【We want to be tortured too, waaaaaah!】
[I'm going to die. ALPHA test, BETA test, internal test, closed beta test... I've been selected for the red stamp lottery four or five times, and I've signed up every time, made it to the final round every time, and failed every time! I've already prayed to the mountain gods for good luck! How could this happen? I'm really crying!]
Brothers and sisters, I have a dream: to invest a billion yuan in Blue Star Studio and at least get a small gold medal. Then, when Blue Star releases a new game, I can play it a month or two earlier, right? ... Anyway, the sooner I die, the sooner I can be reincarnated. I'm going to take the first step of my plan now.
[I want to be abused, I want the cult leader to abuse me. I imagined the scenario of the domineering cult leader of Forty-Nine Shades of Grey falling in love with me...tsk tsk tsk]
These interstellar netizens, none of them are made of artificial leather.
They're all genuine leather.
At this point, there was less than a week left until the release date of "Mortal Souls".
The forums are packed with eagerly awaiting players, and the number of people who have pre-ordered the items has already exceeded one billion.
To ensure that the server would not crash due to excessive load on April 10th, Bluestar's official website also distributed its content across various channels.
Currently, it is also possible to pre-order "The Mortal Soul" on platforms such as IPP and Atlas.
However, most players still prefer to visit the official Blue Star website.
Because the current Blue Star account is already very valuable, many popular and addictive games such as Minecraft, Blue Star Apocalypse, and League of Legends share this account, which has made many players used to log in as soon as they go online, without having to switch to another platform to log in.
This week, Tingxi Studio's "Beast Horde Vanguard" was finally scheduled for release on April 17th, with no change to the release date.
Zhu Wenshu's original intention was to compete with "The Soul of Mortals". He thought that in terms of the chief designer's qualifications, he was not much worse than Mingyan; in terms of the financial strength behind the company, Cruise Capital was several levels higher.
Unfortunately, the industry did not take this seriously.
After Tingxi held a press conference, most people just laughed it off during their leisure time, wishing Wen Shu "stubbornness".
—Aren't those who dare to challenge Blue Star Studio this year just stubborn people who won't turn back until they hit a brick wall?
As you can see, the potato company, located far away in the third-tier province, is about to release the second generation of its masterpiece "Knife King", and it has deliberately avoided April.
Blue Star just confirmed the rescheduling last month, and a place tens of thousands of light-years away received the news and hurriedly rescheduled as well. What else could this be but fear?
Everyone knows that Blue Star's reputation determines that players believe the quality of Mortal Souls is guaranteed.
Therefore, the anticipation for this game is extremely high.
It even reached 10:00 AM on April 10th.
Blue Star Studio's first online test store was fully booked well in advance, with players queuing up from the entrance all the way to the intersection, then turning around and coming back to the entrance.
The scene was incredibly crowded; someone unfamiliar with the area might mistake it for a famous tourist attraction.
That's because the physical store's "Soul of Mortals" will go on sale 2 hours earlier than online!
Meanwhile, inside Blue Star Studio, the annual joyful routine of releasing a new game has begun once again.
A large screen was placed in the middle, and everyone comfortably lay down on both sides.
Beer, fried chicken, ice cream, and a Xixi lingerie show – let's go!
Chapter 71 The Masochistic Soul
Outside the Blue Star Building, in a lush garden, stands a small villa.
This small building has now been transformed into the first online gaming experience store, providing players with services such as trial and release of new games and versions.
Of course, because the building itself is not very big, it can only accommodate six VR experience pods, which means that only six players can experience it at the same time.
Players are incredibly enthusiastic, and there's always a long queue to get a number. You often have to book a spot three days in advance, and each spot only allows you to experience the game for half an hour.
Over time, scalper groups began to roam the streets outside the Blue Star Building.
As soon as you approach this neighborhood, a robot is likely to approach you and ask, "Hello sir, do you need help queuing at the Blue Star Experience Center? Fair prices, no cheating. If you queue on your own, it will take at least three days."
Although there have been numerous reports of scalpers, they always seem to reappear after one batch is dealt with, making it difficult to eradicate them completely.
Later, the local police stations in the surrounding streets gained relevant experience.
For example, April 10th.
The release of "The Soul of Mortals" is at 12 noon, and it's easy to predict how popular it will be.
Therefore, the interstellar security office responsible for this area borrowed a security team from other units in other areas in advance. Together with their own team, they sent a total of more than 20 people to maintain order on this street.
It must be said that this move was indeed a precautionary measure.
Some of the players who came to buy "Soul of Mortals" in advance arrived as early as 5 a.m.
Some people bring a dozen or more copies of the game for their entire family or company.
Some brought their families along, and simply brought a few small stools, chatting and eating sunflower seeds while waiting for the product to be released.
Fortunately, the security team from the local police station, along with the staff and bodyguards from Blue Star, managed to maintain order and even managed to get the players waiting in line to turn a corner.
Of course, the number of items sold offline is far less than those sold online, since it all depends on the sales staff selling them manually one by one.
The reason why these players still come to the online experience store to grab the goods is firstly because the items are released 2 hours earlier here, and secondly because the experience store will also release limited edition merchandise at the same time.
—Limited edition bookmark for the first release of "The Mortal Soul"!
Each bookmark features a BOSS image of a mortal soul, making them quite unique.
Other games sell cute girls in light clothing, but this game sells catfish monsters with eight tentacles, bat spirits with eyes all over their heads... and weird arthropods that grow legs and run around everywhere?