Mou Feng complained that all the bells and whistles in Linmu Studio were useless.
But for players, it's different.
Linmu Studio's reputation is well known.
They just like Linmu Studio to make these fancy things...
and.
Although the products announced by Linmu Studio at the E-Sports Festival this time are a bit mixed, most of them are actually related.
Not to mention new games.
Music albums can be regarded as a continuation of carnivals and e-sports festivals, which is why we have this product.
Largely because players want it.
The music of the carnival was sung again at the E-Sports Festival, and the music of the two events was integrated into an album and released, which can be said to be well received.
As for the SIH E-Sports Festival linkage version, the "Call of Duty" E-Sports Festival special edition...
These are just commemorative editions. First of all, there is no purchase restriction. Secondly, it is true that the number of SIHs in the E-Sports Festival linked edition is limited, but there is no essential difference from ordinary machines.
The same goes for games.
You can also experience the full game by purchasing the regular version.
To put it bluntly, these products are things that uninterested players won’t even look at, but interested players need very much.
Something is more important than nothing.
As for the just-announced multimedia project "Resident Evil".
That would make more sense.
"Breakout" is not only the first large-scale 3D game produced by Linmu Studio, but also the first large-scale 3D game that many domestic players have come into contact with, and the player base is very large.
The first popular mode of this game was the first biochemical mode.
This mode really left a deep impression on many players.
Although the game was subsequently updated, the blasting mode, which is fairer, more competitive and has event bonuses, replaced this mode and became the most popular gameplay.
But this does not mean that no one cares about the biochemical model.
In fact, everyone from professional players to casual players who play the game "Breakout" will play biochemical mode.
It's just that the length of time they play is different.
This is a model that has been popular and enduring since its release.
The first promotional CG that Qi Jianhua mentioned was not only impressive to him, but also to the players.
The first movie-level game promotion video, although not very long, perfectly depicts the chaotic scenes when humans face emergencies, as well as the oppressive power of zombies.
...Even though, most of the time in the promotional video, there are no zombies.
But this also sets the stage for the climax of the final scene.
At the end of the promotional video, the security personnel rushed out of the laboratory, wearing ol' attire, and the graceful young lady was waiting with a knife, and then the zombies with bloody faces and weird postures surrounded them.
I don’t know how many players shouted ‘I want to play the game now’!
In fact.
After the launch of "Breakout", many players who watched the promotional video wanted to explore the background story of the biochemical mode. Until now, there are still players trying.
But it's a pity.
Lin Yao didn't think much about it at first...
The first promotional CG of "Breakout", and the last light ***, were actually added by Lin Yao as a gimmick. The prototype was Mu Wanqing, and the entire promotional video just explained the origin of the biochemical mode.
She didn't think about the specific storyline at all.
Later, Lin Yao did not agree to the proposal to make Mu Wanqing a controllable character, which was equivalent to cutting off the story line.
Therefore, it is basically impossible for players to restore the background story.
Unless you make up your mind.
This is something that many players feel is a pity.
And in this case.
The most watched event in the "Breakout" game!
Qi Jianhua reiterated the first promotional CG of "Breakout" and played a multimedia project with the same biochemical theme - "Resident Evil" at the scene!
One can imagine how good this effect will be.
Moreover, this time it is not simple
CG.
Although Qi Jianhua did not explicitly say that he would make a movie, he mentioned that players have always hoped that Linmu Studio would make a movie. He also confirmed that this is not a simple game, but Linmu Studio's first multimedia project...
This is enough to make players daydream.
Coupled with the promotional video released on the spot, it's like the past has reappeared, with the same biochemical theme, the same excellent atmosphere portrayal, the same abrupt ending of the plot, and the same anticipated follow-up...
It's just that this time, unlike the previous "Breakout" promotional videos, it only leaves room for players to imagine, without any follow-up.
There will be a follow-up this time!
You may say there is a sentimental bonus, you may say there is a Linmu Studio name bonus.
In short.
Such a promotional video was played during the "Breakout" finals.
The effect is really great...
As soon as the multimedia project "Resident Evil" was revealed, the competition wasn't even over yet.
The players took advantage of the remaining time after the break and went to the forum to brag about it.
They mainly want to tell everyone.
I'm really looking forward to something like this.
As for what everyone responds to, they don't care at all.
This caused a lot of new posts to pop up in various major player communities in a short period of time.
Players accused Linmu Studio of taking off their pants, but the promotional video was cut off at the most critical moment... At the same time, they told Linmu Studio to hurry up! No matter what the multimedia planning is, do it!
hurry up!
The sudden bombardment of posts made the forum administrator bald.
It also proves one thing.
Of course, there are some differences between the perspectives of players and peers when looking at problems.
Mou Feng doesn't know about this yet.
At that time, he was still complaining that Linmu Studio had too many bells and whistles.
At the same time, I’m thinking about what Lin Yao is doing!? Is there something wrong with his thinking!? Is Linmu Studio optimistic about the future of mobile online games... Why hasn’t any news been released yet?
...
That night, at half past nine.
No.1 defeated Astralis after two extra games, won the second championship in the team's history, won the trophy, and became the biggest winner of this year's "Breakout" event!
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Domestic forum.
The players of "Breakout" were celebrating the Chinese New Year, celebrating the double happiness and bragging about the teamwork ability that No. 1 is proud of, while discussing the multimedia project "Resident Evil" announced by Linmu Studio during the break.
They partyed until midnight, leaving a pile of new posts, and then fell asleep with satisfaction.
And December 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st.
The E-Sports Festival has entered the offseason.
The remaining events are all MOBA, which is very different from FPS events.
These four days are the time left for the team to adjust.
It is also the time left for the release of Linmu Studio's new game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"...
During the offseason, probably because the finals of the "Breakout" project have just ended, most players will be discussing tournaments, new games, and multimedia planning on the 18th.
But when the time came on the 19th, with the announcement of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", they once again increased their efforts, and they showed an attitude of wanting to make a final push.
The unlocking time of the game is quietly approaching.
The focus of the players' discussion began to shift.
The "Breakout" competition has just ended.
Many players’ enthusiasm for FPS has not yet dissipated.
This year, the new works of Gibber Company and Dreamland have been postponed.
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is the only FPS masterpiece this month.
There are excellent quality bonuses from last year’s Modern Warfare 1, and there are bonuses from the E-Sports Festival...
You can imagine how attractive this is to players who like this type of game!
Time passes day by day.
As the game’s release date gets closer, the game’s
The pre-order data is no longer moving...
Because all the players who should pre-order have pre-ordered.
So far, the pre-sale sales of the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" are very gratifying.
Pre-sale sales alone have exceeded 7 million!
When Lin Yao heard the news from the staff.
She had a hunch that this year's Linmu Studio would become the biggest winner in the entire gaming industry!
And in the end, the sales of the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" may shock many people's jaws...
Because the 7 million data is just pre-order data.
Players who choose to purchase the game after unlocking it are not counted.
Also, the E-Sports Festival special version of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" will be available on the shelves in the early morning of the 20th because it is linked with the album.
Players who want this version probably haven’t purchased the game yet.
So Lin Yao estimates that... on the PC platform plus the three major console platforms, the final game's first-day sales plus pre-sale sales will reach an astonishing around 8.5 million!
According to this sales data, calculated based on the currency of her previous life in North America, the game sales will eventually reach a terrifying 450 million...
certainly.
This is just an estimate.
Pre-sale sales of games are unlikely to increase significantly these days.
This year's E-Sports Festival attracted many players who usually don't pay attention to the event. During the period, the "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" advertisement was broadcast for so long. Those players who were not interested in the special version basically pre-ordered the game.
As for the players who must wait until the game is unlocked before buying the game, there are definitely some, but they are probably not as many as millions.
so.
Next, the biggest growth point in game sales, Lin Yao thinks, is the E-Sports Festival special version of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"...
"Then it's up to us to see how effective these fancy things will be."
Lin Yao put down the data form in her hand, turned to look at Mu Wanqing, and said with a smile: "The game is unlocked on the 20th, and the pre-sale sales of the game are estimated to be around 7.5 million. The rest depends on how many players buy it that day.
, and how many players are willing to buy the special version of the E-Sports Festival... Whether we can raise 8 million depends on that day!"
...
December 19th.
There are still 18 hours left before "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is unlocked.
There are still 6 hours left before the ‘Linmu Studio Game Music Album’ is released.
Not to mention games.
This has nothing to do with the music platform.
But this time’s ‘Linmu Studio Game Music Album’ is indeed not a very important cooperation for Sizhu Yueting Music Platform...
Because the Linmu Studio album has basically nothing to do with the Sizhu Yueting music platform, the album was produced by Linmu Studio and a third-party music studio.
The work undertaken by the music platform is just to put this album on the shelves.
As for digital albums... they are still in the experimental and promotion period.
It has no real meaning to become absolutely mainstream.
In addition, there are no well-known artists in the ‘Linmu Studio Game Music Album’. Most of the songs in it have been sung at carnivals, and live videos can even be found now.
The positioning is indeed a bit awkward. It’s hard to say that this album is ‘heavy’.
Jia Zhang, the music director of the Sizhu Yueting platform, admitted that the songs in the album are very good and they are all excellent works.
Excellent works are the main reason why he is willing to promote this cooperation.
But it is indeed an obvious fact that Linmu Studio's game music album is neither good nor bad...
"Recommendations for listing..."
Jia Zhang took the application form submitted by his subordinate, thought for a while, and replied: "There is no need to put it on the wonderful recommendations on the home page, put it on... the new disc recommendation column! It's just right. As for the soaring
It’s even more unnecessary to put it on the list artificially. Let’s cancel this one too.”
After saying that, he put his hand
The report was handed back.
the other side.
Han Jing received the application form but hesitated to speak.
The current music platform here is actually quite old.
After all, big data has not yet become popular.
Therefore, the effect of recommendation position is very large.
And he originally applied for the 'Linmu Studio Game Music Album', which was the best recommendation.
For example, the wonderful recommendations on the homepage are the most conspicuous place on the platform.
But just now his immediate boss rejected it directly and put the others on the new album recommendation column.
How can I say this recommendation position...it's quite conspicuous.
But compared with the wonderful recommendations on the home page, it is a little younger... because this recommendation will show ten albums released during this period at the same time.
The user first needs to scroll down, and then needs to find the 'Linmu Studio Game Music Album' from the ten albums.
This is two more steps.
It means losing two users.
in addition.
The most popular list plan was rejected.
This is indeed a bit difficult to accept for Han Jing, an old Linmu Studio fan.
He also likes games, and because he is engaged in music-related work, he also likes the music at the two events of Linmu Studio very much.
"No matter how good the music of that game company is, you don't have to worry about it."
Seeing the expression on his subordinate's face, Jia Zhang guessed something and said with some humor: "Although the other party is not listed, but in terms of market value, they can beat twenty Sizhu Yueting, and our entire company is not enough in front of them.
.....
Such a behemoth doesn't even care about this album, nor does he ask for a recommendation spot. It's not your turn to worry about it.
And don’t you really like their games? Can’t you tell? The purpose of the ‘Linmu Studio Game Music Album’ they launched is for their game called “Call of Duty”, not for ordinary users
.In this case, why do we need to waste publicity resources?”
Among the gifts of the "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" E-Sports Festival Special Edition, in addition to the OST that comes with the game, there will also be a redemption code.
This redemption code can be redeemed for a music platform version of the album for free on the Sizhu Yueting platform.
After all, players buy albums to listen to them.
Therefore, when signing the contract with Sizhu Yueting Platform, Linmu Studio specially added corresponding terms.
It also promises that for every redemption code used by players, the music platform will be given a corresponding share, which will be deducted during settlement.
This sounds convoluted.
But the logic is simple.
To put it simply, it is actually equivalent to bundling games and albums and selling them together.
Players who like to listen to music locally can just listen to the included ost. If they want to go to a music platform, they can go to the music platform to redeem the album.
Redeeming an album is equivalent to selling an album, and the platform needs to be given a share.
And this is the reason why Jia Zhang is unwilling to give too good a recommendation.
After all, it seems that Linmu Studio is solely for game services...
But it’s normal when you think about it... Their company can’t be so big because of music.
I can only say that I understand.
"This is not a worry... I really think this album is good."
the other side.
When Han Jing heard Jia Zhang's words, he subconsciously defended: "Boss, didn't you think it was okay at the beginning? And this album is really quite conscientious. In addition to music from carnivals and e-sports festivals, there are also dozens of game theme songs.
symphony. In addition, some of the songs in it have been trending on social media!"
"First of all, the songs are very good, and some of them have indeed been on the hot searches, but this is an album, not a single song. How many people do you think will buy an album because of the hot searches? Secondly, almost all of the songs in this album are
All music can be found on live streaming websites and video websites.”
Jia Zhang glanced at his watch, stood up, and continued: "And this means that the commercial value is small. In addition, the album does not have well-known artists, and their strategic focus is not the album, but the game. So we don't need to go out to promote it at all.
, because it’s useless
Even if we give the best recommendation position, such an album will not sell well and ordinary users will not be interested. You players can basically find the audio source on the video website, and you may not be willing to buy it.
The biggest role of this album is to sell games."
"That's not necessarily true..." Han Jing muttered.
"I use my eleven-year career to guarantee you that this album will not be too popular." Jia Zhang smiled and patted the other party's shoulder, and said confidently: "Go and submit the application form. It's time to get off work."
Say it.
He turned around and left.
"..."
Han Jing stood there and watched the other party leave. He still seemed a little unconvinced and muttered: "Then I also guarantee you as a ten-year-old player that this album will be very popular... You
I have no idea how many gamers there are at Linmu Studio right now..."
...
That same day, at eight o'clock in the evening.
‘Linmu Studio Game Music Album’ is officially launched.
The entire album has a total of 43 songs.
In addition to all the songs from the Linmu E-Sports Festival and Carnival, the album also contains symphonic versions of theme songs for all current Linmu Studio games.
The price of the album is twenty yuan.
This price is either high or low.
If you take into account the amount of content, it can be said to be a great value.
But if you consider that most of the songs on the album have been played live, it seems a bit of a loss, but no matter what.
The album is online.
The first time it went online, how many people purchased the album?
Because it was night and Jia Zhang didn't care much, no one knew yet...
but.
The first batch of users who purchased it have indeed appeared.
capital.
Sanlitun.
A record store called Fogg's opened deep in an alley. It was brightly lit and there was faint singing coming from inside.
In a record store, at the front desk.
A boss who looked to be in his thirties, with a ponytail and full of artistic flair, sat in front of the computer. With a smile, he found the music he wanted, set it to random play, and clicked start.
Then, he stood up and began to sort out his collection of vinyl records while listening to the music echoing in the store.
Record stores are still open for business.
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However, the boss didn't have the slightest trace of sadness on his face, and actually enjoyed the environment.
After all, you will never die of hunger.
This store is in the Third Ring Road, and the real estate is his own...
It’s totally okay to make do with life…
"Ding dong——"
The boss was thinking about the lack of customers.
Sudden.
The store door was pushed open, and with the gentle sound of a bell, a middle-aged man with a tired look walked in.
The boss looked back and saw that he was a regular customer, so he casually said hello: "Are you off work?"
"Um."
The middle-aged man nodded, and then without much greeting, he went directly to the listening area, ready to find his favorite vinyl record to relieve the fatigue of the day.
After the boss said hello, he didn't ask too many questions.
The two of them passed by each other.
The middle-aged man walked past the small shelves with vinyl records on both sides. He was thinking about what to listen to today, but as he walked, he suddenly discovered.
I have never heard the music in the store today.
"symphony?"
The middle-aged man paused, then listened carefully for a while, slightly surprised.
The owner of this record store usually listens to the same music every time. Why did he change his temper today?
He was slightly curious, and then continued to look for the record he wanted to listen to while listening to the music echoing in the store.
but.
It's been a long circle.
He couldn't decide what to listen to today.
On the contrary, I stopped frequently because of the music in the store.
Because the symphony playing in the store is completely different from the traditional symphony.
And the different tracks are also very different.
The only thing they have in common is probably... they all sound pretty good.
It went round and round in a big circle.
The middle-aged man returned to the position where he entered, then looked at the boss who was shaking his head gently to the music, and couldn't help but ask: "What is the name of the symphony that is playing now?"
"Um?"
The boss who was sorting it out turned around, was stunned, and said with a smile: "The theme song of "The Legend of Zelda"."
"...Ah? Zelda?" The middle-aged man was stunned because he had never heard of it.
"Um."
And the skill with which the two of them talked.
It just so happened that the theme song of "The Legend of Zelda" also came to an end.
The next song starts playing.
The prelude to the Hero's Proof sounded, with such strong momentum and shocking power that it made people feel excited...
The middle-aged man was stunned when he listened to the symphony with a completely different style, and then he was not in a hurry to continue asking the boss.
He stood quietly and listened for a while before asking, "What is the name of this song?"
"Monster Hunter Theme Song "Proof of Heroes."
The boss replied casually again.
"..."
The middle-aged man was a little confused and didn't know what song it was.
This is quite strange.
He can be considered a senior enthusiast after all, right?
And just when he was confused.
Proof of Heroes has also been broadcast to the end.
The next one won't be a symphony.
But "anotheronebitesthedust".
This song is amazing from the beginning.
Bass solo melody.
There is such a clear bass sound...
The soundtrack of this song is actually very single, and the main melody is also single, but the vigorous and rich rhythm runs through the whole song, seeming to arouse joyful resonance deep in people's emotions...
The middle-aged man stood there and couldn't help but shake his legs gently to the beat.
Then listen to the entire song in its entirety.
He couldn't help but laugh softly, and the fatigue on his face disappeared a lot.
"What's this one?"
"The closing song of the forest carnival closing ceremony, "anotheronebitesthedust".
The boss also tidied up his shelf at this time, turned around and replied with a smile.
"..."
The middle-aged man still hadn't heard it, but he was too lazy to continue asking. He just thought it was a newly discovered record by the boss and said directly: "I want to buy a copy. Can you let me listen to it alone for a while?"
"You want to buy?"
The boss had a strange expression and seemed to find it a little funny.
"right."
The middle-aged man nodded.
The boss said urgently: "Sorry, I don't have physical records here. If you want to buy them, go to the Sizhu Yueting platform and search for "Linmu Studio Game Music Album" to find it. This is an album just released by a certain game company. Twenty