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

A new Chinese video game has created a buzz worldwide after it sold more than 10 million copies within three days, becoming the most successful game of all time to emerge from the country. According to 2023 estimates, China's gaming industry is roughly worth 40bn. Black Myth: Wukong, produced by developer Game Science (GS), has already generated an estimated 800-900m in revenue to date and will help project Chinese culture to a global audience. The game, believed to be China's first AAA video game, was developed at a reported cost of about 70m over six years. AAA is a classification used to denote a high-budget or high-profile game from a large video game developer.