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Chapter 551 News
At the new game meeting.
Lin Yao still appeared.
The main reason is that she has come to the company, and she has nothing important to do for the time being.
So she might as well show up.
As for why she needs to use a controller.
It's very simple.
This is a meeting, and she is not the only staff member who appears in front of the camera.
Beside her are Li Xiyao, the head of the "Call of Duty" project team, and Zhong Xiu, the head of the PC department.
These three people are indeed not suitable for playing games in front of the screen.
Considering the habits of European and American players, the restrictions on the content disclosed at the meeting, progress and other factors, a controller is a good idea.
Well.
In layman's terms,
in the domestic market, as long as Lin Yao appears, the effect will be good whether she plays with a controller or a keyboard and mouse.
So she can use the controller, and she can also use the excuse of not being used to it to slow down the progress of the live broadcast, and at the same time take care of the preferences of players in the European and American markets.
In addition.
If Lin Yao really wants to be picky, it's no problem to play FPS with a controller.
After all, she is an old player.
So...
In the end, this is the picture presented to the players.
The effect is really good.
When Lin Yao came out, she hesitated for a while and said her name.
Domestic players started to go crazy...
Although Lin Yao didn't change much, she still didn't wear makeup. Compared with summer, her outfit didn't change much either, just replaced her T-shirt with a stand-up collar sweater.
Her clothes and appearance were very plain. She
didn't look like a high-ranking helmsman, but instead had the temperament of a girl next door.
But yeah.
No change.
That's the best news.
Her clothes and appearance are plain, but it doesn't mean she's plain...
Especially with two ugly people standing next to her - these are the original words of the stupid netizens.
"Finally here, Lin Yao, hehehe."
"Lin Yao, my Lin Yao [drooling]."
"Why do you feel more charming? Is it because you've grown up and matured? Oops, the feeling of being cultivated is coming out."
"What long legs! Hehehe."
"Today it's Lin Yao with long hair!"
"How about not broadcasting the game? You don't need to show the game screen, just put the screen of Lin Yao playing the game in the center."
"Yes, yes, yes! I agree! It would be even better if you can ask the ugly guy sitting next to him to leave."
"..."
Since Lin Yao greeted them, she has been reading the real-time comments of the players.
Seeing the crazy stupid players.
She was so angry that she laughed.
Zhong Xiu and Li Xiyao next to her were not much better.
It was mainly because they saw the real-time comment that said they were ugly.
"Good morning."
Lin Yao thought about it, but still ignored those crazy players.
After growing up during this period, especially after the Linmu Carnival, she has become accustomed to the teasing of the players.
She directly brought the topic back to the game.
"If you can hear me, let's officially start."
Lin Yao faced the camera. After making sure that her words could be heard, she asked the staff in the background to reduce the screen on her side, and then enlarge the game screen of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" to occupy the entire screen.
The opening screen appeared.
In the center of the screen.
A fully armed soldier was holding a gun and posing.
Behind him was the fire of an explosion, and he looked like a real man who would never look back at the explosion.
In the center was the title of the game - "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2".
At the bottom, there was a prompt flashing - "Press X".
This direct picture let all players know that this was not a pie in the sky, but a real game in the true sense!
After seeing this scene, the crazy sand sculpture players in China finally calmed down and returned to the topic.
After all, to put it bluntly.
Most of the people who can come to the game meeting want to play this game.
And the game can be bought when it is released.
But Lin Yao... is too illusory.
You can tease, and you can like it.
But when it comes to the things that are most relevant to players, it is still the game.
As for overseas players, they were even more excited when they saw this scene.
They felt that Linmu Studio was so considerate!
They didn't even do any fancy preparations, and directly showed the actual machine footage!
The promotional video at the Linmu E-sports Festival last night left a deep impression on the players.
What they want to see most is the actual machine!
"Sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time--"
Lin Yao pressed the handle button and entered the game menu page, saying, "It mainly takes time to polish the details of the game. The good news is that the time currently determined for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" will not be changed. Everyone is welcome to buy the game and play it then.
This time, we held a meeting mainly to answer some questions of players.
At the same time, we want to introduce this new game to new players. "
For example, the plot of the game is very interesting to players. The plot of this game is indeed related to the previous game, and it tells the subsequent story. I can clearly answer everyone on this point..."
Lin Yao faced the camera and began to promote the process of the meeting.
But it was just the beginning.
Later,
she would only be responsible for playing.
Zhong Xiu and Li Xiyao would be responsible for the explanation and interaction with the players.
Soon,
Lin Yao started playing the game.
...
Ohio.
Zebulon and Marco turned on the live broadcast at the beginning of the Linmu Studios meet-up.
But they didn't turn off the Global Game Awards live broadcast.
It was also on.
Marco is a game editor. He was afraid that he would miss something if he turned off the Global Game Awards live broadcast, but he didn't want to miss the new game meet-up of Linmu Studios.
So he had to compromise...
However.
Later they found that it was completely redundant for them to turn on the Global Game Awards live broadcast.
After the Linmu Studios live broadcast started, their attention was all focused on the "Call of Duty" meet-up...
Although.
They couldn't understand Chinese.
It was also difficult to achieve simultaneous translation of this kind of live broadcast. If you want to understand what Lin Yao and others said, you need to wait until the meet-up is over, someone will translate it spontaneously, or Linmu Studio will issue a translated version of the live broadcast recording.
But the language difference did not dampen their enthusiasm, nor did it prevent them from being attracted.
Because the actual game screen came out.
The same style as always.
At the beginning, a green word popped up in the lower left corner.
It gave information such as time, place, and people.
[First day, 15:30:31]
[Private First Class Joseph Allen]
[75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Battalion]
[Phoenix Firebase]
Of course.
The official game.
Before the game starts, there will be a long plot performance.
But the game version at the meeting skipped the plot.
This must not spoil the plot.
And this move is exactly what the players want.
The plot can be left until the game is officially released.
At the meeting, they are more concerned about the game itself.
Live broadcast room.
A temporary military base appeared on the screen, and several soldiers stood not far away.
And a black sergeant stood by the table and was teaching the soldiers how to shoot.
In fact, this is a teaching level.
Just like the previous game, it is combined with the plot.
But this time, it is not for the recruits to join the army, but to demonstrate to the recruits.
"Speaking of which, we spent a lot of effort when building this scene."
Lin Yao began to control the game character.
On the other side, Li Xiyao looked at the screen and began to explain.
Zhong Xiu said: "Yes, for this base scene, we watched military movies crazily and strived to restore it one-to-one..."
"There is an M4A1 on the table... I guess anyone who knows a little about firearms has heard of it. "
But perhaps you don't know that this gun weighs more than 5 kilograms... It's okay in the game, but in reality, ordinary people may not be able to withstand the continuous shooting and recoil. Speaking of which, we also made a one-to-one model - of course, it's just a simple model, but the weight is the same. We asked the staff to hold up the model and try it, and they couldn't bear it for more than ten minutes."
"Hahaha, after all, guns are the weapons of professional soldiers. "
"..."
The two began to talk.
Lin Yao began to follow the plot, picked up the M4A1 on the table, faced the training shooting range, and completed the basic teaching according to the prompts.
The picture is better than the previous one.
This is the first feeling Mark and Sibulon had when they saw the game screen.
Whether it is the scenery in the distance, the target, or the worn firearms in the near distance, or the gloves of the soldiers holding guns.
They are all full of details.
Lin Yao controlled the character to shoot.
Beep, beep—
the gun shook.
The target in the distance made a clanging sound and fell down.
Mark and Sibulon couldn't help but lean forward, staring at the screen, not wanting to miss any details.
In fact,
this is the FPS they are most looking forward to this year.
Because the previous work is so excellent.
Whether it is the feel or the extremely scripted plot performance.
If Linmu Studio does not launch a sequel this year, they might also pay attention to Gibb's "Mobile Force" or Dreamland's "Battlefield Smoke".
But the sequel has been announced.
Compared with "Call of Duty", those two games are just younger brothers.
- Even though they just released a promotional video.
Mark and Zebulon didn't want to miss any details revealed at the "Call of Duty" sequel meeting.
But someone disturbed them.
[There are many excellent games this year, and I believe there will be more excellent games to meet you in the future, such as the next one...]
Another screen.
Live broadcast of the Global Game Awards.
After an award was announced, March Connor once again prepared to reveal a new exclusive trailer in a rhythmic manner.
But no one paid attention to him.
Players even thought he was noisy...
"Turn it off, it's very noisy."
Zebulon glanced at it, and then said to his good brother Marco: "Just take a look at the list of winning games later, and watch the "Call of Duty" meeting first."
"..."
Marco thought about it and readily agreed: "Good idea!"
After that,
he turned off the live broadcast of the Global Game Awards directly...
and as the live broadcast of the Linmu Studio meeting started.
More and more players did this.
This made the live broadcast of the Global Game Awards drop again and again.
What's even more outrageous is.
The largest overseas live broadcast platform.
A certain big streamer, who is probably also a fan of "Call of Duty", got up early to watch the live broadcast of Linmu Studio's fan meeting.
This kind of nesting doll live broadcast.
In the end, the popularity was even higher than the live broadcast of the Global Game Awards...
So on the other hand.
March Connor's heart has sunk to the bottom.
He knows.
This time it will fail.
On the one hand, Linmu Studio held a new game fan meeting with the popularity of the e-sports festival.
On the other hand, "Call of Duty" sold too well last year!
The first FPS with sales of tens of millions has even exceeded 15 million. This is really exaggerated.
Console manufacturers and game manufacturers are a community of interests.
Although Linmu Studio also makes consoles, they are also game manufacturers.
"Call of Duty" will not log in to their own Switch, and it cannot log in.
There is no direct competitive relationship.
This year, Linmu Studio's "Call of Duty" still maintains the strategy of logging in on all platforms.
This makes the other three traditional console manufacturers very willing to give face.
Because Linmu Studio also released news that... they will consider opening trials and giving exclusive content to third-party platforms.
All three traditional console platforms have.
That's not exclusive content...
So the three major traditional console manufacturers want this exclusive content, and they don't mind mentioning this year's sequel to "Call of Duty" to give Linmu Studio a face.
This further attracts traffic to Linmu Studio's new game...
But this is not the worst.
No matter how bad this year is, we can always get through it.
But what about the future?
What March Connor is most worried about is the future.
If the Linmu E-sports Festival is really going to be confirmed, it will be held together with the Global Game Awards every year in the future.
Then...
look at their game lineup this year.
Who the hell still watches the Global Game Awards! ?
Not only players, but also the game media will probably focus their main attention on the e-sports festival...
When he thought of this.
March Connor couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Half of it was scared, and half of it was angry!
He stood in a corner of the stage and looked at Frank, Hawkins and others in the front row.
Frank kept looking down at his phone, his face was uncertain.
If you look closely.
You can also see that his other hand is clenched into a fist.
When the live broadcast of Linmu Studio began, the discussion about the live broadcast of the awards ceremony was immediately covered by the rapid coverage.
Including the new game of Gibber.
"Why did you mess with her!"
March Connor sneered: "Now it's like the battle royale. It didn't work if the trailer was released early... Players still pay more attention to Call of Duty in the end. You guys did so much, and finally shot yourself in the foot... Wait for death!"
He now has a good impression of Linmu Studio.
But he is really resentful of Frank and others.
He now hopes that both games will fail!
You said that they are fine, and they have decided to send the game to broadcast.
Why are you doing so much! ! !
March Connor cursed inwardly, and then he sighed and smiled bitterly...
He is also an idiot.
I should have chosen Linmu Studio earlier.
These crooked melons and jujubes... are useless!
...
March Connor's guess was indeed correct.
The game media did focus on the e-sports festival.
But there is no need to wait until next year.
This happened this year...
The award ceremony of the Global Game Awards came to a dismal end.
Linmu Studio's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" won the title of Game of the Year in one fell swoop.
It became the biggest winner.
But the number of viewers of this awards ceremony hit a record low...
Last year, Linmu Studio announced games such as "Call of Duty" at the awards ceremony, creating the highest viewing data for the awards ceremony.
This year, the awards ceremony was diverted because of games such as "Call of Duty", creating the lowest viewing data in history!
On the other hand, Linmu Studio.
The e-sports festival itself has high traffic, and the unique opening ceremony, short film, and promotional film have brought huge attention to the new game's meeting.
Moreover, Linmu Studio's meeting is still a continuous mode.
After the meeting of the previous game is over, the next game will follow.
There are also two highly anticipated super popular sequels.
If you add the things that are not disclosed in "Lin Yao's Treasure Box",
the influence is really comparable to Linmu Carnival.
The meetings of the three games ended almost at the same time as the awards ceremony.
However, the first press releases from the relevant gaming media were all about the Linmu E-Sports Festival and the new games...
There is nothing we can do about it.
Gaming media also need to make a living. Compared with the award ceremony, Linmu Studio's new games are indeed more eye-catching.
What's even more outrageous is that some gaming media even used the award-winning of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1" to promote Linmu Studio.
It can be said that
this year's Global Game Awards was extremely bleak, and it was a big loss.
Compared with this,
Linmu Studio is really the best... A win- win
situation. Not only was the new game meeting extremely popular, but the final effect was ridiculously good. Now players' expectations for new games are extremely high. Expectations for the next Linmu E-Sports Festival are also extremely high. The former is easy to understand because of the quality of the game. As for the latter. It's mainly the contents of the "box". Any player can see that it is far more than just three new games! They look forward to more surprises in the future! ... "Done." The meeting for the third game "Dark Souls 2" ended smoothly. Lin Yao immediately breathed a sigh of relief and was relieved. The live broadcast was smooth and the players responded enthusiastically. This was considered a success. It was a good start, and with the subsequent publicity, two of the games were popular sequels, so there was no need to worry about not being able to sell them. As for the "treasure box" that many people asked about during the live broadcast... Lin Yao did not give a clear answer. It would be meaningless to explain it clearly. It was originally a means to increase players' expectations. "Thank you for your hard work." Lin Yao finished the meeting and just returned to the office when Mu Wanqing came to her. "Not bad." Lin Yao shook her head lightly and replied, and then wanted to say something. But Mu Wanqing immediately asked, "Do you have time now?" "Huh? What's wrong?" Lin Yao was a little surprised. Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment and replied, "The reporter from the official media said he wanted to interview you." Lin Yao: "..." On this day. The Global Game Awards and Linmu Studio's new game... mainly Linmu Studio's new game, became the hottest topics in major player communities in China. The players were tirelessly discussing the content of the new game, and were crazy about Lin Yao... It wasn't until the e-sports festival started again in the afternoon that they calmed down a little. But. Soon. As 7:30 came. Another topic came from behind in China, and it stole the popularity of the event and the new game! That is-Lin Yao appeared in the news! [Last night, the opening ceremony of the Linmu E-sports Festival held by Linmu Network Technology Co., Ltd. ended perfectly. The opening ceremony attracted nearly 20,000 overseas spectators to watch the game on site, and the atmosphere was warm. ] [This company is currently one of the largest original game companies in China, and it is also a key supported enterprise by the Pengcheng Commerce Bureau. ] [It is a must for cultural products to "go overseas", and it is also an important way for us to establish an international perspective, understand international discourse, and integrate into the world stage. ] After the news anchor spoke for a while. Then came the interview with Lin Yao. Most of what she said was repetitive, but she was too eye-catching... And then. There were interviews with players at the e-sports festival. There were domestic players, and also overseas players. What they said was not just repetitive talk. Even through the screen, the audience could feel their enthusiasm. "The atmosphere was great! This is the best gaming event!" "There were a lot of spectators at the event. It felt completely different from the live broadcast, and Linmu Studio was very professional in organizing the event."
"I'm a big fan of the e-sports festival, but tickets are so hard to get. I'm really happy to get one this time."
"I'll come to watch the game next year."
"COOOOOOL——"
(End of this chapter)