The Chinese domestic game "Black Myth: Wukong" will be released on August 20. However, on the eve of its release, "Black Myth: Wukong" has been repeatedly controversial. At the same time, a large number of "Black Myth: Wukong" related meme coins have been circulating recently. It is empty, but investment in meme coins is extremely risky, so you should invest with caution. (Previous summary: What is the future of GameFi studied by Yale University: ServerFi realizes a new model of symbiosis between games and players) (Background supplement: Catizen launches a new air combat game "Star Wing" with ambush airdrops? Internet shouting: First issue the currency $CATI and then talk about it ) Produced by the Chinese game developer "Game Science" using the Unreal 5 engine and based on the classic masterpiece "Journey to the West" to create an action role-playing game full of mythical worlds of immortals, Buddhas and monsters, "Black Myth: Wukong" will be released in 8 It will be launched on PC and PS5 platforms on October 20th. With its high development cost and long development cycle, the game is known as China's first AAA game masterpiece. It is highly anticipated by Chinese players, calling it the "light of domestic games". It is known as the Chinese version of "God of War" and "Ai". "Elden Ring", players will play the character Sun Wukong in Chinese mythology and defeat the monsters that are ravaging the world. The popularity of "Black Myth: Wukong", a masterpiece that has been repeatedly rumored and involves sensitive issues, has also caused a lot of controversy. On the eve of the release of "Black Myth: Wukong", some netizens broke the news and posted old photos saying that the game's producer and art designer Yang Qi, in 2018 Yang Qi once flashed his middle finger in Tiananmen Square, China. This old photo was posted publicly on Weibo by Yang Qi himself at that time. Although it was deleted afterwards, it was backed up by netizens. Netizens angrily cursed, "Puke, Black Myth died violently." If you are a traitor, don't eat patriotic food." Anti-China remarks appear on Steam In addition, a large number of anti-China remarks in Chinese suddenly appeared on the "Black Myth: Wukong" discussion board on the Steam platform, which is headquartered in Washington State, USA. They are suspected of satirizing political figures, including saying " I will continue to serve as the Jade Emperor in Black Myth Wukong. If you disagree, please raise your hands", "The Jade Emperor will not be re-elected", "The Jade Emperor's instructions on the upcoming release of Black Myth", etc. Some people also questioned why Chinese games were put on the shelves of American game malls and began to label Steam as an "illegal overseas platform." Later, relevant remarks and a large number of posts criticizing the Chinese authorities and leader Xi Jinping were removed. Some netizens joked that "it has become an illegal overseas platform." Comments have been banned for a long time”, “Wu Chengen smiled, reality and myth are highly coincident”, “It’s banned, no one can play”. Are Western ratings unfair to Chinese games? The game content of "Black Myth: Wukong" is also controversial. The media review of the game was lifted on the evening of the 16th. IGN China gave a perfect score of 10. Metacritic combined 54 media scores and the average score was 82, which is quite good, but one of them Foreign media ScreenRant gave it a score of 3 out of 5 (equivalent to 60 points). ScreenRant commented that the game "largely lacks inclusivity and diversity." The reviewer said: The game's lack of diversity and inclusion is also associated with the developers' disparaging comments about women. The developers stated that they disdain women playing their games. game, and while Black Myth: Wukong does have its enjoyable moments, there was an underlying feeling that the world wasn't welcoming to women throughout my entire experience with the game. However, in the eyes of Chinese officials and nationalists, this is an attempt by the West, led by the United States, to use feminism to ideologically infiltrate China. A Chinese commentary article criticized this as "using the West's politically correct stance to judge China's game. It’s really biased for the media.” The emergence of meme coins. As the market is about to be launched, a large number of meme coins related to "Black Myth: Wukong" have also emerged recently. There are even trading pairs with TVL exceeding one million US dollars. The meme coin Wukong with the same name has surged more than 1 million US dollars in a single day. 47%, but there are also meme coins with the same name that have plummeted by 35% in a single day. However, it should be noted that these tokens are speculated to have no official relationship with "Black Myth: Wukong". At this stage, it is impossible to clarify whether the creator of the token has anything to do with it. Manufacturer game science related. After the game is released, it is expected to trigger another wave of discussion on social media. Various memes, memes and second-generation works will emerge in an endless stream. The game may also trigger controversy between Eastern and Western aesthetics and culture. It will undoubtedly become the most popular meme of the same name. Coin brings extremely high exposure and popularity, but the price of meme currency fluctuates greatly, and the investment risk is extremely high. We remind you not to blindly follow the trend and invest with caution. Related reports Televerse received a million US dollars in seed funding and launched the Telegram mini-game "Genopets: Pixelton Arena" on TON's ecological expansion mini-game network: Participate in PvP nostalgic battles together. Catizen's major announcement: Game Center will be launched, and 18 popular games will be gradually launched. "Black Myth: Wukong" has a large number of meme coins $wukong. Is there potential behind its high popularity and controversy?〉This article was first published in DongZu BlockTempo "DongZu DongTen - the most influential blockchain news media".