Economic Watch: Interactive game featuring Monkey King gains immense popularity

TAIYUAN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Monkey King or Sun Wukong, one of the most iconic characters in global fiction, comes to life for fans this Tuesday with the release of the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong.

Expressing his excitement, Xu Zhi, a gaming enthusiast from north China's Shanxi Province, said he took a day off just to fully immerse himself in the world of Wukong. "I've been waiting for such a game