On November 22, Caifeng News (Reporter Cui Ming) reported that 'Black Myth: Wukong' has new developments, and its derivative art collection is expected to be released in January next year, with Citic Press Corporation participating in the publishing.

According to the national version datacenter, the game 'Black Myth: Wukong' will release a derivative art collection called 'Shadow God Map'. The regular version of this art collection is priced at 159.2 yuan, and the collector's edition is priced at 342 yuan, both published by Citic Press Corporation, with the same publishing date of January 2025.

Based on the publication information, this art collection completely replicates the important props in the game - 'Shadow God Map', depicting the demon characters encountered by the protagonist Tian Mingman along the way through delicate and agile strokes, using traditional Chinese painting techniques to portray the characters. Besides the characters' names and short poems, the background stories of the characters are also included. The collector's edition art collection has upgraded the paper and adopted traditional Chinese pure handmade thread binding craftsmanship, exquisitely quaint, with higher collectible value, and also comes with a 'mural scroll'.When 'Black Myth: Wukong' was first released, there were market rumors that Citic Press Corporation (300788.SZ) would participate in the publication of the game art collection. Many investors also inquired about this on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Interactive Easy, but Citic Press did not respond positively, only stating, 'Refer to the information published through official channels of the company'.

Regarding the release progress, distribution model, and expected profits of the 'Shadow God Map' art collection, Caifeng News reporters tried to contact Citic Press Corporation's Securities Department yesterday afternoon and this morning, but did not receive any response.

However, today, the art director of 'Black Myth: Wukong,' Yang Qi, confirmed the existence of a derivative art collection in the comments section, stating, 'The surprise is the physical book of 'Shadow God,' but unfortunately it was spoiled in advance on Tieba.'.

According to the latest data from the foreign data analysis company VG Insights, the sales of 'Black Myth: Wukong' on the Steam platform have reached 22.2 million copies. At the same time, the total revenue of this game has exceeded $1.1 billion (about 7.96 billion RMB). In the past 24 hours, the peak number of online players in the game was 0.071 million.

Most well-known games choose to release art books to showcase the creative details of the game. Industry professionals told Caijing reporters that the unique art design is indeed a major highlight of 'Black Myth: Wukong,' praised by players. From the current pricing point of view, it is relatively reasonable, with high collecting value for players who love this game.

On September 14, Mo Li Studio, a popular reading brand under the Citic Press Group, announced a collaboration with 'Black Myth: Wukong' to jointly launch a game photography exhibition. A total of 100-180 game screenshot works will be selected for the exhibition (the specific number will be determined based on the submission situation).

It is worth mentioning that earlier today, the Golden Joystick Awards announced the winning works for 2024. 'Black Myth: Wukong' won the Ultimate Game of the Year and Best Visual Design awards.

Just three days ago, The Game Awards, known as the 'Oscars' of the gaming industry, announced the nomination list for the 2024 game of the year. 'Black Myth: Wukong' not only was shortlisted for the most prestigious Game of the Year award, but also received nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Action Game, and Best Game Direction.

It is reported that The Game Awards 2024 ceremony will be broadcast live at 8:30 on December 13, Beijing time. At that time, the final list of winning games will be announced.

Public information shows that Citic Press Corporation was established in 1988, affiliated with China Citic Group Co., Ltd., and was the first book publishing institution approved by the State General Administration of Press and Publication to be supervised and organized by a central enterprise. It has a full license for book, periodical, electronic, audio-visual, and online publishing, wholesale, and retail. In 2008, Citic Press Corporation was restructured into Citic Press Co., Ltd.; in 2013, it developed into Citic Press Group; in July 2019, Citic Press Group successfully listed on the A-share market and became a leading enterprise in popular publishing.

The financial report of citic press corporation shows that in the first three quarters of 2024, the company achieved revenue of 1.206 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.2%; net income attributable to the parent company reached 0.13 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 3.05%; non-recurring net income attributable to the parent company was 0.135 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 13.42%.