ATPnovel Chapter 138 Golden Joystick Awards Nominations Announced
Chapter 138 Golden Joystick Awards Nominations Announced
Neon lights, Edo, inside a luxury apartment building.
For Japanese people, living in a detached house is a choice for the lower and middle classes, while the upper and middle classes generally prefer to live in tall, high-end residences.
As for those at the top of the pyramid, where they live and what kind of house they live in is entirely up to their personal preferences.
Yuichiro Fujishima enjoys living in the heart of Edo, where he can see the Edo Tower almost within reach simply by opening his window.
In addition, he also likes to stand in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the living room on weekdays, holding a glass of beer, and watching the people below working hard for their jobs.
At this point, even without any snacks, he could still drink three large glasses of beer.
"Mr. Fujishima, could you please give a detailed review of 'Escape from Chickenkov,' a game developed by Huaxia Games?"
In the specially designed live-streaming room of Fujishima Yuichiro, he was sitting in an expensive ergonomic chair. When he saw the questions raised by the viewers in the chat, he just smiled contemptuously, but did not directly belittle the game.
"In my opinion, Escape from Chickenkov is a decent game, and it even has the potential to be a top-tier game. It's just a pity that the company that made the game lacks experience, which is why the game turned out the way it is today."
Yuichiro Fujishima sat cross-legged in his chair, his words not sharp, but implying that Starcard had ruined the game Escape from Chicken.
Most of the viewers in the live stream echoed Fujishima Yuichiro's remarks, constantly shouting in the chat.
Japanese society is so oppressive that these overworked office workers desperately need an outlet for their emotions, whether it's through games, movies, or exploring the origins of life.
As long as it allows you to vent all the frustrations you've accumulated at work without affecting your daily life, then it's an excellent way to release stress.
As a result, during the subsequent live stream, Yuichiro Fujishima would occasionally mention Escape from Chickenkov and compare it with Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer, further arousing the emotions of the Japanese viewers in the live stream.
A few hours later, the live stream ended, and Fujishima Yuichiro immediately opened YouTube to check the comment sections of videos related to "Escape from Chickenkov".
As expected, many videos received negative comments in Japanese, and these negative comments were supported by quite a few people.
After seeing a player give up on buying Escape from Chickenkov because of negative reviews in the video's comment section, Yuichiro Fujishima could no longer contain his excitement and burst into unrestrained laughter.
At the same time, he kept talking to himself.
"You Chinese people, all you need to do is obediently play the games we make and contribute all your money to us. Why do you have to overestimate your abilities and make games yourself?"
Fujishima Yuichiro shook his head, a hint of helplessness on his face.
However, this was just acting, or you could say he was fantasizing in his mind.
After all, being a national blogger is definitely a stressful job. If he doesn't find some fun for himself, he'll go crazy sooner or later.
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As time ticked by, there were still two days left until the Starcard International Grand Prix.
Just then, the Golden Joystick Awards committee announced the list of games nominated for this year's awards.
Surprisingly, Starcard had three games shortlisted at once, including Terraria, Escape from Chicken, and Black Myth: Wukong, which is still in development.
It was nominated for three awards: Game of the Year, Console Game of the Year, and Most Anticipated Game.
These three games compete not only with Jade Games' "Prince of Persia" and "Star Wars: Outlaws," but also with Konami's "Silent Hill," as well as many other well-received titles from established international companies.
The moment the nomination list was announced, it caused a sensation on the Chinese internet, with the topic of the nomination list quickly rising to the top of the trending search list.
Because Terraria was unfortunately not nominated for the TGA awards, many Chinese players have turned their attention to the equally prestigious GJA awards, resulting in this year's GJA awards receiving unusually high attention.
Furthermore, the fact that Terraria and Prince of Persia, two unfortunate rivals, have met again and are also vying for the same award has instantly generated a lot of buzz.
In the comments section under the trending topic, many Star Card fans accused Terraria of insider dealings and discrimination during the previous TGA awards selection, which caused Terraria to unfortunately miss out on the Best Action/Adventure Game award.
However, some fans of Jade mocked the Star Card fans for questioning the selection mechanism because they were not as skilled as others, saying that they were really sore losers.
Thus, the battle between the two sides was about to erupt, and the discussion surrounding the Golden Joystick Award was repeatedly heightened.
People outside the gaming industry were surprised to see so much discussion surrounding this award, and assumed it was the most prestigious award in the gaming industry. However, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a fan war between two companies, just like any other fandom.
Hangzhou, Xingka.
Chen Dong sat in his office, listening to Yin Qingying report on the latest battle situation online.
He hadn't expected that domestic players would argue about something like this, but he wasn't surprised either. After all, there had been heated debates on a certain forum before about which character was stronger among two characters created by the same author.
"Mr. Chen, should we step in and guide public opinion online?"
A hint of worry crept into Yin Qingying's usually cool voice.
Despite the fact that fans are arguing online for Xingka about how great Terraria is, Xingka is actually getting a significant amount of free data.
However, this move may inevitably lead some passersby to have a negative impression of Star Card after seeing what the fans are doing.
In response to Yin Qingying's concerns, Chen Dong pondered for a moment before slowly shaking his head.
"At this point, it's better to remain silent and play dead, so as to avoid causing public opinion to turn against us due to improper handling."
As our ancestors said, "Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged."
"Understood, Mr. Chen." Yin Qingying nodded, her anxiety gradually subsiding.
"You will continue to be in charge of matters related to the international Grand Prix of Escape from Chickenkov. As for other opinions, just pretend you don't see them."
Although he knew this behavior was similar to someone not replying to a message but secretly posting it on their social media, Chen Dong couldn't find a better option.
Catching this massive influx of traffic is no easy task; one wrong move and it could backfire.
Watching Yin Qingying's departing figure, Chen Dong began to understand why some companies like to play dead and not respond when faced with problems.