop in his hand and placed it in front of Frank.

Frank looked down at the screen with a frown.

On the screen, a promotional video released by Linmu Studio was playing.

Frank's face changed from indifference at the beginning to surprise.

The video was over.

Before Frank could ask the secretary about the details of the video, his mobile phone rang.

As soon as Frank answered the phone.

Hawkins's exasperated voice came out immediately.

"Damn it!! Is this what you said about their focus on consoles? Seven new games, all released this year! Players have forgotten about Game Player! They are all discussing their new games! Damn it!!!"

"..."

Frank heard the roar from the other end of the phone and subconsciously took the phone away from his ear.

At the same time, because of his comrade's exasperation, he barely calmed down.

He waved his hand and asked the secretary to leave before saying, "Calm down. Many of the games here don't look like PC games."

But Hawkins didn't calm down because of Frank's words. Instead, he became more excited...

"Calm down!!!"

"Frank, tell me! Did you not consider Linmu Studio as a game developer at all in the beginning? Damn it! They are not only the operator of the game platform, but also the most famous developer! The games they launch are more eye-catching than any third-party game landing platform!

Because of their good reputation, their games are easier to attract players than any other means! That promotional video is the evidence! Do you think any player cares about the platform?"

"Then don't we?"

Frank calmed down completely and asked a question directly.

One sentence.

Hawkins calmed down instantly and stopped his angry words.

"We are also developers. Our large-scale and concentrated announcements of new games will also have such an effect. It's too embarrassing to yell about this."

Frank continued calmly: "Are we less famous than the other party in Europe and the United States? Not necessarily. If the two of us announce the games released this year together now, it will have the same effect. Linmu Studio just has the first-mover advantage.

And listen carefully to what I just said. You can tell from the pictures that many of their games are not PC games. At most three or four are. If there are more, console players will start to make a fuss. After all, many players buy Linmu Studio's consoles because they value Linmu Studio's identity as a game developer. If they only make PC games, what about console players? I don't believe that Linmu Studio has no considerations in this regard! And three or four new games, don't the two of us combined have them?"

"..."

Hawkins's unhappy mood eased a lot when he heard Frank's words. He calmed down a little and said, "Even if what you said makes sense, it is an indisputable fact that the other party has seized the initiative now."

“Then we’ll fight back!”

Frank said firmly, “We’ll also reveal the game lineup for the second half of the year. Anyway, the games originally scheduled to be released on Black Friday are almost ready to be released. It’s impossible for players to only have a special liking for Linmu Studios. Everyone has first-party games, so their advantages no longer exist. Game player will also be the choice of players!”

"Well... OK, I'll go over and talk to you."

Hawkins, who had just been yelling, was silent for a moment and completely calmed down.

He dropped a sentence and hung up the phone directly.

Frank didn't say anything until the other party hung up the phone, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

He put down his phone, then glanced at the notebook on the table, and after a moment of silence, he replayed the promotional video of Linmu Studio.

Although he convinced his comrade Hawkins, and he did think so, he had to admit that when he first saw the promotional video, he had the same reaction as Hawkins, that is, he was panicked.

Linmu Studio is really good at training players...

This is vividly demonstrated in the promotional video.

In the video, they actually borrowed the momentum of their game lineup in the first half of the year...

This trick really opened Frank's eyes.

What he just said to Hawkins was indeed his idea, but there was one thing he didn't say, that is, when everyone has first-party games, it will eventually become a competition of game quality... Whoever's game can attract more players can retain more players for the platform.

And in this regard... Linmu Studio is really a bit weird.

Although Frank acted calm just now, he was actually a little worried.

After all... the promotional video reminded him that the games produced by Linmu Studio in the first half of the year were really successful!

"Gibber Company, Dreamland, the types of games that our two companies are good at are most suitable for European and American players, and their games don't seem to be related to the old three, so it shouldn't be..."

But soon.

Frank shook his head, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head gently, and put down his worries.

Yes.

That's right.

There's no way we will lose...

huh?

Frank was suddenly stunned, and he suddenly saw the "Call of Duty" screen that he had ignored just now because he answered the phone.

Although the Call of Duty screen did not account for much in the promotional video, there were only pictures of cruise ships and helicopters.

But it still immediately attracted Frank's attention.

Frank slowly typed a question mark?

FPS!?

...

At the same time.

On the other side.

Linmu Studio.

Lin Yao had no way of knowing how the helmsman of Game player, the biggest competitor of the Vaporwave game platform, felt now. But   she was very clear about

the feedback from the players.   After all, she had been spying since the promotional video was released.   When Lin Yao saw that players had completely forgotten the platform war between Game Player and Vaporwave because of the announcement of the new game lineup, and the reputation of Linmu Studio had changed from being motionless like a turtle to being the No. 1 Linmu Studio...   Lin Yao really didn't know whether to laugh or cry...   Stupid players!   They changed so quickly!   So satisfying!   However.   This thought only lasted for a while... and was dispelled by Lin Yao.   Although the little thought Lin Yao put into the promotional video had an effect, the players' attitudes changed very quickly and looked silly.   But this was because of the good reputation of Linmu Studio.   The players looked silly, but they were actually the smartest group of people. No matter how good the promotional video looked now, as long as Lin Yao fooled them.   Then Lin Yao believed that they would vote with their feet and kick Linmu Studio off the altar...   and the simple trust in Linmu Studio would also disappear.   They were easy to satisfy.   But they were also difficult to satisfy.   "I hope I won't disappoint you."   Lin Yao smiled, closed the forum page, then raised her hands and stretched hard.   At this moment.   "Lin Yao."   Mu Wanqing's voice suddenly came, with a hint of excitement.   "Huh?" Lin Yao turned around and made a puzzled sound.   "Twenty million!"   "...What twenty million?"   "The number of Switch installations has exceeded twenty million!! It has officially become the fastest-selling console in China and Europe and the United States! No one else!!"   Mu Wanqing came to Lin Yao, her face full of joy.   Lin Yao was stunned when she heard Mu Wanqing's words, and then her eyes lit up.   And at this moment.   Ding.   A crisp sound.   Then...   [Congratulations! Successfully launched a console, sales exceeded five million-mission completed! ]   [Congratulations! Obtained rewards-detailed documents of each stage of Oculus Quest2 product demand analysis, outline design, detailed design, debugging, testing, and conversion. ]   [Congratulations on obtaining a new 'small goal']   [Successfully launched a console, and global sales exceeded twenty million units]   ...   [Congratulations! Successfully launched a console, and global sales exceeded twenty million units-mission completed! ]   [Congratulations! Get rewards——Detailed documents of each stage of HTC VIVE COSMOSVR, and... feasibility analysis report of next-generation VR equipment. 】

[Congratulations on achieving a new 'small goal']

[Successfully launched a console, with global sales exceeding 70 million units]

...

"Are you doing this again?!"

Lin Yao was well prepared. After all, the task of breaking through 5 million console sales had not been completed yet, and there had been previous records.

But just like doing this, one task was completed, and then another task came out, and another task was completed. Lin Yao couldn't help but complain. After complaining. All

that

was left was entanglement...

"What's wrong?"

Mu Wanqing heard Lin Yao mumbling to herself and felt a little strange.

"Nothing..."

Lin Yao replied, and put the two extra USB-shaped things in her hand, but the capacity has always been a mystery, on the table, feeling a little distressed.

This time's reward was actually quite unexpected for her...

Oculus Quest2.

HTC VIVE COSMOSVR.

Most players may not know much about these two products. Many players may only know HTC and VIVE, a former giant in the smartphone industry and a well-known game company.

In fact.

These two products are VR devices... that is, VR glasses.

Among them, HTC VIVE COSMOSVR is an external head-mounted VR device jointly developed by HTC and Valve. It was the leading brand of VR devices in Lin Yao's previous life! Oculus Quest is the second, and its VR devices are the most cost-effective and are known as the most worthwhile to buy.

Almost everyone in the VR circle in Lin Yao's previous life has heard of the names of these two devices.

Lin Yao has also heard of them and has tried them out.

But this thing...

for the current Linmu Studio, it is really hard to say whether it is useful.

Because this is... a product that is betting on the future.

Many players who have come into contact with VR devices in Lin Yao's previous life have a consensus, that is, although the first year of VR has passed, in fact, most VR devices, in terms of overall experience, are still at the level of the first year...

The technology is not mature at all.

Ordinary players will not even consider buying it!

Lin Yao is not sure whether such a product can succeed... Investing a lot of energy in research and development may really be thankless.

But the latter reward made her a little suspicious.

Feasibility analysis report of next-generation VR equipment.

Next-generation is a foreign word, meaning the next generation.

The feasibility analysis report of the next generation of VR equipment...

seems to point out the direction again.

It's quite interesting.

Lin Yao didn't understand the purpose of the system giving such a reward.

And unlike the past, the new small goal has nothing to do with the reward, but is still related to the game console. I don't know whether the system wants her to do VR or not.

"Lin Yao, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Wanqing saw Lin Yao heard the good news, suddenly turned around and frowned at the USB flash drive on the desk, and became even more confused.

"Miss Mu, what do you think of VR?"

Lin Yao heard the voice, turned around, and suddenly asked.

"VR?"

Mu Wanqing was stunned, then asked: "Do you mean the kind of thing worn on the head? Virtual reality technology?"

"Yeah."

"I don't know much..."

Mu Wanqing shook her head lightly, then hesitated for a moment: "But I've read the relevant news, and it seems that this thing will become a consumer-grade product in the future."

"Yeah..."

Lin Yao nodded when she heard it, and then suddenly remembered that she didn't fully understand the development of VR equipment in this world...

She looked at the reward again, shook her head lightly, and temporarily put aside the relevant thoughts.

Forget it.

It is definitely not the time to do VR at this time. It is too much to chew. Now the game console is in the rising stage, and there are competitors in the PC department who are eyeing it. It is not a good time.

She will talk about it after she has systematically understood the situation of VR equipment in this world... or talk to the people in the console hardware department.

But now is not the time.

After all, the weak performance of the switch can't be equipped with VR like the PS...

put it aside for now.

Lin Yao confirmed her idea, put away the USB flash drive on the table, put away the extra thoughts, turned back and smiled: "20 million, good news! Didn't everyone worry about the release time of the game last time? Since the momentum of the switch is so strong, let the exclusive games of the switch meet the players first!

Next, we want to let the players have at least one new game every two months!"

"How should we arrange it specifically?"

Mu Wanqing blinked.

"Call the person in charge of the operation department over, and call the person in charge of each project team by the way, and let's discuss it."

Lin Yao thought about it and said.

"Okay."

Mu Wanqing nodded immediately, turned around and prepared to leave to prepare.

"Wait."

But Lin Yao suddenly called Mu Wanqing.

The girl with black silk stockings and glasses stopped and looked back at Lin Yao in confusion.

"Celebrate."

Lin Yao suddenly stood up from the chair, took a step forward, hugged Mu Wanqing, then jumped lightly, and said with a smile: "20 million!!!"

Mu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then put her arm around the girl's waist and smiled gently.

Yes, it's great.

(End of this chapter)