Black Myth Wukong Banned in Taiwan

Black Myth Wukong has been banned in Taiwan. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter), the game is unavailable to purchase within Taiwan. The image itself shows that the game is not available to purchase on PlayStation 5.

However, consumers in Taiwan will still be able to purchase the game if they change their region to Taiwan. GameScience has not made a comment as to why the game is unavailable to purchase within that reason.

You can view the social media post sharing that Black Myth Wukong has been banned in Taiwan below.

Black Myth Wukong has been the subject of several controversies. The first appeared ahead of the release of the game where social media posts from one of the developers on Weibo, a Chinese social media website, were shared. These posts included sexually suggestive language, and discriminatory remarks towards women.

More recently, the streaming requirements for the game were shared online. Topics streamers who were provided codes were not allowed to address more than a handful of topics, some of which included feminist propaganda and COVID-19.

Black Myth Wukong is available for PC through Steam and PlayStation 5.