Black Myth Wukong IGN Hitpiece Journo HIDES After Game SMASHES Records, Smear Campaign FAILED
Summary
TLDRThe video discusses the overwhelming success of 'Black Myth Wukong', a game that has defied critics and smashed records on Steam. It highlights the backlash against an IGN reporter, Rebecca Valentine, who had previously smeared the game's developers and has since left Twitter. The video also touches on the broader issue of activists and journalists attempting to discredit games based on the personal views of developers, emphasizing the importance of separating art from the artist and the need for a more balanced approach to game journalism.
Takeaways
- 🐒 'Black Myth: Wukong' has achieved massive success, defying the criticisms from online activists and a negative report from an IGN journalist.
- 🏆 The game is on track to become the most played game ever on Steam, with a record-breaking concurrent player count.
- 🔒 The IGN reporter, who previously criticized the game's developers, has left Twitter and locked her account following the game's viral success.
- 👎 The script criticizes the reporter's actions as 'pathetic' for not standing by her statements and going into 'protected mode' on social media.
- 📉 The IGN outlet has shifted its stance, now providing gameplay guides and positive coverage of 'Black Myth: Wukong' post-release.
- 🤔 The script discusses the controversy surrounding the game's developers, who were accused of sexism and misogyny based on mistranslated social media posts.
- 🚫 The video argues against the cancel culture, stating that jokes made by developers should not lead to job losses or game boycotts.
- 🎮 The narrator supports games regardless of the political views of the developers, emphasizing the importance of separating personal beliefs from professional work.
- 😄 The video finds humor in the situation where activists and critics are 'hiding' after the game's success, suggesting they cannot handle the backlash.
- 👀 The script promises to monitor the situation to see if other journalists or activists follow suit in changing their stance or going silent.
Q & A
What is the controversy surrounding the game 'Black Myth: Wukong'?
-The controversy stems from accusations of sexism and misogyny against the developers, Game Science, following a report in 2023 that highlighted posts from Chinese social media containing sexual innuendos and references to genitalia.
How has the game 'Black Myth: Wukong' performed on Steam?
-The game has performed exceptionally well, smashing records and being on track to take the number one spot for most played game ever on the platform in terms of concurrent players.
What was the reaction of the IGN reporter, Rebecca Valentine, to the game's success?
-Rebecca Valentine, who had previously smeared the game's developers, has left social media, locking her Twitter account in the wake of the game's massive success.
How has IGN changed its approach to covering 'Black Myth: Wukong' after its release?
-IGN has shifted from attacking the game and developers to providing gameplay guides and trailers, likely due to the game's success and public backlash.
What is the peak concurrent player count for 'Black Myth: Wukong' on Steam?
-As of the time of the script recording, the peak concurrent player count was 2,358,580.
How does the script's author view the criticism and controversy surrounding the developers' social media posts?
-The author believes that while people are allowed to find the posts distasteful, it does not necessarily equate to the developers being sexist or acting unprofessionally towards women.
What is the author's stance on the activists who criticized the game and developers?
-The author finds it pathetic that activists, after making claims and writing articles, hide behind locked social media accounts instead of standing by their stance.
What was the comparison made in the script regarding the game's success and the controversy?
-The script compares the situation to 'Hogwarts Legacy', where activists tried to boycott the game due to controversies but went silent or changed their stance after the game's success.
What is the author's opinion on the relationship between developers' personal views and the quality of their games?
-The author believes that developers should be able to separate their personal views from their professional work and that their games should be judged on their entertainment value, not the personal beliefs of the team.
How does the script describe the initial reaction of some journalists and activists to the game's success?
-The script describes it as hypocritical, with some journalists and activists who had previously criticized the game now hiding their stance or avoiding the topic after its success.
Outlines
🔥 Black Myth Wukong's Viral Success Amid Controversy
The video script discusses the overwhelming success of the game 'Black Myth Wukong' despite previous accusations of sexism and misogyny against its developers by an IGN reporter, who has since left Twitter and locked her account. The game has broken records on Steam, potentially becoming the most played game ever on the platform. The controversy stems from social media posts by individuals from the studio containing sexual innuendos, which some found offensive. However, the script argues that these jokes do not equate to the developers being sexist, and criticizes the reporter for not standing by her statements after the game's success. It also mentions how other media outlets, including IGN, have shifted their stance on the game following its positive reception.
🤔 The Impact of Controversy on Game Development and Reception
This paragraph delves into the broader implications of the controversy surrounding 'Black Myth Wukong' and the developer's alleged sexist attitudes, based on social media posts. It challenges the notion that making jokes, even if distasteful to some, equates to professional misconduct or sexism. The script defends the developers' right to express themselves and argues that their personal jokes should not lead to their cancellation or job loss. It also addresses the issue of mistranslation of the posts in question and criticizes the tendency of activists and journalists to boycott games based on the personal beliefs of the creators, rather than focusing on the entertainment value of the game itself. The paragraph concludes by expressing satisfaction with the game's success and disappointment in those who hide from criticism, suggesting a double standard in how success can change public discourse.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Black Myth Wukong
💡Activists
💡IGN Reporter
💡Viral
💡Steam
💡Concurrent Players
💡Misogyny
💡Social Media
💡Hogwarts Legacy
💡Sexual Innuendos
💡Censorship
Highlights
Black Myth Wukong's success has countered the negative activism and criticism it has faced over the years.
IGN reporter who criticized the game's developers has left Twitter and locked her account after the game's viral success.
The game is set to break Steam records for most played game with the highest concurrent players.
Black Myth Wukong has already reached an all-time peak of 235,858 players, indicating its massive appeal.
The reporter's criticism and the subsequent backlash highlight the challenges faced by game developers in the public eye.
IGN's change in narrative from attacking to covering the game suggests a shift in response to its success.
The game's success comes despite accusations of sexism and misogyny against its developers in 2023.
Critics argue that jokes made by developers do not equate to sexist behavior within the workplace.
Mistranslations of the developers' statements have contributed to misunderstandings about their intentions.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of separating personal opinions from the ability to create quality entertainment.
Activists' attempts to boycott games based on the personal beliefs of developers are criticized as misguided.
The speaker expresses happiness at the game's success and views the critics' retreat as a form of validation.
Rebecca Valentine's departure from social media is seen as a reaction to the game's success and her previous criticism.
The game's peak concurrent players reached 2,223, making it the second most played game on Steam.
The only game with a higher peak than Black Myth Wukong on Steam is PUBG with 3.2 million concurrent players.
The speaker anticipates that the game will reach even higher numbers over the weekend when more people are available to play.
Critics are accused of not standing by their initial stances and instead retreating when faced with the game's popularity.
The speaker calls out the hypocrisy of critics who change their tune after a game's success.
Transcripts
black myth Wukong has completely blown
up in the faces of the activists online
who have complained about it for years
at this point and the IGN reporter who
smeared this game's developers says
she's no longer on Twitter and has
locked her account after the game has
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now blackm Wukong has already done
absolutely amazing for game science it
has smashed records on Steam I think
over the weekend it is going to take the
number one spot for most played game
ever on the platform for most uh
concurrent people in game I think that
that is most certainly going to happen
in just a couple of days it's already
today when I'm recording this be in it's
alltime Peak hilariously enough and is
now sitting at
2,358 580 people alltime Peak as of 4
hours ago but now that the game is so
successful like a lot of us thought it
was going to be the IGN reporter who
smeared this games developers thinking
that it was going to go over well and it
might have been some like career
defining moment for her has locked down
her social media now I'm not saying she
can't do this right if she feels
uncomfortable if she doesn't like the
criticism that she's receiving she can
hide behind a block and hide behind a
protected account I personally just
think it's pathetic I've never privated
my account I've never blocked anyone I'm
blocked by her by the way and she's got
a locked account right now but that's
how these people act they say something
they do something and then they can't
stand by their statements or their
stance and they go into protected mode
which I think is kind of pitiful it says
though the GN reporter Rebecca Valentine
has indicated she's left X and locked
her account in the wake of her smears
against black myth Wukong developer game
science completely and utterly failing
we saw this happen last year as well
with Hogwarts Legacy there were tons of
Jos who were trying to attack it and
then as soon as the game came out and it
was a giant success they either went
completely silent about it or they
flipped the script and said wow this
game's actually really really great and
that's funny enough what IGN is doing
right now IGN every single time they
talked about Blackmouth Wukong over the
past year since this you know report
came out if you can even call it that
the smear campaign came out they had
attacked the game and the developers
every time they mention this title they
would mention the IGN report but now
suddenly that the game has come out and
it is a smashing success they're not
doing that anymore
if we just take a quick peek on YouTube
at IGN black myth Wukong they've got the
first 13 minutes of gameplay they've got
the official launch trailer um how to
unlock the secret area in Chapter 2 how
to absorb spirits and hey I think that
this is good that they're doing this
because they're ultimately talking about
the game they're doing what game
journalists should do which is cover a
game but they're clearly trying to cover
their asses now because they had smeared
the game so much and they realize oh my
God we have to put up these guides or
else we're not going to get views
because everyone is pointing and
laughing at IGN at Screen Rant at PC
Gamer and they can't stand by their
freaking stance anymore so now that IGN
is putting up all of these guides
Rebecca has suddenly left social media
her bio on X now reads no longer on
Twitter do not DM she locked her account
and protected her posts so only her
approved follower uh can view her posts
I personally think she's probably going
to be wiping her social media she's
going to be deleting a lot of the posts
that she's made over the past you know
year about this game but uh her leaving
X and locking down her account comes in
the wake of it seeing massive success
despite repeated smears levied at the
game soon after its release it became
the second most played game based on
concurrent players on Steam of all time
the game hit a peak concurrent of
2,223 and the only game it did not best
was pubg Battlegrounds which has an
all-time peak of 3.2 million and I do
think over the weekend it will hit these
numbers cuz we're talking about a
Tuesday release and it's already doing
amazing never mind going into the
weekend when people actually have a ton
of free time and everybody's basically
on at once now the article says the game
success comes following the report in
2023 that accused the developers of
sexism and misogyny it was reported that
several posts have surfaced from Chinese
social media written by individuals from
the studio that contain multiple
references to genitalia and sexual
innuendos now of course you are allowed
to not like these posts you are allowed
to sit here and think that oh my God
they're smudy and that they're you know
weird um yeah sure you can think that
but at the end of the day that does not
mean that the developers are sexist it
just means that they're making jokes
that you find personally distasteful it
does not mean that they act
unprofessionally towards women or they
view women as you know the Lesser sex
it's not like they think that females
shouldn't be playing their video games I
personally as a woman don't find offense
in these types of things I've been on
the internet for a long time at this
point there's no joke or humor that
really bothers me even I make expense at
my gender a lot like when I'm driving in
video games I say oh my gosh a woman's
driving be careful everybody off the
road like it's fine to do that even if
you don't like those jokes that doesn't
mean that they are so offensive that
these developers should be cancelled and
that people should lose their jobs and
yes a lot of the quotes and statements
that IGN had referenced were found to be
mistranslated and it's just so sad to
see this happen I get that you might not
like somebody on this develop team or
game science in totality but at the end
of the day they're just trying to create
a video game and yes they are ultimately
just human beings that are going to do
things like make jokes I say this all
the time I still support titles that
have teams filled with lefties because
there are individuals out there who can
leave their politics at the door and try
to create something new and unique and
fun and exciting and yeah sometimes
there might be somebody on a team that I
politically disagree with but that's
okay because they are just trying to
create entertainment and that's
something that these joural these
activists just don't understand they try
to get people to boycot titles based on
the fact that they don't like someone
who's behind it like with Hogwarts
Legacy they tried to get people to
boycott it because of JK even though she
didn't actually touch the game in any
way shape or form she simply signed
paperwork saying oh yeah you can make
this game let's do it aha this is going
to be so cool and look at Stellar blade
they tried to bury Stellar blade by
saying oh my gosh these developers
clearly think that women are just sexual
objects because the women are sexualized
in the game and how they're doing with
black myth Wukong they're saying oh my
gosh these developers are sexist because
the devs have made jokes on social media
in the past in my opinion that's
completely and utterly ridiculous yeah
you might find these jokes just was F
but they're just jokes at the end of the
day and they shouldn't really be taken
that seriously now I personally am very
happy to see this games smashing success
so far and it is also pretty funny to
see these activists go into hiding
because they write articles they make
claims on social media and then instead
of sticking by their stance they lock
their accounts down and they run and
hide which is just pretty pathetic in my
opinion if you can't take the heat get
out of the kitchen I guess that is what
Rebecca is doing she made this these
statements wrote These articles can't
stand by what she said and now she's
running and hiding because she sees how
much of a massive success this game is
so we'll be interesting to see if
anybody else does I know of course when
it comes to the Screen Rant situation
they have been hiding the activist
behind that review as well after it was
found out she worked for a
Communications consultancy company which
is not very shocking at all whatsoever
but I'll be keeping my eye on this to
see if any other Journal run and hide
but for now that's all that I really had
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