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Fatbobman’s Swift Weekly #045 | We Need More “Wukong”

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6 min readAug 20, 2024

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We Need More “Wukong”

Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed over several years by the Chinese game studio Game Science, inspired by the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West”. It was officially released on multiple platforms on August 20th (the same day this weekly newsletter is published).

As the first true AAA game produced by a Chinese game developer, “Wukong” has garnered widespread attention from Chinese players. The game quality showcased before its release has also won the anticipation of players worldwide. During the pre-sale period, sales exceeded 1.2 million copies. Although it still can’t be compared to some famous established IPs, this achievement is already delightful.

On its launch day, “Wukong” broke several records, including the one for the most concurrent players in a paid single-player game on Steam.

Beyond expectations for the game’s quality, as Chinese players, we hope that “Wukong” can bring some positive changes to China’s game industry. As a market that ranks among the top in the world in terms of gaming population and consumption, China has long suffered from a severe imbalance in game types, with mobile and online games occupying the vast majority of market share, while…

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