Black Myth: Wukong | |
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Developer(s) | Game Science |
Producer(s) | Feng Ji, Yang Qi |
Artist(s) | Yang Qi |
Engine | Unreal Engine 5 [1] |
Platform(s) | |
Release | August 20, 2024 |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Black Myth: Wukong | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 黑神话:悟空 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黑神話:悟空 | ||||||
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Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话:悟空) is an upcoming action role-playing game by Chinese developer Game Science, based on the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. [2] [3] It is set to release on August 20, 2024.
The player controls a monkey based on Sun Wukong, referred to in the game as "the Destined One" (天命人), to fight through an assortment of enemies. The player also has the ability to transform into a flying insect or a giant monster. [4]
The game has been authorized by the China Central Television to use the theme song from its 1986 TV series Journey to the West. [5]
On August 20, 2020, The developer Game Science uploaded a 13-minute pre-alpha gameplay video. Within one day, the video had nearly 2 million views on YouTube and 10 million views on Bilibili. [6] On February 8, 2021, in celebration of the year of the Ox, Game Science released a 3-minute gameplay trailer, which showed the game's enemies, bosses, areas, and spells. [7] [8]
On August 19, 2021, Game Science released a 12 minute gameplay trailer, which revealed that the game was moved to Unreal Engine 5. [9]
In a 2020 interview with IGN China, Game Science said they planned to release Black Myth: Wukong by 2023. [10] The developer aims to release the game for PC as well as mainstream consoles. [11] The game will be sold as a one-time purchase with possible DLCs. However, in January 2023, Game Science released a short video indicating that the game will be officially released in the mid-2024. [12]
At The Game Awards 2023, it announced to have a release date on August 20, 2024. [3] [13]
After the release of pre-alpha gameplay video in August 2020, studio head and CEO Feng Ji made three lewd comments about the video's popularity on Weibo. Some Chinese internet users who were offended by these comments uncovered that Game Science, in 2015, used explicit graphics and suggestive text in some of its job advertisements. [14] [15] As a result, some female video game players called for changes to the male-dominated culture of gaming in China. [16] The topic was brought up again by IGN in 2023, following the release of another trailer, a technical artist from Game Science commented how arousing a Black Myth female game character is. The IGN article also included English translations of the studio co-founder and lead artist Yang Qi's 2013 comments regarding his focus on male gamers and disregarding inclusiveness. [17]
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Black Myth: Wukong | |
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Developer(s) | Game Science |
Producer(s) | Feng Ji, Yang Qi |
Artist(s) | Yang Qi |
Engine | Unreal Engine 5 [1] |
Platform(s) | |
Release | August 20, 2024 |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Black Myth: Wukong | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 黑神话:悟空 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黑神話:悟空 | ||||||
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Black Myth: Wukong (黑神话:悟空) is an upcoming action role-playing game by Chinese developer Game Science, based on the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. [2] [3] It is set to release on August 20, 2024.
The player controls a monkey based on Sun Wukong, referred to in the game as "the Destined One" (天命人), to fight through an assortment of enemies. The player also has the ability to transform into a flying insect or a giant monster. [4]
The game has been authorized by the China Central Television to use the theme song from its 1986 TV series Journey to the West. [5]
On August 20, 2020, The developer Game Science uploaded a 13-minute pre-alpha gameplay video. Within one day, the video had nearly 2 million views on YouTube and 10 million views on Bilibili. [6] On February 8, 2021, in celebration of the year of the Ox, Game Science released a 3-minute gameplay trailer, which showed the game's enemies, bosses, areas, and spells. [7] [8]
On August 19, 2021, Game Science released a 12 minute gameplay trailer, which revealed that the game was moved to Unreal Engine 5. [9]
In a 2020 interview with IGN China, Game Science said they planned to release Black Myth: Wukong by 2023. [10] The developer aims to release the game for PC as well as mainstream consoles. [11] The game will be sold as a one-time purchase with possible DLCs. However, in January 2023, Game Science released a short video indicating that the game will be officially released in the mid-2024. [12]
At The Game Awards 2023, it announced to have a release date on August 20, 2024. [3] [13]
After the release of pre-alpha gameplay video in August 2020, studio head and CEO Feng Ji made three lewd comments about the video's popularity on Weibo. Some Chinese internet users who were offended by these comments uncovered that Game Science, in 2015, used explicit graphics and suggestive text in some of its job advertisements. [14] [15] As a result, some female video game players called for changes to the male-dominated culture of gaming in China. [16] The topic was brought up again by IGN in 2023, following the release of another trailer, a technical artist from Game Science commented how arousing a Black Myth female game character is. The IGN article also included English translations of the studio co-founder and lead artist Yang Qi's 2013 comments regarding his focus on male gamers and disregarding inclusiveness. [17]
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