Black Myth: Wukong devs were ‘crying’ after losing at The Game Awards 2024
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Astro Bot’s win at The Game Awards came as a big surprise to the creators of Black Myth: Wukong, with the developer’s CEO sharing a lengthy statement. While you might have missed them between all the trailers and adverts, there were actually some awards handed out at The Game Awards 2024.
![[Astro Bot screenshot]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_231926879-c173.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The big Game Of The Year prize went to Astro Bot, which beat Balatro, Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Black Myth: Wukong to take the award. Astro Bot’s win prompted one of the best speeches of the night from Team Asobi director Nicolas Doucet, where he graciously toasted Nintendo, but it seems like one studio was rather sour over the game’s win.
![[Black Myth: Wukong screenshot]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233467991-5dcc.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
In a post on Chinese social media site Weibo, following The Game Awards, Game Science CEO Feng Ji shared a lengthy statement (as translated on Reddit) where he said there was a ‘sense of loss and regret’, despite Black Myth: Wukong winning both Best Action Game and Players’ Voice.
While he noted that winning the latter ‘was gratifying’, Ji appeared to question the criteria required to win Game Of The Year. ‘The games nominated this year were all exceptional, but honestly, I still can’t figure out what the criteria were for Game Of The Year,’ he wrote in the translated post. ‘I feel like I came all the way here for nothing!’.
He went onto admit that he had written his Game Of The Year acceptance speech two years ago, ‘only to never get the chance to deliver it’. He added: ‘Since last night, I’ve seen a lot of strong dissatisfaction and frustration in players’ comments – often expressed humorously or ironically, which made me laugh.
