December 2nd, 6 AM
Although most players were still in bed, many had already turned on their computers to watch the livestream from the other side of the ocean.
"Hurry up, it's almost time!"
"It's this morning? I'll go turn on my computer now! Does anyone have the livestream address? "
"I have it here!"
"It's not the Annual Video Game Awards yet, right? I didn't miss anything, did I? "
"They're announcing the nominees. US Apocalypse, Uncharted Waters, and PUBG are all in!"
"Wow, I'm so nervous. Hurry up and announce it! Why is this media outlet keeping me in suspense too! "
Starting from December, a large number of video game reviewers started hosting the Annual Video Game Awards.
Different game reviewers had different rules for the games of the year, and the timing of the awards ceremony was also different. Some of them were earlier and would be done in December, while others would be later and would be held in January or February of the following year.
The specific methods of giving out the awards were also different. For example, TGN had a huge venue that was bigger than an Oscar, and they even invited an orchestra to perform during the awards ceremony.
However, some of the smaller game reviewers were more frugal. Some of them even skipped the award ceremony and directly announced the game of the year that they had chosen online.
Today's video game reviewers were called gamehighlight, which translated to 'highlight games'. This was a video game reviewers that focused on niche games, but they were still quite influential around the world.
They were the first video game reviewers to hold the Annual Video Game Awards ceremony this year.
Many players in China already knew about this news, so they woke up early in the morning, waiting for the live stream of the awards ceremony.
It felt a bit like watching an international esports tournament. There were two similarities: they both needed to stay up late or wake up early, hoping to bring glory to their country.
Obviously, the only motivation for the players to wake up early was to see Chen Mo's game win the award.
"It's out, it's out! Game of the year candidate! "
"The first one is PUBG, but it's probably just a side game."
"Yep, Uncharted Waters! Actually, Game Highlight would probably prefer Uncharted Sea Area, right? It's an adventure game after all, so it's a niche game. "
"But Uncharted Waters isn't a niche game at all … It's too popular."
"They're about to announce it, I'm so nervous!"
"Doomsday of America! F * ck, it really is' Doomsday of America '. I told you, this year's doomsday of America will beat everything without explanation! "
"My goodness, Chen Mo's using US Apocalypse to dominate the western game reviews … This doesn't make sense."
"That's right, US Apocalypse is a masterpiece for the western players and game reviewers. I'm sure many western designers are confused, wondering who the real western designers are."
"Eh, Chen Mo didn't even go to the venue. He sent someone else to collect the prize on his behalf. This guy's getting cocky!"
"Who is this guy? He looks like a typical science guy."
"Hehe, this guy is called Qian Kun. He's one of the core assistants that followed Chen Mo from the beginning. He's in charge of various games with paywalls. Oh right, he's currently in charge of LoL, King of Glory, and PlayerUnknown's Battleground. He's the one in charge of developing the later updates of League of Legends. "
"F * ck! This guy isn't even thirty years old yet! "
"You make it sound like Chen Mo is thirty years old … Even the core members of the company aren't thirty years old yet …"
"I'm jealous! Wait, I just realized, this guy made a paywall system??? I'm going to wait for him outside the airport with a knife! "
The news of US Apocalypse winning the Game of the Year award from Gamehighlight immediately spread throughout the gaming industry both in China and abroad. Many domestic video game media announced this as the most important news of the day, causing a huge reaction among the players.
This was a very significant piece of good news. Even Gamehighlight, a game review media that favored niche themes, had given American Apocalypse a full score and named it Game of the Year. Then, for game review media like TGN, which had a more general taste, American Apocalypse would definitely be a strong contender for Game of the Year.
However, there were also many players who expressed their support for this. Sit down, this is all basic!
"It's just a niche video game reviewers' Game of the Year. Look at how smug you guys are. Sit down, I, Salent, still want to get more!"
"That's right, before TGN came out, these small media reviewers were the little brats. Move to the back."
"Save your energy and brag about it when the authoritative reviewers come out. Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."
"Look, Salent isn't even attending … I think with how arrogant he is, he wouldn't be going to anything other than TGN and a few other prestigious video game reviewers' awards …"
This player was right.
In reality, there were too many video game reviewers in Europe and America. Even if you took away the ones that directly announced the Game of the Year award without holding an award ceremony, there were still a lot of them.
However, since the game was nominated, Chen Mo couldn't ignore the invitations from these media. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a single Thunderbolt Games employee present, which would make the award ceremony very awkward.
As a video game developer with international influence, Thunderbolt Entertainment had to start interacting with the video game media. When the time comes, players from all over the world would be paying attention to these awards ceremonies, hoping to see the developer of the game at the awards ceremony. If Thunderbolt Entertainment didn't pay attention to them, it would be ridiculous.
Chen Mo couldn't go to so many media outlets, otherwise he would have to spend all his time traveling in Europe and America from December to February.
Therefore, Chen Mo slapped his forehead and decided to give some benefits to his old employees.
Not everyone could accept an award on Chen Mo's behalf. At least they would have a title outside of China, they couldn't just send people like the janitor to accept an award.
Therefore, Qian Kun, Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi, and a few other core members went overseas to help Chen Mo put on these low end B's, oh no, collect these low end awards.
As for Chen Mo himself, he still had some things to plan in China. When it was time for the more authoritative video game awards ceremony, he would just show his face and be done with it.
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