Black Myth: Wukong’s popularity brings unexpected windfall, fame to low-profile developer

Black Myth: Wukong’s popularity brings unexpected windfall, fame to low-profile developer

Feng’s obsession with Wukong, the Monkey King character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, started as early as his stint at Tencent, the world’s largest video gaming company by revenue. There he was a core member of the development team on a project called Asura, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based … Read more

China’s AAA game Black Myth: Wukong tops Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring for most Steam players

China’s AAA game Black Myth: Wukong tops Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring for most Steam players

Black Myth: Wukong, China’s first AAA video game, has broken the record to become the most-played title of its kind on its first day of release on the digital games store Steam, marking a major milestone for the Chinese developers. The action role-playing game, developed by the Tencent Holdings-backed studio Game Science and inspired by … Read more