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The promotional video released by Xinghuo has completely opened the door to a new world.

And then there's the end of the video.

It was explicitly stated that the release date is April next year, and that a demo will be available at E3, giving players the opportunity to play the game at E3.

The cheers at the scene reached their peak.

CCTV reporter Li Dong, along with his photographer, captured the entire scene on camera.

to be frank.

He doesn't actually know much about games.

After all, he wasn't a professional game reporter. He originally worked for CCTV's international channel, but happened to be in Los Angeles, so he was sent over.

He usually only plays popular games.

However, even though they didn't play the games, judging from the reactions of the professionals present and the continuous applause and cheers from the countless American players in the audience, it was clear that...

He knew that the demonstration had been very successful.

He had never seen foreigners show such genuine respect for Chinese game industry professionals.

He, being a fellow countryman, was also present here, and he felt honored to be a part of it.

Even before I came.

He learned about Xinghuo briefly, knowing that it was the most successful Chinese game developer to go global, and that it had been the subject of numerous interviews by foreign media.

That remains within the realm of written words, but the experience on-site is real and tangible.

As a reporter, his job was to portray the scene before him in a vivid way.

Through CCTV, this information was conveyed to the general public of gamers across China, and even to ordinary people who don't play games, letting them know that the Chinese gaming industry is also on the rise.

Let more people see it.

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If "Future Defense" caused a stir among the players at the event...

Then, the next series of Spark's PVs.

The series of PVs, including The Wandering Earth, Galaxy Paradise, Eastern Fantasy World, Destiny's Path, Gundam, and Dimensional Battlefield, have successfully maintained the popularity of Future Frontline.

Following this, a series of games cooperating with the Spark platform, such as Genshin Impact and Punishing: Gray Raven, were scheduled to enter closed beta testing, which stabilized Spark's core audience, namely the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) community.

Twitter in Japan also became incredibly active in the latter half of the period, and before the live stream on Bilibili had even ended, a whole bunch of clips had already been released.

The meeting room at WEGAME remained silent, as always.

The atmosphere was horribly depressing.

At this point, Chen Zhou had stopped watching the live stream.

He was browsing Bilibili on his phone because he had been searching for Spark intensively lately.

So much so that every time I refreshed the page, all I saw were videos from Xinghuo.

Japanese voice actors are shocked! Xinghuo is amazing.

[A Filipino guy screams! Spark E3 slice.]

[Japanese girl's live stream on the eve of Spark E3 is full of surprises]

[Starry Night Paradise release date announced, he cried]

These are newly released videos, yet their view counts are skyrocketing.

Such popularity.

This caused Chen Zhou to fall silent.

How do I write this report?

Was Spark E3 a major failure? If we really want to see the pride of China, we still need Tencent.

He could write it that way.

Even the boss has to believe it after seeing it.

"It's alright, Mr. Chen, we can try a different approach."

The assistant, who had transformed into a strategist, saw that all the documents he had just written were now invalid, and came up with a new idea.

"Mr. Chen, you see, while the Spark press conference was indeed very effective and produced a blockbuster product, don't you think something's missing?"

"What's missing?"

"There are no big companies backing the event. Today's event is the Spark Platform E3 press conference, not the Spark press conference. Overall, the only companies backing the event are small ACG companies."

"Comparatively speaking, we have an advantage in cooperating with large companies."

Chen Zhou nodded.

Compared to Spark, Tencent's overseas activities are much more significant.

For example, Tencent held shares in Activision Blizzard in 13, acquired Riot Games in 15, and held shares in Bluehole in 18. In addition, Tencent invested in a total of 37 companies before 18.

Although in the investment agreement, Penguin basically relinquished management rights and only invested capital.

But when it's necessary to unite, that's a different story.

These companies will send representatives to WEGAME's pseudo-E3 eve online press conference, so Chen Zhou is confident in this regard.

"Hmm, I'm checking the time. Spark's press conference is about to end. After it's over... you guys proceed as..."

Chen Zhou was about to suggest writing along this line of thought.

next second.

Then Lin Li's hateful voice came through the video.

"Next, please welcome Mr. Kazuya Eguchi, Chairman of Sony Electronic Entertainment, to the stage to give a speech."

Chen Zhou subconsciously looked up at the screen.

"It's alright, Mr. Chen. Sony and Spark have some dealings to begin with, they're probably just showing up to support each other."

The strategist is still attacking.

Perhaps to echo this comforting statement, Kazuya Eguchi announced with a smile on the stage.

"This year we reached a comprehensive strategic partnership with Spark, and all of Spark's games have been released on the PS platform. In the future, all of Spark's games will also be released on the PS platform."

"At the same time, we are also thinking about the mobile exploration of Sony's IPs and the strategy of returning to PC."

Speaking of it.

Numerous Sony games appeared on the big screen, mainly focusing on games released in the previous generation, namely the PS3 era.

The sight of this scene caused everyone present to gasp in shock.

Are they all going to be released on PC?

However, in the face of the players' expectations, Kazuya Eguchi simply smiled.

Please watch the promotional video.

The promotional video is actually quite simple: it's about the remasters of "Chains of Olympus" and "Ghosts of Sparta" for both mobile and PC, and "God of War III" coming to PC.

It's just reheated leftovers.

But the significance behind this is immense, as this is the first time Sony has officially announced the launch of a PC version!

Many media outlets are already thinking about articles about Sony partnering with Spark to enter the PC platform market.

"Neglecting your core business! Neglecting your core business! Sony, your crimes are heinous!"

Chen Zhou was truly on the verge of a breakdown this time.

Chen Zhou wasn't surprised that Spark could successfully bring Sony to its platform, but he hadn't expected that they could actually convince Sony to release their exclusive games on PC.

The key is.

This marks Sony's first foray into PC gaming.

The news' popularity is destined to be high.

At this point, even the strategist was speechless, but he still forced himself to explain.

"Mr. Chen, Sony and Spark have collaborated before, and the big boss knows about it. It's really fine, after all, it's just Sony..."

The assistant hadn't finished speaking.

Lin Li reappeared.

"Let's welcome Mr. Guillermo del Toro, co-founder of Ubisoft and a global strategic partner of Spark!"

Sony's appearance was merely somewhat surprising.

Then, Ubisoft's appearance shocked the entire audience!

Even though some media outlets in the audience saw Guillermot at the beginning, for a public figure, being present is one thing, but going on stage is another.

The media section was filled with a flurry of flashes!

"Mr. Chen..."

"Shut the hell up!"

Silence fell over the Penguin Meeting Room.

Only Guillermo del Toro's boasting about Lin Li's youth and talent, and his description of the perfect match between Starfire and Ubisoft, echoed in the conference room.

Faintly, one could hear someone's suppressed laughter coming from the conference room.

Chapter 507 Boiling Point

"Live Coverage! Huaxia Games' First E3 Press Conference Was Better Than Expected!"

"Yesterday, Spark New Game fired the first shot in China's 3A game market."

"A small step for the spark, a giant leap for Chinese games."

"The sun has risen in the west! Sony will be releasing Sony's first-party PC ports on the Spark platform one after another."

"Breaking news! According to the recruitment information, Spark has established a game porting studio, and the porting of God of War 3 is underway!"

Ubisoft announced that it will partner with Spark to welcome the next-generation platform, and all Ubisoft games will be available on the Spark platform in the future.

"A new Heroes of Might and Magic game is in the works? Spark's official website announces a list of IPs receiving additional investment, and Ubisoft games are prominently featured!"

"Genshin Impact and Galaxy Paradise are scheduled for release at the same time, have you pre-registered?"

Hideo Kojima posted a message praising the Spark E3 gala as a true gaming extravaganza.

What does it mean that a former Battlefield 1 co-producer has joined Starfire?

"Spark America? No, it's the Avengers! Let us show you which industry giants have jumped ship to Spark America..."

In just one day, countless news stories sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

And it's quite rare.

Almost every media outlet reported on a different focus.

The reason for this strange situation is that the entire Spark E3 night was packed with information, even to the point of overflowing.

Many journalists were experiencing an overwhelming amount of information for the first time, and some even found themselves at a loss for where to begin.

Whether it's Future Frontier, Sony exclusive games being released on PC, or the collaboration between Ubisoft and Starfire, there are a whole bunch of new PVs.

Every element that surprises players is also a point that the media can report on separately.

These details clearly demonstrate the success of this press conference.

IGN even gave this press conference a score of 9 out of 10.

And individual comments.

"Spark delivered so many surprises; this was undoubtedly a very successful press conference!"

Besides the media.

On major global video platforms such as YouTube, NCNC, Bilibili, and TikTok, various contents about the Spark Launch Conference are constantly being updated.