I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 318 - 121: The storm on the eve of the award ceremony! The ultimate game of all parties!

Chapter 318: Chapter 121: The storm on the eve of the award ceremony! The ultimate game of all parties!

"You must go see BioShock, you absolutely must see this city in the clouds, and my beloved Elizabeth" — NAA Forum Hot Post of the Week TOP1

"Best of the Year! I have returned to the past countless times, just to kill my former self (contains major spoilers, click with caution!)" — A well-known game reviewer ’Wangsi Libeici’s’ latest 10k-word game review

"What kind of game can players call a work of art? My thoughts after playing [BioShock: Infinite]" — Black Box Traveller Hot Post TOP1

#Game? Or movie? Or art?# — Thunderbolt Hot List TOP1

#Top player adds another masterpiece! This game is definitely not to be missed!# — Weibo hot search No. 3

#This year’s Game of the Year is it! A heart-stopping Ninth Art!# — Douyin hot search index 3.78 million

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In the week following the launch of "Infinite," almost every major gaming forum and even social media outside the circles exploded!

Before this, no other game had ever been acclaimed as a work of art.

Not to mention the general public, even players themselves rarely associated a game with art.

Without a doubt, "Infinite" achieved it!

Whether it’s the beautiful City of the Sky or the dreamy and retro steampunk architecture.

Whether it’s Elizabeth, the most intelligent NPC in gaming history.

Or the interconnected and mind-blowing plot twists that bring a huge shock once the final mystery is unraveled.

’Blue Star’s first film-narrative game!’ ’Flagbearer of the Ninth Art!’ ’Pioneer of aerial combat FPS!’ These titles were generously bestowed upon "Infinite" by players.

The sales of "Infinite" also broke through 800,000 copies in its first week, with revenue surpassing one billion!

That almost set the peak for the first-week revenue that an A-class game company could achieve!

Following this trend, "Infinite," which cost 200 million to develop, can almost break even within the first month of release, and every sale thereafter is pure profit.

Furthermore, the rave reviews from the players will undoubtedly keep it doing well for quite some time.

These are just the superficial impressions it created.

Deeper impacts, like the revenue from other games by the same developer, soared by 30% within a week.

Clearly, many people who discovered the developer through playing "Infinite" were left wanting more and tried their other game offerings.

Besides, the online voting poll "Please choose the best art of this year in your mind."

Video games, initially mediocre in ranking, rapidly advanced to the top three, falling just a few thousand votes short of second place in music.

Although still nearly 100,000 votes behind first-place movies.

But with the game community’s recent frenzied campaign for more votes, and about ten days left until the end of the poll, hope was not lost.

The gaming community was in celebration, but their high-profile actions also aroused discontent among music and film fans.

Rational fans were not too bad.

But for the die-hard fans of some celebrities, their fighting power should not be underestimated.

This annual exposure opportunity is also a chance for their beloved stars to raise their value.

They wouldn’t let a mere game take their place.

A few "milk pouring" campaigns were enough to boost the number of votes.

The music sector, which was previously neck and neck with gaming, saw the slight gap of a few thousand votes widen to tens of thousands in an instant.

The leading film sector surged to 1.58 million votes, nearly 300,000 ahead of gaming.

Seeing this, the tycoons from the gaming community got angry.

"So you think you’re the only ones with money, huh? Don’t underestimate the rage of a tycoon!"

Then, the tycoons realized.

Damn, you can’t whale in this damn game...

For some tycoons, throwing tens of thousands into a game wasn’t a big deal.

But the game’s price was only 135.

Although it was possible to keep creating new accounts on the developer’s official website.

It was too much trouble.

Let alone creating accounts.

Even if they had ready-made accounts.

Paying just 135 each time you scan for payment was torturous for the tycoons.

"How the hell long do I have to scan for? I scan 100 times, and I only spend just over ten thousand."

"Can’t you just add some in-game purchases? Like opening loot boxes, or at least release a few skins for Elizabeth. Then set a one in a thousand chance of getting them, and I’ll blow my ten thousand in no time, right?"

"First time hating a game company for not knowing how to milk players. You really want us to teach you how to make money? Damn, I’m livid!"

"If only Baby Ke would learn from those next door in the fan circles, we tycoons would show those little fairies what true terror is!"

Unfortunately, no matter how fiercely the tycoons raged on various platforms in the gaming community.

The official website of the top developer turned a deaf ear and did not change the pricing.

So, on the last day of the online vote.

Video game art was overtaken by dance, ranking fourth with 1.72 million votes.

It was said that in this year’s dance category, the lead dancer of a competing piece found a very influential sponsor.

One powerful enough to casually invest in the nine figures.

No matter how lavish the gaming tycoons were, they were no match for such an ultimate powerhouse.