A promotional video?

Seeing the tablet handed over by the deputy director, Nakamurai's heart skipped a beat!

No wonder Golden Wind had already announced news about the Tom Clancy series last month, but Uekoe Kagemasa only made the final decision today to notify them they wouldn't participate in this year's Higashitsu Gaming Festival.

So Golden Wind has released their first promotional video...

Hiss— Puff—

Seiichi Nakamura took the tablet and slowly lit a cigarette.

Although he talked about sniping Golden Wind, the anxiety in his heart couldn't be deceived.

Nakamurai saying he wasn't nervous was a lie.

After all, their previous encounters with Golden Wind had all ended in devastating failures.

You have to understand, before this, Komera's Big Three were undoubtedly Asia's—even world-class—top gaming studios!

These peak studios, each had been established teams standing strong for eight to ten years!

But before Golden Wind, they seemed like paper tigers—pierced with one poke, shattered with one touch.

Not to mention Uekoe Kagemasa developing severe 'Golden PTSD'.

Throughout the entire Komera, who wouldn't shudder at the mention of Golden Wind's name?

Nakamurai was no exception.

It's just that he was someone unwilling to admit his fear. From Night Owl to Silent Hill 2, as the undisputed strongest designer among Komera's new generation, he refused to admit he was weaker than Gu Sheng, and he refused to repeatedly avoid battle or raise the white flag in such humiliating fashion.

"Like hell I'm watching this,"

Taking the tablet from the deputy director, Nakamurai took a deep drag of his cigarette, then tossed the tablet onto the desk and waved his hand:

"Come with me to see Director Ito. We can't just sit here waiting for death like this..."

As he spoke, Nakamurai left the office with the deputy director, walking away in hurried steps.

The tablet on the desk was accidentally bumped and automatically started playing the promotional video—

[Age Rating: 18+]

[Tom Clancy Series]

[Adapted from "The Sum of All Fears"]

[Melancholy Blues Studio]

Rumble— Crack—!!!

Torrential rain poured down!

A massive thunderclap sounded, as if splitting open the chaotic dark screen!

The roar of helicopter engines hid within the storm.

Over the vast, desolate sea, dark clouds rolled and rain fell in sheets!

Churning ocean waves gathered pitch-black angry swells as a mysterious warship without any flags printed on it swayed and pitched on the boundless sea!

A helicopter, under the cover of the ferocious rainstorm, slowly approached the warship...

"Holy shit, this has such a military operation vibe..."

"This opening feels totally cinematic, so awesome..."

"All I can say is that's so you, Old Thief—you've really mastered this movie production style"

"Too bad it's not set in Huaguo—heard it's too sensitive so they couldn't do it"

"But it's fine too—after all, surgical strike operations were first proposed by the United States anyway"

...

As excited players discussed enthusiastically!

The camera zoomed in, with tense, perilous background music rising

A veteran with gray-blue eyes was taking the cigar from his mouth and casually tossing it into the sea.

This man's face was lined with wrinkles, his deep-set eyes sharp like a hawk's, with a distinctive circle of tawny beard covering his lips.

As the cigar fell from the helicopter, specks of orange-red light seemed to illuminate fragments of past and future—

Sand-yellow M1A1 tanks advanced deep into complex streets and alleys with soldiers' coordinated support, surrounded by hostile local armed soldiers watching them with rocket launchers.

Black Hawk armed helicopter formations swept over the bay beneath the sky, angular Longbow Apaches flying over their heads, heading toward the Middle East region covered in yellow dust.

Fierce sparks erupted from suburban combat, F-22 fighter jets roared past, missiles streaked across the sky, their explosions shaking the heavens.

On the AC-130 gunship's display screen, thermal imaging remained silent, only specks of light constantly flashing, but for ground troops, it meant death from above, destructive strikes.

Terrifying modern warfare wove together a symphony of blood and fire, while chaotic sounds of exclamations, roars, and screams served as the harmony in that symphony:

"R—P—G—!!!"

"Break through! Break through! Break through!"

"Now! It's time to show our strength! Let them see our determination!"

"Have the Americans already gone..."

"They won't catch Al-Asad, it's a trap..."

Zoom—!

Suddenly!

A strange sound seemed to draw a rest mark on the chaotic symphony!

Like bubbles rising from deep sea bursting, like sudden deafness after a massive explosion, like the slow spread and fading of shockwaves.

"Retreat! Retreat! This is a..."

"They've hidden..."

"Hang on! The explosion shockwave is coming—!!!"

Rumble— Boom—!!!

Blinding explosive light flashed suddenly!

Soldiers on the Black Hawk stumbled around, screams and exclamations rising everywhere!

Helicopter out-of-control alarm sounds, pilots' desperate roars, thunderous explosions deafening as thunder...!

Outside the cabin door, the city was actually covered in death-like crimson!

A terrifying atmosphere enveloped the entire city, a massive explosion creating visible frightening shockwaves that reached them in the blink of an eye!

"Hoooo—lyyyyy— shiiii—t!!!"

The chat barrage instantly erupted with exclamations!

"Holy shit this is..."

"Huh? This game actually lets us experience this??"

"What the fucking fuck... This is too fucking mind-blowing..."

"So this final explosion is......?"

"It's adapted from The Sum of All Fears—though it's fucking insane, even ridiculously insane, but it must be..."

...—

Ding ding dang dang.

After the violent explosion.

Black Hawk down.

The once building-filled city had become cruel ruins

A soldier who had fallen from the helicopter turned his head with difficulty, looking barely alive toward the city center.

Finally, it transformed back into the cigar butt falling into the deep sea.

Under the cover of dark night, the helicopter had approached the warship's rear deck.

The veteran pulled down his tactical helmet and spoke slowly:

"Begin the operation,"

"No survivors."

As the veteran's voice faded!

The white-and-green game title leaped onto the screen!

[Tom Clancy Series—]

[《Call of Duty: Modern Warfare》]

[Golden Wind]

[Grand Presentation]

—!!!

Instantly, the chat barrage went wild!

You need to understand, in previous games, Golden Wind had never used the four characters "Grand Presentation"!

Even It Takes Two that shook the entire gaming world, worthy of being called a romantic masterpiece.

But this time!

Golden Wind used the four characters [Grand Presentation]!

What this meant, many players with deeper understanding of games could appreciate.

Production, release, presentation, grand offering...

While various terms differ in form, they ultimately convey one simple message—this game is produced by us.

So, if they want to express such a simple meaning, why do different game companies use so many different expressions?

Wait—

Sense of ceremony.

This is a ceremonial respect for the work, while also being a subtle hint for players to value the game's artistry.

As more companies began using these ceremony-filled terms, they gradually became a way for players to gauge a game's significance.

Small companies, small developers, basically use [xxx Release] or [xxx Production].

Slightly larger companies, like Golden Wind's previous games, use [Presented for You] or [xxx Work], quite stylish.

As for more impressive projects, like 3S-level masterpieces, many companies for ceremony's sake use terms like [Honorary Production] or [Invite You to Appreciate].

But Golden Wind had never used such grand terms before.

They still used [Golden Wind, Presented for You].

Until now!

Golden Wind's first [Grand Presentation] work is here!

This means Golden Wind has finally produced a work they consider worthy of being called a top-tier masterpiece!

Moreover, it's genius designer Gu Sheng's personally approved super masterpiece!

Even though Golden Wind has only released a trailer without revealing anything else, players can still guess—

This Call of Duty: Modern Warfare trilogy will undoubtedly become Golden Wind's largest investment, biggest scale, and highest industrial quality work in history!

This is the foundational work of the Tom Clancy series, and a landmark milestone marking Golden Wind's capability to produce grand presentation works!

With this trailer's release, the gaming world inevitably experienced a wave of reporting frenzy!

《The Grand Presentation Era Begins! Golden Wind's Grand Presentation of Call of Duty Sparks Global Player Discussion!》

《World War II Higashitsu Gaming Festival! The Nuclear Explosion at the Trailer's End Seems Somewhat Meaningful?》

《Stunning Combination of Military Thriller and Motion-Sensing Immersion! Analyzing Clues Revealed in Call of Duty's Trailer》

《Golden Wind's First Grand Presentation Work! Can Call of Duty Surpass Titanfall?》

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For a time, almost the entire gaming world was filled with news about Call of Duty!

On domestic forums, terms like "Call of Duty," "Modern Warfare," and "COD" became hot topics!

On international forums, terms like "COD" and "MW1" became search focuses!

Discussions from players everywhere kept going as everyone repeatedly watched and analyzed, trying to find clues in the trailer!

"I even bought a copy of Clancy's The Sum of All Fears—damn, all I can say is if Call of Duty is adapted from this thing, that's too terrifying—this is global nuclear crisis..."

"Too daring, Old Thief—directly putting nuclear explosions in the game, too horrifying..."

"Awesome, so many modern war machines, and that precision-to-the-millisecond indoor CQB combat—I can't wait anymore..."

"Air support, decapitation operations, Black Hawk down, global crisis... I can't even imagine how good modern warfare containing so many elements will be..."

"From the overall tone, this story definitely won't be small—no wonder Sam previously hinted this isn't one person's story..."

"I can't get through a single day of this October—can the Higashitsu Gaming Festival start earlier..."

...

For a time, discussions across the entire internet pushed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Golden Wind's first "Grand Presentation" work, to a position worthy of being called grand.

Players expressed anticipation everywhere, while fellow developers expressed how fucking dangerous it was!

However!

While most fellow developers, especially those in Huaguo, felt this way, it didn't mean all game companies worldwide feared Golden Wind so much.

At the very least.

Seiichi Nakamura, holding Night Owl Island, wasn't afraid of Gu Sheng (or so he told himself).

So!

He sought out one person.

Someone who could still bring a turnaround to the situation, even though President Uekoe Kagemasa had already decided not to have Night Owl Island participate in this game expo.

"...Director Ito, that's the situation. Now, I need your help."

Seiichi Nakamura said.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com