Company Gives A Day Off To Play Black Myth: Wukong

Highlights

Chinese company grants August 20 off to play Black Myth,
Only those who have pre-ordered and tested the game can be eligible for the day off.
Black Myth: Wukong serves as a different breakthrough in the Chinese gaming industry as the first AAA game in recent years.

A Chinese company is giving its employees a day off on August 20 to celebrate the launch of Black Myth: Wukong and offer them time 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 will benefit from the day off, though. As the holiday notice states, only those who have pre-ordered Black Myth: Wukong or tested the game’s performance using the PC benchmark tool are eligible 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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Screenshot of the Destined One with a flaming pole from Black Myth: Wukong

The notice 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. Since the 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 China in recent years.

Although China-based HoYoverse’s Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail have 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 happened before the release of Elden Ring back 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 for Black Myth: Wukong isn’t quite as high to rival FromSoft’s latest hit, the review scores point towards a GOTY contender.

Black Myth: Wukong

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.

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