August 21, 2024 1:32 PM

China goes ape over culture-boosting ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ video game

Chinese state media threw its back behind China's most successful single-player video game to date, saying its adaptation of the Ming dynasty epic "Journey to the West" would force Western players to learn more about the country's culture. "Black Myth: Wukong", based on a mythological monkey king from a Chinese literary classic who can shape-shift into humans, animals and inanimate objects, was being played by 2.2 million concurrent players on Steam, a major online gaming platform, on Wednesday...