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Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong tops Steam charts. What does it signify for the rest of the gaming world?

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Submitted ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨True@lemy.lol⁩ to ⁨gaming@lemmy.zip⁩

https://theconversation.com/chinese-game-black-myth-wukong-tops-steam-charts-what-does-it-signify-for-the-rest-of-the-gaming-world-237219

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  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What a bizarre article…

    Framing a game release as a political soft power move is pretty bonkers stuff.

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    • maxenmajs@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This wouldn’t be the first time somebody tried to fearmonger over a game set in one of the “bad” countries. I remember when some journalists made up a false dichotomy where you either play Atomic Heart and condone Russia or don’t and condemn Russia.

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  • Didros@beehaw.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think it signifies that gamers are hungry for anything without a number after the name. (Sequal) also that Chinese people will buy anything with Wukong in it.

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