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The release of Black Myth: Wukong on Tuesday has attracted worldwide attention. As China's first true AAA title - a game characterized by high development costs, long production cycles, and significant resource investment, Black Myth represents a major breakthrough for the Chinese gaming industry.

(Photo: China Daily)

The game is set against the backdrop of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. After Tang Monk and his disciples successfully obtained Buddhist scriptures, Monkey King (Sun Wukong) was named Fighting Buddha and gradually vanished without a trace. The player, known as the Destined One, embarks on an epic journey to uncover the truth behind the legendary tale.

The game's trailers and gameplay demos have garnered over 100 million views on Bilibili, China's equivalent of YouTube, and over 10 million views on YouTube. According to SteamDB, a third-party Steam database website, Black Myth currently holds the top spot on the global sales chart.

Game Science, the game company that produced Black Myth: Wukong, was established in 2014, with its legal representative being Feng Ji and a registered capital of 650,000 RMB. The company has studios in both Shenzhen and Hangzhou, with its registered address in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.

With sound industrial policies and chains in the online game industry, Nanshan has attracted lots of leading companies, such as Tencent and iDreamSky. They have developed and represented lots of blockbuster game products, including League of Legends, Honor of Kings, and Game For Peace.

Source: GDToday, China Daily

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