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Chapter 475 Global Game Awards
11 month 25 number.

black friday.

The start of the Christmas shopping season is here.

For many overseas players, this day, until Christmas, is the happiest time of the year.

Because during this time, not only will the games be discounted, but the consoles will also be discounted, there will be various activities in the game, 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 each community animal during the holiday is basically the same.

Also.

It's the end of the year, and as in previous years, a bunch of game awards and awards ceremonies will also be held. For the more well-known award ceremonies, participating manufacturers will not only receive awards, but also bring cakes to the stage...

This is the norm.

Just like Lin Yao's TGA in her previous life, although it was an awards ceremony.

But the announcement of new games and new game demonstrations above is also eye-catching.

For example, in Lin Yao's previous life, TGA in 2021 announced Sonic's new work "Sonic: Frontier Unknown" and the sequel to "Alan Wake".

And here, there are similar traditions.

So for the players, this period of time is indeed a festival.

As for domestic.

Although the holiday of Thanksgiving has little to do with China, after all, there is no such holiday in China, but Europe and the United States are the most important player positions after all. Some well-known game companies, no matter which country the company is in, will hold them during this time. events and promotions.

The same goes for Forest Studio.

On this day, Linmu Studio's games and consoles also had promotions.

However, the Switch is different from other consoles.

In the recent period, the manufacturers in the traditional console market are about to fight to grab users, and this year's promotions are also particularly strong. In order to grab players, the three companies have worked hard and spent a lot of money.

Compared with Switch, the promotional intensity is much lower, and even the sale of hardware is promoted, and every time Linmu Studio sells it still makes money...

But players just buy it...

Because the price of Switch itself is lower than that of traditional consoles, and the game lineup is as attractive to players as it is on traditional console platforms.

So even if the promotional efforts can’t keep up, players compare the prices, and then think of the game lineups of various console manufacturers. Players who can accept the first-party games of Switch will basically buy a Switch first, regardless of other consoles...

This angered the other three colleagues...

It is obvious that my promotion efforts are stronger than that of the other party, but I just cannot sell the other party.

It's really the same plane with different lives...

of course.

No matter what gaps there are between manufacturers and how fierce the competition is, it has nothing to do with the vast majority of players.

Those who should buy consoles buy consoles, and those who should buy games buy games.

The only thing that may be a little mindful is probably this year's Black Friday, and there are not too heavy game releases.

But soon this mind was gone.

Because Dreamland and Gilber Company have confirmed that they will announce the real machine demonstration of the new game for the first time at the Global Game Awards Ceremony held on December 12th!
……

"...Global Game Awards, do you have to participate?"

Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing with a reluctant look.

"Well, when it comes to this year's games, they basically can't avoid us. I guess they would feel guilty if they bypassed us, especially with the "Legend of Zelda"."

Man 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 scene. They only hope that you can show your face online like you participated in the Reflecta press conference, and at the same time give The players prepared some surprises...of course, they said they also prepared surprises for you..."

"Surprise... I can guess what their surprise is."

Lin Yao shook her head amusedly upon hearing this.

What Mu Wanqing said made 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 another question.

There are very few formal occasions that Lin Yao is willing to attend. If it is not for the development of the studio, she will basically choose to show up or not show up.

Every year, awards and other occasions are attended by overseas staff of Linmu Studio.

The committees of the major award ceremonies are also used to it.

But this time, probably because "The Legend of Zelda" is too dazzling... Coupled with Linmu Studio's rising reputation, among the new games every year, there are always a few of the most popular games from Linmu Studio, but they are never at the awards ceremony Or draw cakes at the game show...

Players always feel that something is missing when they watch these awards ceremonies and game shows.

And the award ceremony always feels a little less golden.

Therefore, the organizer of this year's Global Game Awards resigned, and very enthusiastically wanted to invite Lin Yao to participate.

It is not only for gimmicks, but also to enhance the gold content of the awards ceremony.

But Lin Yao refused at first.

She really doesn't want to run around, it's almost the end of the year, she has this time, wouldn't it be good to go with Mu Wanqing or Lin Xi?

But now the other party has compromised and made a compromise, Lin Yao really can't refuse.

After all, everyone said it was a surprise.

And Linmu Studio is not a producer system, or it is a producer system, but when it comes to producers, Lin Yao cannot be avoided.

Lin Mu Studio doesn't have a big overseas branch, which leads to Lin Yao being the only one who wants heavyweights to be present...

"Do you agree..."

Lin Yao sat on the chair, swayed slightly from side to side, and then suddenly asked: "I have typed the material, how is the cut now?"

"The materials of the two first-party studio games?" Mu Wanqing asked.

"Ah."

"All right."

"Then join in."

Lin Yao thought for a while and made up her mind: "The other party has invited so many times, even willing to compromise, and revealed that there are surprises, so let's save face. As for the surprises for the players, let's put the materials of the two games. , By the way, postpone the promotional video of "Call of Duty" and announce it on it.

The time is approaching, and it's almost time for a face-to-face match, and the players are also looking forward to it, so let's face each other and cheer up the atmosphere! "

this time.

It wasn't just Studio Lin at the awards ceremony.

Gilber Company and Dreamland confirmed that they will announce the award ceremony for the real machine demonstration of the new game, which is the Global Game Awards where Lin Yao is invited to participate!

……

This year's Black Friday is good for players, after all, the promotion of consoles is really strong.

But there are also downsides, that is, there are no major new works at the end of the month.

In the past, at this time of year, there were a variety of traditional gun car ball masterpieces. Many players, including many domestic players, have become accustomed to a social security FPS at the end of the year.

Now suddenly gone.

It is unavoidable to be a little unaccustomed.

Most players' expectations for the new game are also raised higher because the game did not arrive as scheduled.

In addition, when it comes to game awards, "The Legend of Zelda" basically cannot be avoided. Players are also curious whether "The Legend of Zelda" can win the award.

The two factors add up.

Players' expectations for this year's Global Game Awards are naturally rising.

Which game can win the award, who will win the final prize, and which manufacturers will draw cakes. It will be later than in previous years, and the real machine demonstration of the new year's products that will be released on Christmas is in the end.

It's what players expect.

And the Global Game Awards will be held soon.

The enthusiasm of the players for discussion is quite high.

"Zelda must win the game of the year! Otherwise, it's shady!"

"If you have the guts to come once a year, the big stage of painting cakes is coming. I don't know how many big cakes there will be this year..."

"I remember last year that the cake drawn by GS hadn't been baked yet... I watched the promotional video, and then I didn't hear anything about it."

"Don't be afraid, the best cakes this year are already baked! The ones that can be baked at any time! This time, Dreamland and Giber Company have confirmed that all the demonstrations will be released by the end of next month. Come on, don't panic!"

"Yes, there is also Linmu Studio! It is estimated that the cake they drew in the promotional video of the game lineup in the second half of the year has already been baked and can be released at any time."

"Lingmu Studio doesn't count...their cakes are not on the menu of the award ceremony, they usually announce it separately."

"Yeah, it's a pity, I still want to see the gods fight..."

"Hmm... upstairs, your wish may come true!"

"..."

Just when the players were discussing in full swing...

Someone inserts suddenly.

Lost a link.

The player who followed the post at that time clicked to open it.

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 of Linmu Studio during the Christmas period at the awards ceremony!
This news.

As long as players who know a little bit about the industry, the moment they saw it, they would all groan.

This time... it's really exciting!

Because it represents.

The competition for the PC platform, the competition for game awards, and the competition for the masterpieces prepared by Forest Studio, Dreamland, and Gilbert for their respective PC platforms.

It will all unfold on the night of the awards ceremony!

A veritable war of immortals!

Players' expectations, as Forest Studio announced its participation in the war.

Instantly pulled to the top!
"Awesome! The committee actually persuaded Lin Yao, a dead house! The big one is coming!!"

"Shut up! What a dead house! Can you talk! Did you say that about other people's wives?"

"Fuck, Linmu Studio is also announcing a new work at the awards ceremony. It's going to be a confrontation with Dreamland and Gilber Company! I can imagine the smell of gunpowder that day."

"Here we come! The final battle between the two major PC platforms this year! Whose first-party game will attract more attention!"

"Battlefield sequel! Battlefield sequel! Battlefield sequel!"

"Since Lin Yao agreed to participate, she must be prepared. There should be FPS. There will be three FPS at the end of the year...there are too many, and I don't know who will win in the end."

"I'm Lin Yao... No, Lin Mu Studio!"

"Upstairs is the face-watching team, right?"

"..."

The enthusiasm of the players has indeed been ignited.

Not only domestically.

The same goes for overseas.

After all, Vaporwave and Game Player are not operating in the same region. They are the most direct competitors, and every player knows it.

The games released on Christmas are basically the most important games.

Who can rely on games to attract more players to their home platform depends on that night!

Which player doesn't expect this!
Therefore, this year's Global Game Awards has successfully become the one with the highest attention...

When the organizer saw this, his mouth was crooked.

They did do one very right thing.

Now, players will focus on December 12th!
……

In just ten days, whether it is fast or slow.

12 month 6 number.

Coming soon.

The day.

North American time, eight o'clock in the evening.

Eight o'clock in the morning domestically.

The Global Game Awards will be held on time.

Players flocked into the live broadcast room.

The awards ceremony was also broadcast live on time.

Then, start the process step by step.

The specific process of this awards ceremony is very traditional. After the warm-up, each award is announced, and then various new tours and demonstrations are inserted between the announcements of each award.

Keep players from being bored to the greatest extent possible.

The awards are announced, from small to large.

The grand finale was 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 it's probably where the lineup for this year's immortal fights will be.

Even if the front is a little boring.

Players are still enthusiastic.

However, the process of the Global Game Awards here is indeed not as professional as Lin Yao's TGA in her previous life.

Although the awarding of TGA awards is sometimes criticized, but after 17 years, the number of games held has increased, and the cards are still very good.

For example, Lin Yao likes the symphony performance 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, "Azure" started, followed by the main themes of masterpieces such as "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey", "God of War 4", "Monster Hunter: World", and "Red Dead Redemption".

It's really great!
17 is actually not bad, the annual game lineup is also a fight of gods, but the live performances are indeed almost.

The worst, it should be 20 years, the last survivor 2, when Lin Yao saw that it won the game of the year, she just turned off the video...

It was around eight o'clock in the morning.

Lin Yao took a look at the live broadcast of the award ceremony, and then, she wanted to suggest that the organizer also hold a symphony performance.

But after thinking about it, she shook her head and gave up the idea.

There is no need to blend.

In fact, the water for awards is quite deep, like Lin Yao’s TGA in her previous life, the sponsors included Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and V Agency... In fact, every year, it feels like a bit of a pig’s head.

She is not interested in this aspect.

How to allocate it is up to them.

This time, she saved face and announced the game.

Lin Yao turned off the video and went to prepare for the announcement of the game.

At the same time, a large number of players were staring at the live broadcast, waiting for the announcement of important awards and new game demos.

As the time goes.

The awards started getting bigger and bigger.

From awards such as best sound design, best art direction, and best soundtrack/music, it has slowly transitioned to the single game type award of best fighting game.

And the new works announced during the awards ceremony have gradually transitioned from some excellent small-scale games to masterpieces.

However, most of the games announced at this time are just pictures.

Let alone this year.

Maybe it will be there again next year.

As for the games that can be played this year or next year, they have not yet appeared.

However, the players' sense of anticipation has been raised.

And with the announcement of the Best Sports/Racing Game Awards.

at last.

The first blockbuster new work of the award ceremony has been revealed.

People from Dreamland came to the stage, and they received their own awards.

Best Sports/Racing Game for one of their football titles.

And the recipient of the Dreamland gave a mysterious smile after saying the thank you speech.

then.

A certain well-known rapper came on stage, and there was a rap on the spot.

Along with the rapping, the promotional video of Dreamland "Battlefield 5" also appeared on the big screen of the awards ceremony.

After the promotional video, seamlessly switch to the actual screen of the game.

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 the exciting rap, all kinds of assaults.

It's really like a battlefield.

Many players were reminded of playing Battlefield, and they were instantly excited.

Live comments started to soar.

At the end of the rap and demo session, the game date was announced.

The moment it comes out on December 12.

Applause thundered.

Hi up!

"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 also for the demonstration of Dreamland. Next... the best game guide."

With the host's voice falling.

The people from Gilbert's company also took the stage.

They did not rap, probably because they were afraid of homogenization.

But they did a pretty good job too.

The award for the best game director had just been awarded, and immediately after that, a soldier in full armor came up.

Wear a gas mask.

And when the other party took off the gas mask, everyone present cheered.

Because the person under the mask is Frank, the boss of Gilber Company.

This is a heavyweight.

Everyone in the industry knew him.

He went on the field himself and the effect was really good.

And Frank's appearance on the stage, personally announcing his own "Mobile Unit 6", also pushed the atmosphere of the entire awards ceremony to another climax.

The real machine demonstration of "Mobile Force 6" is different from "Battlefield Smoke 5".

First of all, it talked about the warm years before the war, and then the style of the second half of the promotional film changed, highlighting a tragic one.

In the game, players have to lead an AI team to fight fires in the most tragic battle of Stalingrad in World War II.

Ok.

The story background of the magic change.

But it is really impressive. In the real machine screen, on the battlefield like a meat grinder, players lead their teams to fight around, and the impact is extremely strong.

The promotional video is more than four minutes long.

Wait for the game release date to come out on December 12.

The enthusiasm of the players has been raised again!
And after Frank made a small joke at the right time, he left the stage and heaved a sigh of relief.

Backstage.

"It's really hard work."

Hawkins looked at Frank as he stepped 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: "We will announce the new work in Linmu Studio soon, right?"

"Ah."

Frank nodded.

"I don't know if there will be a problem." Hawkins hesitated for a moment, worried.

In fact, the two had discussed and struggled with when to appear on the stage.

This thing is quite mysterious.

Who knows when to show up to impress players...

However, common sense.

The game that comes out first has a greater chance of impressing players.

Especially when the quality of the subject matter is about the same.

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, then thought for a while, and said, "The demo video is just a demo video after all, it's impossible to put all the gameplay on it, even if the gameplay of Linmu Studio is better than ours, but the FPS If the core gameplay does not change, the probability of letting the player get up directly is very small. It is possible in other types of games, but FPS is very difficult.

Even if there is such a gameplay, it may be difficult to reflect it in the demo video.That's why we decided to make an early debut, isn't it?Impress the players first. After all, there are a lot of shooting games. "

"Ah."

Hawkins thought for a while, then nodded slowly.

indeed.

In fact, this time Linmu Studio participated in the awards ceremony, the two of them had mixed feelings.

On the one hand, I want them to participate, and then rely on the home court advantage to gain some advantages in the release.

But on the other hand, they were really afraid that Linmu Studio would make waves suddenly.

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.

European and American players, who account for the majority of stand-alone game users, have the highest enthusiasm for FPS at this time!Other types of games in this time period, it's hard to beat the FPS.

Even if Linmu Studio is really engaged in Boda, it will launch a masterpiece like "The Legend of Zelda".

That can't affect the hot sales of FPS, after all, this game type is still very popular.

And if they announced FPS too...

FPS gameplay innovation is difficult, unlike other types.

It seems that there is no need to worry too much.

at the same time.

Just as Frank and Hawkins watched the stage.

Players, especially domestic players, also cheered up.

Dreamland and Gilber & Co. are out.

Then it will be the turn of Linmu Workshop!?
On the live broadcast platform, the players started browsing Linmu Studio in the live broadcast room.

And the committee of the Global Game Awards did not disappoint the players.

Host on stage.

To promote the best continuous operation award, and the game that won the award is "Breakout" by Linmu Studio.

The staff of Linmu Studio North America came to the stage to accept the award, and after thanking the committee, they said that they had a special friend who also wanted to thank everyone.

then.

The lights dimmed, and the screen behind the venue lit up, showing another venue.

A girl with a high ponytail appeared in the center of the screen and said hello.

"Hi everyone, I'm Lin Yao from Linmu Studio."

as always.

And the moment she appeared.

"Wuhu."

The entire venue immediately burst into loud cheers.

(End of this chapter)