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Black Myth: Wukong, a Chinese-made, Tencent-backed game, became Steam's most popular title ever within hours of its launch, hitting 1.8M+ concurrent players

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-20T19:15:25.552550+05:30

- A Chinese-made game, Black Myth: Wukong, backed by Tencent, became the fourth most popular title on Steam within hours of its launch. - The game garnered over 2.1 million concurrent players, surpassing titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, according to SteamDB. - Wukong's success may boost China's $40 billion-plus gaming industry, which has faced regulatory scrutiny in recent years. - Developed by Game Science, Wukong is China's most significant PC game launch, attracting massive attention and trending on Weibo. - The game's success highlights China's capability to develop AAA games that can compete globally, with positive reviews from major Chinese and global review sites. Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-20/black-myth-wukong-makes-gaming-history-in-launch-day-frenzy)

A Chinese-made game, Black Myth: Wukong, backed by Tencent, became the fourth most popular title on Steam within hours of its launch.
The game garnered over 2.1 million concurrent players, surpassing titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, according to SteamDB.
Wukong's success may boost China's $40 billion-plus gaming industry, which has faced regulatory scrutiny in recent years.
Developed by Game Science, Wukong is China's most significant PC game launch, attracting massive attention and trending on Weibo.
The game's success highlights China's capability to develop AAA games that can compete globally, with positive reviews from major Chinese and global review sites.

Source: Bloomberg

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got infra right
got tech/ai/social (tiktok, tencent) right

and now they've entered gaming 🤯

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