Black Myth: Wukong

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China approves 117 video games in August, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

The NPPA has licensed a total of 850 domestic titles in the first eight months of this year, compared with…

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Black Myth: Wukong is a good omen for some, but small Chinese game developers see obstacles

The response has been so enthusiastic that it has raised the hopes of China’s video gaming industry about the prospects…

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Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan investments after yielding few blockbuster video games

The previously unreported moves to cut back staff and spending in Japan follow years of investment in the world’s No…

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Genshin Impact creator miHoYo’s co-founder sees AI revolution upending video-gaming jobs

The first type is the top 0.0001 per cent of “most insightful geniuses with the deepest understanding and exceptional design…

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Opinion | Why China’s video gaming industry needs more titles like Black Myth: Wukong

China has long had an uneasy relationship with video games. On the one hand, the video gaming industry has been…

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No ‘feminist propaganda’? Censorship row hits Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong

But in the run up to the game’s release, video streamers reported receiving a document from co-publishers Hero Games warning…

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Black Myth: Wukong is increasing China’s appetite for AAA games, but next one could take years

The immense popularity of China’s first AAA title – an unofficial designation for games with large budgets and long development…

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Black Myth: Wukong’s popularity brings unexpected windfall, fame to low-profile developer

As Black Myth: Wukong took the global gaming community by storm, the low-profile studio behind China’s first AAA video game…

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TikTok owner ByteDance launches new video search tool, eyeing Baidu’s dominance

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a stand-alone app in China to search for short video content published on Douyin, bringing…

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China’s Black Myth: Wukong mania lifts sales of Sony’s PS5 console, other gaming hardware

The hit action role-playing game – developed by Tencent Holdings-backed studio Game Science and based on the classic Chinese novel…

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