Game Science reportedly cried as Black Myth Wukong lost Game of the Year with founder Feng Ji claiming he went to the awards "for nothing".

This past Thursday's The Game Awards was an exciting night for the industry, with major announcements for upcoming games by Naughty Dog, a new Elden Ring spin-off, the next entry in The Witcher franchise,

Despite losing out on Game of the Year, Black Myth: Wukong had an impressive showing at this year’s Game Awards. It was nominated in five different categories including Best Game Direction and it won both the Best Action-Adventure award and the Player’s Choice award.

Wukong producer and Game Science CEO Feng Ji has posted a lengthy statement following the action game's apparent snub for the top prize at this year's The Game Awards. "The games nominated this year were all exceptional,

Black Myth: Wukong producer Feng Ji questioned The Game Awards' criteria for Game of the Year, sparking controversy. Despite not winning Game of the Year, Black Myth still won the Players' Voice and Best Action Game awards.

After the Game Awards 2024 results were announced, Feng Ji, the CEO of Black Myth: Wukong, expressed his frustration on the Chinese social media platform,

It seems Game Science’s CEO isn’t happy their game, Black Myth Wukong, didn’t win the highly-coveted Game of the Year award at this year’s The Game Awards. Black Myth Wukong was beaten by Team Asobi’s Astro Bot, which snagged the most prestigious award, though it did win the Best Action Game and the Player’s Voice awards.

Wukong ended up missing out on Game of the Year at The Games Awards (TGA) 2024, fanning heated discussion among Chinese players after expectations were dashed that the country's first AAA video game could win the top prize in the so-called Oscars of gaming.

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