Chinese triple-A video game Black Myth: Wukong proves a big hit with initial pre-orders 16 times oversubscribed

Chinese triple-A video game Black Myth: Wukong proves a big hit with initial pre-orders 16 times oversubscribed

China’s first triple-A video game, Black Myth: Wukong, has emerged as a big hit more than two months before its official release, as initial domestic pre-orders were about 16 times oversubscribed as of Tuesday. An action role-playing game based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West published in the 16th century, Black Myth: … Read more

Chinese gaming giants Tencent, NetEase to release new titles back to back in sign of intensified rivalry

Chinese gaming giants Tencent, NetEase to release new titles back to back in sign of intensified rivalry

Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase announced back-to-back new title releases, in a sign of intensified competition among the country’s top two video gaming publishers, as other Big Tech firms throw in the towel. NetEase, the country’s second-largest online gaming firm, plans to release about a dozen new games next week, including titles in … Read more