#black's myth

[smashpages]

‘Black’s Myth’ returns with a new miniseries this summer

Eric Palicki and Wendell Cavalcanti head back into L.A.’s seedy supernatural underground in ‘Black’s Myth: The Key to his Heart.’

cover by Liana Kangas

[justaboutsnapped]

Why you shouldn’t support the upcoming game Black Myth: Wukong

Simply put, the creators behind Black Myth: Wukong are raging misogynists.

Founders and creatives of the studio have:

Joked about former female employees hypothetically doing prostitution

Used suggestive/objectifying/derogatory imagery & phrasing in their hiring flyers (under the cut), e.g. “In addition to hookup buddies, we promise to provide more thoughtful services” , “fatties fuck off”, etc.

Written entire think pieces on how video games don’t need female players or developers, how women are biologically inclined towards “softer” modes of gaming than men (there’s also a bit of homophobia mixed in through language such as “fuck sissies”), how some things should just be made for men, etc. “Fuck sissies, fuck tragic love stories, fuck moon-lit peach blossoms and flute-playing scholars! You don't need the reverse motivation of female players, you don't need to take care of those worms who just want to date chicks. Some things are just for men, their depression, their anger, their pain...”

Made numerous sexually explicit (& honestly incel-like) comments including ones about a female character in Black Myth: Wukong, e.g. “once you get used to this [character design] you can jerk off to it”, etc.

Boasted about how they’re losing followers, who must be women

To no one’s surprise, when people criticise the studio online, they’re met with vitriol about how they’re hypersensitive feminists, too politically correct, etc.

Chinese women have been YELLING non-stop on social media about how bad it is so it’s pretty depressing to see that a lot of non-Chinese gamers, even after reading an IGN article covering the situation, are apathetic. I get that a lot of people are excited about the novelty of a soulslike game based on Chinese mythology, but do you really want to support a studio that actively contributes towards and benefits from misogynistic gaming culture?

Talking about separating the artist from their art is bullshit if you're financially supporting them. Boycott! Pirate!

Here are some sources if you want to see detailed translations, learn more about the situation as well as the misogynistic gaming culture at large China:

[bonesmarinated]

Sun Wukong in opera costume, took some inspiration from his design in Black Myth: Wukong but I tweak his face to be more monke 🍑🍑🍑

[miranita]

So I recently finished Black Myth Wukong and the brainrot hit me HARD

[enarien]

Aceweek is upon us so shoutout to the most aconic ace there is 🐵

served cunt (in non-sexual way)

looked fabulous

pesky bitch with heart of gold

old as balls, looks twenty, mentally he's ADHD riddled 3 yo

peach obssessed

can fuck you up

can fuck anyone up

Marvel is afraid of him

people pray to him (as they should)

is stupid for free

if he leaped out of your screen and yelled "BOO" it would still be lore accurate

went through a paper shredder couple of times, still looks great

never rolled nat 20 on thinking

microwaves metal for fun

embodiment of "surely the conses wont quence"

has "handsome" in his title

Sūn Wùkōng 孫悟空

[pignk]

[thischristianguy]

@apocrypals @benito-cereno

shots fired at gwneyth

[blackfox4]

🤣😂

[sanflawoah]

Monkey game in a nutshell.

[dunanana]

First Meeting!

Essentially how Birdie and Wukong's first meeting went 🤭 During the great sage's drunken rampage in the heavens, he came across a voice that sang a lone song that lead to a far off palace, he curiously went inside and saw her in her cage. "Hello, pretty bird.." (I was gonna do a piece for their first meeting but this meme format was too perfect not to- I will have that piece finished soon hopefullyy)

[1mm4d13]

Peak fiction right here

[smashpages]

This is Tim Seeley’s variant cover for Black’s Myth: The Key to his Heart #1 (Ahoy, June 2023)

[xrnoodle]

little monkey

[digitalagepulao]

more memes from the jttw server convos <3

[1v31182m5]

[bino2306]

The great sage and the young sage