Black Myth: Wukong
2024 video game
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| April 2025 | Game Science, 8082 Audio, and QQ Music released an official Black Myth: Wukong music album on vinyl. |
| 2025 | Black Myth: Wukong wins multiple awards at NAVGTR Awards 2024, including Animation (Technical), Character Design, Game, Original Action, and Original Song ('I See') |
| 2025 | Black Myth: Wukong wins Best Visual Art at Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Nominated for Game of the Year and Action Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards, winning Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction |
| 2025 | Pending nominations at Game Developers Choice Awards across multiple categories including Game of the Year and Best Narrative |
| 2025 | Pending nominations at British Academy Games Awards in categories such as Best Game, Artistic Achievement, and Narrative |
| January 2025 | Feng Ji made a social media post addressing the Xbox version delay, mentioning challenges with the 10 GB of shared memory. |
| January 2025 | Game Science released a Chinese New Year short film introducing their official merchandise brand BLACK MYTH. |
| 2024 | Feng Ji made a social media post about the Xbox version delay, citing challenges with the '10 GB of shared memory'. |
| 2024 | Game launch led to PlayStation 5 sales doubling compared to the previous year on Tmall, with sales reaching the top for video game hardware in the Chinese market. |
| 2024 | Won Grand Award and Users' Choice at PlayStation Partner Awards |
| 2024 | Nominated for multiple categories at The Game Awards, winning Best Action Game and Players' Voice |
| 2024 | Won multiple awards at Equinox Latam Game Awards, including Game of the Year and Best PC Game |
| 2024 | Won multiple awards at UCG Game Awards, including Game of the Year, Best Artistic Expression, and Players' Voice |
| 2024 | Game won Golden Joystick Awards for Ultimate Game of the Year and Best Visual Design |
| 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong won multiple awards at Thailand Game Awards, including Game of the Year, Best PC/Console Game, Best Art Direction, and Best Action Game |
| 2024 | Won three awards at The Steam Awards: Game of the Year, Best Game You Suck At, and Outstanding Story-Rich Game |
| 2024 | Beth Park was selected as a BAFTA Breakthrough, recognizing her work as a lead performance director on Black Myth: Wukong. |
| 2024 | Game received generally favorable reviews from critics and won multiple Game of the Year awards. |
| December 2024 | Game Science provided a free update with new content including a boss rush mode, chapter maps, and a Chinese New Year armor set. |
| October 2024 | Game Science announced the master disc was ready and a physical PlayStation 5 edition would be available soon. |
| October 1 2024 | At Unreal Fest Seattle, Epic Games revealed the game had surpassed 20 million units sold the previous week, with Feng Ji highlighting their decision to develop on Unreal Engine. |
| September 2024 | During the Tokyo Game Show, Ken Kutaragi noted that Black Myth: Wukong sold 20 million units in its first month. |
| September 2024 | Game Science delayed the Xbox Series X/S version for optimization. |
| September 30 2024 | Sony revealed Black Myth: Wukong as a key contributor to increased sales in their Game and Network Services division for the three-month period ending this date. |
| August 2024 | Game Science announced the game sold 10 million units and reached 3 million concurrent players across all platforms, becoming one of the fastest-selling titles of all time. |
| August 2024 | Sony revealed Black Myth: Wukong was the most-downloaded PlayStation 5 game in North America, Europe, and Japan during August. |
| August 22 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong reached an all-time peak of over 2.4 million concurrent players on Steam, following only PUBG: Battlegrounds. |
| August 20 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong officially released for PlayStation 5 and Windows, marking the debut of the action role-playing game developed by Game Science. |
| June 8 2024 | Pre-orders for Black Myth: Wukong launched, offering the in-game content Trailblazer's Scarlet Gourd. |
| December 2023 | During The Game Awards, Game Science released a trailer announcing the specific release date of August 20, 2024. |
| August 2023 | Black Myth: Wukong won Best Visuals at gamescom and was nominated for Most Epic category |
| January 2023 | Game Science published a short film revealing the game would be released in summer 2024, celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. |
| August 20 2021 | Game Science reveals the game's transition to Unreal Engine 5 through a new trailer, explaining the move will help pursue greater realism. |
| August 20 2020 | Black Myth: Wukong first announced with a pre-alpha gameplay trailer on social media, showcasing the Black Wind Mountain level built on Unreal Engine 4. |
| 2018 | By the end of the year, the team completes basic game functions and largely forms the level for Mount Huaguo, then begins working on the Black Wind Mountain level. |
| December 2018 | Game Science development team relocates from Shenzhen to Hangzhou, focusing on creating a game inspired by Journey to the West. |
| February 25 2018 | Game Science makes the decision to create a single-player game based on Journey to the West. |
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