Black Myth: Wukong Finally Has A Release Date

After years of development, Black Myth: Wukong has finally been given a release date of August 20. Still a way off, but at least we know when it's coming.

We're currently in the midst of The Game Awards 2023, which is already proving to be one of the biggest shows in the event's history, with a ton of big reveals like Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Hideo Kojima's OD, and a whole lot more. In the midst of it all, Black Myth: Wukong made a surprise appearance at the show, debuting a brand-new trailer that not only gave us a bunch of gameplay but also finally gave us a release date.

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The trailer showed us a bunch of new areas and enemies from the upcoming Journey to the West adaptation, which has been in development for quite some time now and has steadily become one of the most anticipated games in the Soulslike series. We also got a bunch of new gameplay footage, which continues to show how much promise the game has.

More importantly than that, though, we also got a release date for the game - August 20, 2024. That's still quite some time away, but we do at least know that, barring any delays, Black Myth: Wukong is coming next year. The last time we saw Black Myth at Gamescom, we weren't given a precise release window for it, so it's nice to see that it's made some progress in its development.

Black Myth: Wukong was a huge hit at Gamescom 2023, with lines so big that you had to queue for most of the day to get to play it, an opportunity I didn't get.

As exciting as it is to see Black Myth: Wukong finally get a release date, it's worth noting that IGN recently shared a report that revealed that Game Science, the developer behind the upcoming title, has been plagued by claims of sexism. The studio's co-founder, Yang Qi, even once wrote a lengthy social media post saying that games for men and women differ due to their biological differences. No comment about the studio was made at The Game Awards, which perhaps isn't a surprise considering how it avoided any serious topics within the industry.

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