Chinese developers showcase highly anticipated game at Gamescom

COLOGNE -- Gamescom, the world's largest event and trade fair for computer and video games, was in full swing here on Friday. The games and products brought to the fair by Chinese developers continue to attract attention.

Black Myth: Wukong, a game developed by Chinese company Game Science, is considered one of the most popular games at the expo judging by its success at the Opening Night Live event on Tuesday. It's expected to be released sometime in 2024, according to the company.

At the booth where visitors could play the game on Wednesday, the queue was so long that people had to wait around two hours for their turn. After his test run, a German information technology (IT) engineer told Xinhua that he was really impressed by the game, which he said came with a fantastic graphic design.

Gamescom 2023 has seen a sharp increase in the number of Chinese exhibitors. Up to 30 Chinese companies, including Tencent, NetEase and Perfect World Co Ltd, are present at the expo.

In previous years, Chinese companies made a collective presence at Gamescom, but this year they appear as independent exhibitors, Pan Rong, a project manager with Koelnmesse Beijing Co Ltd said.