Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 607 What's awesome isn't the stars, it's the US dollar.
To be honest, he was shocked when he saw the number of people online. He quickly took out his phone and opened the live stream.

When the glaring "22,438" real-time online number came into view, he felt his brain freeze for half a second.

"Really...really 20,000 people?" Chen Mo's mouth gaped open, his eyes wide like saucers. "What's going on? Why are there so many people today?"

You need to understand that for a live stream, 20,000 viewers isn't the ceiling; that's like going to Mars.

Normally, a blogger with a million followers might only have a few thousand viewers during a live stream.

Twenty thousand?

And it's still rising rapidly, what's going on?

Because the numbers were so outrageous, the comments section started to buzz with excitement.

[Hahaha, the streamer is totally dumbfounded!]

Stop talking nonsense! Let's have a giveaway! Win a graphics card!

Stop smoking! Take a couple of steps forward so we can see the black monkey!

Today, every single domestic streamer broadcasting from E3 is stuck here at Xingchen (a major electronics market in China). How could there not be a huge crowd?

The last comment woke Chen Mo up.

He then realized that today's situation was indeed special.

The pre-exhibition press conference by StarCraft made such a big splash, and the "no confidentiality agreement" thing had already raised the expectations of domestic players to the max.

Last night, all the major gaming forums and communities in China were discussing how they absolutely had to watch the E3 live stream today to see what the StarCraft booth was like.

It can be said that countless eyes are focused on this small exhibition booth through the lenses of these reporters on the front lines.

It wasn't just him; almost every domestic media outlet and content creator who streamed live at E3 today saw their viewership increase several times over compared to usual.

Those like Chen Mo, who rushed to the Starry Sky Games booth immediately and successfully got in line, were able to see the actual game footage right away—it was like a pig flying into the wind.

After understanding this, Chen Mo felt a surge of excitement.

"Ahem, brothers, it seems your enthusiasm is even higher than I expected! Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get to the lucky draw! Lao Liu, bring out that RTX graphics card we prepared, we're giving it away today!"

His shout instantly brought the atmosphere in the live stream to a climax.

"But before the lottery,"

"Brothers, look behind me! Look at this! Let me tell you, this is absolutely the biggest show of strength that Chinese manufacturers have ever shown at E3! Without a doubt!"

It's fair to say that Chen Mo is someone who has spent half his life in the media industry.

As mentioned before, nowadays, people coming to the live stream are not only interested in watching the game, but also in seeing the reactions of foreigners and whether StarCraft is as amazing as the media makes it out to be overseas.

Is it really that popular with overseas players?

"Old Liu! Raise the camera up and pull it back! Show the brothers what this is called! My god, this is really exaggerated!"

The photographer, Lao Liu, was also very experienced. Upon hearing this, he immediately raised his lens high, swept it over the heads of the people in front of him, and slowly panned it backward.

It wouldn't have mattered if it hadn't been raised, but the moment it was, the live stream chat was instantly filled with nothing but "Holy crap!"

The line of players from various countries stretched out like a snake, starting from the entrance of the Starry Sky trial area and winding its way back.

The line was ridiculously long, forming an S-shape, with the tail of the line even reaching the entrance of the next booth, blocking half of their doorway.

Next to KeyStars was not an ordinary booth, but Microsoft's.

Microsoft did well this year, with a lot of people gathered around their booth, but compared to Starry Sky, it was visibly inferior.

[Holy crap, the StarCraft booth is right next to Microsoft? That's impressive!?]

[This is outrageous! The queue seems longer than Microsoft's...] [Wow, this queue! If I start queuing now, will I even be able to play by tomorrow?]

This is amazing! This is true cultural export!

Chen Mo was looking at the comments and felt incredibly satisfied. Just as he was about to say a few more words, a small commotion suddenly broke out behind the line that the camera panned across, accompanied by a few excited screams.

"What's going on? Did a fight break out in the back?"

Chen Mo stood on tiptoe and craned his neck to look back.

Old Liu was also very quick-witted; he immediately zoomed in and pointed the camera at the source of the commotion.

The camera zooms in, revealing a tall, white male at the center of the commotion, wearing a well-fitting dark T-shirt that accentuates his exaggerated chest muscles.

He wore a baseball cap with the brim pulled low, seemingly trying to avoid being recognized, but his angular face and distinctive jawline still gave him away.

"Who is this? He looks like a celebrity." Chen Mo muttered to himself. He had been attending game expos for many years and wasn't very familiar with Hollywood celebrity look-alikes.

But the chat in his live stream was already exploding.

【Fuck! ! ! ! 】

Am I seeing things? Isn't that Henry Cavill?!

[Superman! It's Superman!!!]

[It really is him! Holy crap! What's he doing at E3? And at the StarCraft booth?!]

[Hey streamer, you're a fake fan! Don't you recognize him? It's Geralt from The Witcher 3 TV series!]

"Henry Cavill?"

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment. He was completely unfamiliar with the name, but when he combined it with the "Superman" hint in the comments, he instantly recognized the name.

This is a genuine A-list Hollywood star!

More importantly, Henry Cavill is a semi-celebrity in the gaming community. This guy is a well-known hardcore PC gamer who loves The Witcher series. He volunteered to play Geralt.

He's obsessed with Warhammer 40K and shares his painted Wargame models on social media; he even recorded a video of himself building a PC, his skillful technique leaving many DIY enthusiasts in awe.

It's not surprising that someone like him would appear at E3, but the first booth he went to was actually Starry Sky!

"Oh my God……"

"Old Liu, camera! Close the camera! Give Da Chao a close-up!"

Photographer Lao Liu reacted quickly and naturally, his hands were incredibly steady, and his lens was firmly locked on Henry Cavill, who was verifying his identity at the entrance of the media passage.

The superstar clearly noticed the increasing number of cameras and the commotion around him. He looked up, waving to the fans around him and to some of the cameras.

He even noticed Lao Liu's camera and waved back.

With that wave of his hand, the live stream went completely wild.

[Starry Sky has really pulled off a high-profile move! They're taking off like a rocket!]

I declare that StarCraft has won big at this year's E3!

Even Superman is lining up! That's incredible!

Chen Mo watched as the backstage figures soared, his heart pounding.

He knew he had made the right bet this time! This was exactly what the audience wanted to see! This was the kind of grand spectacle where all nations came to pay homage, and even Hollywood stars came to show their support!
If Chu Chen knew what they were thinking at this moment, he would probably just sigh and say, "What's awesome isn't the stars, it's the US dollar."

(End of this chapter)