The statement ledger

The report quotes player reactions to the trailer ('looks like a Netflix movie', 'far better than Wukong in terms of graphics', 'gonna buy this on day one') - reception, not any official commitment on spec or optimisation.

held record official-ehangzhou-15min-trailer-press__32d9f449.txt · open source

All footage was captured in-game from a work-in-progress build running at a 21:9 aspect ratio. The final release may differ.

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New 15-Minute Gameplay Trailer - Black Myth: Zhong Kui Offers a First Look at the Protagonist in Combat and Select Story Scenes

held record official-gamesci-homepage__918e3263.txt · open source

15-minute gameplay trailer uploaded 2026-08-19T19:00:24-07:00 (PT), length 952s, 3,363,838 views and 160,848 likes as of access.

our record, not a quotation title: Black Myth: Zhong Kui – 15 Minutes Gameplay Trailer | uploadDate: 2026-08-19T19:00:24-07:00 | viewCount: 3363838 | likeCount: 160848 | lengthSeconds: 952 | channelId: UC6NvS8_TrfDcCK65KawCxZg | ownerChannelName: Black Myth

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Names such as '大蚌真君 / Da Bang Zhen Jun' and the 'kitchen-helper' reading come from frame-by-frame fan and press speculation; Game Science has never named a character or boss in any released material.

our record, not a quotation 《黑神话：钟馗》最新发现：大蚌真君疑似厨娘帮手！收入麾下？（游民星空，2026-08；“疑似”为原文用词）

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At 4am Beijing time, in the closing slot of Opening Night Live, no Wukong DLC appeared - Game Science showed the Zhong Kui teaser PV; Feng Ji's account implies the project is roughly half a year old.

our record, not a quotation 今天（8月20日），科隆游戏展开幕之夜，游科例行“汇报工作进度”。北京时间凌晨4点，科隆游戏展开幕的压轴环节，《黑神话：悟空》DLC没有出现，游科放出了《黑神话：钟馗》的预告PV。 冯骥谈及为什么先做《黑神话：钟馗》，从他的叙述中可知该作启动至今约莫多半年

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The official microsite's own navigation makes 'GAMEPLAY TRAILER' a top-level item and titles the video 'Black Myth: Zhong Kui – 15 Minutes Gameplay Trailer', i.e. the studio itself frames the 2026-08-20 item as a gameplay reveal, not as 'a second cinematic'.

our record, not a quotation nav:{introduction:"实机演示"} / qa:{...} ; homeTop:{videoName9:"《黑神话：钟馗》15分钟实机演示"} ; en nav:{introduction:"GAMEPLAY TRAILER"} homeTop:{videoName9:"Black Myth: Zhong Kui – 15 Minutes Gameplay Trailer"}

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The official English FAQ answers 'how can I stay up to date' by pointing to the annual August 20 posts on the official Black Myth accounts, offering no subscription-based information channel.

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A Communist Youth League central publication had reported Black Myth: Wukong past 30 million cumulative sales with overseas above half. Asked by 3djuegos, Game Science said the figure diverged from its own data, but confirmed that roughly half of sales came from outside China. Reported by GamerSky on 2026-07-10; we hold the retrieved page.

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Game Science said it wants Black Myth: Zhong Kui's core theme to be more universal and to attract any kind of player, with more direct storytelling and a presentation that is simpler and easier for different player groups to accept, and that it would adjust course to draw more Western players. From a 3djuegos interview reported by GamerSky on 2026-07-10; we hold the retrieved page.

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Please note that this content is non-canon and for entertainment purposes only.

held record official-yt-n2tW6ewI5ls__30834452.txt · open source

6 Min In-Engine Chinese New Year Special, 407s, uploaded 2026-02-09T18:00:49-08:00, with a colour-corrected re-upload at 2026-02-10T00:40:50-08:00; both marked non-canon.

our record, not a quotation title: Black Myth: Zhong Kui — 6 Min In-Engine Chinese New Year Special | uploadDate: 2026-02-09T18:00:49-08:00 | lengthSeconds: 407 | viewCount: 620515 || (Color Corrected) uploadDate: 2026-02-10T00:40:50-08:00 | viewCount: 562920

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Black Myth: Zhong Kui won Surprise of the Year at the Ultra Game Awards 2025 ceremony on 2026-01-20. That is an award body's recognition, not a Game Science progress statement, and must not be read as a release signal.

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According to Game Science, "Black Myth: Zhong Kui" will remain a single-player action role-playing game rooted in China's ancient myths and folk tales. It is planned for PC and major consoles, though no release date has been announced.

held record official-xinhua-zhongkui-china-focus__606c6ffd.txt · open source

The stated reason for announcing now: August 20 is the studio's annual progress report, and because the project only recently started and in-game content is far from formed, a CG short was made to mark the project entering development.

held record official-official-announcement-zh-sohu__ce7bcc71.txt · open source

The latest entry in the Black Myth series, taking the famous character Zhong Kui from Chinese folklore as its main creative source; currently in development.

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Every August 20, Game Science reports its latest work progress to everyone as a matter of routine.

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It will once again be a proper single-player ARPG, following the same business model as before.

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PC and major consoles. Please refer to the pre-release announcement for final platform details.

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As soon as we can! But first, the game has to be good enough to impress even our seasoned, seen-it-all colleagues. So yes, that pretty much guarantees it won't be quick, hehe.

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Hard to say for now... looks like we're not even done with the outline yet.

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We can't. We really, really can't.

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The promotional footage we're sharing this early may naturally differ from the final release; some of what we're exploring is still experimental.

held record official-gamesci-zhongkui-microsite__a1636c2b.txt · open source

As the project is still in early development, no in-game footage is available at this time.

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"Little more than an empty folder at this stage"; "The (Journey to the) West will not end here."

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New hero, new gameplay, new visuals, new technology, new story. Free our hands, dare to try, no fixed rules, start from zero.

held record official-gamersky-fengji-post__d32b29a8.txt · open source

Wukong's legend will return formally in the future, in a more complete and more solid form, once it is ready.

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Until one day this year, when Yang Qi messaged me in the morning saying he had something important to ask. [...] The first thing I said when I saw him was: 'You don't want to do the DLC, you want to do something new.' Relieved, glad, perfectly natural - we agreed on the spot.

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While acknowledging that creating DLC of Wukong would have been "a safe and clear choice," Feng Ji, founder and CEO of Game Science, explained in a personal Weibo post that he and co-founder Yang Qi were instead drawn to a fresh creative direction -- deciding to make a new "Black Myth" game with "new heroes, new gameplay, new visuals, new technology and new stories."

held record official-xinhua-zhongkui-china-focus__606c6ffd.txt · open source

Game Science has kicked off development of the second title in the Black Myth series, this time starring Zhong Kui, the ghost-catching god who wanders between Hell and Earth. This will once again be a single-player ARPG rooted in ancient Chinese myth and folklore. And don't worry, to those who love the Black Myth series, the westward journey won't end here either.

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Game Science openly says this game is still very early in development, calling Black Myth: Zhong Kui "little more than an empty folder at this stage," so "there's hardly any game footage we could share." It adds that "we're still exploring and experimenting with the concrete differences between Wukong and Zhong Kui."

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As for the Zhong Kui release date, "even [Wukong director] Yocar himself has absolutely no idea" when it's coming out.

held record official-gamesradar-emptyfolder__6a1f9cd9.txt · open source

A Q&A section confirms that Zhong Kui is coming to PC and "all mainstream console platforms."

held record official-gamesradar-emptyfolder__6a1f9cd9.txt · open source

Teaser trailer (Chinese Dub) uploaded 2025-08-19T13:01:25-07:00, 116s, 562,373 views at access; the English Dub upload dated 13:01:17-07:00 shows 911,058 views.

our record, not a quotation title: Game Science's New Title | Black Myth: Zhong Kui - Teaser Trailer (Chinese Dub) | uploadDate: 2025-08-19T13:01:25-07:00 | viewCount: 562373 | lengthSeconds: 116 || (English Dub) uploadDate: 2025-08-19T13:01:17-07:00 | viewCount: 911058

held record official-yt-sqe3j4Qch1Y__f267c015.txt + official-yt-NZ7VLcO06Ak__69769dc4.txt · open source

Game Science's affiliate Shenzhen Youke Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. was established in June 2014; legal representative Feng Ji; registered capital approx. RMB 660,000; shareholders include Feng Ji, a Shenzhen employee shareholding partnership and Guangxi Tencent Venture Capital.

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On the day of the reveal, Game Science opened three campus-recruitment roles (IT operations, front-end, back-end) in Shenzhen at 9-14K x14 and 11-20K x14 months.

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GamerSky's on-page 'platform: PC / PS5 / XSX' card is media inference; the only official wording is 'PC + mainstream console platforms', which never names PS5 or Xbox.

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Feng Ji and Yang Qi posted the same teaser image whose most prominent element is a rooster, and Yang Qi's post explicitly mentioned 'chicken neck'; Chuapp reads this through Zhong Kui's folk association with roosters - an interpretation, not an official explanation.

held record official-chuapp-zhongkui-pv__d53a908a.txt · open source

On 2025-07-02 the company filed more than ten '820捌贰零' trademark applications, currently awaiting substantive examination.

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Black Myth: Wukong sold over 10 million copies across all platforms in just three days after its launch (as reported on 2025-08-21, not a live figure).

held record official-xinhua-zhongkui-china-focus__606c6ffd.txt · open source

On 2020-08-31 the company filed five '黑神话钟馗' trademarks in classes 9, 28, 35, 41 and 42; they are now registered.

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