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This week weβve had the release of what is, right now, the most popular game in the world - but itβs not a new version of GTA or Minecraft - this one is from China and itβs called Black Myth: Wukong. There are predictions itβs going to make hundreds of millions of dollars - and it now has more than two million active online players.
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Itβs been made by a relatively small Chinese company called Game Science and itβs the first time a game from the country has managed to break through internationally on this scale.
The BBCβs Kerry Allen, a China media analyst, describes the gaming industry in China - and the various restrictions gamers there face. And Mel Ramsay, a BBC journalist and video games expert explains why the game has become so popular inside and outside China - and some of the controversies around it.
Also, Kirk McKeand, a video games journalist in the UK who has played Black Myth: Wukong, gives us his take.
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This week weβve had the release of what is, right now, the most popular game in the world - but itβs not a new version of GTA or Minecraft - this one is from China and itβs called Black Myth: Wukong. There are predictions itβs going to make hundreds of millions of dollars - and it now has more than two million active online players.
Click here to subscribe to our channel ππ½ bbc.in/3VyyriM
Itβs been made by a relatively small Chinese company called Game Science and itβs the first time a game from the country has managed to break through internationally on this scale.
The BBCβs Kerry Allen, a China media analyst, describes the gaming industry in China - and the various restrictions gamers there face. And Mel Ramsay, a BBC journalist and video games expert explains why the game has become so popular inside and outside China - and some of the controversies around it.
Also, Kirk McKeand, a video games journalist in the UK who has played Black Myth: Wukong, gives us his take.
Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld
Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6
Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Julia Ross-Roy, Emily Horler, Emilia Jansson and Alex Rhodes
Editor: Verity Wilde
Watch more episodes from What in the World here ππ½ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvYFTA_2eIltC1UeiSsJc8
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