The protagonist used a scimitar, a long staff, and a corrosive item to defeat the group of monsters.
Soon, a figure emerged from the darkness; it was none other than the little girl who had once been praying to the gods.
There was a large, dark hole in her chest, and inside that hole was the ember that had kept the village burning for many years, still retaining a faint warmth.
However, the souls of all the remaining people had been completely consumed by it, and they had all become corpses hanging on the trees, which had now been cleaved into pieces by the protagonist.
The girl stepped forward and said, "Pass on the light..."
The moment the camera zoomed in, that last bit of orange glimmer disappeared.
Everything returned to darkness, and the little girl looked up, sobbing.
Vein-like structures spread from both sides of her cheeks, quickly invading her pure eyes and hollowing out her eyeballs. Behind her, numerous rotting bat wings sprouted, and many pairs of weeping eyes appeared on her limbs.
She was corrupted by darkness.
The protagonist drew his scimitar and solemnly promised, "I will."
The scimitar flashed in the darkness, transforming into a large title—
"The Soul of Mortals," April 10th, awaiting a new light.
Will you carry on their legacy?
The release of this promotional video caused an uproar on forums, the internet, and even news media websites.
Why was it rescheduled to April 10th? What happened?
[I've only ever heard of games being delayed until next month or even next year, never before have I heard of a delay being extended to an earlier date! I, Zhao Ritian, am utterly impressed by Blue Star's actions!!]
[The cult leader has been missing lately; turns out he's been working overtime on a game?]
[I was wondering why there were two promotional videos last month; Blue Star always does things at a leisurely pace! Turns out, the new game is being released early? I saw on the official website that pre-orders are about to open!]
The official pre-sale channels for "The Soul of Mortals" have been opened after the announcement.
The game was ultimately priced at 328 yuan, which is a very good value for a StarCraft AAA title, and many StarCraft fans still think it's cheap.
Pre-ordering "Soul of Mortals" will get you a special in-game skin and a unique emote, which is very generous.
Within six hours of the pre-sale opening, the website's traffic fluctuated significantly.
At the same time, the number of online users increased by more than 160% year-on-year, and a large number of players came straight to the pre-sale of "Soul of Mortals".
Meanwhile, the hashtag #Pre-sale of Mortal Souls# appeared on major websites and quickly climbed to the top of trending news in various regions.
Some portal website editors even used the headline "Blue Star's New Game Opens for Pre-orders!" to create a news article—and surprisingly, it got a pretty good number of reads.
Because many fans have already blocked related news, fearing they might repeat the mistakes of the past and wait for "The Soul of Mortals" just like they waited for "The End of the Blue Star"...
At this point, they saw some news and blog posts saying "The Soul of Mortals is on pre-sale!" and they were like geese suddenly awakened, craning their necks to see what was going on.
This news affects more than just players.
There are also some companies and studios in the industry that are preparing to release their games around the same time.
That afternoon, countless teams held emergency meetings, all discussing similar topics.
"Let's quickly assess whether our game will be impacted by 'Soul of Mortals' after its launch... Well, it's probably a 100% certainty. Let's just estimate how much of an impact it will have."
"We can now discuss the issue of rescheduling the game."
"How about we follow Blue Star's example and release it ahead of schedule? If we delay it, first of all, the players will be dissatisfied, and secondly, no one knows when the sales impact of 'Soul of Mortals' will end."
"Judging from Blue Star's usual standards, we'd better not take any action for at least half a month after the release of Mortal Soul."
As a result, after the Lunar New Year that year, chaos and turmoil were everywhere.
March was dubbed "Miracle Month" by gamers because over eighty games, both big and small, were released that month! That's roughly the number of games released in two months in the past.
It's all crowded together, which can affect the rankings and recommendation slots, but everyone is like ducks being herded onto a shelf, hastily releasing their works.
This can be described as a move that affects the whole situation. No one expected that a promotional video just released by Blue Star would have such a wide and far-reaching impact.
Chapter 65 Acting on Hearing the Rumor
The news of the delayed release of "The Soul of Mortals" quickly alarmed various platforms.
Needless to say, the person in charge of IPP had already learned about the situation from Xia Cheng, so their platform was prepared in advance.
Yes, that's one of the benefits of working closely with Earth!
They are the first to notice any disturbances, so they don't have to worry about being too passive.
The Atlas platform, and many other small and medium-sized platforms, are extremely anxious.
It's important to know that the number of slots for promotion across all platforms is very limited. Many platforms have already reserved their recommended spots for this year based on information from major manufacturers—everyone has their own spot, and it's very orderly.
Blue Star's reversal of its promise directly affected their predicted rankings.
But there's nowhere to seek justice; if Earth wants to delay the release of its own game, it doesn't need their permission.
Moreover, Blue Star is the biggest dark horse in recent years, the kind that inevitably drops into the rankings no matter where it is!
The best course of action now is to quickly notify all groups to adjust the rankings and recommendation positions in accordance with Blue Star's planned release schedule.
Atlas, one of the managers glanced at the schedule and immediately made a phone call.