Chapter 302: Play high-energy vanguard and do (fill in the blanks)
You really know how to lose money!
After listening to Gu Sheng's words, Shen Miaomiao wanted to strangle him to death!
Zhi Gougu looked like a fairy who had eaten Sun Wukong's amulet, and was frozen on the sofa!
That's outrageous.
It's really outrageous.
Especially after Gu Sheng explained all these abyss and pits that defied the heavens to her one by one.
Shen Miaomiao was even more crazy!
because!
In Gu Sheng's words, once such a terrifying game is released, it cannot be saved by overwhelming publicity and media buying.
It is not even an exaggeration to say that the more Yunwei promotes this game, the more their sales and reputation will explode!
Shen Miaomiao felt that her world view had been refreshed.
You know, she originally disliked publicity, and until now, she has always believed that a game, no matter how poorly made it is.
As long as you are willing to spend a lot of money to promote it, and as long as you are willing to make winning sales, then it will eventually be successful, at least, and you can recover your money.
Until the emergence of "High Energy Pioneer"!
Through Gu Sheng's description and prospect judgment, Shen Miaomiao knew for the first time that there were still ultimate bullshit projects in the world that could not be pulled back even with large-scale publicity!
This is the real bad game.
This is the ultimate bad game where you lose as much as you invest, and you can get your money back!
But now!
This game fell into the hands of Yunwei instead of being developed by them!!!
"I……"
Shen Miaomiao suddenly felt blood surge in her heart.
This feeling of wanting to vomit blood seems to have not occurred for a long time.
I held it in for a long time, until my face turned a little pale!
Then he stood up slowly, as if his soul had been taken away, and floated towards the door.
"Why?"
Gu Sheng was stunned:
"Why are you going?"
"Buying medicine..."
Shen Miaomiao's voice was a little weak, as if she was about to die:
"I'm going to buy some... motherwort granules..."
"ah--"
Gu Sheng also stood up, frowned slightly, and said with concern:
"Have you started to feel pain again recently? It shouldn't be. You haven't been in this situation for a long time, haven't you?"
Lao Gu was right about this point, and Shen Miaomiao herself agreed deeply.
It seems that since she and Lao Gu shared a house, she has never made this mistake again.
On the one hand, she is in a happy mood, but on the other hand, every time the day comes, Lao Gu will be more 'watchful' of her. She can't eat cold water and can't touch her. Running around barefoot on the ground will also get her Lao Gu scolded him with a dark face.
But this time.
Shen Miaomiao felt that she could not escape anything she said.
My money...
…
Isn’t this just coming?
In a blink of an eye!
March is coming!
Sitting in his spacious and bright luxury office, Cornick was overjoyed as he watched the praise and announcements for "High Energy Pioneer" one after another on the screen!
good.
Since the release date of "High Energy Pioneer" was announced in advance, the entire gaming circle has been in a state of excitement.
You know, generally speaking, game manufacturers release games intensively between July and October, which is the second half of each year.
Now, March, which has just begun, is the off-season for game releases. All major manufacturers are concentrating on research and development, so the game market is not originally active.
However!
Golden Wind's "Overwatch" has ignited a fire in this slow season of the new year.
After Yunwei released "High Energy Pioneer", the "big excitement" in the gaming circle became even more intense!
At that time, as soon as the promotional poster for "High Energy Pioneer" was released, it immediately aroused an outcry from Golden Wind players!
There is no doubt that anyone with normal eyes and brain would be able to identify such blatant plagiarism without any difficulty.
but!
An embarrassing question arises.
Because "Powerful Pioneer" will be released earlier than "Overwatch".
Therefore, Yunwei made a decisive decision on the spot and filed a complaint against an evil person, then accused Golden Wind of being suspected of plagiarizing their "project that was prepared as early as the year before last year" and is now under investigation.
As soon as this news was released, it immediately swayed public opinion.
Golden Wind did not make any statement or refute this.
The four golden villains unanimously said: Please start your performance. If you are not crazy, how can you perish?
In this way, Yun Wei's arrogance is further fueled!
Funds for publicity and distribution were spent crazily one after another to silence the media and buy support from trolls.
Suddenly, the voice that "Yunwei's self-developed multiplayer competitive game "High Energy Pioneer" is about to be released and is highly anticipated" became louder and louder.
"High-energy Pioneer is about to be released! SLGamers and other game media have given very anticipated reviews!"
"Elena, the famous pioneering feminist representative in the United States, expressed that she is very much looking forward to the "High-Power Pioneer"!"
""High-energy Pioneers" spark heated discussions in LGBT community forums!"
"The famous American rapper Luke, who publicly came out as gay the year before last, forwarded the "High Energy Pioneer" poster to express his expectations!"
"..."
With the participation of magic groups from all over the world, the topic of "High Energy Pioneer" instantly broke through the circle!
No wonder Cornick was sitting in the office, laughing, with golden light in his eyes!
Break the circle!
You know, it is actually very difficult to break out of a game!
It is not even an exaggeration to say that there are very few games that can reach such a breakthrough level like "High Energy Pioneer" and take a look at the global gaming industry!
Perhaps, in recent years, in terms of popularity, the only one that can compare with "High Power Pioneer" is Golden Wind's "Plants vs. Zombies".
When he thought of this, Kaunik couldn't help but feel excited!
To know!
At that time, "Plants vs. Zombies" created a mythical record of selling more than 7 million copies worldwide in a single week!
Now, although their "High Energy Pioneer" is not a mobile PC dual-platform login, the sale price is much higher than that of PVZ, and the final sales results will definitely not be as crazy as PVZ.
However, judging from this popularity, it will definitely become this year’s masterpiece and a phenomenal hit!
only!
The only thing that makes him feel awkward now is the rejection from Simon, chief game review editor of SNG Forum.
As the world's largest comprehensive game forum, SNG has a very high status in the industry, and Editor-in-Chief Simon's game reviews are even more famous for their authority.
In the "stress test" conducted at the beginning of the month, Yunwei actually invited some media and representatives of some magic groups to come and try it out.
Of course, money must have been spent.
So far, the cost of promoting and selling "High Energy Pioneer" is more than 2.5 times the cost of game development.
In other words, this game, which cost 188 million U.S. dollars and was made in just one month at a crazy pace, has now reached a terrifying total investment of 660 million U.S. dollars!
But what a pity!
Simon, the editor-in-chief of SNG who was invited as a guest in the internal beta test, did not accept a cent of their 'thank you fee' like other representatives after the test. Instead, he disappeared and never mentioned anything about "High Energy Pioneer" In the relevant news, there was no comment like "High Energy Pioneer" as "very worth looking forward to" like some other media representatives.
after all……
…
"This game is so fucking bad! It's just fucking bad! It's so bad that it's beyond bad, it's so bad that it's outrageous!"
"If our group didn't have shares from Vivendi, I should have reported their false propaganda to Yunwei. This would be the biggest fucking publicity scam in the history of the game!"
“Go back and tell them! I’m not writing any fucking negative reviews right now! I’m just doing it out of pressure!”
"Keeping silent until the game is released! That's the best I can do!"
"If you want me to make a 'worth looking forward to' evaluation of this game, I can't!"
“Because I can’t give a fucking compliment to a piece of fucking shit!”
"roll!"
Bang!!!
It's night in a two-story detached villa in San Jose, San Francisco, in the western United States.
After receiving the eighth call from his assistant urging communication, Simon finally exploded, saying eight damn words in a row and sending an angry telegram on the spot!
no doubt!
The financially powerful Yunwei-Vivendi bribed almost all the players who participated in the internal beta, allowing them to express their "worth looking forward to" comments without conscience.
Today, the popularity of "High Energy Pioneer" has reached unprecedented levels, and the discussion is unprecedented.
Overwatch, which Golden Wind once announced in a unique way in the challenge, seems to have been forgotten by people. Nowadays, only some players are still waiting hard to stick with it.
And when it comes to this, another point where Simon becomes angry and even feels disgusted arises——
Pre-sale.
From March 1st to now March 14th.
Judging from the pre-sale news that Yunwei happily released, in two weeks, "High Energy Pioneer" has sold a total of nearly 3 million units worldwide!
Judging from the price of 75 dollars per copy of "High Energy Pioneer", in the past two weeks of pre-sales, "High Energy Pioneer" has brought Yunwei 225 million dollars in revenue!
In Simon's opinion, this is simply a naked fraud!
Instigated by various media, so-called senior players, and representatives from the magic camp, this unprecedented and huge scam has coaxed players around the world into confusion!
Everyone thinks that "High Power Pioneer" will bring a new revolution in multiplayer online battles to the gaming industry, and even credits "High Power Pioneer" with the exquisite CG of "Overwatch"!
But actually!
The quality of this game cannot even be described as appalling!
Weird heroes created to cater to the so-called special groups, stereotyped battle formations, a battle royale design that is almost the same as APEX, and the awkward second-generation FPS settings...
What's even more outrageous is that at a price of up to 75 dollars per serving, they actually have a vampire-like lottery krypton gold system, which is called to provide players with a better gaming experience!
For this game, you still dare to ask me for a ‘very worth looking forward to’ review?!
funny!
You have time to ask me to give you a closed beta evaluation, so why not hurry up and think about the explosive reputation (physics) of your piece of shit worth 75 dollars after it is delivered to the players?
Think about emergency public relations measures!
After all, in less than twelve hours, this game of yours is going to—
…
"Online!!!"
Bang bang bang——
It’s 8pm Beijing time.
Gu Sheng placed peanut and melon seed snacks on the side table and took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator.
Then pick up the warm brown sugar water and serve it to little Nezha.
Then he flopped into the sofa, opened the Coke with a snap, took a sip, and looked at the large projection screen with interest.
Shen Miaomiao's expression: =_=
If she remembered correctly, they had been living together for such a long time, and this was the first time in Lao Gu's history that he took the initiative to take her to watch a game live broadcast.
What we are looking at is not our own game.
It's Yunwei's "High Energy Pioneer".
What a loss.
Sure enough, there is a good saying in the criminal investigation industry——
The more perverted the habitual criminal suspect is, the more he likes to return to the crime scene after committing a crime.
Lao Gu has this mentality now.
Just look at his interested look and his expectant expression, and you will know how psychopathic this person is.
And there are three more perverts like this in Golden Wind.
I have really committed a huge sin. Why have I encountered these four evil obstacles in my life?
Shen Miaomiao drank the lipstick and sugar water, sighed silently, and then also set her eyes on the big screen.
She actually has some hope.
I hope Yunwei can be picky and evasive in Lao Gu's plan that is full of pitfalls.
Let's not say you dodge them all and then actually make a copy of Overwatch.
But at least, you shouldn’t go through all the pitfalls, right?
It's like doing a math problem. Even if the hope of getting it all right is slim, avoiding all the correct answers doesn't seem to be an easy task.
I hope you can perform well...
Shen Miaomiao prayed in her heart:
At least like a human being.
Think of this.
Just listen to the anchor's voice in the live broadcast room:
"Good evening, I'm XTT. It's airing. Let's play a new game today, High Energy Pioneer."
"It is said that the early internal testing has received rave reviews. Although it is a bit expensive at 75 dollars, I can consider it as a substitute until Overwatch is released."
"Open up, open up!"
Said.
XTT, known as the FPS genius boy, sat in the somatosensory cabin and started the game.
On the barrage, there are also various opinions about this game -
‘Isn’t this a copy game?’
‘Didn’t you say that Shouwang’s copying was of high ability?’
'Do people really believe this? Do you think Xiao Huang would copy others?'
'indeed'
‘This is a b-game that is full of correctness and reskinning. I don’t believe that the old thief can be brave enough to start plagiarism’
‘But it is said that the reputation abroad is very good’
'It's all a fucking evaluation from the magic group, and you're counting on Wal-Mart's plastic bags to play games?'
‘Indeed, I feel that this game is very strange. I rarely see comments from players. Except for the great magician, foreign media have spoken out.’
'The most important thing is that SNG, the most authoritative foreign company, also participated in the internal beta, but has never made a statement.'
‘I always feel like this pre-order is the ultimate pitfall’
'It's hard for me to comment on pre-orders. Even a game as awesome as Sekiro doesn't dare to issue pre-orders. This game...'
'My rating is - play as a high-energy pioneer and be a low-energy child'