Black Myth: Wukong Devs Cried After Astro Bot Won GOTY, It’s Claimed

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'The Team Was Clearly Disappointed'

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  • The Black Myth: Wukong team was reportedly crying after losing the GOTY award.
  • The game lost to Astro Bot at The Game Awards 2024 after winning other accolades.
  • The CEO has also openly criticized the winner’s selection criteria.

Black Myth: Wukong was the breakout title of this year. It broke several records and got excellent reviews from players and critics. However, to everyone’s surprise, it lost the Game of the Year award to Astro Bot at TGA 2024.

After the loss, Black Myth developers reportedly cried at the event

Why it matters: People have openly criticized the Game Awards for being biased, and this seems to be one instance where the winner wasn’t selected solidly on merit. 

Former Santa Monica writer says Black Myth devs cried after losing GOTY

According to Alanah Pearce, a former Santa Monica writer, a Black Myth dev was actually crying when Astro Bot was announced as the winner. She says this is something she has never seen before, and they were ‘clearly upset.‘ 

The Black Myth: Wukong team, I don’t know which person on the team, were crying when Astro Bot got the GOTY award.

 – Alanah Pearce

Black Myth: Wukong lost the GOTY award to Astro Bot

Game Science is disappointed with the results. Previously, its CEO also criticized the winning criteria for the event. His main concern was coming all the way to TGA for nothing by losing out on the award. 

There is no denying that Astro Bot was a solid contender, but most fans argue that Black Myth was more revolutionary, especially as it was the first time ever a Chinese game got nominated for the prestige award. 

Anyhow, Game Science developers should keep their heads up as they did an excellent job. Awards aren’t necessarily the thing that defines a game’s quality. We can’t wait to see what the studio and other China-based will come up with next. 

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