Black Myth Wukong team cried after losing Game of the Year as devs wrote acceptance speech years before release

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Chinese language developer Recreation Science did one thing extraordinary in 2024, releasing the primary main Chinese language AAA recreation throughout PC and console. Whereas Black Delusion Wukong was nominated for Recreation of the 12 months at The Recreation Awards 2024, PlayStation’s first-party platformer Astro Bot took dwelling the win.

Based on ex-Sony Santa Monica developer and front-row attendee of The Recreation Awards, Black Delusion Wukong developer Recreation Science responded to their loss with tears, being visibly upset at their loss to the platforming recreation.

Black Delusion Wukong devs cry

In a current livestream, ex-games journalist, former Funhaus star, Cyberpunk 2077 voice actress, and ex-Sony Santa Moncia author Alanah Pearce revealed that the staff behind Black Delusion Wukong have been sad at their loss throughout The Recreation Awards 2024.

“I used to be within the entrance row this yr,” Pearce stated. “It was my first time being within the entrance row. I used to be like, ‘Wow, thanks Geoff, nice seats.’ However being within the entrance row means you could see all the truly essential folks.”

Pearce defined that she was sat with the first-party PlayStation crew in the identical row as the remainder of the Recreation of the 12 months Award nominees’ groups. Because the Recreation of the 12 months award was introduced with Astro Bot because the winner, the staff representing Black Delusion Wukong burst into tears.

“The Black Delusion Wukong staff, I don’t know which individual on the staff, was crying when Astro Bot acquired Recreation of the 12 months,” she revealed. “I might see him, simply trying down the road, which is the primary time I’ve ever seen something like that as a result of typically everybody is rather like, ‘the Recreation Awards don’t imply that a lot’, however, yeah, the Wukong staff have been crying when they didn’t win.”

Pearce defined that the award clearly meant so much to the Black Delusion staff and admitted that they did “an incredible factor”. She defined that the staff have been “positively upset that they didn’t win which can be honest”. Nonetheless, the entire occasion took her abruptly after a number of years of attending the awards.

Devs wrote their acceptance speech years earlier than launch

Following the occasions of The Recreation Awards 2024, Recreation Science founder Feng Ji took to Chinese language social media platform Weibo to debate the scenario with followers. Within the submit—translated through Google Translate (sorry), Ji defined that he has already written the staff’s Recreation of the 12 months acceptance speech two years in the past, lengthy earlier than the sport launched, and was upset by the outcome.

“The video games nominated this yr are all wonderful, however I actually don’t perceive the choice standards for this yr’s Recreation of the 12 months. I got here right here for nothing!” the developer stated.

“The speech for the annual recreation was written two years in the past, however it was not used,” Ji revealed. “Throughout improvement of this recreation, many colleagues weren’t as optimistic as I used to be. They might have performed too many intermediate variations, in order that they inevitably felt that this recreation nonetheless had too many flaws and it was unlikely to be launched on time… One in all my predominant jobs within the firm is to continuously consolation them that we have now accomplished a superb job.”

Black Delusion Wukong was only one recreation in a listing of different nice titles. Alongside the good Last Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the improbable Astro Bot, the indie hit Balatro, Metaphor Refantazio and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Black Delusion needs to be proud to face alongside such superb video games. Perhaps Black Delusion 2: Wukong More durable can take the win every time that releases.