Chapter 550 Are you guys playing Battle Royale here! ?

China, December 6th.

Morning.

Nine o'clock.

On the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Los Angeles Theater.

The Global Game Awards officially kicked off.

[Welcome to the Global Game Awards warm-up show, I'm March Connor... The awards ceremony is about to begin, and I can't wait to share it with you. ]

[But before that, let's take a look at the content of the upcoming program. ]

[Every year we try our best to create the moments you love, responding to the loud calls from the player community...]

March Connor, the producer and host of the Global Game Awards, sat in front of the camera.

Talking freely.

And as he spoke.

On the screen.

Last year's masterpieces, various famous scenes, began to appear one by one.

Of course, the games of Linmu Studios are indispensable.

And later, there are many new games that have a glimpse of the screen.

Finally, the warm-up show of the Global Game Awards came with a cool transition, officially kicking off the awards ceremony.

It's perfect!

At this time in previous years.

The players were all excited and began to look forward to the awards ceremony...

But...

This year was a little different...

Because not long ago.

Twelve hours ago.

The opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival just ended.

At first.

Many overseas players who didn't pay attention to the Linmu E-sports Festival didn't take this event too seriously.

After all, for European and American players, the event was held too early. Even if they decided to watch it the day before, they would give up the next day because they were sleepy.

However.

The opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival plus the opening matches of the four events.

The time was long enough...

Later, many North American players got up, either as a pastime for breakfast, or heard from some channels that the sequel to "Call of Duty" was announced.

They immediately opened the live broadcast room, and the opening ceremony hadn't ended yet.

So.

Many people saw the appearance of the sequel to "Dark Souls"...

This was already a big surprise!

Many players were directly shocked.

They stood up on the spot.

There were also many players who didn't know that the sequel to "Call of Duty" had been announced. After watching the trailer, they immediately ran to the forum to discuss the sequel to "Dark Souls".

But as soon as they opened the forum, they exclaimed wow.

There are many European and American players who don't pay attention to the e-sports festival.

But there are even more players who pay attention!

The game "Breakout" has too many fans in Europe and the United States.

At the same time, there are many well-known teams in both regions. Let's not talk about anything else. Just the fact that the legendary team Pyjama Ninjas of this project appeared at the opening ceremony to play the opening game is enough to attract many players who like this game.

These players got up early.

After watching the extremely exciting opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival, and then watched the opening game that went straight to 30 rounds and entered the extra round.

Originally, they were sad because the Pyjama Ninjas team they supported lost.

Turning around, Linmu Studio threw out the most anticipated game of this year, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"...

At that time.

I thought the e-sports festival was only for the players of the e-sports festival.

You can imagine how shocked and surprised they were...

Then the promotional video of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" was even more to their taste.

It was a complete blockbuster trailer.

It stimulated the hormones of players all the time.

New characters! New environment! New weapons! New enemies!

Who can resist this?

So as soon as the game trailer was finished, European and American players couldn't help but go to the forum to discuss it.

Those players who got up later saw the sequel to "Dark Souls" and ran to the forum excitedly.

Then they saw the more exciting discussion about "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"...

There was no need to think about it.

These players immediately started to replay the live broadcast and rewatched the opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival that they had missed.

Their original intention was to watch the trailer of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" which had not been released separately yet.

However.

Before they had time to fast forward, at the beginning of the opening ceremony of the e-sports festival, they heard the song "We Will Rock You" that appeared in the Linmu Carnival, and saw the scene of e-sports players, live audiences and bands singing passionately.

They gave up the idea of ​​fast forwarding directly.

They watched the entire opening ceremony in its entirety...

So, although many European and American players were unable to get up to watch the live broadcast, there were definitely many players who watched the opening ceremony through replays later because of the sequel to "Call of Duty".

Players who pay attention to the Global Game Awards have basically watched the opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival...

These people just watched the extremely brilliant opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival this morning.

Now watching the short film of the Global Game Awards...

It really feels very ordinary!

Not only was there no emotion in his heart.

He even wanted time to pass faster...

because the fan meeting for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" would be held in an hour...

Global Game Awards, live broadcast room.

The short film was over...

The logo of the Global Game Awards appeared on the screen.

Then it paused for a few seconds.

The live stage screen appeared.

The host, March Connor, walked onto the stage, picked up the microphone, and gave his opening remarks.

His voice was as low and infectious as ever.

It just looked like he wasn't smiling very happily...

[Hello everyone, welcome to the Global Game Awards held at the Los Angeles Theater around the world. I'm March Connor. Are you ready to watch the wonderful show? ]

"Ohh..."

He finished speaking.

Scattered cheers rang out.

The cheers this year were much smaller.

March Connor's smile became even more forced...

He knew why it was because of this, but he couldn't do anything...

The process had been confirmed long ago.

Linmu Studio suddenly appeared... There were only a dozen hours of reaction time left, and it was impossible to come up with any countermeasures.

He could only bite the bullet and hold it as planned.

【Our biggest show ever is coming, which is exciting! We will have a lot of news, a lot of surprises, and we will also broadcast live on more than 25 platforms around the world. 】

【I want to say hello to the audience watching around the world! 】

【Hello everyone, get ready to watch the wonderful show we have prepared for you! 】

【There are many awards announced here, as well as the game trailers that players are looking forward to, and many special guests. 】

【Then, let's start the warm-up activities before starting the official show. Last year, a man...】

March Connor began to say the opening remarks with a forced smile, and then invited a well-known producer to the stage at the end.

And the largest live broadcast platform in Europe and the United States.

Players see this.

Real-time comment area.

"The game trailer that everyone is looking forward to? Is there a new trailer for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"? "

Is there a new trailer for "Dark Souls 2"?

"If not, a new trailer for "Super Mario: Odyssey" will also work."

"None?"

"Then what do you say?"

"..."

Ohio.

Siblon sat on the gaming chair, took a gulp of beer, and looked at the real-time comments.

He couldn't help laughing.

"Mark... March Connor is so unlucky! It just happened to be the Linmu E-Sports Festival. Players have seen the three new games announced at the Linmu E-Sports Festival this morning.

These include the highly anticipated "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", "Dark Souls 2", and a game rarely produced by a company, which, in the words of Linmu Studios itself, pays tribute to the old days, "Super Mario: Odyssey".

Under this circumstance, it is said that there will be a game trailer that players are looking forward to at the awards ceremony... How convincing is that? Too miserable."

"This is not bad luck."

Next to him.

Mark, a friend of Zebulon, shook his head slightly. As a game editor, he knew more about the inside story: "This is the result of the joint pressure from Gibber. If they don't do anything extra, the new game trailer of Linmu Studio will appear on the scene. It's not an exaggeration to say that everyone is looking forward to it.

And now they have squeezed Linmu Studio out... Then it is even more anticipated. Gibber and Dreamland are both big companies. You can't say that the game is not so anticipated, right?"

"What if the players don't feel excited?"

Zebulon chuckled: "After all, the game lineup over there is too strong."

"Hold on."

Mark thought about it and gave an answer.

At the same time.

At the award ceremony.

March Connor was indeed holding on...

After he said that everyone was looking forward to it, there was little reaction on the scene. The new game announced at the Linmu E-sports Festival had a great impact on the Global Game Awards.

But he really couldn't do anything now...

He could only hold on.

The well-known producer of a game last year came on stage.

March Connor began to greet the other party, and then as usual, he prepared to announce the first award of this year - Best Action Game.

[Let's see which games are nominated for 'Best Action Game']

[This year's games nominated by fans and judges are - "Detective Dee"...]

March Connor's expression was slightly distorted as he read out the first nominated game.

It was "Detective Dee" by Lin Mu Studio last year.

"Too bad, really too bad... It was clearly competing with Lin Mu Studio, but the first award was given to a game by Lin Mu Studio."

In China, many players were watching the live broadcast of the Global Game Awards on the eve of the new Call of Duty fan meeting.

Seeing the slightly weird look on the host March Connor's face,

many domestic players couldn't hold it back.

They all laughed.

Then.

The more unbearable thing is coming.

[The game that won the 'Best Action Game' is - "Detective Dee"]

The producer guest opened the award letter in his hand and read out the name of the game.

It was Linmu Studio's game "Detective Dee" last year...

March Connor didn't feel strange when he heard the name of the game.

It just felt very dry!

He just wanted to compensate Linmu Studio and didn't want to offend them completely, so he mentioned this award at the beginning.

The action system of "Detective Dee" is indeed excellent enough, and the cold and cold weapon confrontation is eye-catching. It can be said to be innovative.

The award is well deserved for this game.

But who would have thought... Linmu E-sports Festival would make a big wave. It

's really dry...

What's more outrageous is

that the representative of Linmu Studio who came to receive the award is still an unknown person.

The producers of Linmu Studio that players are familiar with... are all at the e-sports festival and the new work meeting that will be held later.

It's...

very painful.

During the greeting, March Connor's expression was completely wrong.

This made domestic players feel embarrassed.

[Linmu Studio... seems to be a little bit unhuman. 】

【Indeed. 】

【But Linmu Studio really can't do anything about it, right? 】

After a few simple pleasantries,

March Connor saw off the staff from Linmu Studio who accepted the award on his behalf, and barely cheered up.

【The first award has been announced. Before the next award and the show start, we have prepared many surprises for everyone, including the world's first promotional video. 】

【And the game that will be announced soon is the much-anticipated new work of "Mobile Force" - let's take a look at the promotional video of this game. 】

As he finished speaking.

The camera rotated.

It was given to the main stage.

On the screen, the iconic trophy of the award ceremony appeared, and then after a brief black screen.

The game screen appeared.

At this time.

The players reacted.

It's not right!

Why don't they play by the rules this year?

In the past, wouldn't the game clips of these big companies be put at the end as the finale?

Why did they play it at the beginning?

Then.

Many players who think quickly looked at the time and understood.

But the players who didn't understand didn't have time to think more.

The promotional video had already been played.

This year, Gibbs' latest "Mobile Force" has moved the stage to the modern era, and the main theme is... anti-terrorism.

After watching the entire trailer,

I can't say that it is exactly the same as "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare".

I can only say that it is indeed very similar...

whether it is the style.

Or the character setting.

The trailer of just a few minutes was played quickly.

The reaction of the audience at the scene finally got better.

It is normal that a work will definitely affect the industry when it becomes popular.

Gibbs' latest "Mobile Force" is indeed a bit similar to "Call of Duty".

But they have a deep foundation. It would be a lie to say that they don't have their own things.

The quality of the trailer itself is good, and the big game was brought out at the beginning of the award ceremony.

It really gave the players some surprises.

So both the audience at the scene and the players on the overseas live broadcast platform are still giving face.

...

Global Game Awards, audience seats.

Front row.

Frank looked listless.

After drinking a few glasses of brandy in the morning, he was still a little drunk and had a splitting headache.

But he still forced himself to stay alert and made sure that the camera was not facing him.

He took out his phone and looked at the players' reviews.

When he saw that the latest work of "Mobile Force" had a good response,

he breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the best way he could think of, which was to... move the order of the promotional videos of his own games forward.

After thinking it over, he could only do this...

although March Connor was very dissatisfied with it.

He felt that not to mention the cost of forcibly changing the process, just the fact that all the blockbuster games were moved to the front was very infuriating.

Fuck.

What should I do later! ?

Linmu Studio held a new game meeting. All the promotional videos of the blockbuster games here have been played. What can the second half of the program use to attract players?

But Frank didn't care, and he couldn't care.

Anyway, he had to move it forward!

Because he could only avoid the new game meeting of Linmu Studio to increase the exposure of his new game.

Moreover, there is another advantage to doing this, which is that it can arouse the interest of players and there is a possibility that players will not watch the new game meeting of Linmu Studio later...

After all, it is a masterpiece at the beginning

. Very soon.

Accompanied by applause.

March Connor appeared on the stage again, his smile was still forced: "Just now was the promotional video of "Mobile Unit 7: Steel Nightmare". I am now standing with the head of the game studio that produced the sequel. Let us welcome..."

He looked at a bald man wearing a plaid shirt next to him. He

began to promote and promote the new game of Gibbs.

After a few pleasantries,

a new award was announced again.

[Now we are about to announce another award, the 'Best Role-Playing Game' award. The list of nominated games is as follows - "Sherlock Holmes"...]

This award still has Linmu Studio.

When March Connor read the name of the game, he really wanted to sigh.

But he held back.

However, the award this time was no longer won by Linmu Studio.

It was a game from a Japanese company.

This made March Connor feel a little better.

But after greeting the award-winning producer.

His heart sank immediately.

Because it is coming again, the new game trailer...

[Now, before the next award and program begins, we have another global premiere promotional video to watch. 】

【This game is one I have loved for many years. They contacted me and wanted to share it at the awards ceremony. Let's take a look. 】

March Connor said with a wry smile.

Then he waved his hand perfunctorily.

The camera moved.

It was aimed at the stage again.

The screen lit up.

Then.

The trailer for the new game "Battlefield" by Dreamland appeared on the screen.

They are also focusing on modern themes this year... The main themes are also counter-terrorism and multi-regional battles.

Domestic live broadcast room.

Players saw the new game trailer.

???

It's not that there is something wrong with the game.

Or how unexpected it is. It

's mainly because I feel shocked.

The Global Game Awards has just begun.

In previous years, weren't these games played in the middle or at the end?

Why are they so impatient this year?

Are you so afraid of... Linmu Studio's new game meeting?

"Wow, wow! You guys are playing a battle royale game here!"

"Isn't it a battle royale game? It's almost ten o'clock..."

"Hahaha, Lin Yao has changed the industry!"

"I'm stunned... so many blockbusters are thrown out at the beginning at once."

"They are so anxious, they are so anxious, it makes me laugh, a battle royale game!"

"..."

Domestic players ridiculed the award ceremony in real-time comments.

And overseas audiences also found out.

Is this Gibber Company and Dreamland a coward?

So the consequences of their actions came out soon...

They did this to avoid the fan meeting.

But these two blockbusters are just like playing a battle royale game. When players discuss it again, it is easy for them to think of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2".

And now... it's almost ten o'clock.

Only ten minutes left.

Linmu Studio's fan meeting live broadcast has also started, and a ten-minute countdown is in progress.

So.

As soon as the promotional video of Dreamland was broadcast.

The popularity of the live broadcast of the Global Game Awards began to plummet.

Many players have left...

March Connor stood aside, wearing a headset and keeping in touch with the staff backstage.

The staff also told him about the changes in the data.

March Connor was very frustrated.

Although he had been mentally prepared.

But it was really too dry...

But he had no choice, his arms could not twist his thighs, he could only force himself to go on stage.

Continue to host.

And in the audience.

Frank glanced at Hawkins not far away.

Hawkins noticed his gaze, and the two looked at each other, but did not speak.

Frank took the time to look at the players' feedback again.

It's okay...

Although many players have left.

But the Global Game Awards started with two big games, and there is an effect.

Some players have begun to speculate whether the Global Game Awards will have a bigger surprise next...

This is the rhythm!

Frank looked at his phone and thought to himself.

Although the new work meeting of Linmu Studio is very attractive, the existence of the time difference is a small advantage. As long as it can make players form inertia, they may stay...

But just when Frank thought so.

"Thank you everyone, next in the new year, we will bring you more good games..."

on the stage.

After winning the Best Fighting Game Award, the producer of the console platform Reflecta gave a speech. He

also advertised his platform.

At the end, he even gave examples of several games: "For example, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Mobile Force 7: Steel Nightmare..."

There were only a few minutes left until ten o'clock.

When he mentioned it,

many players who had not yet reacted immediately ran away...

Frank was stunned.

Then he looked at the producer of the Reflecta console platform, and the veins on his forehead jumped.

I almost forgot!

Call of Duty is available on all platforms.

And this game... According to the current popularity, it is certain to sell well. Although it has just been released to the second game, it can indeed slightly influence these console platforms.

After all, the number of copies of the game sold will be the number of shares.

On the stage.

March Connor slightly turned sideways, even in front of the camera, he couldn't help but cover his forehead.

He forced a smile and said congratulations.

Then after sending this producer away.

He didn't hide it at all, and his face was serious.

The next thing to be announced was a promotional video for a new game.

Although it is still a masterpiece.

But it was just a pie in the sky, without revealing the gameplay, only some finished scene pictures.

It looks good.

But there is no substance.

If you keep bombarding with blockbuster games, players might stay.

Or slowly lay the groundwork, don't throw in two blockbuster games at the beginning, there will also be players who stay because of expectations.

But now, the first two games are blockbusters from Gibbs and Dreamland, and the next one is... a pie

in the sky. The sense of gap is instantly revealed.

More viewers have slipped away...

because the new game meeting of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has started.

The camera moves away.

March Connor hears the data changes from the headset.

He can't help but hold his head.

Fuck!

Can you stop torturing me...

Why did you exclude Linmu Studio...

It's all right now.

What should we do next?

At the same time.

The new game meeting of Linmu Studio has indeed started.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Yao."

At the beginning of the meeting.

There is no nonsense at all.

Lin Yao holds the handle and greets the camera, and then in the small window on the other side, it is the start page of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2".

Look at the scene.

Linmu Studios doesn't do those fancy things at all... This is a real machine demonstration!

On one side is a pie in the sky.

On the other side is a real machine.

How to choose?

Players vote with their feet.

"That's the real machine demonstration! Go and see it!"

Frank saw this post on his phone.

He was silent.

In the end.

Only ten minutes into the broadcast.

The live broadcast of Linmu Studio's new work meeting has surpassed the Global Game Awards...

(End of this chapter)