Otherworldly Architect

On February 24, it was still during the Chinese New Year holiday.

"Blue Star Doomsday: The Last of Us", which has been bouncing for half a month, is finally officially launched.

On the day of the launch, the homepage of the official website of Bluestar Studio ushered in a new revision.

A beautiful, aqua-blue planet leaps out, turning with the sunlight.

The gathering and spreading of the atmosphere seems to be her breath, and the boundary line between the sun and the moon seems to be her cloudy sky.

From the lush green plains to the vast and majestic sea, it is so beautiful that people worship.

- This is Blue Star, the third planet in the Sora system.

The animation ended after three seconds, and Bluestar turned into a meteor, jumped into the upper left corner of the page and became the logo of Bluestar Studio.

On the home page, a large line of characters is displayed:

Blue Star Doom: The Last of Us.

Behind the subtitles, there are two silhouettes of Russell and Lewis.

In the background, the theme song of "Blue Star Doomsday" also sounded - an "anonymous" work, a song assisted by Ling Xiaoman, called "TheEarthTOPOLOGIUM".

12 noon.

With the ethereal female voice, the game home page of Blue Star Doom finally appeared the option to download the game.

As early as a month ago, the game opened the purchase of activation qualifications.

More than 100 million players who pre-ordered came early, and they have been waiting for this day for a long time, and it is almost black.

In the first hour of opening the download, Rao Shi Lanxing was well prepared, but was also taken aback by the traffic frenzy.

On average, 80-2 million people are requesting links every minute!

This is a huge burden for the server. Fortunately, at the beginning of the year, I bought two more supercomputers, otherwise the official website would almost explode at this time.

The flow curve is also very obvious, which is an exponential climb.

"Blue Star Doomsday" broke into the 24-hour paid game download list only based on the download volume in the first hour!

According to objective laws, the download volume in 24 hours is about 15-20 times that of the first hour, which is predictable data.

With the soaring of various indices, Blue Star's internal forecast for the first-day sales has also exceeded the one-billion mark.

It is very possible!

In the Blue Star studio, the venue was emptied early.

The whole crew sat together, listened to soothing background music, and partyed together.

Internet workers are not that serious, and Ming Yan ordered them a lot of pizza, fried chicken, beer, cakes... whatever is delicious.

The big project that has been close to a year has finally been completed, and today is the day for everyone to celebrate!

"huraaaaaay!!"

"Long live the boss!!!"

"Long live the Blue Star!"

"We're going to make money again—!"

The slogan was so loud that it was really like a party, and everyone was eating, drinking, and having fun.

The space in the middle was cleared, and a pair of male colleagues danced inside.

Champagne was spilled all over the place, and no one cared about it. The beer bottle was directly touching the beer bottle, and the room was full of drunkenness and hazy atmosphere.

They lifted Mingyan up and flipped it three times in the air.

Xixi, the big golden retriever in the corner, was so frightened that he barked wildly.

On the big screen hanging in the center, various data of "Blue Star Doomsday" are being displayed in real time.

There is also a large and long screen directly attached to the ceiling, scrolling player messages and related reports from major news media on a split screen.

Live Player Rating: 10.0!

Almost all of them are fans of Blue Star. They haven't played the game yet, and they can't wait to give full marks when they download the game.

This is the normal state of a studio with a high reputation. As long as it is done clearly, some players will shut their eyes and blow without thinking.

——It can be called the real world.

In addition to the channels on Bluestar's official website, major platforms that cooperate with Bluestar also launched the game at the same time.

IPP fulfilled Xia Cheng's promise and directly pushed "Blue Star Doomsday" to the homepage at the level of S-level signing.

This risky behavior just proves that this big platform recognizes the strength of Bluestar Studio.

And Blue Star did not live up to their expectations!

After 6 hours of online launch, "Blue Star Doom" broke through the A-level data mark across the board, and directly entered the billion-level sales game club.

In just 6 hours, it airborne almost every 24-hour list.

Including the number of downloads, sales, and player ratings, they are like a tank, crushing everyone all the way.

The front page of GameBlog released a red letter news for it: [The man is here! His journey is the whole festival period! 】

The news related to "Blue Star" on the whole network increased by 150%.

And the related search volume of the "Blue Star" keyword has directly increased by 1200% and more!

Throughout the New Year period, the number of newly released games in Sixth Star Province has reached more than 200.

But hardly any of them can match the limelight of "Blue Star Doom".

Comparing the data of the same period, under the same data released for one day, no one can get such expectations from players like "Blue Star Doomsday".

Under its impact, all other games dropped at least 20% in attention and online volume that day.

The game industry in the sixth star province is really in a state of panic of "the wolf is coming".

The influence of Blue Star and the appeal of Ming Yan really made many people call it a "miracle".

The benefits of the holiday season are also real.

All of them don't need to go to work, they have been at home for a long time, and they desperately need something to vent their energy.

And for gamers, there's no better gift than a new game from Bluestar!

Most of the people simply pushed aside all the schedules for the day, pulled the curtains, and concentrated at home, preparing to play games for the day.

6 hours after the launch of "Blue Star Doom", data shows that 70% of players have been online in the game for 6 hours.

Most people only paused once or twice, and it can be said that they are playing games without hearing anything.

At this moment, players finally had to quit the game one after another to solve their physical problems.

And the belated comment growth peak has finally appeared.

——Under everyone's eyes, the player comments of "Blue Star Doomsday" are rapidly increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Early comments:

[As expected of a Blue Star! The plot at the beginning made me cry, is Russell's son really dead? 】

[The first time I encountered a special-type infected zombie, called the screamer, I couldn't get through it. 】

【Pleasant to watch! From the picture to the music, from the plot to the battle mode, I got goosebumps and my scalp exploded. The leader is still the leader]

[The authenticity of this ruin! The level of detail of this NPC, even a book of poems has a story connotation! Compared with the Blue Star Doomsday, last year's apocalypse was simply scum.]

[Do you think this year's game of the year is Blue Star Doomsday? Just played for 1 hour, it's not cool]

Comments after 6 hours of experience:

[Louis' AI is really good, I just asked him to help touch the lower lever, and he automatically came over to solve the puzzle]

[This plot is full of ups and downs, and my heart is beating as I watch it. I hope the game flow is longer. I want to live in Bluestar for a year]

[Isn't Louis Russell's own son? tears]

[After playing in a depressing atmosphere for an afternoon, I couldn't stop it, it was like watching Berg's new top-notch movie... I was moved by the fate of each character in the future, and they all seemed to have really lived in Blue Star... 】

[Be sure to open the blasting mode! promise me! ! The true goddess never looks back to see the explosion! So handsome that I can't wait to kneel directly in front of her! 】

[When you passed by the second town, did you choose to go in and search for medical supplies? My Coster died in it, I cried like a dead dog]

With the gradual deepening of the game experience, major portals also issued initial evaluation articles early in the morning.

For a masterpiece like "Blue Star Doom", which is highly anticipated and popular among players, they have already prepared several strategy specialists and editors.

As soon as the game is released, they will enter the experience with the first players.

The Raiders are all very powerful players, and the goal is to quickly clear the customs and dig out the main system of the game.

The supporting editor started writing the evaluation in situ according to the game process.

Like this kind of initial news, the sooner the better, it will bring more attention to the website.

In the follow-up, if the game's various data are excellent, these websites will send more careful Raiders.

Later strategies will be more detailed, and even choose to dig some highlights in the game.

The full video will be released along with it, with a more concluding article written by the gold editor.

According to the default rules of the Interstellar Age, games that are released for less than a week are not allowed to stream actual gameplay videos without the permission of the game producer.

Therefore, this strategy team can only be secretly ready to go, ready to seize another wave of traffic a week later.

It's only six hours now, and the game portals have already sent out graphic files.

The title of VRGamer is:

[Another shocking game comes out? "Blue Star Doomsday" was first released, and the player's tears scored 10.0]

PolyDrake:

[Airborne rankings are not without reason! Another masterpiece of Bluestar Studio, which has a double-explosive sales reputation]

GamingStudio:

【Is "Blue Star Doom" fun? 99% of players gave 10.0 points]

GameBlog:

[The initial evaluation of "Blue Star Doomsday" is released: the plot is superb, the details are excellent, and the experience is excellent! 】

Of course, the combined weight of all the websites is estimated to be no better than the final evaluation of the League One Association's father.

But the League One also has a very important feature: they only evaluate games with certain results.

It can also be said that their reflex arc is very long.

After all, League A spans across the six-star provinces of Chaoyang Alliance, and there are not so many excellent reviewers who can watch so many games in the six-star provinces, so there must be a choice.

Basically, they only look at the big hits that are already famous.

In general, games with the potential for masterpieces will emerge in about a month and join the billion-dollar running club.

No one will doubt the qualifications of "Blue Star Doomsday"!

Just from the results on the first day of launch, people in the industry can completely guess its future.

The airborne 24-hour leaderboard is only the first step, and this New Year's period will definitely be the light of the Blue Star Doomsday.

With Bluestar Doomsday's own strength and player reputation, it has already been confirmed that it will be the best game topic of this month, and then it will be the TOP10 in the first quarter of this year.

The only question is how many works can compete with it in the future, but it is definitely no problem for Blue Star Doom to occupy a top five.

As long as subsequent sales and word of mouth can keep up, it may even be able to directly book this year's Game of the Year nomination.

- It's only the end of February!

...

With the sudden surge in popularity of the "Blue Star" keyword.

A series of chemical reactions are taking place one after another in the Sixth Star Province, and many related people and things have been affected to a certain extent.

First of all, the words "adapted from real events" are marked on the opening CG of "Blue Star Doomsday".

Therefore, many players who love the plot have searched for related events in the gaps of the game.

Although Blue Star's news was unpopular, in the final analysis it was still there.

It's just that with the character of the Chaoyang Alliance, an institution like the Blue Star Research Institute will not be exposed to the public.

But even so, the enthusiastic players still managed to find a staff member of the Blue Star Research Institute.

She is also a nurse at the institute.

Unlike the old professors, the young lady still prefers to publish information online, so she was discovered by netizens carelessly.

This time it was out of control.

Players started anonymous fundraising through Miss Sister's account.

The player who just came out of the game is in the role of empathy and has a considerable degree of affection for Blue Star.

The azure planet in the game has basically returned to lush green after the end of the world for a few years.

When the player left the smoky human settlement, he saw the endless green shade at a glance without seeing zombies and mutant monsters in the outside world.

That green and clean color seems to be able to wash away all the depression.

The beauty of nature made everyone feel refreshed and left a deep impression.

【Blue Star really did a great job! Is there really such a beautiful planet and such a beautiful view in the world? 】

[Wok this scene modeling, I can really blow for a lifetime]

While the players were deeply impressed, some people couldn't help but donate to the Blue Star Research Institute.

Don't forget, "Blue Star Doomsday" is based on real events!

This Blue Star Research Institute looks like the excavation site of the prototype of the story!

There are not many donations, but there are still many people who forward it.

It was as if "The Story of Hachiko" suddenly aroused heated discussions among netizens, and the plight of the pito dog was greatly improved.

The Blue Star Research Institute, who has always been "reclusive in the mountains", was suddenly notified that donations were opened, and he was still a bit at a loss for a while.

Maybe no one can think of it.

The research institute was very poor, and when the project was about to fail, the one who saved the project... turned out to be a 4,000-year-old fossil player dug up by himself.

When Ming Yan slowly woke up from the dormant warehouse, no one could have predicted that he would have today's achievements.

In turn, he made a game for Blue Star, letting so many players in the Sixth Star Province know that there is such a beautiful planet in the world.

The project leader still feels very emotional when he thinks about it now.

The popularity of Blue Star is so high now that the popular science articles published by the research institute several years ago were suddenly dug up.

【Wow! ! The little flower I saw in the game actually existed! Call it Daisy! Such a cute name! 】

[Too serious, Blue Star is really serious about making games, even place names are archaeologically discovered]

[I just want to ask the leader now, is there really a hero in the underground of S City, he sacrificed for the future of mankind, his name is Coster...]

[An ancient and mysterious planet, I want to see it on the spot]

And Mingyan's personal account, of course, was collectively blasted by the players.

Some people are infected by the plot and want to ask Mingyan about the next fate of the characters, or express their love for the characters;

Some people have questions about the game itself and come to consult;

There are also people who come to urge more...

[When will the leader release the next game? 】

【Reminder! ! Waving a small leather whip, I want the leader to continue to do it! Do it for a lifetime and I play for a lifetime! See you soon! 】

This is simply maddening.

Ming Yan has just led the team to make a masterpiece, and it has not been released for 24 hours.

Someone immediately urged to update the next game?

Ming Yan: "..." You are the devil!

#On the love and killing between architects and players#

Now, Mingyan's personal fans are already very large.

They called themselves "Mingjiao cultists" and called Mingyan "the leader".

They also painted the symbol of Mingjiao - the Order of Light!

On the pattern of the design draft, it is a smiling expression :)

There is also the slogan of Mingjiao, which has also resounded in the forum and various comment areas——

[Products by Blue Star, must be a fine product. The leader is here, the world is invincible! 】

I don't know what kind of cult organization.

Clearly said: or you interstellar people will play.

This time the release of "Blue Star Doomsday", the followers of Mingjiao were "ecstasy dancing" in succession.

They are the collective incarnation of tap water, and they use various means to show their support for the leader.

Some people even conduct lottery retweets at their own expense to gain more popularity for the game.

In addition, Mingjiao also held an offline gathering for the first time.

They voted the most famous of their fans online, and they spearheaded the campaign.

Of course, the content of the event is to play several games produced by Bluestar together.

Among them, there are quite a few people, who are not only in the king rank of the League of Legends, but also have created a historical record in Minecraft.

——This is not only because of the worship of Mingyan, but more importantly, they love these games so much.

Games and gamers are supposed to complement each other.

Such gatherings also prompted clear words.

As Bluestar Studios has more and more games and more fame, it's almost time to think about the "Bluestar Carnival".

Officially launched, a large-scale offline event with the theme of the studio itself is held every year.

Invitation posts are widely distributed to allow players to participate.

In such a carnival, there can be brightly lit performances, entertaining competitive competitions, intimate interaction between designers and players, release of new games for the next year, and players can be invited to conduct internal tests, and even visit the office. environment……

Great for building player loyalty.

Soon, after the summer vacation this year, it will almost be the third anniversary of the establishment of Blue Star Studio.

Ming Yan thought that on that day, it would be fixed as a holiday for the studio in the future.

This year, let's invite a group of players to visit, also as a kind of publicity...

Well, it's time for expansion.

Because of the continuous influx of revenue from "Blue Star Doomsday", it can be expected that in the next three months, a large amount of funds will be directly charged to Blue Star's account.

It's time to buy a small alien world and get ready for the alienization of League of Legends!

...

As soon as the game was launched, Boss Ming was too busy to touch the ground again.

But other studio members are enjoying their vacation in comfort.

Several well-known team leaders of Blue Star Studios—the ones in bold in the "Producer List", also have their own fan groups.

Most people's accounts have at least tens of millions of followers.

This is terrifying, especially when some devil players are still urging them on their heads.

[Trouble urging the chief master of Ming to design a new game quickly~]

【We want to play two games a year! Blue Star's progress is too slow now! Say! Is it possible that Master Ming already has a bunch of new game ideas on his desk, but it's too late to make them? 】

[If you don’t finish it on time, why do you still bounce tickets this year? Confess and be lenient! ! 】

The newly joined Ling Xiaoman was taken aback.

She originally had very few fans, but it suddenly increased by thousands of times, which is really hard to react to.

These days, she has been urged even more. When she was playing freely in the recording studio, she would even suddenly shout out a strange lyric—

"It'll be fine right away! It can be handed in tomorrow!!

Excuse me! The world is old! ! !

goo go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go..."

On the other hand, the old people in the studio were very calm.

At least Varian Wrynn has gotten used to it, laughing and chatting with a few other designers.

Then they calmly took out the studio's mascot, the golden retriever, Sixi.

Varian posted a blog on his personal account.

[I am a great swordsman: I would like to ask the exclusive spokesperson of Blue Star Studio to answer the question about the bounced ticket. (Attachment: Video)]

And then came the prank.

When the player clicked on the video, they saw a microphone lying on the table with a female voice: "May I ask why the Blue Star Doomsday bounced?"

As soon as the picture changed, it turned into a golden retriever lying innocently on the press platform, staring blankly at the camera.

Xixi: "Ow?"

With a faceless female voice, she said, "It turns out that, that's really excusable!"

Player: "..." Excuseme? Is this dog talking?

The microphone continued: "Then may I ask, what is the next game from Chief Designer Ming?"

A hand stretched out outside the screen, holding the dog food and teasing the big golden retriever.

Xixi immediately straightened up happily and wagged her tail.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Then, a very excited voice came out of the microphone: "Great, it sounds fun! Then please continue to look forward to it!"

Player: "..." What? what exactly is it? ! You have a kind of talk! ! !

This sand sculpture operation is really too showy.

Even the people of Interstellar laughed to death for a while, and couldn't help but forward it one after another.

So this created a hot topic that made others desperate.

——The video of a dog being interviewed has become popular! This is making it impossible for others to live.

——What the **** is Blue Star, even a dog can be on fire?