It’s plain as day by now thatBlack Myth: Wukongis kind of a big deal, both for those who are familiar with the game’s timeless tale and for those who are not. Good news, then: the beloved non-Soulslikeis going to be getting a DLC sooner or later.
This information, as unsurprising as it might seem consideringWukong’sremarkable success, comes straight from a major Game Science investor, Daniel Wu. Wu’s relatively obscure company, Hero Games, is the biggest third-party shareholder of theBlack Mythdeveloper Game Science. He talked about his experiences in a recentinterview with Bloomberg, where he plainly stated an expansion is next on Game Science’s docket.
Black Myth: Wukong investor claims a DLC is on the way
As Bloomberg’s interview explains, Wu told them that it won’t take over half a decade for Game Science to produce a follow-up toBlack Myth: Wukong. Instead, the studio is already hard at work on a full-bloodedWukongexpansion pack, drawing a direct comparison toElden Ring‘sShadow of the Erdtree. It’s a heck of a comparison, to be sure, butWukonghas proven its mettle as a heavy hitter on the gaming marketplaces. Its success is even more impressive than it seems at a glance, in fact, asit’s not even out yet on Xbox consoles.
“If you want to hear the truth,” Wu told Bloomberg, “Game Science’s success today is built upon its four failures in a row.Wukongproves not only that we have top-notch game-making capabilities, but also we can tell a good story with Chinese elements.”
Both Hero Games and Game Science are obviously proud of what they’ve accomplished withBlack Myth: Wukong. For good reason, of course, as the game is quite stellar as long as you don’t mind a record number of invisible walls in your games.
For Wu,Wukong‘s success is particularly important because he invested $8.5 million (60 million yuan) in Game Science back in 2017, which amounts to a 20% stake in the development company. For his investment, Wu struck gold, as Bloomberg estimatesBlack Myth: Wukonghas earned about $700 million so far. The mysterious DLC Wu revealed the existence of is bound to prop up this number further still, as players simply can’t get enough of the Destined One’s adventures.
Curiously, Bloomberg learned that Wu’s Hero Games was behind the massiveBlack Myth: Wukongmarketing campaign. The publisher was responsible for the streamer guidance document, whichforbade them to talk about “feminist propaganda”, Covid-19, or “politics” in a broader sense, and Wu declined to comment on the matter. Probably for the best, I reckon.
