Game Science's surprise announcement at Gamescom 2025 of the upcoming Black Myth: Zhong Kui was a huge and welcome surprise that was nonetheless pretty shocking for most fans of the IP. Many are still wondering why Black Myth is getting a brand-new game as opposed to the previously discussed Wukong DLC.
A Weibo post (translated by Reddit user whyhimmel) clarified that CEO Feng Ji, who goes by Yocar, was feeling "confusion, emptiness, and a kind of dread" about the in-progress DLC. Yocar felt more of a desire to work on something new as opposed to finishing the Wukong DLC expansion/sequel. The team at Game Science ultimately set the DLC to the side for the time being and decided to begin development on Black Myth: Zhong Kui.
In the Weibo post, Yocar discusses the success of Black Myth: Wukong and why the team felt such immense pressure to deliver on a DLC that would live up to the game's status. He admits that he thought he would be filled with joy over the game's success, but instead was incapable of being truly happy about his accomplishments.
"What I really couldn’t shake during that period was mostly confusion, emptiness, and...
