Chapter 475 Global Game Awards
November 25th.
Black Friday.
The start of the Christmas shopping season has arrived.
For many overseas players, this day, until Christmas, is the happiest time of the year.
Because during this period, not only will games be discounted, game consoles will be discounted, there will be various activities in the game, and at the same time, there will be new masterpieces waiting for them to play!
And the most important thing is! It's time for a holiday!
Although the nationalities are different, the mood of every social animal during the holidays is basically the same.
In addition.
At the end of the year, as in previous years, a bunch of game awards and award ceremonies will be held. For slightly more well-known award ceremonies, participating manufacturers will not only receive awards, but also bring cakes to the stage...
This is a convention.
Just like Lin Yao's previous life TGA, although it is an awards ceremony.
But the links of announcing new games and new game demos are also eye-catching.
For example, in Lin Yao's previous life, the 2021 TGA announced Sonic's new work "Sonic: Unknown Frontier" and the sequel to "Alan Wake".
And here, there is a similar tradition.
So for players, this period is indeed a holiday.
As for China.
Although Thanksgiving is not very relevant to China, after all, China does not celebrate this holiday at all, Europe and the United States are the most important player warehouses after all. Slightly more well-known game companies, no matter which country they are from, will hold activities and promotions during this period.
The same is true for Linmu Studio.
On this day, Linmu Studio's games and consoles were also open for promotion.
However, Switch is different from other consoles.
Recently, the manufacturers in the traditional console market are almost fighting to grab users. This year's promotion is also very strong. In order to grab players, the three companies have worked hard and spent a lot of money.
In comparison, the promotion of Switch is much lower. Even if it is a promotion to sell hardware, Linmu Studio still makes money for every unit sold...
But players just buy it...
Because the price of Switch itself is lower than that of traditional consoles, and the attractiveness of the game lineup to players is not inferior to that of traditional console platforms.
So even if the promotion is not strong enough, players will compare prices and then think about the game lineups of various console manufacturers. Players who can accept Switch's first-party games will basically buy a Switch first, not to mention other consoles...
This makes the other three competitors very angry...
Obviously, their promotion is stronger than the other party, but they just can't sell as well as the other party.
It's really the same machine with different fates...
Of course.
No matter what the gap is between manufacturers, no matter how fierce the competition is, it has nothing to do with the vast majority of players.
They buy consoles when they should buy consoles, and buy games when
they should buy games. The only thing that may be a little bit of a concern is that there are no blockbuster games released on Black Friday this year.
But soon this concern will also disappear.
Because Dreamland and Gibbs have confirmed that they will announce the actual machine demonstration of the new work for the first time at the Global Game Awards Ceremony held on December 6!
...
"...Do you have to participate in the Global Game Awards?"
Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing, not very willing.
"Well, when it comes to this year's games, they basically can't avoid us. I guess they feel guilty if they avoid us, especially with "The Legend of Zelda"."
Mu Wanqing nodded, and then explained: "However, seeing that you really don't want to go overseas, they have given up inviting you to the scene. They just hope that you can show up online like you did at the Reflecta conference, and prepare some surprises for the players... Of course, they said they also prepared surprises for you..."
"Surprise... I can guess what their surprise is."
Lin Yao heard this and shook her head with some amusement.
Mu Wanqing's words made sense. "The Legend of Zelda" was released this year, and they couldn't avoid it, otherwise the credibility of the award ceremony would probably be hit...
Lin Yao guessed that the surprise they were talking about was probably the Game of the Year Award.
"Well, I also think it's the Game of the Year, so... do you want to agree?"
Mu Wanqing nodded gently, and then asked again.
There are very few formal occasions that Lin Yao is willing to attend. If it weren't for the development of the studio, she would basically choose not to show up.
Every year, Linmu Studios’ overseas staff attends award ceremonies on behalf of Linmu Studios.
The committees of major award ceremonies are used to it.
But this time, it was probably because The Legend of Zelda was too dazzling... In addition, Linmu Studios has become famous. Every year, the most popular new games are always from Linmu Studios, but they never make promises at award ceremonies or game shows...
Players always feel that something is missing when watching these award ceremonies and game shows.
And the award ceremonies always feel that they lack some gold content.
Therefore, the organizers of this year’s Global Game Awards were not happy and wanted to invite Lin Yao to participate very enthusiastically.
It was both for the sake of gimmicks and to enhance the gold content of the award ceremony.
Lin Yao refused at first.
She really didn’t want to run around. It was almost the end of the year. Wouldn’t it be better for her to accompany Mu Wanqing or Lin Xi if she had the time?
But now the other party compromised and took a compromise, and it was really hard for Lin Yao to refuse.
After all, they said it was a surprise.
Linmu Studio is not a producer-based system, or rather, it is a producer-based system. But when it comes to producers, we cannot avoid Lin Yao.
Linmu Studios doesn't have any big branches overseas, so if they want to invite important people to attend, they have to ask Lin Yao to come...
"Agree or not..."
Lin Yao sat on the chair, swayed slightly from side to side, and then suddenly asked: "How is the editing of the materials I created going?"
"The materials for the two first-party studio games?" Mu Wanqing asked.
"Yes."
"Okay."
"Then I'll participate."
Lin Yao thought about it and made up her mind: "The other party has invited me so many times, and is even willing to compromise, and has revealed that there are surprises. I'll give them face. As for the surprises for the players, I'll put the materials for the two games, and by the way, postpone the promotional video of "Call of Duty" and release it on it.
The time is approaching, and it's almost time to show off the cards. The players are also looking forward to it, so let's go head-to-head and raise the atmosphere!"
This time.
Not only Linmu Studio was at the awards ceremony.
The awards ceremony where Gibbs and Dreamland confirmed that they would release the actual machine demonstrations of their new works was the Global Game Awards that invited Lin Yao to participate!
...
This year's Black Friday is very good for players, after all, the console promotion is really strong.
But there are also some downsides, that is, there are no big new games at the end of the month.
In the past, there were many traditional gun, car and ball games at this time of year, and many players, including many domestic players, were used to a social security FPS at the end of the year.
Now it's suddenly gone.
It's hard not to feel a little uncomfortable.
Most players' expectations for new games have been raised higher because the games did not arrive as expected.
In addition, when it comes to game awards, "The Legend of Zelda" is basically unavoidable, and players are also curious whether "The Legend of Zelda" can win the grand prize.
These two factors add up.
Players' expectations for this year's Global Game Awards are naturally rising.
What games can win awards, who will win the grand prize in the end, which manufacturers will make promises, and how will the actual machine demonstrations of the New Year's products that are later than in previous years and pushed to Christmas be released.
These are all points that players are looking forward to.
And the Global Game Awards are about to be held.
Players' enthusiasm for discussion is quite high.
"Zelda must win the Game of the Year! Otherwise, there must be something fishy going on!"
"Come if you're brave enough, the big stage for making cakes is here. I wonder how many cakes there will be this year..."
"I remember that the cakes made by GS last year haven't been baked yet... they looked awesome in the promotional video, and then there was no news."
"Don't worry, the best cakes this year are already baked! The kind that can be taken out of the
pan at any time! This time, Dreamland and Gibbs have confirmed that they will announce actual machine demos, which will be playable at the end of next month, don't panic!" "Yes, and Linmu Studio! I guess the cakes they made in the promotional video for the second half of the year's game lineup have also been baked and can be released at any time."
"Linmu Studio doesn't count... their cakes are not on the menu of the awards ceremony, they usually announce them separately."
"Yeah, it feels a bit of a pity, I kind of want to see the gods fight..."
"Well... the person above, your wish may come true!"
"..."
Just when the players were discussing heatedly...
someone suddenly interrupted.
A link was dropped.
The player who replied at the time clicked it and saw it.
It was indeed a surprise...
confirmed by the Global Game Awards Committee.
This year, Lin Yao from Linmu Studio will also attend this year's awards ceremony online!
Moreover, she will also announce the new work released by Linmu Studio during Christmas at the awards ceremony! Players who know a little about the industry will exclaim the moment they see
this news . This... is really exciting! Because this represents. The battle for PC platforms, the battle for game awards, and the battle for the masterpieces prepared by Linmu Studio, Dreamland, and Gibber for their respective PC platforms. All will unfold on the night of the awards ceremony! A veritable battle of gods! As Linmu Studio announced its participation in the battle, the expectations of the players were instantly raised to the highest! "Awesome! The committee actually persuaded the otaku Lin Yao! The big thing is coming!!" "Shut up! What otaku! Do you know how to talk? How can you talk about someone else's wife like that?" "Fuck, Linmu Studio also announced a new work at the awards ceremony. It is going to go head-to-head with Dreamland and Gibbs! I can imagine the gunpowder smell on that day." "Here it comes! The last battle of the two major PC platforms this year! Whose first-party game will be more popular!" "Battlefield sequel! Battlefield sequel! Battlefield sequel!" "Since Lin Yao agreed to participate, she must have prepared. There should be an FPS. There will be three FPS by the end of the year... There are really too many, and I don't know who will win in the end." "I support Lin Yao... Not Linmu Studio!" "The people upstairs are standing in line based on appearance, right?" "..." The enthusiasm of the players was indeed ignited. Not only in China. It is the same overseas. After all, the two game platforms Vaporwave and Game player are not operated in the same region. They are the most direct competitors. Every player knows it. And the games released on Christmas are basically the most important games.
Who can attract more players to their platform through games depends on that night!
Which player is not looking forward to it!
Therefore, this year's Global Game Awards has successfully become the most watched one...
The organizers saw this situation and smiled crookedly.
They did a very correct thing.
Now, players will focus on December 6!
...
In just ten days, it's not fast or slow.
December 6th.
It will come soon.
On that day.
At 8 pm North American time. At
8 am in China.
The Global Game Awards was held on time.
Players rushed into the live broadcast room.
The award ceremony also started live on time.
Then, the process began step by step.
The specific process of this award ceremony is very traditional. After the warm-up, the awards are announced, and then various new games and demonstrations are inserted in the intervals between the announcements of the awards.
To the greatest extent possible, players will not be bored.
The awards are announced from small to large. The finale
is the game of the year.
And the more well-known new game demonstrations and cakes will also be placed at the end of the award ceremony.
Therefore, players are most looking forward to the end of the awards ceremony, not the beginning.
But it is probably because of the lineup of this year's gods fighting.
Even if the front is a bit boring.
Players are still very excited.
However, the Global Game Awards here are indeed not as professional as the TGA in Lin Yao's previous life in terms of process.
Although the awarding of TGA is sometimes criticized, after 17 years, the number of events has increased and they have become more proficient, and the cards are still very sufficient.
For example, Lin Yao likes the symphony performance session of TGA every year.
If the game of the year happens to be awesome that year, it will be really cool.
For example, in 2018, "Celeste" took the lead, followed by the main themes of "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey", "God of War 4", "Monster Hunter: World", "Red Dead Redemption" and other masterpieces. It's
really great !
17 years is actually not bad, the lineup of the game of the year is also a battle of gods, but the live performance is indeed a little bit worse.
The worst one should be the 2020 edition of The Last of Us 2. When Lin Yao saw that it was the Game of the Year, she turned off the video...
It was around eight in the morning.
When the live broadcast of the award ceremony started, Lin Yao took a look, and then she wanted to suggest that the organizers should also organize a symphony performance.
But after thinking about it, she shook her head and gave up the idea.
There is no need to get involved.
In fact, awards are very complicated. For example, in Lin Yao's previous life, TGA had sponsors such as Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Valve... Every year, it felt like dividing pig heads.
She was not interested in this aspect.
How to distribute it specifically should be left to them.
This time, she would just give them a favor and announce the game.
Lin Yao turned off the video and prepared to announce the game later.
At the same time, a large number of players were staring at the live broadcast, waiting for the announcement of the heavyweight awards and new game demos.
As time went on,
the awards began to get bigger and bigger.
From the awards of Best Sound Design, Best Art Direction, and Best Soundtrack/Music, they gradually transitioned to the award of a single game type such as Best Fighting Game.
The new works announced during the award ceremony also gradually transitioned from some excellent small-scale games to big works.
However, most of the games announced at this time are just empty promises.
Not to mention this year.
They may appear again next year.
As for the games that can be played this year or next year, they have not yet appeared.
However, the players' expectations have been raised.
And with the announcement of the Best Sports/Racing Game Award.
Finally.
The first blockbuster new work of the awards ceremony was revealed.
The people of Dreamland came on stage and received their own awards.
The Best Sports/Racing Game was won by a football game under their company.
After the award recipient of Dreamland finished his thank-you speech, he smiled mysteriously.
Then.
A very famous rapper came on stage and rapped on the spot.
And with the rap, the promotional video of Dreamland's "Battlefield 5" also appeared on the big screen of the awards ceremony.
After the promotional video, the real game screen was seamlessly switched.
World War II battlefield.
The famous KV-1 tank roared past, and the soldiers followed closely behind, charging under the enemy's fire!
I have to say.
The sense of presence is really good, coupled with the exciting rap, various charges and battles.
It really has the flavor of Battlefield.
Many players were reminded of their memories of playing Battlefield and were instantly excited.
Real-time comments began to soar.
At the end of the rap and demonstration session, the game date was announced.
The moment it came out on December 22nd.
Thunderous applause.
Let's get excited!
"Well well well... It's really exciting."
The host came back on stage and exclaimed with a smile on his face: "Let's thank Pence for his performance and thank Fantasyland for the demonstration. Next... Best Game Director."
As the host's voice fell,
the people from Gibbs also came on stage.
They didn't do rap, probably because they were afraid of homogenization.
But they did a pretty good job.
The award for Best Game Director was just presented, and then, a fully armed soldier came up.
Wearing a gas mask.
When the other party took off the gas mask, everyone cheered.
Because the person under the mask was Frank, the boss of Gibbs.
He was a heavyweight.
The industry insiders present knew him.
He personally went on stage to do the work, and the effect was really good.
And Frank's appearance and personally announcing his own "Mobile Force 6" also pushed the atmosphere of the entire award ceremony to a climax.
The actual machine demonstration of "Mobile Force 6" is different in style from "Battlefield 5".
First, it talks about the warm days before the war, and then the style of the second half of the trailer changes, highlighting a tragic and majestic scene.
In the game, players have to lead an AI team to run around and put out fires in the most tragic Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
Yeah.
A magical story background.
But it is really exciting. In the actual machine screen, on the battlefield like a meat grinder, the player leads the team to run around and fight, which is very impactful.
The trailer is more than four minutes long.
Wait for the game to be released on December 22.
The enthusiasm of players is raised again!
Frank made a small joke at the right time, then left the stage and breathed a sigh of relief.
Backstage.
"Really hard."
Hawkins looked at Frank who was walking off the stage and shook his head.
"For the new game and platform, it's worth it."
Frank took off his bulletproof vest, threw it aside, and then said something.
Hawkins nodded, then looked at the stage, and suddenly said: "Linmu Studio will announce our new work next, right?"
"Yeah."
Frank nodded.
"I don't know if there will be any problems." Hawkins hesitated for a moment and said with some worry.
In fact, the two had discussed and struggled over when to release the game.
This thing is quite mysterious.
Who knows when to release it to leave a deep impression on the players...
However, it is common sense.
The game that is released first is more likely to leave a deep impression on the players.
Especially when the quality and subject matter are similar.
So in the end, the two struggled for a while and negotiated with the committee to choose to release the new game before Linmu Studio.
"It shouldn't be a big problem."
Frank turned around and also looked at the stage, then thought for a while and said, "After all, the demo is just a demo. It's impossible to put all the gameplay on it. Even if Linmu Studio's gameplay is better than ours, if the core gameplay of FPS does not change, the probability of letting players see it directly is very small. Other types of games may be possible, but FPS is very difficult.
Even if there is such a gameplay, it is estimated that it will be difficult to reflect it in the demo. Isn't this the reason why we decided to debut in advance? Leave an impression on the players first. After all, there are too many shooting games, and players may get tired of it."
"Yeah."
Hawkins thought about it and nodded slowly.
Indeed.
In fact, the two people had complicated feelings when Linmu Studio participated in the awards ceremony this time.
On the one hand, they wanted them to participate, and then rely on the home advantage to gain some advantages in the release.
But on the other hand, they were really afraid that Linmu Studio would make a big wave out of nowhere
. After all, even they had to admit that Linmu Studio was really good at giving players surprises.
However.
It's the end of the year now.
European and American players, who account for the majority of stand-alone game users, are most enthusiastic about FPS at this time! It is difficult for other types of games to beat FPS in this period of time.
Even if Linmu Studio really makes a big move and launches a masterpiece like "The Legend of Zelda",
it will not affect the hot sales of FPS. After all, this type of game is still very popular.
And if they also announce FPS...
It is difficult to innovate the gameplay of FPS, unlike other types.
It seems that there is no need to worry too much.
At the same time,
just as Frank and Hawkins were paying attention to the stage,
the players, especially the domestic players, also perked up.
Dreamland and Gibbs have come out.
Then is it Linmu Studio's turn next!?
On the live broadcast platform, players began to brush Linmu Studio in the live broadcast room.
And the Global Game Awards Committee did not disappoint the players.
The host came on stage
to promote the Best Sustained Operation Award, and the game that won the award was Linmu Studio's "Breakout".
Linmu Studio's North American staff came up to the stage to receive the award, and then thanked the committee, saying that there was a special friend who wanted to thank everyone.
Then.
The lights dimmed, and the screen at the back of the venue lit up, showing another venue.
A girl with a high ponytail appeared in the center of the screen and greeted.
"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Yao from Linmu Studio."
As always.
And the moment she appeared.
"Wuhu."
The entire venue immediately rang with a huge cheer.
(End of this chapter)
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