The start of the Christmas shopping season has arrived.
For many overseas players, this day, leading up to Christmas, is the happiest time of the year.
Because during this period, not only will games and game consoles be discounted, there will also be various in-game activities, and at the same time, there will be brand-new masterpieces waiting for them to play!
And most importantly! 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.
It's the end of the year, and just like in previous years, a bunch of game awards and award ceremonies are about to be held. For the slightly more famous awards ceremony, participating manufacturers will not only receive awards, but also bring cakes to the stage...
This is customary.
Just like Lin Yao's TGA in her previous life, even though it was an award ceremony.
But the link above where new games and new game demos are announced is equally eye-catching.
For example, Lin Yao's previous life, the 2021 TGA, announced Sonic's new work "Sonic: Unknown Frontier" and the sequel to "Alan Killer".
And here, there is a similar tradition.
So for players, this period of time is indeed a holiday.
As for domestic.
Although Thanksgiving is a holiday that has little to do with China. After all, this holiday is not celebrated in China, but 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 events during this period.
events and promotions.
The same goes for Linmu Studio.
On this day, Linmu Studio’s games and consoles are also on sale.
However, Switch is different from other consoles.
In recent times, several manufacturers in the traditional console market have almost started fighting in order to compete for users. This year's promotions are also particularly strong. In order to compete for players, all three companies have worked hard and spent a lot of money.
As for Switch, in comparison, the promotion intensity is much lower. Even if the hardware is promoted, Linmu Studio still makes a profit for every unit sold...
But players just buy it...
Because the price of Switch itself is lower than that of traditional consoles, and the game lineup is not less attractive to players than traditional console platforms.
Therefore, even if the promotion efforts cannot keep up, players will compare prices and then think about the game lineups of various console manufacturers. Players who can accept first-party games on Switch, not to mention other consoles, will basically buy a Switch first...
This made the other three colleagues very angry...
It is obvious that my own promotion efforts are stronger than those of the other party, but I just can't sell to the other party.
It’s really the same plane but different fates…
certainly.
No matter what gaps there are between manufacturers or how fierce the competition is, it has nothing to do with the vast majority of players.
If they should buy a console, they should buy a console, and if they should buy a game, they should buy a game.
The only thing that might bother me a little is that there aren't any major game releases on Black Friday this year.
But soon this concern disappeared.
Because Fantasy Kingdom and Gibb Company have confirmed that they will announce the actual demonstration of the new game for the first time at the Global Game Awards Ceremony on December 6th!
…
"...Global Game Awards, do you have to participate?"
Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing with a reluctant expression.
"Well, when it comes to this year's games, they basically can't bypass us. I guess they would feel guilty if they bypassed us, especially when there is "The Legend of Zelda"."
Mu Wanqing nodded, and then explained: "However, they saw that you really didn't want to go overseas, so they gave up inviting you to the event. They only hope that you can show up online like you did at the Reflecta press conference, and at the same time give
Players have prepared some surprises... Of course, they said they also prepared surprises for you..."
"Surprise... I can guess what their surprise is."
When Lin Yao heard this, she shook her head in amusement.
What Mu Wanqing said makes sense. "The Legend of Zelda" was released this year. They couldn't avoid it, otherwise the credibility of the awards ceremony would probably be hit...
Lin Yao guessed that the surprise they were talking about was probably the annual game award.
"Well, I also think it's the game of the year, so...do you want to agree?"
Mu Wanqing nodded slightly, and then asked again.
There are very few formal occasions that Lin Yao is willing to attend. If it were not for the development of the studio, she would basically choose not to show up.
Every year, awards and other occasions are attended by Linmu Studio’s overseas staff.
The committees of major award ceremonies are also used to it.
But this time, maybe "The Legend of Zelda" is too dazzling... In addition, Linmu Studios has become famous. Among the new games every year, some of the most popular ones are always produced by Linmu Studios, but they are never at the award ceremony.
Or draw cakes at game shows...
When players watch these award ceremonies and game shows, they always feel that something is missing.
And the award ceremony always feels a little less valuable.
Therefore, the organizer of this year’s Global Game Awards resigned and very enthusiastically wanted to invite Lin Yao to participate.
It's not only for gimmicks, but also to enhance the gold content of the awards ceremony.
Lin Yao refused at first.
She really doesn't want to run around. It's almost the end of the year. If she has this time, wouldn't it be good to spend some time with Mu Wanqing or Lin Xi?
But now that the other party had compromised and found a compromise, it was hard for Lin Yao to refuse.
After all, people said it was a surprise.
Linmu Studio is not a producer system, or rather a producer system, but when it comes to producers, Lin Yao cannot be avoided.
Lin Mu Studio doesn’t have any big overseas branches, so if a heavyweight is to be present, Lin Yao can only come forward...
"Do you agree or not..."
Lin Yao sat on the chair, swayed slightly from side to side, and then suddenly asked: "I got the material, how is the editing now?"
"What are the materials for the two first-party studio games?" Mu Wanqing asked.
"Um."
"alright."
"Then join."
Lin Yao thought for a while and made up her mind: "The other party invited me so many times and was even willing to compromise, and also revealed that there was a surprise, so let's give it a try. As for the surprise for the players, let's just use the materials from those two games.
, by the way, the promotional video for "Call of Duty" has been postponed and published above.
The time is approaching, it’s almost time to show off and the players are looking forward to it, so let’s go tit-for-tat and cheer up the atmosphere!”
this time.
It wasn’t just Linmu Studio at the awards ceremony.
Gibber Company and Dream Kingdom confirmed that they will announce the awards ceremony for the actual demonstration of the new game. It is the Global Game Awards that Lin Yao is invited to participate in!
…
This year's Black Friday is a great time for gamers to say yes, after all, console promotions are really strong.
But there is also a disadvantage, that is, there are no major new works at the end of the month.
In the past, at this time of year, there were many traditional gun, cart and ball masterpieces, and many players, including many domestic players, were used to having a social security FPS at the end of the year.
Now it's suddenly gone.
It's hard to get used to it.
Most players' expectations for the new game have been raised even higher because the game did not arrive as expected.
In addition, when it comes to game awards, "The Legend of Zelda" basically cannot be avoided, and players are also curious whether "The Legend of Zelda" can win the grand prize.
The two factors add up.
Players' expectations for this year's Global Game Awards have naturally grown.
What games can win awards? Who will win the final grand prize? Which manufacturers will draw their attention? How will the actual demonstration of the new year's products, which will be released later than previous years, be like at Christmas?
These are all points that players are looking forward to.
The Global Game Awards will be held soon.
The players' enthusiasm for discussion is quite high.
"Zelda must win Game of the Year! Otherwise it's shady!"
"Come if you dare. The big cake painting stage is here. I don't know how many cakes there will be this year..."
"I remember that the cakes drawn by GS last year were not baked yet... I saw a great promotion video, and then there was no news."
"Don't be afraid, the best cakes this year are all already baked! The ones that can be baked at any time! This time Dream Kingdom and Gibber Company have confirmed that they will announce real machine demonstrations, and you can play them by the end of next month.
Here, don’t panic!”
"Yes, there is also Linmu Studio! I guess the pie they drew in the promotional video for the game lineup in the second half of the year has already been baked and can be released at any time."
"Linmu Studio doesn't count...their cakes are not on the menu at the awards ceremony. They usually announce them separately."
"Yes, it feels a bit pity. I still want to see gods fight..."
"Well... upstairs, your wish may come true!"
"..."
Just when the players were having a heated discussion...
Someone suddenly intervened.
Lost a link.
The player who commented at that time clicked to take a look.
What a surprise indeed...
Confirmed by the Global Game Awards Committee.
This year, Lin Yao from Linmu Studio will also participate in this awards ceremony online!
Moreover, she will also announce the new works released by Linmu Studio during the Christmas period at the award ceremony!
This news.
Players who know a little bit about the industry will be stunned the moment they see it.
Now...it's really exciting!
Because this means.
The battle for the PC platform, the battle for game awards, and the battle for the masterpieces prepared by Linmu Studio, Dreamland, and Gilbert for their respective PC platforms.
It will all take place on the night of the awards ceremony!
A veritable battle between gods!
The expectations of players have increased as Linmu Studio announced its participation in the war.
He was instantly pulled to the highest level!
"Awesome! The committee actually convinced Lin Yao, a deadlock! The big one is coming!!"
"Shut up! What a nerd! Do you know how to speak? How can you talk about other people's wives like this?"
"Damn it, Linmu Studio also announced a new work at the awards ceremony. This is going to be a direct confrontation with Dreamland and Gibbs! I can even imagine the smell of gunpowder that day."
"It's coming, it's coming! The final battle of the year between the two major PC platforms! Whose first-party game attracts more attention!"
"Since Lin Yao agreed to participate, she must be prepared. FPS should be available. There will be three FPSs by the end of the year... There are really too many. I don’t know who will win in the end."
"I stand with Lin Yao...not Lin Mu Studio!"
"There's a facial recognition station upstairs, right?"
"..."
The enthusiasm of the players was indeed ignited.
Not just domestically.
The same goes for overseas.
After all, the two game platforms Vaporwave and Game Player do not operate in the same region. They are the most direct competitors, as every player knows.
The games released on Christmas are basically the most blockbuster games.
Who can rely on games to attract more players to their own platform depends on that night!
Which player doesn’t look forward to this!
Therefore, this year’s Global Game Awards has successfully become the one with the most attention...
When the organizer saw this, he smiled crookedly.
They did something very right.
Now, players will focus on December 6th!
…
In just ten days, it can be said that it is fast or slow.
December 6th.
Arrived soon.
that day.
North American time, 8 p.m.
Eight o'clock in the morning domestically.
The Global Game Awards will be held on time.
Players flocked to the live broadcast room one after another.
The awards ceremony also started live broadcast on time.
Then, start the process step by step.
The specific process of this award ceremony is very traditional. After the warm-up, various awards are announced, and then various new games and demonstrations are inserted between the announcements of each award.
Try not to make players bored as much as possible.
The awards are announced in order from small to large.
The finale is Game of the Year.
The relatively well-known new game demos and cakes will also be placed at the end of the awards ceremony.
Therefore, players are most looking forward to the end of the awards ceremony, not the beginning.
But that’s probably where the lineup for this year’s fairy fight will be.
Even if the front is a little boring.
The players are still very interested.
However, the process of the Global Game Awards here is indeed not as professional as Lin Yao's previous TGA.
Although the award presentation of TGA is sometimes criticized, after 17 years, it has held more events and become more proficient, and the cards are still sufficient.
For example, Lin Yao likes the symphony performance of TGA every year.
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For example, in 2018, "Celeste" started, followed by the main themes of "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey", "God of War 4", "Monster Hunter: World", "Red Dead Redemption" and other masterpieces.
Really great!
2017 was actually not bad. The annual game lineup was also a battle between gods, but the live performance was really not that good.
The worst thing should be the 20 year old The Last of Us 2. When Lin Yao saw that it won the game of the year, she immediately turned off the video...
At around eight o'clock in the morning.
Lin Yao took a look when the live broadcast of the awards ceremony started, and then she wanted to suggest that the organizers also organize a symphony performance.
But after thinking about it for a while, she shook her head and gave up the idea.
There's no need to mix it up.
In fact, awards are a very popular thing. For example, Lin Yao’s TGA in his previous life had sponsors such as Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and V... Every year, there is actually a feeling of being divided into pigs’ heads.
She is not interested in this aspect.
Let them decide how to allocate it specifically.
This time she would just save face and announce the game.
Lin Yao turned off the video and prepared to announce the game later.
At the same time, a huge number of players are staring at the live broadcast, waiting for the announcement of major awards and new game demos later.
As the time goes.
The awards started getting bigger and bigger.
From awards such as Best Sound Design, Best Art Direction, and Best Score/Music, they have slowly transitioned to awards for a single game type such as Best Fighting Game.
The new games announced during the awards period have gradually transitioned from some excellent small-scale games to masterpieces.
However, most of the games announced at this time are just paintings.
Forget about this year.
It may happen again next year.
As for the games that will be available this year or next, they haven’t been released yet.
However, players' expectations have been raised.
And with the announcement of the best sports/racing game awards.
finally.
The first blockbuster new work of the award ceremony has been revealed.
People from Dreamland came on stage and received their own awards.
Best Sports/Sports Game, won by one of their football games.
After the recipient of the award from Dream Kingdom finished his speech of thanks, he smiled mysteriously.
then.
A very famous rapper appeared and rapped on the spot.
Along with the rap, a promotional video for Dreamland's "Battlefield 5" also appeared on the big screen at the awards ceremony.
After the promotional video, there is a seamless switch to the actual game screen.
World War II battlefield.
The famous KV-1 tank roared past, and the soldiers followed closely behind, facing the opponent's artillery fire, and began to charge!
have to say.
The sense of presence is really good, with exciting rap and various charges and battles.
It really feels like a battlefield.
Many players were reminded of the memory of playing Battlefield and instantly became excited.
Live comments started to surge.
At the end of the rap and demonstration session, the game date was announced.
The moment it came out on December 22nd.
Thunderous applause.
Get high!
"Well well well...it's really exciting."
The host reappeared and sighed with a smile on his face: "Let us thank Pence for his singing and the demonstration of Dreamland. Next... the best game guidance."
As the host's words fell.
People from Gibber Company also came on stage.
They didn't do a whole lot of rap work, probably because they were afraid of homogenization.
But they did a pretty good job.
As soon as the award for the best game director was awarded, a heavily armed soldier came up.
Wear a gas mask.
When the other party took off his gas mask, everyone present cheered.
Because the person under the mask is Frank, the boss of Gibber Company.
This is a heavyweight.
Everyone in the industry present knew him.
He personally performed the work, and the effect was really good.
Frank's appearance and his personal announcement of his own "Mobile Unit 6" also pushed the atmosphere of the entire award ceremony to a climax.
The actual demonstration of "Mobile Unit 6" is different in style from "Battlefield Gunsmoke 5".
First, it talks about the warm years before the war, and then the style of the promotional video changes in the second half, and what stands out is a tragic one.
In the game, players have to lead an AI team to fight and put out fires during the most brutal Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
Um.
The story background of the magic reform.
But it is indeed very exciting. In the actual screen, on the battlefield like a meat grinder, players lead their teams to attack and fight everywhere, which is extremely impactful.
The promotional video is over four minutes long.
Wait for the game to be released on December 22nd.
Players' enthusiasm has been boosted again!
After Frank made a small joke at the right time, he left the show and breathed a sigh of relief.
Backstage.
"It's really hard work."
Hawkins looked at Frank walking off the stage and shook his head.
"For new games and platforms, it's worth it."
Frank took off his body armor, threw it aside, and said something.
Hawkins nodded, then glanced at the stage, and suddenly said: "Linmu Studio will announce our new work soon, right?"
"Um."
Frank nodded.
"I wonder if there will be any problems." Hawkins hesitated for a moment and said worriedly.
In fact, the two of them discussed and struggled with when to appear.
This thing is quite mysterious.
Who knows when to make a lasting impression on players...
However, common sense.
The game that comes out first has a greater chance of leaving a deep impression on players.
Especially when the quality of the subject matter is similar.
So in the end, the two struggled for a while and negotiated with the committee, choosing to announce the new game before Linmu Studio.
"It shouldn't be a big problem."
Frank turned around, looked at the stage as well, and then thought for a while, and said, "The demo video is just a demo video after all, and it is impossible to put all the gameplay on it. Even if Linmu Studio's gameplay is better than ours, FPS
If this core gameplay does not change, the probability of players getting up directly is very small. It is possible in other types of games, but FPS is very difficult.
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There are too many shooting games, and players will get bored if they don’t have enough protection.”
"Um."
Hawkins thought for a moment and nodded slowly.
really.
In fact, when Lin Mu Studio attended the award ceremony this time, the two of them had quite complicated emotions.
On the one hand, it is to let them participate, and then rely on the home field advantage to gain some publishing advantages.
But on the other hand, they are really afraid that Lin Mu Studio will make big waves unexpectedly.
After all, even they have to admit that Linmu Studio is really good at creating surprises for players.
but.
It's the end of the year now.
European and American players, who account for the majority of stand-alone game users, have the highest enthusiasm for FPS at this time! It is difficult for other types of games to beat FPS during this time period.
Even if Linmu Studio really makes a big splash and releases a masterpiece like "The Legend of Zelda".
That cannot affect the popularity of FPS, after all, this game type is still very popular.
And if they also announce FPS...
It is difficult to innovate the gameplay of FPS, unlike other genres.
It seems like there is no need to worry too much.
at the same time.
While Frank and Hawkins were focusing on the stage.
Players, especially domestic players, also cheered up.
Dreamland and Gibb's are both out.
Then will it be Linmu Studio’s turn next!?
On the live broadcast platform, players started to play Linmu Studio in the live broadcast room.
And the Global Game Awards committee did not disappoint players.
The host takes the stage.
Promotion of the Best Sustained Operation Award, and the game that won the award was Linmu Studio's "Breakout".
The North American staff of Linmu Studio went on stage to receive the award, and after thanking the committee, they said they had a special friend who also wanted to thank everyone.
then.
The lights dimmed and the screen behind the venue lit up, leading to another venue.
A girl with a high ponytail appeared in the center of the screen and said hello.
"Hello everyone, I am Lin Yao from Lin Mu Studio."
as always.
And the moment she appeared.
"Wuhu."
The entire venue immediately burst into loud cheers.