Black Myth Wukong Banned
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Black Myth Wukong Banned in Taiwan

Black Myth Wukong has been banned in Taiwan. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter), the game is unavailable to purchase within Taiwan. The image itself shows that the game is not available to purchase on PlayStation 5.

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However, consumers in Taiwan will still be able to purchase the game if they change their region to Taiwan. GameScience has not made a comment as to why the game is unavailable to purchase within that reason.

You can view the social media post sharing that Black Myth Wukong has been banned in Taiwan below.

https://twitter.com/thinking_panda/status/1826229176308994547

Black Myth Wukong has been the subject of several controversies. The first appeared ahead of the release of the game where social media posts from one of the developers on Weibo, a Chinese social media website, were shared. These posts included sexually suggestive language, and discriminatory remarks towards women.

More recently, the streaming requirements for the game were shared online. Topics streamers who were provided codes were not allowed to address more than a handful of topics, some of which included feminist propaganda and COVID-19.

Black Myth Wukong is available for PC through Steam and PlayStation 5.


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Senior staff writer, translator and streamer, Kazuma spends his time playing a variety of games ranging from farming simulators to classic CRPGs. Having spent upwards of 6 years in the industry, he has written reviews, features, guides, with work extending within the industry itself. In his spare time he speedruns games from the Resident Evil series, and raids in Final Fantasy XIV. His work, which has included in-depth features focusing on cultural analysis, has been seen on other websites such as Polygon and IGN.