[300 Powerstone = 1 extra chapter]
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Benjamin and Jenny had successively posted their livestream announcements. Naturally, the people were filled with anticipation.
The more people livestreaming Subnautica, the better. That way they could enjoy watching it to the fullest!!!
In an instant, terms like 'New World Studio's new game' and 'Subnautica' shot straight to the top of X trending searches.
This was enough to show how much players were looking forward to the new game.
On the other side, streamers like Caseoh and xQc were feeling depressed. They could already predict how severely their livestream traffic would drop over the next few days.
There was no need to mention when Silent Hill had just been released. After all, it was a horror game, so none of the streamers dared to play it, which meant everyone's traffic had dropped about the same.
But Subnautica was different!
When the time came, viewers would naturally flock to Jenny and Benjamin to watch Subnautica. Sigh, it was going to suck!
Meanwhile, Lucien had spent nearly an hour and a half fulfilling his promise.
He had privately messaged every single one of the top fifty players and given them the Subnautica demo for free.
He also reminded them not to spread it casually.
Of course, Lucien wasn't actually worried about them spreading it.
Because he had set up a safeguard. He had added a hidden little program into the game files.
Once the game files were copied or moved, this little program would activate immediately and completely delete all the game files.
Lucien was no naive fool. He might not have any intention to harm others, but he definitely had to guard against them.
At the same time, inside Valve Corporation.
It was lunch break. The employees were gathered together, eating while chatting.
"Everyone, you've all watched the perfect ending video for Silent Hill, right? I really didn't expect the method he used to achieve the perfect ending!"
A fat balding senior employee sighed.
"Not only are the graphics in this game amazing, even the plot is designed so brilliantly!!"
"Yeah, this game is seriously too strong. Based on this year's situation, Silent Hill is probably the undisputed GOTY, right? Even though it's only a demo version, it feels like it has no competition."
Another employee chimed in.
GOTY, short for Game Of The Year, was an awards ceremony sponsored by Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Valve.
It was known as the Oscars of the gaming world and represented the highest honor in the gaming industry.
"I don't think it's set in stone yet," another employee interjected.
"Not set in stone? Is there really another game this year that could surpass Silent Hill?"
"There is. Isn't New World Studio's next game one?"
"That actually makes sense! Oh right, didn't the project department already send someone to discuss cooperation with New World?"
"Yeah, that happened, but they turned us down. They made it clear they don't want to collaborate with us."
"No surprise there. After all, with such a powerful game engine in their hands, why would they want to let other companies take a share of the pie?"
While they were chatting, one relatively young employee wasn't joining in. He was sitting in front of his computer, busy with something.
A moment later, the young employee's eyes widened, and he suddenly shouted.
"Everyone! Everyone!"
"New World Studio contacted me! They said I'm one of the top fifty players who achieved the perfect ending!"
"So they're giving me their new game!"
As soon as these words came out, the other employees all showed surprised expressions. Their gazes turned toward him one after another.
"Holy shit, you actually made it into the top fifty!"
"Nice, nice. As expected of you, John!"
"Quick, go notify the director!"
Before long, the director arrived in a hurry with a group of people.
Lucien's promise had already spread across the entire world.
So after Valve learned about it, they had also encouraged their employees to try hard to clear the game. Anyone who successfully made it into the top fifty would receive an additional bonus!
Sure enough, where there are heavy rewards, there will be brave men!
Their own company really had an employee who made it into the top fifty!
"How is it!" The director asked loudly as soon as he entered the office hall.
"The new game is currently downloading!" The employee named John replied. "According to the person from New World, their new game is called Subnautica."
"Subnautica..." The director frowned, analyzing the name.
"Looks like the story takes place at sea. If it's set against an ocean background, then the hottest theme would probably be pirates, right?"
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