Lu Ming dejectedly hung up the phone.
His stint as an internal mole wasn't a complete loss—
Xu Meng agreed that she wouldn't deliberately target the preview program for 《Divine Bird》 anymore.
But Dream Builder didn't plan to heavily target 《Mirror World Story》, which left him somewhat disappointed.
After all, Moyu Games belonged to the boss, not him.
The company's interests didn't always align with his, a senior employee.
Like now, Lu Ming desperately wanted the test data for 《Mirror World Story》 to be terrible, so the company's focus would return to 《Divine Bird》, bringing everything back to normal.
Unfortunately, Dream Builder didn't grant his wish.
He sighed and continued watching the livestreams on both sides.
Dream Builder's livestream programs were always concise and moved quickly.
《Divine Bird's》 preview was only halfway done, while 《Frost Snow Project》 had already reached its finale.
At the end of the livestream, Song Zhicheng announced with a smile:
"Finally, we have some good news to share with everyone—"
"On the 25th of this month, we will be heading to Izumo to participate in the Tokyo Game Show!"
"At that time, there will also be a surprise announcement!"
"Please stay tuned!"
"Finally, thank you all for watching!"
Immediately, tons of question marks flooded the livestream:
"Wait, aren't you guys enemies with the players from Izumo?"
"Going to Tokyo, are you sure you won't get beaten up?"
"In-your-face confrontation! Awesome!"
"Boss Xu, think twice!"
… …
However, these worries only lasted a short time.
Soon, they were drowned out by another voice:
"Dream Builder is showcasing 《Frost Snow Project》, not 《King of War》, no need to panic!"
"I'm studying abroad in Tokyo, and not many people care about the 《King of War》 thing. Many classmates even ask me to help them top up their accounts and spend money in 《Frost Snow Project》."
"It's not just not caring; my Izumo classmates drag me to play cards in the game every day."
"Speaking of playing cards, an Izumo person I know even opened a proxy and participated in the Eastern Region competition of the Bluffing Championship, which is outrageous."
"Speaking of which, is 《Frost Snow Project》 going to launch a Japanese server? There are tons of whales here! Come quickly to make money!"
"Yes! It's easy to get a visa for Izumo! I can meet my wife early!"
… …
While the players were discussing, Huan Yue had already bought his plane ticket and was getting his visa ready.
The competition at the end of the month would be over, so it was the perfect time to meet his wife!
A brand new interactive scene, and an upgrade to an old interactive scene—these were two wives he could see and touch!
And there was also an unannounced "surprise."
He couldn't wait!
… …
After this "sniper" incident, the gaming circle entered a period of relative calm.
Dream Builder stepped back from the forefront and steadily advanced its various tasks—
After Dream Builder helped him settle his accommodation, he didn't rest for a day and immediately threw himself into the anti-SBI cause!
He voiced his condemnation of the other party for exposing personal information and seriously violating rights, while diligently managing the [SBI Warning] curator page.
Softstar Game Box approached, hoping that 《King of War》 would be simultaneously launched on the game box.
After Chen Junyi returned to China and stayed at home for a week, he set off again for Izumo to accelerate the landing of the Izumo server.
Xu Meng was also busy as a dog.
On one hand, he was guiding the development process of the 《King of War》 [Hell on Earth] hardcore gameplay, and on the other hand, he was splitting off a small team to promote more casual softcore gameplay.
—Earlier, Xu Meng had hoped to make a name for himself with highly realistic hardcore gameplay and take advantage of the trend to break out of the circle.
Now, it was no longer necessary.
The stunning appearance at Gamescom, the attractiveness of the new equipment, the multinational coalition besieging the right-wing netizens in Izumo, the fact that the ACG players topped the wishlist charts…
This series of events created a huge amount of hype, which made Xu Meng start to hesitate about whether the previous "three-step" marketing plan was still necessary.
Then, he was hit in the face by a new wave of hype—
The passionate quarrel with SBI, the showdown with New Force Game Station's next-generation top masterpiece 《Concord Agent》…
The hype brought by this round of conflict was simply too explosive!
By the end of Gamescom, the number of 《King of War》 wishlists had already reached a terrifying million—including a large amount of invalid data from ACG players topping the charts.
But after a round of passionate罵戰, this number actually reached an astonishing million!
Before, Xu Meng felt very happy if the wishlist for the independent games he made exceeded 10,000. Where had he ever seen such amazing numbers that only top IPs could have?
This data gave him super confidence, allowing him to decisively abandon the previous three-step plan and change to a two-pronged approach—
Hardcore creates prestige and topics.
Softcore satisfies the entertainment needs of ordinary players.
In fact, even if only one-fifth of the million wishlists were converted into sales, the demand for softcore gameplay would definitely exceed hardcore.
Xu Meng didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
He would do whatever the players needed.
It was just that in the process of doing it, he would add some things that he thought were fun and interesting.
Therefore, both modes had to be given to the players at the time of release.
Dream Builder's activities and promotions would still focus on hardcore, guiding players to try and practice more.
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—After all, only in hardcore mode can you experience the game's most comprehensive charm and details.
… …
Finally, the overseas sales channels for [Illusionary Realm Gaming Kit] were fully opened.
The overseas market almost instantly entered a state of short supply.
The Far Reach Group's production line for the overseas market was already smaller than the production line for the Xia Country market. Now, the machines were about to smoke, and the output still couldn't keep up with demand.
Overseas players almost had to rely on snatching to buy a set of hardware.
Niiiko, relying on knowing early, had been paying attention to Dream Builder's hardware and successfully grabbed the first batch of Illusionary Realm Gaming Kits.
And it was a full set!
Including the omnidirectional treadmill, tank simulator, and motorcycle simulator!
He still remembered the joy of driving a motorcycle on Dream Builder's booth, charging through the explosions, smoke, and gunfire of the battlefield.
So, he bought it without hesitation.
After the staff came to install the equipment, he immediately turned on the live broadcast to show off.
The audience marveled at his luck and urged him to try the effect quickly.
But Niiiko said: "Don't rush, everyone, wait a little longer, I still have to participate in the competition."
After speaking, he put on the haptic synchronization suit, put on the VR glasses, turned on the network proxy, and entered [Lakeside Cabin] for the first time.
Before he could change the various custom settings, a game invitation was sent over.
He quickly accepted the invitation and entered the bar of the 《King of War》 front-line camp.
The referee, speaking in Chinese, guided him to sit at the card table and told him the competition start time and various precautions.
Niiiko didn't understand a word.
But he knew:
As long as he sat here, waited for the opponents to arrive, and the dealer started dealing cards, he just had to play cards normally.
"Let me tell you, I've already made it to the fourth round!"
"If I win today's game, I'll be one of the top 32 players in the Western Region of the [Ultimate Death Bluffing Championship]!"
Niiiko was a little proud.
The live broadcast room was filled with question marks.
—Before, Niiiko had been studying the rules, and he was also afraid of being eliminated in the first round and losing face, so he hadn't been live streaming.
A Xia Country person in the live broadcast room curiously asked him in English with a striking message: "Why did you sign up for the Western Region?"
Niiiko replied: "Western Europe is also West!"
… …
Niiiko's live broadcast room was just a microcosm of the overseas gaming circle at this time.
As more and more overseas players bought the Illusionary Realm Gaming Kit, entered the virtual world, and had realistic and delicate interactions with Huo Huo, felt the gunfire of the battlefield, and experienced the deadly pursuit of the forest fire…
They were all addicted to this sense of immersion!
The reputation of the [Illusionary Realm Gaming Kit] grew higher every day!
On social networks, the praise for this hardware was simply reaching a fanatical level:
"This is the future!"
"Awesome!"
"《King of War》, when will the official version be released! I can't wait a day longer!"
"I need more girls! I need more intimate interaction!"
"Man Sheng Capital! When can I go shopping there? Hurry up!!"
… …
The desire for more VR content and interactive gameplay grew stronger day by day!
This desire was reflected in every aspect:
After the European server of 《Frost Snow Project》 was launched, it quickly gained millions of users without needing to invest much in promotion.
The number of 《King of War》 wishlists also quickly increased again!
The day after the total number of [Illusionary Realm Gaming Kit] activations at home and abroad exceeded 3 million, the long-awaited players finally ushered in new content—
The Tokyo Game Show began.
