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The Most Surprising RPG of the Year May Have Just Disrupted The Global Economy

Black Myth, China’s gaming blockbuster may be driving a critical shift in the global balance of technological power — through chip sales.

Inverse

Black Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power

It may sound far-fetched, but the future of global technology supremacy could hinge on a video game.

The Conversation

A video game based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ is the most recent example of innovative retelling of this popular story

The recent launch of the video game “Black Myth: Wukong” has broken numerous records around the world for the number of users. The game is set in the world of the famous Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” where players battle gods and demons of traditional popular Chinese religion. In…

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Black Myth: Wukong – Why the Chinese game is taking the world by storm

The game sold more than 10 million copies within three days, becoming the most successful Chinese game of all time.

Al Jazeera

Black Myth Wukong sells 18 million copies, becoming one of the fastest-selling games ever

How the dark fantasy RPG ranks among the bestselling video games of all time — and DLC details revealed

Evening Standard

'Black Myth: Wukong' Proves One of Gaming's Most Popular Genres Is Still Misunderstood

'Black Myth: Wukong' has been getting a lot of attention, with many comparing it to Souls games. But that's an unfair comparison that completely missed the point.

Inverse

Fascinating video shows the real world actors behind Black Myth: Wukong characters

Garfield looks unrecognisable.

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Black Myth: Wukong review – a fantastically exciting action game

Prior to this release, few would have heard of Chinese developer Game Science, but the studio has produced a totally original epic

The Guardian - UK

Black Myth: Wukong developer GameScience had to grow into a AAA powerhouse to bring its vision of Journey to the West to life

GameScience talks about delivering on the promise of Black Myth's viral first video, and making it approachable to English audiences.

PC Gamer

Black Myth: Wukong has the most bombastic action game opening since 2010s greats God of War 3 and Asura's Wrath

Black Myth's exciting first few minutes have me nostalgic for some all-time greats.

PC Gamer

Black Myth: Wukong: Player count, difficulty, platforms, and more

The action RPG is bigger than Cyberpunk 2077, GTA V, and Elden Ring on the Steam storefront for PC games

Evening Standard

'Black Myth' Elates Fans And Becomes One Of China's Most Successful Games

Shape-shifting monkeys wielding magic staffs battled giant demons as players worldwide dived into "Black Myth: Wukong", already hailed as one of the most successful Chinese-made video games.

International Business Times

Black Myth Wukong looks incredible but this Monkey King can't measure up to Kratos

Black Myth: Wukong features stunning graphics, engaging mechanics and an imaginative setting. However, it's bogged down by odd level design choices and a few technical hiccups.

Tom’s Guide

Where Chinese mythology meets RPG: An exploration of Black Myth: Wukong's story

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Black Myth: Wukong review

A mythical action RPG with remarkably bizarre characters and daring boss battles.

GamesRadar

Black Myth: Wukong review – "A great action RPG that feels like God of War for Chinese mythology"

Windows Central

Black Myth: Wukong is a good action RPG with one helluva boss rush, but what's between those battles holds it back from true greatness

Black Myth: Wukong is finally here, but does it live up to the hype that's made it one of 2024's biggest game releases? Here's my review.

Windows Central

Black Myth: Wukong release date — Launch time, countdown, preloads, and when it's coming out

Finally, Black Myth: Wukong is almost here. Curious when you can play it? Here are all the details you need to know about.

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Everything you need to know about Black Myth: Wukong

All the trailers, gameplay, and release date info for upcoming Soulslike action game Black Myth: Wukong.

Windows Central

Is Black Myth: Wukong coming to Xbox?

Black Myth: Wukong looks to be one of 2024's biggest games, but is it coming to Xbox? Here's what we know.

The Guardian - UK

Black Myth: Wukong – the summer’s most exciting, and most controversial, video game

This beautiful-looking action game is based on Journey to the West, the great Chinese novel – but its own journey to release has hit a bump in the road

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia bundles Black Myth: Wukong with RTX 40-series GPUs — RTX 4060 and RTX 4050 are not eligible, though

Black Myth: Wukong will be bundled with RTX 40 Series GPUs, and DLSS 3 will receive updates for it and other games ahead of its release.

Evening Standard

Seventeen’s best songs, ranked: from God of Music To Mansae

As the K-Pop band make history on Glastonbury’s main stage, here’s a primer on their best tracks

Windows Central

Hotly anticipated 'Black Myth: Wukong' is delayed on Xbox Series X|S — and now, Microsoft has responded

Black Myth: Wukong is delayed on Xbox Series X|S for "optimizations" according to the developer. Microsoft has offered a statement suggesting that some form of exclusivity deal might be in play, though.

PC Gamer

My first 2 hours with Black Myth: Wukong were a flurry of demanding boss fights, unbelievably pretty characters, and a surprisingly sparse world

Hands-on with the most anticipated soulslike not developed by FromSoftware.

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