Black Myth: Wukong hits PS5s and PCs in Chinese industry 'milestone'

One of this year's hottest console games raises hopes for sector's development

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Black Myth: Wukong, which one analyst called China's "first full-fledged game" for consoles, was developed by Tencent-backed Hangzhou startup Game Science. © AP

CISSY ZHOU and WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- China's video game industry is hoping for a major power-up from the global release on Tuesday of the highly anticipated title Black Myth: Wukong.

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