{"id":33367,"date":"2024-08-22T10:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=33367"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:19:52","slug":"why-video-game-black-myth-wukong-goes-viral-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/why-video-game-black-myth-wukong-goes-viral-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Why video game &#8220;Black Myth: Wukong&#8221; goes viral worldwide?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33368\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Black-_Myth-_Wukong_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Black-_Myth-_Wukong_web.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Black-_Myth-_Wukong_web-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong>Pak China Monitoring Desk<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>ISLAMABAD: Released worldwide on Tuesday, the sensational video game &#8220;Black Myth: Wukong&#8221; swiftly shattered the record for concurrent players on a video game platform and captivated players globally with over 4.5 million copies sold. Here&#8217;s why it goes viral. #BlackMythWukong<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The highly anticipated video game was inspired by the ancient Chinese tale &#8220;Journey to the West.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>It is China&#8217;s first AAA game and has immediately broken Steam&#8217;s concurrent players&#8217; record for a single-player title. It makes young people more interested in Chinese culture. While some are amazed by its breathtaking visuals and immersive gaming experience, others are stunned by its rich mythology and culture.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SIPSdg2Lla\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-feb-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 FEB 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 FEB 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-feb-2024\/embed\/#?secret=mIVa4gvdmA#?secret=SIPSdg2Lla\" data-secret=\"SIPSdg2Lla\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Many scenes are inspired by real Chinese environments and the story is deeply rooted in Chinese traditional culture. By incorporating Chinese culture into the game, it allows more people to learn about it, in a way that interests them.<\/h5>\n<h5>A scholar says the reason why it goes viral is because it transforms a classic Chinese story into one that can be shared and understood by people from diverse cultural backgrounds.<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Wu Weihua, Scholar of game culture studies, at the Communication University of China<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, shared that,&#8221; We emphasize respecting culture and history celebrating Chinese culture. &#8220;Black Myth: Wukong&#8221; has taken something distinctly Chinese culture and made it universal, transforming a classic story into something modern.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5>&#8221; By presenting the narratives and characters in a contemporary way, the game resonates deeply with young people, earning their recognition and appreciation, he concluded.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"I69WgEOS52\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-feb-march-2023\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 Feb-March 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 Feb-March 2023&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-feb-march-2023\/embed\/#?secret=ecZ1K6ltqY#?secret=I69WgEOS52\" data-secret=\"I69WgEOS52\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pak China Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: Released worldwide on Tuesday, the sensational video game &#8220;Black Myth: Wukong&#8221; swiftly shattered the record for concurrent players on a video game platform and captivated players globally with over 4.5 million copies sold. Here&#8217;s why it goes viral. #BlackMythWukong The highly anticipated video game was inspired by the ancient Chinese [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[2909,54,207,5724,5725,5485,5560,5726,1646,5723],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33367"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33373,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33367\/revisions\/33373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}