This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. The recent launch of the video game “Black Myth: Wukong” has broken numerous records around the world for the number of users. The game is set in the world of the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West, where players battle gods and demons of traditional popular Chinese religion. In the first few weeks following its release in August, “Black Myth: Wukong” had reportedly sold over 18 million copies, making it one of the…
