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"Lighting, textures, and perfect optimization—this is one of the things that attracts me most about Minecraft. It provides me with the simplest and most understandable way to realize my ideas."
"And in the remastered version—no, in Minecraft 2—these things are even better..."
"Especially the more user-friendly online module, which doesn't require any servers. All you need is an invitation, and if the other person accepts, you can invite your friends to your world and play together. What could be better than that?"
"I heard that in the official version, vehicle modules that were not in the original version will be added to the game. Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, we will be able to build our own tracks and race our own cars."
IGN's 10-point score was quite surprising to many domestic media outlets.
This news was reposted almost immediately.
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Time flies, August
On a hot summer day, sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains, filling the air with a youthful vibe.
In Feng Ming's living room, there were two other boys sitting around the sofa, their faces showing barely concealed excitement and a hint of nervousness.
"Hurry up, hurry up, has it started yet?"
Zhang Hao urged him on while stuffing potato chips into his mouth, his eyes glued to the TV screen.
"Don't worry, it will be ready soon!"
Feng Ming held the remote control in his hand, his fingers quickly pressing the buttons a few times, then put his handheld console into the graphics card dock and turned it on.
Soon, the image of the Spark platform finally appeared on the television screen.
At this time, the homepage of the Spark Games platform was quite clean and uncluttered.
With the opening theme of "Summer Sparks," many online games have already launched special swimsuit events, making the entire interface a feast for the eyes.
However, Feng Ming and his friends didn't care about any of that at the time.
Almost instantly, as soon as the system became operational, Feng Ming had already accessed the Summer Spark event homepage and then casually opened the live stream on the homepage.
The screen quickly switched to the live stream of the Summer Spark event.
On the screen, a blue beach background comes into view, with waves gently lapping the sand and sunlight shining on the golden grains of sand, as if you can feel the heat of summer and the coolness of the sea breeze.
"Here it comes! Holy crap, this 100-inch TV is awesome!"
"Of course, it has to be Ming! Awesome!"
"He still calls me 'Brother Ming,' shouldn't he be calling me 'Dad'?!"
After Feng Ming finished adjusting the TV, he plopped down on the sofa.
Since his university also switched to online teaching, he and his childhood friends Zhang Hao and Liu Yang have been spending even more time together.
Chapter 629 Summer Beauty
Feng Ming and two other friends live in the same neighborhood.
Although they went to different universities, they still got together a lot, mainly because Feng Ming's parents were doing business in other places, and Feng Ming lived alone at home.
Moreover, Feng Ming has been living alone since high school.
Imagine a high school student living alone. Although his parents might see him as a "left-behind child," Feng Ming has no such worries.
Because he had a "space" he could control in high school.
Moreover, his family was quite wealthy, and Feng Ming himself was extremely outgoing, which made his home almost the core of his social circle. He would play games with the boys and watch movies with the girls.
If a classmate wants to throw a birthday party, this is the first choice.
Even Feng Ming's first love was someone he gradually got together with because he owned "his" house.
When he got to college, although he had broken up with his first love, he no longer kept in touch with most of his high school classmates, but he still often hung out with a few friends from his neighborhood.
When boys hang out together, games are naturally a must.
Their laptops are still sitting in his study.
The three's favorite Starfire game is Starpark: Explore. Since the game was released, they haven't played it every day, but they always find new mods to play every now and then.
Over the years, the three of them have not only been able to recite the official maps backwards.
Various popular mods have been played countless times, from "Galaxy Paradise" and "Destiny's Path" to this year's "Gundam Battlegrounds" and "Girls' Siege".
The three of them were having a great time.
So, what is the most important, or the most significant, thing for Spark's fans right now?
It's naturally the summer sparkle.
"To be honest, the summer event for 'Girls' Siege' is a bit too grindy. I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night just to barely collect enough event points..."
Zhang Hao slumped in his chair, rubbing his sore eyes. His tone was weary, but his words were full of pride.
"Holy crap, that's amazing! That was the content of the previous three days, right? You finished it all in one night?"
The summer event for "Girls' Frontline: Siege" is a water gun competition, where players engage in PVP battles using corresponding characters and weapons on a beach map.
That's right, this is a rare direct PVP event in Summer Spark.
This is also the first PVP gameplay in "Girls' Frontline: Siege".
Normally, most games only put on a show when they have these kinds of PVP activities, but the development team of "Girls' Frontline: Siege" is the core team of Battlefield 3.
For them, the PVE mode of "Girls' Siege" is an innovation, while PVP is their forte.
They're extremely experienced at this.
This was an accident...
They went too far. What they envisioned was a group of cute girls in bikinis splashing water guns around...
However, the final version was completely different. A group of experts painstakingly adjusted the hit feedback and various details.
They've turned a fun game into something that feels a bit like a competitive game.
Many people get hooked on the game, including Zhang Hao.
"Holy crap, stop chatting, here comes the main event!"
With the words "Here it comes!"
The TV turned on and started playing the PV for Summer Spark.
The opening was a pre-recorded video featuring Nogizaka46 singing the theme song "Spark" in swimsuits, with sunshine, beaches, white rabbits, and long, fair legs.
It's so confusing that anyone who looks at it will be bewildered.
After Nogizaka46 ended, there were several pre-recorded mashups of swimsuit cosplay from different games.
Finally, the scene shifts to an indoor setting.
Yunya, the host from Gundam Battlefield, appeared on screen wearing a cute one-piece swimsuit and a white scarf.
This kind of swimsuit with "skirt" and "veil" should theoretically not be very revealing, but when Yunya wears it, her long legs and high heels accentuate her figure.
It immediately grabs people's attention.
Moreover, thanks to the "accident" in Lin Li's live stream last time, Yun Ya had already gained a certain amount of popularity among Xinghuo's fans.
So as soon as she appeared, the live chat exploded with comments.
"Welcome everyone to Summer Spark's special program! Today, we'll be bringing you a unique game cosplay swimsuit show! Are you all ready?"
Yun Ya's voice was sweet and captivating, and the barrage of comments in the live stream became even more exaggerated.
"Ready!!!"
"Sister Yunya is so beautiful!!"
"Swimsuit show! Swimsuit show!"
"Spark YYDS!"
Normally, when Feng Ming watches Spark's programs or live broadcasts on TV, he likes to set the barrage density to medium, because it creates a better atmosphere.
This time, Feng Ming not only lowered the bullet screen density to the lowest level, but also switched the bullet screen display to bullet screen pool mode, which means that the bullet screen will refresh from top to bottom on the left, somewhat like YouTube.
It will not appear on the screen at all.
This was a feature that Spark implemented as a temporary hot-update before the summer event. It just goes to show that Spark truly understands the needs of its players.
"Yun Ya's swimsuit is amazing. As expected of a host, she has the temperament down perfectly."
Zhang Hao munched on potato chips as he remarked.
"Don't just focus on Yunya, there are other game cosplays coming up later. I heard there are a lot of 'Girls' Frontline' cosplayers this time, and the quality is super high."
"How did you know?"
"How would I know? Didn't you see the 'Summer Beauty' preview event that Spark organized?"
Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment.
"What summer beauties?"
"This is it!"
The live stream was explaining the game rules, so Feng Ming simply took out his phone, opened an activity on the Xinghuo platform, and handed it to Zhang Hao.
This summer beauty is a collaboration event launched by Spark Collection for the summer spark.
In short, Xinghuo Xiangji Studio invited all the cosplayers to the studio for a series of photoshoots.
Finally, several beautiful photos were selected as collectible cards.
At the same time, one card will be selected as an SSR, frozen, printed, and made into a collectible card. The rest will be divided into different levels such as SR and R according to the bonus stage of the accompanying video.
Logically speaking, these cards are not much different from the existing Starspark Collection.
The only difference is that the character has changed from a game character on the Spark platform to a real-life cosplayer.
However, since the cosplayers are real, there are relatively more videos included with the QR code on the card.
Chapter 630 Who can withstand this?
Under normal circumstances, scanning the QR code in an SSR video will lead to an interactive video, such as asking the player to help put on stockings or apply sunscreen.
In addition to interactive videos, there are also famous lines from the cosplay characters and a confession written by the cosplayer themselves.
In addition, after receiving the physical card, players can activate the digital collection using the CD key on the back of the card.
This digital collection is also very thoughtful; in addition to the digital card, it also includes several 3D panoramic photos of swimsuit cosplayers.
The entire event was open for reservations three days before it officially started, and it immediately sparked heated discussions among the Starfire Gathering player community upon its launch, even though the cosplayers were real people.
But this is swimsuit cosplay...
Those long, white legs are so beautiful that just one glance is enough to make you want to possess them.
Feng Ming looked at Zhang Hao's blank expression and was genuinely puzzled.
"No, Zhang Hao, this isn't like you. How could you really not know about something this important?"
Zhang Hao scratched his head.
"I've been busy with the 'Girls' Siege' event these past few days, I haven't had time to look at anything else."
"Then you're really missing out. You could get a free draw by making a reservation before, but now you have to participate in the event or recharge to get the bonus draw qualification."
"What's the point of trying to get this for free? You have to participate in an event to get it for free, it's a waste of time, I'm not going to try."
Feng Ming glanced at Zhang Hao.
"Really not smoking?"
"Don't smoke."
"Then take a look at this."
After saying that, Feng Ming opened a bunch of preview cards, selected the popularity ranking, and found the one with the highest popularity.
Clicking on it leads to a video.
The video features a cosplayer dressed in a swimsuit of "WA2000," a popular character from the anime/manga series "Girls' Frontline."
"Hello everyone, I'm Bunny Girl~~"
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