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Not only did Lucien post this video on Twitter, but he also published it on Youtube, Tiktok, and other platforms, announcing the URL for New World Website.
The shocking scene of Lucien standing atop the Sea Dragon Leviathan, soaring through the sky, left those players worldwide completely shocked as well!
[Damn it, riding a dragon in every sense of the word has always been the ultimate dream for men!]
Without a doubt, Lucien's video went viral, and not just viral, it exploded in popularity!
On Twitter, it effortlessly topped the trending search list. The video was shared by millions of people, including major celebrities like Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage, and Megan Fox. Megan Fox even left a comment below the video:
[Wow, Anon is so handsome.]
This comment severely startled all her fans. Taking it completely seriously, they frantically replied to explain that this was the devs' virtual avatar, not his actual real-life appearance. He definitely wasn't this handsome in reality; he might even be a macho man or a bald headed guy with multiple jobs. They urged Megan Fox not to be fooled.
This entire situation left Megan Fox caught between tears and laughter. Of course she knew it was an avatar; she was just teasing him.
Meanwhile, Lucien's tweet was retweeted by an even greater number of people, including a higher proportion of celebrities.
Football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James, movie stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Dwayne Johnson, Elon Musk... they all retweeted the post, casually expressing their envy of Lucien riding a dragon in their tweets.
It couldn't be helped. The popularity of Subnautica was simply too immense. Experiencing alien survival in a virtual world was truly something no one could resist, not even celebrities!
And so, as the video spread massively, people swiftly took action and began searching for the official website of [New World].
Traffic to the newly launched [New World] official website instantly skyrocketed, easily reaching tens of millions of clicks per minute. A massive influx of traffic poured in. If this had been the official website of a small workshop, it would have crashed instantly on the spot.
Even for the websites of major tech giants, they still required prior stress testing and staff on standby to ensure their sites could survive the continuous onslaught of traffic.
However, the servers running the [New World] official website were black technology servers that had been upgraded via the Simulator. Facing the frantic clicks from the vast number of people, it handled everything completely without pressure. The [New World] official website didn't even experience the slightest bit of lag; it was as silky smooth as Dove bar.
The interface of the [New World] official website was also very simple and refreshing. The background was a brilliant starry sky map, and the website itself only contained a channel to register an account and a download link for the [New World] gaming platform.
After all, the official website had only been designed recently and hadn't been fully fleshed out yet, so it would have to make do for now.
People all over the world didn't hesitate in the slightest, hurriedly clicking to download the gaming platform.
Soon, the platform finished downloading and installing. It was only then that netizens discovered that the [New World] gaming platform was actually a piece of VR software as well, requiring a VR device to experience!
What kind of stunt is New World Studio pulling?
This left the people somewhat puzzled, but they still obediently put on their VR headsets and logged into the gaming platform.
In the next moment, the environment surrounding the players underwent a massive transformation. They found themselves standing in an completely empty room. The room was entirely white, without any other colors visible. This scene looked somewhat like the scenes from The Matrix. What is the devs trying to do?
Just as the players were guessing, they heard a click as a similarly white door ahead was pushed open, and a woman walked in.
This woman had flowing black hair that draped over her shoulders, paired with amber eyes and a smooth, rounded chin. Wearing a crisp combat tank top and ultra-short leather pants, her figure was curvy to the absolute extreme, a true devilish physique.
Yet, despite possessing such a devilish figure, she also had an incredibly pure and beautiful face, looking like an innocent and lively young girl. From head to toe, she exuded an aura of purity and holiness.
The moment this woman appeared, the players grew excited, especially the male players!
Every single player's eyes went wide, ecstatic expressions spreading across their faces. Completely unable to restrain themselves, they all began expressing their "acceptance speech".
[Did the devs actually cook this hard on the avatar?!!]
[She's gorgeous af, respectfully!]
[How did the devs make her so perfect?!!]
[Makes sense why they didn't use Mika's art now. Devs actually dropped a masterclass!]
[Cute face + thicc af, absolutely goated combination!]
[She's god-tier. How often do we get fed this well? Devs are incredibly based and understood the assignment.]
[Common dev W, thank you for your service!]
The moment this woman appeared, this group of players who had never seen the world before let out wolf-like howls. Over half of their resentment toward Lucien vanished instantly. It couldn't be helped, she was just too captivating!
[Hello, player. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tifa.] At this moment, the woman placed her hands behind her back and playfully approached the player. With a smile, she spoke.
Tifa's voice was just like her face: crisp and pleasing to the ear.
[I will assist you, the player, in managing your platform.]
Hearing this, the players felt another surge of longing. Tifa... what a wonderful name. And she sounded like their personal assistant? 'Hehehe, what a great position to be in.'
[Now then, allow me to introduce the [New World] platform to you,] Tifa continued. [The New World platform is not merely just a platform...]
Having said that, Tifa waved her hand, and the surrounding environment instantly underwent a massive change.
The players, who had been completely absorbed in admiring Tifa, suddenly found themselves high up in the sky, hurtling through the air at rapid speeds. Looking down, beneath them lay a magnificent, rolling ocean!
The players were startled, and some almost suffered a panic attack from acrophobia. Did we just get sent back to the world of Subnautica?
But they quickly realized that this was not Subnautica, because a massive landmass appeared ahead, and situated on that landmass was actually a bustling modern metropolis!
High-rise buildings towered within the city, and a network of intersecting highways crisscrossed the ground.
As the players continued forward, they flew over the landmass. Beneath their feet was a stretch of golden sandy beach. On the beach, people in bikinis were playing, riding jet skis, and playing volleyball, all seemingly joyous and harmonious.
[You can enjoy a leisurely seaside vacation within the game.] At the same time, Tifa's voice rang out. [You can also experience the thrill of high-altitude skydiving.]
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
A rumbling noise suddenly echoed in their ears. The players immediately looked up and saw a helicopter flying in the sky to their left. In the next moment, the helicopter door opened, and a person wearing a parachute pack let out a loud cheer, jumped out, and even did a somersault mid-air.
[Or perhaps racing cars, enjoying the thrill of a police pursuit...]
Following Tifa's words, the perspective shifted abruptly again. The players found themselves driving a Lamborghini that was speeding wildly, facing the howling wind as the scenery on both sides blurred past in rapid retreat!
In the rearview mirror, they could see several police cars pursuing them with equal ferocity!
Before the players could even exclaim in awe, the perspective shifted yet again. This time, the players arrived in an incredibly lively nightclub. Countless figures crowded the players in the center, dancing wildly and uninhibitedly to the impassioned music!
[Here, you can cast aside all the anxieties of your reality. You can chat, gamble, and dance together with players of all colors from all over the world. You can completely let go of yourself, enjoy everything, and enjoy the games!]
Tifa continued, her tone carrying a patient, guiding quality.
[Of course, the core essence of a gaming platform is playing games. You can play all of New World's games here. Furthermore, every single game offers a free trial, just like this.]
The moment she finished speaking, the players felt the nightclub environment around them instantly vanish, only to begin flickering rapidly, constantly shifting and changing!!
They saw terrifying zombies in an apocalyptic wasteland, witnessed the massive armies, and gazed upon majestic battleships in outer space...
[This is exactly what the New World platform will look like in the future!] Tifa's voice grew impassioned. [The New World platform is not just a platform; in the future, it will also be a city, a new world. Here, you can be even freer than you are in the real world!]
[All of this, we hope to witness together with you, the players!]
[Please look forward to it!]
As Tifa's words faded, the players returned to the white room once more. This short film, which was only three minutes long, had also come to an end.
Having experienced this short film from a first-person perspective, the players finally reacted and understood just how massive New World's ambitions truly were.
You call this thing a gaming platform?!
This is practically a 2nd world, alright?!!
Without a doubt, hours after Lucien released the New World gaming platform, and after the majority of players had watched this three-minute short film, the entire internet completely exploded. Every single forum was flooded with gasps of sheer amazement aimed at New World.
[Holy crap, New World is trying to flip the heavens! They really want to turn a game into a real world!]
[If it truly turns out like what the trailer said, New World is practically equivalent to creating a second world for humanity.]
[Just thinking about it gets me hard.]
[Wow, I want to go experience that kind of life right this instant. Damn it, it would definitely feel amazing!]
[Fuck me, is a Second Era for humanity truly about to arrive under the leadership of New World?]
New World Studio magnificent idea had truly left the players thoroughly shocked. Let alone ordinary people, the major tech giants of the world were all severely astounded as well.
The moment the New World platform was released, the tech giants naturally downloaded the platform secretly and experienced it for themselves. Their thoughts on it, naturally, went without saying.
At Nintendo, a high-level executive meeting was urgently convened precisely because of the launch of the New World gaming platform.
However, this meeting was deathly quiet. Every single Nintendo executive, including Doug Bowser, wore heavy expressions, the atmosphere tense to the absolute extreme.
A few minutes prior, this group of people had all just finished watching New World's short film via VR equipment.
And then they finally understood what a fucking surprise really meant.
In just a short three minutes, it had stirred this group of people's brains into a jumbled mess.
And after the shock came a profound sense of crisis!
"I have to say, this should be impossible to achieve, right? The scope of the project sounds far too massive. It would probably require an immense amount of manpower and resources to complete!" A moment later, a high-level executive finally spoke up with a tremble.
"Right?! I also feel like it's impossible to realize. New World just drew a massive pie in the sky, that's all. Drawing a massive pie is just standard procedure. We do it all the time too. Whether it can actually be realized is a completely different story," another executive chimed in. "I think they're just doing it to grab attention. They definitely don't have the strength to pull it off."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other executives all nodded in agreement. The video indeed painted an incredibly awesome and deeply fascinating picture, but until it was actually realized, it was all just empty talk.
"Did any of you notice something?" However, at this moment, Doug Bowser suddenly spoke up. "Regarding the New World official website."
The other executives were taken aback. What could be wrong with the official website?
"The New World official website is extremely smooth," Doug Bowser continued to explain. "By my estimation, within just these past few hours, the New World official website must have been visited by hundreds of millions millions. Moreover, I received news privately that during this period, there were even quite a few hackers attacking the New World official website..."
Hearing this, the other executives were startled. They hadn't expected such a thing to happen. However, thinking about it carefully, it wasn't all that surprising. The emergence of New World had threatened far too many people's slice of the pie. It was completely normal to be targeted by grudges and have hackers hired to launch attacks.
Resorting to dirty tricks to make money was nothing to be ashamed of. Of everyone present who had made it to where they were today and attained their current status, who among them hadn't used dirty tricks?!
"With such massive traffic, coupled with hacker attacks, even our official website would likely experience periods of crashing," Doug Bowser said, furrowing his brows tightly.
But even so, the New World official website showed absolutely no signs of crashing. It continues to run smoothly and stably. What does this mean? It means that it's not just their game development technology and VR technology; New World's network technology is also top-tier."
With such a team that is top-tier in every aspect, if they truly managed to create the kind of exaggerated game world they showed in their trailer... I wouldn't find it surprising at all."
As soon as these words were spoken, the executives fell silent once more. As expected of the CEO of Nintendo, his perspective on the issue was far more incisive than the rest.
"Then what do we do? This New World studio comes and goes without a trace. We can't find them, so a hostile takeover is impossible. Should we fall back on our old tricks and just copy it directly?"
"Copy it directly? Times have changed. We actually need to have the ability to copy it first. Why don't you try copying Subnautica and see how that goes?"
"This won't work, are we just supposed to watch New World grow and expand?"
Hearing the discussions of the other executives, Doug narrowed his eyes.
"Well, there isn't exactly no way. Perhaps we could try mobilizing the power of public opinion."
"Subnautica is indeed excellent and incredibly realistic. But it also has its flaws, which is that it's a bit too realistic. Making players face such terrifying Leviathans... what if it traumatizes kids and leaves them with psychological shadows? Would parents be willing to let their children see this?"
"Most importantly, the blood in the game is actually red instead of green. This is simply far too unreasonable!"
"There's plenty of material we can use to make a big fuss over these things..."