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# 1. Excerpt from Newspaper – Article / Game

## The Two Faces of Influencer Promotion: The Market Falcon Gate Controversy

The conflict between game streamer ‘Market Falcon’ and ‘Overeating Games’ shows signs of escalating into a legal battle.

Market Falcon’s agency, “Blue Hook Entertainment,” stated, “While it’s true that Market Falcon did not diligently understand the contract, Overeating Games’ excessive defamation and mockery of the streamer has grown to an intolerable extent, damaging Market Falcon’s brand value. We strongly advise ceasing all malicious distortion, ridicule, and cyber bullying against Market Falcon from this point forward.”

Market Falcon also explained during his comeback stream, “There’s no excuse for my negligence in promoting the game. However, Overeating Games failed to properly explain the game I was supposed to play. I clearly stated that I have no tolerance for horror and gore genres and cannot accept advertising assignments containing such content, yet I was only introduced to it as a simple puzzle suspense adventure game.”

While Overeating Games has made no response, ‘Drugstore,’ the Executive Producer and Vice President of ‘s-bu$t2,’ made it clear there would be no apology to Market Falcon.

Claiming that “Market Falcon reduced game developers’ blood, sweat, and tears to garbage in an instant,” he stirred controversy by posting a photo on social media pointing to his own head with his finger, stating, “Parasitic streamers who merely leech off game companies’ popularity to extract viewer advertising revenue, thinking they’re in charge, deserve to be buried.”

Meanwhile, Overeating Games’ stock price rose 0.3% from the previous day (…)

Reporter Mike Shrike ‘Crow’

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– Market Falcon was too careless. With so many gameplay review videos out there, how could he claim not to know it was gore?

– ### This comment section will soon be invaded by Falcon fans ###

– But that Drugstore guy smoking weed and cursing out Market Falcon isn’t normal either, right?

– It’s not Drugstore’s fault~ It’s all Overeating Games’ fault~

ㄴ I seriously want to beat up whoever types like that ^^damn

– Isn’t this too much? Market Falcon terminated the contract, returned all the contract money, and paid the penalty fee.

ㄴ Want to take a punch from me? I’ll pay your medical bills and compensation.

– Market Falcon is only weathering this because they’re a big company. Do you know how many small-time streamers Overeating Games has buried?

ㄴ Bring the list. Who exactly?

ㄴ If I bring the list, you’ll just say you don’t know them because they’re small-time

ㄴ Just check the web cache, it’s all there, try it

– Game company that made a game selling 1 million copies that no one can beat VS Market Falcon who took their ad money, rage quit, and made a scene. Who’s more wrong?

ㄴ Maybe there’s something wrong with the brains of those 1 million people who bought the game, friend?

# 2. Video Clip – Thoughts on Gameplay & New Free Expansion Pack Announcement – Executive Producer Drugstore

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## Greeting

Hello hello to those who like us, to the bastards who hate us, and to all of you who I don’t give a sh– about, wasting your lives in the garbage can day after day! Still counting down your days, aren’t you? Of course, so am I! Got a problem with that? If you’ve got a problem, step into the ring anytime. This Drugstore ‘Spicy Fist’ will help you with free plastic surgery.

Especially you, F—ing Falcon! Yes, you. No matter how much you blow your harmonica on your keyboard wishing for our downfall, we’re doing f—ing great! Breaking news just in! We’ve hit 1,502,000 copies! 1,502,000 copies! In such a short time since release! And we’re still in early access!

But we still have a long way to go. Yes indeed. The road ahead is long. We’ve barely shown you a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what we want to show you! What we value most is experience. The gameplay experience! After all, isn’t gaming a business of selling experiences? In that regard, we continue to modify our game to reduce discomfort and unpleasantness while increasing enjoyment and pleasure.

As a result, we’re finally presenting our new expansion pack, <Alpha Red Rising>. Let me tell you right here: it’s free! FREE! Game purchasers will enjoy a free major expansion package! Is this the last free expansion pack? No, no, no! Not at all! I told you, we still have so much more to show you.

But first, let me explain this expansion pack.

This expansion pack is, as we’ve always been, absolutely a-a-a-wesome! You all know Market Falcon is an idiot, right? Oh, the world may sympathize with the poor, but it shows no mercy to fools. That’s how it works! If you don’t know something, you should try to learn, and if you can’t feel something, you should try to feel it. Empathy is intelligence, intelligence. Imagination. It’s part of im-ag-in-ation. Can’t empathize? That means your intelligence is lacking. Really. (drinks cola)

## Changed UI

Now, let’s take a look. The new expansion pack <Alpha Red Rising>. First, we’ve greatly improved frame rates through graphic optimization and reduced the burden on graphics cards. Our optimization is second to none. Even the haters can’t criticize our optimization! There aren’t many games that can produce such amazing effects with just integrated graphics.

Next is something many of you have sent feedback about: the Doom Tokens! We call this system the Time of Doom. When all 12 slots on this clock are filled, the game ends. Until now, the goal was to stop the conspiracy before reaching 12. Of course, this wasn’t visible to you players!

But there were tons of complaints. The gauge rises when the mastermind advances their conspiracy, and it also rises when players uncover the truth, so the difficulty increases too rapidly and the range of possible actions becomes too restricted.

Honestly, we didn’t think this game was impossible to beat, but the fact that no one has beaten it after 1.5 million copies sold is something we’re taking seriously. Sure, you might be a bit dumber than me, but out of 1.5 million people, isn’t there someone who matches my IQ? At least someone should have an IQ similar to mine, right? Hey, why are you looking at me like that? It’s a joke. A joke. J-O-K-E. Look up “joke” on your phone if you have one. Everyone has a phone, right? Oh dear. You have a phone but can’t afford data? Oh dear, oh dear.

Anyway, after careful review, we confirmed that players have too little time and too few actions. To solve this problem, we decided to split the clock into two! The Doomsday Clock system, the gauge showing the mastermind’s conspiracy, will remain invisible as before. And yes, the world still ends with a bang after 12 stages.

Instead, we’ve added a ‘Truth’ gauge! This gauge will be visible to you players. When you uncover the truth, the Truth gauge rises. Any truth will do! But unlike the Doomsday Clock, finding all 12 truths doesn’t mean victory. You need to be able to connect them in a line. So even if you realize what the truth of this world is – it doesn’t lead to victory!

So what’s good about it, you ask? At least with your intelligence slightly higher than a bird’s and slightly lower than a dolphin’s, you’ll know whether you’re on the right track or not. Especially you, F—ing Falcon. You’re all smarter than that Falcon whose name shouldn’t be spoken, right? Good. Good. What are you broke a–holes who earn less than Falcon anyway?

Anyway, let me summarize. The Doomsday system is still divided into 12 stages, but now the protagonist’s understanding of the truth doesn’t raise the doom token! When you grasp the truth, the Truth gauge will rise, and if the Truth gauge rises, take it as a “ding dong dang” signal that you’re playing this game correctly! Ah, but we don’t want this game to drag on at all.

So there’s a penalty for the Truth gauge. Drum roll please – knowing too much drives you insane. If you discover all 12 truths, you go mad. Yes, insane. Life has its terrible aspects, after all. So what should you do? It’s simple. Gather limited evidence. Do some thinking based on that evidence. Based on that thinking, place your bet and try to win!

How is this different from gacha? At least our probability isn’t 0%! And we don’t ask for extra money beyond what you’ve already paid. Let’s be crystal clear.

(1) The Doomsday system has 12 stages; it increases by 1 when the mastermind advances their conspiracy, and when it reaches 12, the player automatically loses the game.

(2) When the player uncovers the truth, the 12-stage Truth gauge fills up, and when all 12 stages are filled, the player automatically loses.

(3) Therefore, players shouldn’t just sit around figuring out the truth, but actively learn how to win the game through what they’ve discovered so far.

## Why We Introduced This Change

Do you understand what this is? Do you understand the philosophy behind this expansion pack?

No one could have asked! You’re all morons for not being able to beat such a simple game! (in Homer Simpson tone) The story going forward will be much grander in scale. Various factions will jump into the conspiracy, and complex interests will intertwine. Still, you players will have much more leeway. The speed toward doom has slowed by half! Of course, you’ll need to make more challenging “choices” to win the game.

## Introduction of Additional Elements

This is actually the most headache-inducing part. Not all of you know the Cthulhu mythos. But if we sit here explaining everything, the game’s pace becomes too slow, right? So we decided to show you a report before starting a new game.

It’s a report written by the beautiful federal agent Catherine Scully, whom we’re strongly promoting! Through this report, you’ll get a sense of who the main enemy is in this scenario, how they were portrayed in the original work, and what the background is. You could say there are more hints now!

## Closing Remarks + Bombshell Announcement

Thank you for loving, hating, and being indifferent to our game. All your nonsense has brought us this far. But we, no, I. I, Drugstore, cannot tolerate this insult. I can’t stand seeing someone like F—ing Falcon making money while just sitting in front of a computer spewing curses all day! You are more valuable beings than such idiots.

So I’m making a pledge. We just sold another 3,000 copies, and as you know, Steam has achievements. And game distributors can see all the achievement statistics. For the first person to see this game’s ending, I’ll give a prize. How much? As many dollars as copies sold. What does that mean? Right now, 1,503,000 copies have been sold. Another thousand sold in just a moment! If someone beats it right now, I’ll deposit 1,503,000 dollars directly into their Steam account! If someone achieves it when 2 million copies have been sold? I’ll deposit 2 million dollars right away!

Sounds impossible? Of course it’s possible!

Retry? No restrictions. Deadline? Until the first achievement is unlocked. Cheaters? Not eligible. I told you, it goes into your Steam account. No proof, no prize. But you know our game is hardcore mode by default, right? Illegally modifying the game? Heh, that’s absolutely impossible. We’ve implemented a perfect anti-tampering system.

So, you sucker b–ches. Hurry up, buy the game and f—ing play. Who knows? Maybe even at 2 million, 2.5 million, 3 million, 10 million copies, no one will be able to beat it? And maybe you’ll be the only person to beat this game? Think about it. Right now, at this very moment, your competitor’s mouse is clicking.

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