A Chinese companyis giving its employees a day off on August 20 to celebrate the launch ofBlack Myth: Wukongand offer themtime to study the game.
Spotted by the Redditor u/Difficult-Quit-2094, the company in question offers its employees a day off to celebrate the launch of the game and also encourages its employees to approach it as a developer when it releases on August 20th.
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Not every employee willbenefit from the day off, though.As the holiday notice states, only those who have pre-orderedBlack Myth: Wukongor tested the game’s performance usingthe PC benchmark toolareeligible for the day off.
The company also specifically asks its employees'‘not to fool them with an Xbox ‘‘at the bottom of the notice, as the game is set to launch on PC and PlayStation 5 only.
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Thenotice in the image seems to be attached to a glass,with a sign visible behind it indicating it’s a gaming studio.However, we can’t be entirely sure due to the poor quality. Sincethe company asks its employees to ‘‘study the game’’ alongside celebrating its launch, it makes sense for it to be one.
Since its announcement,Black Myth: Wukonghas been labeled as the first AAA game coming from Chinain recent years.
Although China-basedHoYoverse’sGenshin ImpactandHonkai: Star Railhave become household names globally, Game Science’s take on Journey to the West represents a different breakthrough in the Chinese gaming industry.
So, it’s natural for a Chinese gaming studio to take the time off and approach the game from a developer’s perspective.
A similar thing happenedbefore the releaseofElden Ringback in 2022 when a couple of gaming companies around the world gave their employees a paid day off to step into the Lands Between.
Although the anticipation forBlack Myth: Wukongisn’t quite as high to rival FromSoft’s latest hit,the review scorespoint towards a GOTY contender.
Black Myth: Wukong
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An action-RPG set against the backdrop of Chinese mythology, Black Myth: Wukong is a Soulslike adventure game retelling the story of Journey to the West.
