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Black Myth: Zhong Kui's 15-minute gameplay reveal shows off confident swordplay, boss fights with oyster men, and the coolest skeletons I've ever seen

Look at those guys! Look at those guys!!

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Black Myth: Wukong sequel isn't using AI because the devs were inspired by The Odyssey and Christopher Nolan's filmmaking techniques: "No rush"

Game Science is taking its time making Black Myth: Zhong Kui

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My sluggish limbs mean I'm terrible at Black Myth: Wukong on both a controller, as well as mouse and keyboard—so surely a brain-computer interface is the answer

Thinking 'Get good' and making it so?

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Black Myth: Wukong devs are literally "cooking" in "non-canon" teaser video for sequel Zhong Kui, flexing the action RPG's engine with a cinematic preparation of a feast

Who's hungry?

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New Black Myth: Wukong update patch fixes its biggest Xbox problem — maybe I'll finally try one of last year's most popular games on Microsoft's console

A few weeks after its Xbox launch, a bug plaguing Black Myth: Wukong on the console has been fixed thanks to a new update patch.

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Supervive Tier List – Best Hunters Ranked

Supervive’s new Rock-Paper-Scissors meta has made team compositions the most crucial aspect of strategizing in the game which is where our Supervive

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Black Myth: Wukong empowered fellow soulslike devs to become China's first "elite" devs on par with Naughty Dog or Capcom: "The market has been validated"

“There’s definitely a great potential for us to be the very few in that elite”

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Black Myth: Wukong's care and attention to its setting made it one of my favorite gaming experiences of 2024

Wukong is the perfect soulslike for those tired of the same old backdrops.

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Black Myth: Wukong boss is bummed out about not winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards, but has high hopes for the future of the Chinese game industry

Game Science really wanted to win top honors at the 2024 Game Awards.

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From Astro Bot to Black Myth: Wukong, the best action-adventure games of 2024 made us sweat

Year in Review | Here’s the must-play action-adventure games of the year that challenged and delighted in equal measure

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2024 has been an incredible year for action RPGs: I've played the best of them, and here's why I think you should too

2024 has been a gift for fans of stats, loot, swords, and magic.

PC Gamer

Black Myth: Wukong game review – a stunningly ambitious, mostly successful adventure

With a strong Soulslike flavour and wickedly difficult boss fights, this game delivers on spectacle, if not quite on story

Evening Standard

Black Myth: Wukong would feel a lot more epic if it didn't keep faking scale so poorly

The Monkey King's realm is plagued with invisible walls.

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‘Be your own hero’: why video games are a battleground in the US–China tech war

Blockbuster Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong sold more than 10 million copies within days of its release last month, and its success has been hailed as a soft-power win for the Asian superpower.

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'Black Myth: Wukong' Explained: How Chinese Mythology Unlocks the Game's Plot

If you want to understand 'Black Myth: Wukong's story, your best option is to read the 2,300-paged tome 'Journey to the West.'

Inverse

The Unholy Truth Behind 'Black Myth: Wukong's Massive Sales and False Hype

Definitely not a 10/10.

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Black Myth: Wukong is already one of the fastest-selling games of all time, moving almost as many units in one week as Elden Ring and Cyberpunk did in their first months

Hit the 10 million mark in no time flat.

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How Black Myth: Wukong rose to the top of Steam's wishlist

The journey from relatively unknown to world renowned.

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Black Myth: Wukong should be your first soulslike if Elden Ring scared you away

It's a relatively gentle introduction to the genre that emphasizes progression over punishment.

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Black Myth: Wukong is not a Soulslike, but its take on healing flasks is so cool that I want other games to copy it

Black Myth: Wukong makes your drink more than just a drink

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'We won't see another game reach these heights until probably GTA 6': Palworld community manager congratulates Black Myth: Wukong for its continued success

Record-breaking success.

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Black Myth: Wukong's first optional boss Wandering Wight is taking names, so of course players are already doing no-hit kills and cheesing him

This noggin packs a punch

Windows Central

Black Myth: Wukong — How to beat the Black Bear Guai boss

Black Myth: Wukong's first chapter concludes with a boss fight against the deadly Black Bear Guai. Here's how to beat him.

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Black Myth: Wukong — How to beat the Black Wind King boss

The Black Wind King is one of Black Myth: Wukong's hardest early bosses. Here's how you can beat him.

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Black Myth: Wukong — How to beat the Lingxuzi boss

Lingxuzi is Black Myth: Wukong's first major boss, and once you learn how the fight with the wolf demon works, you'll take it down in no time. Here's what you need to know.

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