In a new trailer celebrating the Chinese New Year, developer Game Science Interactive Technology reveals Summer 2024 release date for the Action-RPG Black Myth Wukong.
Black Myth Wukong Gets Summer 2024 Release Window
A new trailer celebrating the year of the rabbit for Chinese New Year was released by developer Game Science for upcoming souls-like Black Myth: Wukong. The video shows a comical depiction of gamer life. Get a new game, but your hardware isn’t up to par. So what does a gamer do? Go out and buy a new rig of course, complete with a new graphics card and CPU. However, you still have to wait in order for the game to load as the studio cheekily puts “2042”. But it seems we won’t be waiting that long,Black Myth: Wukong’s release window appears at the end of the video,Summer 2024.
In case you missed it, Black Myth Wukong follows the adventures of the mischievous Monkey King who will battle many villains in the game inspired by Journey to the West. Sun Wukong will use the Five Elements and his transformations in combat. In the novel, he has 72 different transformations, but it’s yet to be seen whether all of them will make it into the game. The gameplay style is fast-paced, with a rich Eastern fantasy world to explore. The title is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and is expected to launch on both consoles and PC.
Previously the FAQs on the official website explained the game would only be released “when we feel satisfied as players” which looks to need at least another year. So far the studio has shown a number of trailers withcutscenesandgameplay footagewhich looks very impressive so far. We previously gave our first impressions of the early footage and expressed concerns about how the game would run on last-gen consoles. With the launch now being slated for 2024, it looks like the studio will forgo last-gen, which is now more common with newer releases.
While we’re eagerly awaiting the launch of this title, having more time to get combat balance, smooth gameplay and everything in tip-top shape will bode well for Wukong. I’m just glad they’re not waiting to release it in the year of the monkey, as that would be another five years.
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