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Hero Games acquired a 19% stake in Game Science through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Hero Financial Holding Technology in 2017, but sold the stake in 2022.<ref name=":3"/> As reported in March 2021, [[Tencent]] increased its stake in Game Science to 5%.<ref name=yicaiglobal/> They aimed to help their former employees on some projects, but committed to not interfering with the operation and decision-making of Game Science.<ref name=yicaiglobal>{{Cite web |last=Jia |first=Liu |date=30 March 2021 |title=[Exclusive] Tencent Lifts Stake in Indie Studio Game Science to Draw Closer, Source Says |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=www.yicaiglobal.com |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818035429/https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Hero Games acquired a 19% stake in Game Science through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Hero Financial Holding Technology in 2017, but sold the stake in 2022.<ref name=":3"/> As reported in March 2021, [[Tencent]] increased its stake in Game Science to 5%.<ref name=yicaiglobal/> They aimed to help their former employees on some projects, but committed to not interfering with the operation and decision-making of Game Science.<ref name=yicaiglobal>{{Cite web |last=Jia |first=Liu |date=30 March 2021 |title=[Exclusive] Tencent Lifts Stake in Indie Studio Game Science to Draw Closer, Source Says |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=www.yicaiglobal.com |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818035429/https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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On 20 November 2023, ''[[IGN]]'' released an article that detailed alleged sexist incidents related to the company. Its co-founders were documented to have made comments on Chinese [[social media]] that the article's authors, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan, deemed as sexist. In addition, the company was said to have published several recruitment posters in 2015 that featured suggestive images.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Rebekah |last2=Chan |first2=Khee Hoon |date=20 November 2023 |title=How Black Myth: Wukong Developer's History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817003725/https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |url-status=live }}</ref> Other articles previously highlighted these incidents too, but called them sexually explicit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Qin |date=27 August 2020 |title=Gamers reconsider anticipated title Black Myth: Wukong following sexually explicit comments from Game Science CEO |url=https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3098967/gamers-reconsider-anticipated-title-black-myth-wukong-following |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829211622/https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3098967/gamers-reconsider-anticipated-title-black-myth-wukong-following |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feng |first=Jenny |date=2 September 2020 |title=Chinese game developer faces boycott after CEO's sexually explicit remarks |url=https://thechinaproject.com/2020/09/02/chinese-game-developer-faces-boycott-after-ceos-sexually-explicit-remarks/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=The China Project |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022174344/https://thechinaproject.com/2020/09/02/chinese-game-developer-faces-boycott-after-ceos-sexually-explicit-remarks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Game Science has chosen not to answer questions about the report.<ref name="PCG">{{Cite web |last=Fenlon |first=Wes |date=20 August 2024 |title=We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=PC Gamer |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821182736/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=17 June 2024 |title=About Our Report From Last Year |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819224343/https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''IGN'' article was criticized by the Hong Kong-based media outlet ''[[HK01]]'', who stated that the article's examples had been mistranslated and taken out of context.<ref>{{cite web |author=林卓恆 | title=傳黑神話悟空遭政確團體逼害小島秀夫都中槍｜因拒交5500萬顧問費 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB |website=[[HK01]] |date=17 June 2024 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823010436/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB | archivedate=23 August 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> The Chinese video game website ''GameLook'' remarked that Game Science members may have been immature and indecent, but not misogynistic or sexist, writing how their comments had been taken out of context and people were misled.<ref name="gl260824">{{cite web |title=《黑神话：悟空》被外媒锤了，仗义执言还是别有用心？ |url=http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |website=GameLook |date=23 November 2023 |archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240827000841/http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |archivedate=27 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also reported that Khee Hoon Chan, the co-author of the ''IGN'' article, made [[Twitter|X]] posts calling for people to not play or instead [[Online piracy|pirate]] ''Black Myth: Wukong'', a game by Game Science.<ref name="yhkhcx">{{cite web |author1=MrSun |title=IGN撰稿人稱《黑神話:悟空》「要玩就玩盜版」，曾寫文批評遊戲科學性別歧視 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/ign%E6%92%B0%E7%A8%BF%E4%BA%BA%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8A%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E3%80%8B%E3%80%8C%E8%A6%81%E7%8E%A9%E5%B0%B1%E7%8E%A9%E7%9B%9C%E7%89%88%E3%80%8D%EF%BC%8C%E6%9B%BE%E5%AF%AB%E6%96%87%E6%89%B9%E8%A9%95%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%B8%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96-035618915.html |website=Yahoo News |date=27 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=28 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828064001/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/ign%E6%92%B0%E7%A8%BF%E4%BA%BA%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8A%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E3%80%8B%E3%80%8C%E8%A6%81%E7%8E%A9%E5%B0%B1%E7%8E%A9%E7%9B%9C%E7%89%88%E3%80%8D%EF%BC%8C%E6%9B%BE%E5%AF%AB%E6%96%87%E6%89%B9%E8%A9%95%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%B8%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96-035618915.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=hk01>{{cite web |title=黑神話:悟空｜IGN作者呼籲網民玩翻版｜疑不滿遊戲性別歧視仍大賣｜科技玩物 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E6%95%B8%E7%A2%BC%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB/1051305/%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1-%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA-ign%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85%E5%91%BC%E7%B1%B2%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%8E%A9%E7%BF%BB%E7%89%88-%E7%96%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%BB%BF%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96%E4%BB%8D%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%A3 |website=香港01 |language=zh |date=26 August 2024 |archive-date=27 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827010301/https://www.hk01.com/%E6%95%B8%E7%A2%BC%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB/1051305/%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1-%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA-ign%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85%E5%91%BC%E7%B1%B2%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%8E%A9%E7%BF%BB%E7%89%88-%E7%96%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%BB%BF%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96%E4%BB%8D%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%A3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=抹黑《黑神话》的IGN撰稿人急了！呼吁玩家去玩盗版 |url=https://www.gamersky.com/news/202408/1806608.shtml |website=[[:zh:遊民星空|GamerSky]] |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=27 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827010342/https://www.gamersky.com/news/202408/1806608.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> |
On 20 November 2023, ''[[IGN]]'' released an article that detailed alleged sexist incidents related to the company. Its co-founders were documented to have made comments on Chinese [[social media]] that the article's authors, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan, deemed as sexist. In addition, the company was said to have published several recruitment posters in 2015 that featured suggestive images.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Rebekah |last2=Chan |first2=Khee Hoon |date=20 November 2023 |title=How Black Myth: Wukong Developer's History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817003725/https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |url-status=live }}</ref> Other articles previously highlighted these incidents too, but called them sexually explicit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Qin |date=27 August 2020 |title=Gamers reconsider anticipated title Black Myth: Wukong following sexually explicit comments from Game Science CEO |url=https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3098967/gamers-reconsider-anticipated-title-black-myth-wukong-following |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829211622/https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3098967/gamers-reconsider-anticipated-title-black-myth-wukong-following |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feng |first=Jenny |date=2 September 2020 |title=Chinese game developer faces boycott after CEO's sexually explicit remarks |url=https://thechinaproject.com/2020/09/02/chinese-game-developer-faces-boycott-after-ceos-sexually-explicit-remarks/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=The China Project |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022174344/https://thechinaproject.com/2020/09/02/chinese-game-developer-faces-boycott-after-ceos-sexually-explicit-remarks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Game Science has chosen not to answer questions about the report.<ref name="PCG">{{Cite web |last=Fenlon |first=Wes |date=20 August 2024 |title=We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=PC Gamer |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821182736/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=17 June 2024 |title=About Our Report From Last Year |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819224343/https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''IGN'' article was criticized by the Hong Kong-based media outlet ''[[HK01]]'', who stated that the article's examples had been mistranslated and taken out of context.<ref>{{cite web |author=林卓恆 | title=傳黑神話悟空遭政確團體逼害小島秀夫都中槍｜因拒交5500萬顧問費 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB |website=[[HK01]] |date=17 June 2024 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823010436/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB | archivedate=23 August 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> The Chinese video game website ''GameLook'' remarked that Game Science members may have been immature and indecent, but not misogynistic or sexist, writing how their comments had been taken out of context and people were misled.<ref name="gl260824">{{cite web |title=《黑神话：悟空》被外媒锤了，仗义执言还是别有用心？ |url=http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |website=GameLook |date=23 November 2023 |archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240827000841/http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |archivedate=27 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also reported that Khee Hoon Chan, the co-author of the ''IGN'' article, made [[Twitter|X]] posts calling for people to not play or instead [[Online piracy|pirate]] ''Black Myth: Wukong'', a game by Game Science.<ref name="yhkhcx">{{cite web |author1=MrSun |title=IGN撰稿人稱《黑神話:悟空》「要玩就玩盜版」，曾寫文批評遊戲科學性別歧視 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/ign%E6%92%B0%E7%A8%BF%E4%BA%BA%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8A%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E3%80%8B%E3%80%8C%E8%A6%81%E7%8E%A9%E5%B0%B1%E7%8E%A9%E7%9B%9C%E7%89%88%E3%80%8D%EF%BC%8C%E6%9B%BE%E5%AF%AB%E6%96%87%E6%89%B9%E8%A9%95%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%B8%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96-035618915.html |website=Yahoo News |date=27 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=28 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828064001/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/ign%E6%92%B0%E7%A8%BF%E4%BA%BA%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8A%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E3%80%8B%E3%80%8C%E8%A6%81%E7%8E%A9%E5%B0%B1%E7%8E%A9%E7%9B%9C%E7%89%88%E3%80%8D%EF%BC%8C%E6%9B%BE%E5%AF%AB%E6%96%87%E6%89%B9%E8%A9%95%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%B8%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96-035618915.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=hk01>{{cite web |title=黑神話:悟空｜IGN作者呼籲網民玩翻版｜疑不滿遊戲性別歧視仍大賣｜科技玩物 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E6%95%B8%E7%A2%BC%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB/1051305/%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1-%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA-ign%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85%E5%91%BC%E7%B1%B2%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%8E%A9%E7%BF%BB%E7%89%88-%E7%96%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%BB%BF%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96%E4%BB%8D%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%A3 |website=香港01 |language=zh |date=26 August 2024 |archive-date=27 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827010301/https://www.hk01.com/%E6%95%B8%E7%A2%BC%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB/1051305/%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1-%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA-ign%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85%E5%91%BC%E7%B1%B2%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%8E%A9%E7%BF%BB%E7%89%88-%E7%96%91%E4%B8%8D%E6%BB%BF%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E6%80%A7%E5%88%A5%E6%AD%A7%E8%A6%96%E4%BB%8D%E5%A4%A7%E8%B3%A3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=抹黑《黑神话》的IGN撰稿人急了！呼吁玩家去玩盗版 |url=https://www.gamersky.com/news/202408/1806608.shtml |website=[[:zh:遊民星空|GamerSky]] |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=27 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827010342/https://www.gamersky.com/news/202408/1806608.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> There are online rumors that Game Science refused to involve and pay a consultation fee to [[Sweet Baby Inc.]] which led to the company being targeted by some Western games journalists.<ref name=hk01/> |
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Native name | 天津市游科互动科技有限公司 杭州游科互动科技有限公司 深圳市游科互动科技有限公司 |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 13, 2014 |
| Founders | Feng Ji Yang Qi |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
Key people | Feng Ji (CEO) |
| Products | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Website | gamesci |
Game Science Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 游戏科学; pinyin: Yóuxì Kēxué) is a Chinese video game development and publishing company known for its first internationally released premium game Black Myth: Wukong (2024). It is headquartered in Shenzhen with an additional office in Hangzhou.
History
In 2014, Game Science was founded in Shenzhen by seven ex-Tencent Games employees. They had previously worked on a free-to-play MMORPG called Asura Online which was based on The Legend of Wukong, an online novel adapted from Journey to the West.[1][2][3]
Game Science released the mobile games 100 Heroes and Art of War: Red Tides before they started the development of Black Myth: Wukong in 2018.[2] The decision to develop an AAA game, according to operations director Lan Weiyi, came after the realization that there were more Steam users from China than the US.[2] Game Science decided to have a team focused on mobile games and a team focused on single-player games.[4] The Black Myth project's development team moved from Shenzhen to Hangzhou due to "slower pace and lower living costs".[3]
In August 2020, Game Science released the first trailer of Black Myth: Wukong as a way to recruit more talent for the company.[1] At the time, the game's development team had 30 members.[1] Due to the trailer going viral, Game Science received over 10,000 resumes.[1] Some were from AAA gaming companies with candidates even from outside of China who were willing to apply for a Chinese working visa at their own cost.[1] A day after the trailer's release, there were people showing up at the door of the company asking for a job.[1] The development team expanded to 140 employees according to the game's credit list.[3]
Hero Games acquired a 19% stake in Game Science through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Hero Financial Holding Technology in 2017, but sold the stake in 2022.[3] As reported in March 2021, Tencent increased its stake in Game Science to 5%.[5] They aimed to help their former employees on some projects, but committed to not interfering with the operation and decision-making of Game Science.[5]
On 20 November 2023, IGN released an article that detailed alleged sexist incidents related to the company. Its co-founders were documented to have made comments on Chinese social media that the article's authors, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan, deemed as sexist. In addition, the company was said to have published several recruitment posters in 2015 that featured suggestive images.[6] Other articles previously highlighted these incidents too, but called them sexually explicit.[7][8] Game Science has chosen not to answer questions about the report.[9][10] The IGN article was criticized by the Hong Kong-based media outlet HK01, who stated that the article's examples had been mistranslated and taken out of context.[11] The Chinese video game website GameLook remarked that Game Science members may have been immature and indecent, but not misogynistic or sexist, writing how their comments had been taken out of context and people were misled.[12] It was also reported that Khee Hoon Chan, the co-author of the IGN article, made X posts calling for people to not play or instead pirate Black Myth: Wukong, a game by Game Science.[13][14][15] There are online rumors that Game Science refused to involve and pay a consultation fee to Sweet Baby Inc. which led to the company being targeted by some Western games journalists.[14]
Games and products
| Year | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 Heroes | 百將行 | Bǎi Jiāng Xíng |
| 2016 | Art of War: Red Tides | 战争艺术：赤潮 | Zhànzhēng Yìshù: Chìcháo |
| 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong | 黑神话：悟空 | Hēishénhuà: Wùkōng |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Young, Charles (11 September 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - The World Exclusive Story Behind the Breakout Action-RPG". IGN. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Ye, Josh (21 August 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong martial arts title in race to become China's first AAA game". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cao, Ann; Le, Kelly (22 August 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong's popularity brings unexpected windfall, fame to low-profile developer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ 祝佳音 (21 August 2020). "如今我风华正茂：游戏科学是如何制造《黑神话：悟空》的 - 触乐". Chuapp.
- ^ a b Jia, Liu (30 March 2021). "[Exclusive] Tencent Lifts Stake in Indie Studio Game Science to Draw Closer, Source Says". www.yicaiglobal.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah; Chan, Khee Hoon (20 November 2023). "How Black Myth: Wukong Developer's History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West". IGN. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Chen, Qin (27 August 2020). "Gamers reconsider anticipated title Black Myth: Wukong following sexually explicit comments from Game Science CEO". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Feng, Jenny (2 September 2020). "Chinese game developer faces boycott after CEO's sexually explicit remarks". The China Project. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Fenlon, Wes (20 August 2024). "We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah (17 June 2024). "About Our Report From Last Year". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ 林卓恆 (17 June 2024). "傳黑神話悟空遭政確團體逼害小島秀夫都中槍｜因拒交5500萬顧問費". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 August 2024.
- ^ "《黑神话：悟空》被外媒锤了，仗义执言还是别有用心？". GameLook. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ MrSun (27 August 2024). "IGN撰稿人稱《黑神話:悟空》「要玩就玩盜版」，曾寫文批評遊戲科學性別歧視". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b "黑神話:悟空｜IGN作者呼籲網民玩翻版｜疑不滿遊戲性別歧視仍大賣｜科技玩物". 香港01 (in Chinese). 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024.
- ^ "抹黑《黑神话》的IGN撰稿人急了！呼吁玩家去玩盗版". GamerSky. 25 August 2024. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.