The Black Myth Wukong team experienced emotional moments after losing the Game of the Year award to Astro Bot, they had prepared their acceptance speech years ago.
Created by Chinese developer Game Science. Black Myth WukongIt attracted attention as the first major Chinese-made AAA game to be released on PC and consoles in 2024. The game, which was nominated in the Game of the Year category at The Game Awards 2024, lost the award to PlayStation’s first-party platform game Astro Bot. According to former Sony Santa Monica developer Alanah Pearce, the Black Myth Wukong team could not hold back their tears at the awards ceremony after the loss.
Emotional Moments of Black Myth Wukong Team
Alanah Pearce stated in a live broadcast that she sat in the front row at The Game Awards 2024 and saw the Black Myth Wukong team crying when they lost the award. “The Wukong team were crying when they didn’t win; this award meant so much to them,” Pearce said. This attracted attention in an environment where rewards do not usually provoke such emotional reactions.
Feng Ji, the founder of Game Science, stated in his post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo that he wrote his acceptance speech for the Game of the Year award two years ago but could not use it. Ji said, “This year’s nominated games are great, but I don’t really understand the Game of the Year selection criteria. I came up in vain!” he said. He also stated that during the development process of the game, some members of the team were worried that the game would not be released on time due to its flaws, but he constantly motivated them.
Black Myth Wukong was nominated alongside strong contenders like Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Astro Bot, Balatro, Metaphor Refantazio, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Although they did not win the award, the Black Myth Wukong team is proud to be included in such a prestigious category.