On the evening of September 6, local time, Elon Musk, the world's richest man and Tesla CEO, posted on the social platform "X ", showing an AI synthetic "Wukong version" with his own face features, and captioned it "impressive AAA game" Black Myth: Wukong "from China! It seems strangely familiar." This post likes, showing the charm of "Wukong".
China's first 3A game, Black Myth: Wukong, developed by Game Science, was officially launched on August 20, 2024. The first day of sales exceeded 4.5 million units, and the highest online 2.2 million people at the same time to win the Steam platform single-player game online chart history first. Three days after its release, total sales have exceeded 10 million.
According to data analysis company VG Insightson September 5, the total global sales of the game "Black Myth: Wukong" in about two weeks have exceeded 18.1 million copies, and the cumulative revenue has exceeded 866 million US dollars, about 6.1 billion yuan. Even more surprising is that if the 3 million confirmed sales of the PS5 platform are included, the total sales are likely to have exceeded the 20 million mark.
Such achievements not only refresh the cognition of the game industry, but also let countless developers marvel at it. "Black Myth · Wukong" proves with strength that the Chinese game industry has the ability to compete with the world's top games.
Black Myth: Wukong is attracting the attention of more and more overseas players with its unique Chinese cultural elements and novel game experience. While 80.7 percent of players are from China, the percentage of overseas players is steadily increasing, from 18.6 percent nine days ago to 19.3 percent, the data showed. A YouTube host named Legendary Drops commented that "Black Myth · Wukong" broke the genre limitations of Western games for a long time and brought a fresh experience to Western players.
Musk's attention to "Black Myth · Wukong" is not just a praise for a game, but more like a cross-border dialogue between culture and technology. Long before sharing screenshots of the game, Musk had shown off an AI artwork called "Black Myth Goku" on social media. The work perfectly blends traditional Chinese culture with modern artificial intelligence technology, showing the heroic image from the classic Journey to the West.
The success of "Black Myth · Wukong" may point us to a new path to promote Chinese culture in the era of globalization. Through an innovative blend of technology and tradition, we can bring stories and values originating in China to the world in a more modern and accessible way. Musk's praise is further proof of the effectiveness of this approach. Let us hope that there will be more works like "Black Myth · Wukong" on the wings of science and technology, so that the charm of Chinese culture to fly further.
