But nobody told Feng Ji, CEO of Chinese developer Game Science and producer of its hit game Black Myth: Wukong, which was defeated by Astro Bot in the Game of the Year category at The Game Awards on Thursday.

Wukong and others to win Game of the Year (GOTY) trophy at The Game Awards 2024, and it looks like Game Science and its fans aren’t taking it well. Over the weekend, a complaint letter of sorts from the studio’s CEO surfaced online not long after Black Myth: Wukong

Award ceremonies are very silly. One film, or book, or game, isn’t objectively better than all the others, because that’s not a thing. But the notion that it is nonetheless serves as the bizarre basis for such events,

Game Science reportedly cried as Black Myth Wukong lost Game of the Year with founder Feng Ji claiming he went to the awards "for nothing".

Despite losing out on Game of the Year, Black Myth: Wukong had an impressive showing at this year’s Game Awards. It was nominated in five different categories including Best Game Direction and it won both the Best Action-Adventure award and the Player’s Choice award.

It's worth remembering that Wukong was nominated for five awards and ultimately won Player's Choice and Best Action Game, which is more recognition than most games receive. Ji expressed confusion at the TGA's selection process for the Game of the Year category and regrets not having a chance to speak onstage,

The director behind Black Myth Wukong has expressed disappointment after the title failed to win Game of the Year at TGAs.

Black Myth: Wukong producer Feng Ji questioned The Game Awards' criteria for Game of the Year, sparking controversy. Despite not winning Game of the Year, Black Myth still won the Players' Voice and Best Action Game awards.