Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science has confirmed the global release times for the hotly anticipated action game, revealing when it goes live across the world.
The release date is set for 10am UTC+8 on August 20, which means Black Myth: Wukong actually goes live at 7pm Pacific on August 19 and 3am UK on August 20.
Black Myth: Wukong is inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West and is set for release on PlayStation 5 and PC this week, with an Xbox Series X and S version slated for a later date (find out why here).
IGN’s Black Myth: Wukong review returned an 8/10. We said: “Despite some frustrating technical issues, Black Myth: Wukong is a great action game with fantastic combat, exciting bosses, tantalizing secrets, and a beautiful world.”
Black Myth: Wukong Global Release Schedule:
Los Angeles: 7pm PDT August 19Mexico City: 8pm CST August 19New York: 10pm EDT August 19São Paulo: 11pm BRT August 19London: 3am BST August 20Berlin: 4am CEST August 20Johannesburg: 4am SAST August 20Moscow: 5am MSK August 20Dubai: 6am GST August 20New Delhi: 7.30am IST August 20Beijing: 10am CST August 20Singapore: 10am SGT August 20Seoul: 11am KST August 20Tokyo: 11am JST August 20Sydney: 12am AEST August 20
Today, IGN verified an email sent from the Black Myth: Wukong marketing team that told content creators granted a Steam key that they must not include “feminist propaganda” or use what are called “trigger words” such as COVID-19 in their coverage.
Game Science has yet to respond to IGN’s previous report compiling numerous sexist comments made by the studio’s founders and other developers spanning the last decade.
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