A video was released on Nebula Games' VR platform and official website.
The content was very simple, just some Zack pictures and a voiceover.
'Damascus during the Crusades, holy Jerusalem, Florence during the Renaissance, the eternal city of Rome, Constantinople...'
'In the long river of history, there is a war that people have never known about.'
'Continuing for a thousand years, never stopping.'
'The struggle between freedom and order.'
After watching the whole video, many players looked confused.
The video was less than 30 seconds long, and it seemed to reveal a lot of content, but not really much at all.
Isn't this the theme of Zeus's new game?
Of course, many players were also very excited.
"What is this all about? Boss Lucas, stop being so mysterious!"
"Yeah, yeah, I don't understand at all!"
"Seriously, brothers, isn't this hint obvious enough? Boss Lucas is hinting at a new game!"
"Then why is the time span so large? The Crusades and the Renaissance are several generations apart!"
"You're asking me, how would I know? But combining the places Lucas went to before with this short video, isn't it obvious enough?"
Damn, Boss Lucas is as always, making big promises."
"Hahaha, I'm just asking, will you eat this promise when the time comes!"
The news released by Lucas and Nebula Games' official accounts made many players a little confused.
The only thing they could think of was that this might be related to Nebula Games' new game, and the background seemed to be set in the Renaissance.
Many players were discussing all sorts of things under Lucas's official account, but they didn't get a single reply.
Over there, Zeus also got the latest news and became very upset.
Why is it you guys again?
And why announce it now, not earlier or later.
You guys went to Italy for tourism before, and the online players discussed it so intensely, but you didn't announce that you were going to make a medieval-themed game with a Renaissance background!
You kept it bottled up and didn't say anything, and now you're doing this, trying to ride the medieval popularity that they stirred up, right?
Zeus was so angry that he stamped his feet, but he didn't say a word online, mainly because he couldn't say anything.
After all, Nebula Games' products have always been high-quality games, and Nebula Games isn't some small game company, why would they need to ride the wave of popularity?
Of course, in reality, Lucas could only say it was a coincidence.
As for riding the wave of popularity or something, that's too harsh.
It can only be said that this is jointly promoting the prosperity of the game industry with friendly companies, and adding bricks and tiles to the development of the industry.
Look, you guys at Zeus publicized the 'medieval' theme, and we at Nebula Games followed closely behind, so the players' attention and excitement immediately went up, right?
Besides, you guys at Zeus have already worked so hard, so leave the rest to us at Nebula Games.
Adhering to this idea, after nearly a month of scouting locations, Lucas and the team returned to Nebula Games, and a brand new small application was uploaded to the CosmosVR's Nebula Games platform.
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That day, Zack, who was planning to go online and play a couple of quick random matches in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare," was stunned as soon as he logged into the Nebula Games platform.
Because he found that the Nebula Games platform had a pop-up ad today, and the target was not even a Nebula Games product.
Zack was stunned instantly.
A pop-up ad on the Nebula Games platform on PC can be said to be a very important promotion position. Those who can get on it are either Nebula Games' own first-party games or excellent third-party games.
It immediately amazed all the players like Zack.
"Animus? What is this thing?" Zack looked strange, especially the company that developed this software, which made him feel even stranger.
It looked like it was produced by a company called Abstergo. The LOGO icon was three trapezoids that formed an eye-like triangle, which looked quite mysterious.
"What is this company? They actually got Nebula Games to put up a pop-up ad? Are they that good? And what exactly is this animus? There's no introduction either? It's quite big!" Scratching his head, Zack's heart was full of doubts.
However, with a bit of curiosity, he directly downloaded this application.
If it was some messy channel, he definitely wouldn't download it, who knows what kind of weird thing it is.
But since it's on the Nebula Games platform and it's a pop-up ad, then the security should be guaranteed, and he's indeed very curious.
Soon Zack downloaded the animus.
Then he clicked to enter.
With a black screen, a strange white space appeared in front of Zack.
He tried to shake his view, only to find that he still couldn't move. The view was a vast expanse of white, and there were many lines connected to each other, which looked like the code world in science fiction movies.
At this time, a kind and friendly female voice appeared and introduced it to him.
"This is the new program animus sold by Abstergo Entertainment."
"Perhaps you are curious about what kind of device the animus is. Let us answer you next."
"Everyone has DNA inheritance, and in your genes, the memories of your ancestors from thousands of years ago are stored."
"The animus is a machine that allows you to experience the magnificent life of your ancestors."
"Maybe your ancestor a thousand years ago was a warrior."
As the voice fell, Zack was surprised to find that the world in front of him had turned into an ancient town.
And at this time, he could actually move.
"Using animus allows you to interact with the world you see, try it now."
As the words fell, Zack found that he could move, run, climb, and even attack simply, but soon the surrounding noise became louder and louder, and everything around him became more and more blurred.
"Of course, if the user makes behaviors in the world they see that are different from the genetic memory, the synchronization rate will be reduced, and the synchronization rate is necessary for you to maintain the animus. If you lose synchronization, you must re-read the memory."
The screen switched to the white virtual scene before.
"Now let's try using it again." The kind female voice sounded again.
Zack was also a little surprised, and now he has come back to his senses.
What nonsense animus and Abstergo, this is just Nebula Games promoting their new work!
This is like the easter egg in "Uncharted" before.
"So Nebula Games' new work is about using this machine to travel back to ancient times?" Zack looked very surprised.
At the same time, he followed the guidance of this animus to do some kind of certification and the like.
But just when Zack was still thinking, suddenly the picture in front of him locked on a high tower, and a red cross mark appeared in front of him, with a line of small words next to it – 'May the Father of Understanding guide us'
"You have been chosen!"
The previous kind voiceover turned into a cold machine voice, and the next moment Zack returned to the world of fragmented data again.
At the same time, there was only an exit option in front of him.
"What's going on?!"
The sudden change surprised Zack.
What's the situation, what's going on!
(End of chapter)
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