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A highly anticipated video game based on ancient Chinese literature classic was released worldwide on Tuesday, thrilling gamers around the world.

一款以中国古典文学名著为背景设计的电子游戏于8月20日在全球上线，这款游戏在之前就备受期待，上线后更是使全球玩家为之惊艳。

The game, Black Myth: Wukong, an action role-playing game developed by Shenzhen-headquartered Game Science, was inspired by the rich tapestry of Chinese mythology and the 16th-century seminal novel Journey to the West, one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature. It is infused with traditional Chinese cultural elements, offering gamers a novel experience of Chinese imagination and landscape.

这款动作类角色扮演游戏名为《黑神话：悟空》，由深圳的游戏科技制作。该游戏以丰富多样的中国神话和16世纪的巨著——中国四大名著之一《西游记》为灵感，融合了中国传统文化元素，给玩家带来了畅游中国经典与美景这一新奇体验。

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In the game, players step into the shoes of the iconic Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, who is likewise the leading hero in the novel, as they navigate his epic adventures westward.

在游戏中，玩家可以扮演小说中的引领者——经典人物孙悟空，也称美猴王，经历他史诗般的西行冒险之旅。

Available on PS5, Steam, Epic Games Store and WeGame, Black Myth: Wukong is already a top seller on multiple platforms, including Steam and WeGame, marking a new milestone for Chinese Triple-A games — those with high budgets and profiles produced and distributed by large, well-known publishers.

《黑神话：悟空》可以从PS5,Steam, Epic Games Store和WeGame等多个游戏平台上下载，并且已在Steam 和 WeGame等平台上位居销量榜首，创下了中国3A级游戏的又一个里程碑——3A级游戏是指由知名的大型游戏公司制作和发行的高质量、高声望的游戏。

Development of the game, which is being hailed as China's first Triple-A masterpiece, started in 2018 and completed after six-and-a-half years of challenges.

该游戏被誉为中国首个3A级游戏的大师之作，从2018年就开始研发，经历了六年半的磨炼，如今终于上线。

By July, presales had surpassed 400 million yuan ($56 million), and the physical Collector's Editions are currently sold out. In addition, Game Science's final prelaunch trailer on YouTube quickly hit 1 million views, highlighting the wide anticipation of the game's release, especially amid a 24-hour countdown.

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