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"If asked to name the biggest video game company in the world, you might think
of icons such as Nintendo – the famed creator of
Mario,
Pokémon and the
Legend of Zelda – or maybe PlayStation, the brand associated with mega hits
such as
Final Fantasy and
Uncharted.
But Chinese company Tencent may be on its way to outstripping these
competitors, with various market research companies listing it as one of the
top three video game producers worldwide by revenue.
Currently, one game made by Tencent-backed startup Game Science is topping the
charts on Steam, the world’s largest digital PC gaming store.
Released on Tuesday,
Black Myth: Wukong has already achieved a concurrent
player count of more than 2.2 million players. And that’s before counting the
gamers buying and playing it on PlayStation 5 consoles or computers.
The action role-playing game is also China’s first AAA game (an industry term
for “blockbuster” releases). Even more remarkably, its developer Game Science
doesn’t have experience crafting blockbusters, and has mostly focused on mobile
games.
Back in 2020, Game Science’s very first trailer for
Black Myth: Wukong was
reportedly aimed at attracting new employees rather than players. Developing a
premium console game has been considered commercially risky in China’s gaming
market, which is saturated with free-to-play mobile and online games.
So why take the risk?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
