[STEAM] Black Myth Wukong Following Elden Ring’s Lead With DLC Expansion Before Any Sequel

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developer Game Science is working on an Elden Ring-style expansion for the game ahead of any sequel.

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report into Game Science investor Hero Games has revealed an updated sales figure for the smash hit ****** Myth Wukong, which set Steam concurrents records upon its launch last month.

****** Myth Wukong sold an eye-watering 18 million copies in just two weeks across PC and PlayStation 5, Bloomberg reported, making over $700 million in revenue so far. That’s enough to put ****** Myth Wukong up there with Grand Theft Auto 5 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as one of the fastest-selling games of all time.

In a subsequent

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, Daniel Ahmad, director of research and insight at Niko Partners, said the $700 million figure is actually dated August 30, and that ****** Myth Wukong is now around the $800 million mark. That’s an astonishing return for a game Bloomberg reported had a budget of $70 million over six years of development.

Fans, though, will be most interested in Game Science’s plans for ****** Myth Wukong now it’s out in the wild. While the developer has yet to say, Bloomberg’s report confirmed an expansion is in the works, with Game Science said to be following Elden Ring’s lead. Elden Ring, itself one of the best-selling video games of all-time, saw a significant expansion DLC called Shadow of the Erdtree launch in 2024, two years after the base game.

From Bloomberg: “It won’t take another six years for the next chapter in what’s planned to be a series based on ******** mythology — though that won’t be a sequel, Wu [Daniel Wu, Hero Games boss] said. Game Science is working on an expansion to Wukong, which will give it a chance to monetize the game a second time. 2022’s Elden Ring, a title with similar play style and design, has shown how the release of an expansion — this year’s Shadow of the Erdtree — can spur a fresh flurry of sales for the original.”

Last month, IGN verified

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at Hero Games that told content creators who were granted a Steam key that they must not include “feminist ***********” or use what are called “trigger words” such as COVID-19 in their coverage. At the time, Hero Games ******* to respond to IGN’s request for comment on the matter, and Wu declined to comment when asked by Bloomberg.

Game Science has yet to respond to

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compiling numerous sexist comments made by the studio's founders and other developers spanning the last decade.

Meanwhile,

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and not a development issue with

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’s consoles, a knowledgeable source has told IGN.

This week, a

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spokesperson issued IGN a fresh statement: "As we have said before, we’re excited for the launch of ****** Myth Wukong on Xbox Series X and S and are working with Game Science to bring the game to our platforms,” the spokesperson said.

“We'd prefer not to comment on the deals made by our partners with other platform holders but we can confirm that the delay is not due to Xbox platform limitations that have been raised to us."

IGN has otherwise reported on

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, and on how

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. While you’re here, IGN has plenty more ****** Myth: Wukong guides to help you out, including

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returned an 8/10. We said: “Despite some frustrating technical issues, ****** Myth: Wukong is a great action game with fantastic combat, exciting bosses, tantalizing secrets, and a beautiful world.”

Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on

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at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld.

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