Industry insiders hope the success of Black Myth: Wukong, which earned ~$1.1B from nearly 25M copies, will rekindle Chinese gaming investments after a crackdown
“Ahmad said that Black Myth: Wukong's release showed how China had learnt how to tool up for bigger games.” — www.ft.com/content/24d3... X: Bruno Maçães / @macaesbruno : “The biggest difference is t...
Industry insiders hope the success of Black Myth: Wukong, which earned ~$1.1B from ~25M copies sold, will rekindle Chinese gaming investments after crackdowns
As Beijing eases regulations, developers are tooling up to produce big-budget titles with international appeal Bluesky: @zhugeex.com . X: @macaesbruno Bluesky: Daniel Ahmad / @zhugeex.com : I'm quoted...
Chinese state media has embraced the success of Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese AAA game that has sold 20M+ copies globally, hailing it as a soft power export
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Chinese state media has embraced the success of Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese AAA game that has sold 20M+ copies globally, hailing it as a soft power export
China is changing its long-critical stance thanks to the smash hit, according to Chinese game developers and industry analysts. X: @sluongng , @wstv_lizzi , @wstv_lizzi , @restofworld , @restofworld ,...
Steam hit 37M+ concurrent users on August 25 for the first time, up from the previous record of nearly 33.7M in January 2024, after Black Myth: Wukong's release
Andy Chalk / PC Gamer :
Chinese-made, Tencent-backed game Black Myth: Wukong sold 10M copies in just 83 hours, one of the fastest game debuts in history, earning an estimated $450M+
- Adventure title has one of the fastest game launches ever — Strong debut signals China's games industry turning a corner
Some streamers say the Chinese game studio behind Black Myth: Wukong told them to avoid topics like “feminist propaganda” as part of an early access agreement
Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired :