Black Myth Wukong won two awards, adding to the rise of domestic games!
In the early morning of November 22, the 2024 Golden Joystick Awards ceremony came to an end. The domestic game "Black Myth: Wukong" won the "Ultimate Game of the Year" and "Best Visual Identity" two heavyweight awards in one fell swoop with its superb graphics and engaging game experience, once again proving to the world the rapid improvement of China's game production strength!
The Golden Joystick Award is one of the most famous and oldest games industry awards in the UK, and its selection is entirely determined by the votes of players around the world, which makes the award of "Black Myth: Wukong" even more significant. This honor is not only an affirmation of the game itself, but also a recognition of the entire Chinese game development team. It marks the growing influence of domestic games on the international stage.
The official Weibo of Game Science Studio released the good news immediately, expressing its gratitude to all the players: "As we all know, the final voting stage of the Golden Joystick Award is completely decided by the players, which makes us cherish the gold content of this honor even more. For your timely and decisive help, Game Science would like to thank you one by one!" Feng Ji, the founder of Game Science, also shared his joy on Weibo, and humorously combined the award with the "42" in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", showing his humorous personality and adding a different color to this exciting moment. Feng Ji said: "Thank you again for your help!" Black Myth: Wukong "won the 42nd Golden Joystick Ultimate Game of the Year. It is said that 42 is the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and anything else. By the way, this year I happened to be... 42. Could it be that this is destiny? "
Yang Qi, the art director of "Black Myth: Wukong", also wrote a post to thank players for their support, and hinted that there may be more surprises waiting for players in the future. "After six years of grinding Haw, I have to have these two pieces of him," he wrote. "The clouds may be empty, and we will meet everywhere in the mountains (see you next month...)." These words undoubtedly increase players' expectations for future updates and DLCs of the game.
In fact, since the official launch of "Black Myth: Wukong" on August 20, it has quickly set off a global craze with its excellent production standards and unique Chinese mythological background. Only 2 hours after the game was launched, online players on the Steam platform broke through the 1.30 million, and a total of 72 related hot searches were listed on the list on the day of launch. The topic #Black Myth Wukong #was top the chart for nearly 16 hours. As of November 19, the sales of the Steam platform have exceeded 22 million copies, and the revenue has exceeded 1.10 billion US dollars. Its commercial success also confirms the recognition of its artistic value.
In addition to the success of the game itself, "Black Myth: Wukong" has also driven the popularity of tourism in the game's shooting locations. The game uses a large number of ancient architectural scene scanning and modeling, of which 27 shooting locations are located in Shanxi, including Yungang Grottoes, Yong'an Temple, Hanging Temple and other famous attractions. The Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism also took advantage of the opportunity to launch the "Follow Wukong to visit Shanxi" theme line, which further enhanced the popularity and attractiveness of Shanxi tourism. According to the data of the Maidian Research Institute, the cross-border marketing model of "Game + Scenic Spots" has made the information index of "Shanxi Tourism" an increase of 3178% compared with the same period last year, fully demonstrating the huge potential of the integrated development of the game and cultural tourism industries.
The success of "Black Myth: Wukong" is no accident. The game science team spent six years painstakingly polishing and investing heavily in research and development, striving to create a true domestic AAA game. Its beautiful graphics, smooth movements, and clever integration of Chinese classical literature have all won unanimous praise from players. Winning two Golden Joystick Awards this time is the best reward for the efforts of the game science team.
It is worth mentioning that in this year's TGA 2024 nomination list, "Black Myth: Goku" also received a number of nominations such as Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Action Game, and Best Art Direction, which once again proved its influence and recognition in the game industry. Whether it is the Golden Joystick Award or the TGA, the recognition of these international awards marks that "Black Myth: Goku" has successfully ranked among the world's first-class games.
In the future, we expect the game science team to continue to maintain the innovative spirit and bring more surprises to players. We also expect more domestic games to shine on the international stage like "Black Myth: Wukong", allowing the world to see the strength of Chinese games!
