Strange knowledge ｜ ＂Black Myth： Wukong＂ obtained the online game license number, why is the stand-alone game also considered an online game？
On February 27, the State Press and Publication Administration announced the approval information of domestic online games in February 2024, and a total of 111 games were issued with version numbers in this round. Among them, the domestic stand-alone game "Black Myth: Wukong", which has attracted much attention from players since the release of some video promotional materials in 2020, was finally issued this month.
Some netizens were puzzled after paying attention to this news. Why do domestic stand-alone games have to pass the approval of domestic online games? In fact, "domestic online game approval information" and "imported online game approval information" are what players call "version number". The definition of "online game" by the State Press and Publication Administration is not exactly the same as the concept of ordinary players. In the minds of most players, "online games" can be "multiplayer online", and others are all called stand-alone games. Even "Yuan Shen", which must be played in an online environment, is often called a stand-alone game with online elements.
However, according to the State Press and Publication Administration’s 2009 "Notice on Implementing the State Council’s" Three Decisions "and the Central Editing Office’s Interpretation to Further Strengthen the Administration of Pre-approval of Online Games and the Approval of Imported Online Games," which clearly stipulates:The term "online games" as mentioned in this notice refers to all Internet game works that are used or downloaded online by the public through the Internet (including wired Internet and mobile communication networks, etc.). Mainly including but not limited to: large-scale role-playing online games (MMORPGs), web games (Webgames), casual games, online downloads of stand-alone games, games with networking functions, online battle game platforms, and mobile online games.
Therefore, it is not surprising that "Black Myth: Wukong" has been listed this time. In fact, a large number of domestic stand-alone games such as "Cologne", "Destiny 2" and "Warm Snow" have passed online game approval before.
This time, "Black Myth: Wukong", which has been eagerly followed by netizens, is an action role-playing game made by Game Science Company with Chinese mythology as the background. In the game, players will play a "Destiny Man", in order to explore the truth of the past legends, embark on a journey full of danger and surprise to the west. The team of Game Science Company told reporters that by the end of 2023, "Black Myth: Wukong" has been played more than 660 million times on the whole network. At the same time, the game image has also been continuously selected for the year-end inventory of CCTV cultural symbols in 2021 and 2022.
At the TGA 2023 annual game election ceremony on December 8, 2023, "Black Myth: Goku" was officially announced to be released on August 20, 2024, and was simultaneously launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox. This is the first time the game has announced its accurate launch information since the first exposure video was released in 2020. It has attracted great attention from the game market at home and abroad.
Within three days of the release of the game’s launch information, according to incomplete statistics, the game’s YouTube-related playback has exceeded 40 million, which is the first in the history of China’s stand-alone game trailer playback. It was spontaneously spread by a large number of overseas leading live streaming hosts in various fields. It is worth mentioning that in August 2023, at the Cologne Game Show, one of the most influential game exhibitions in the world, "Black Myth: Wukong" also won the "Best Visual Effects Award" in 2023.
Text | Reporter, Liu Kehong
Picture | State Press and Publication Administration, Game Science Company