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Dino Ying stayed the course on esports and Black Myth: Wukong | interview


Dino Ying has been a patient leader. As chairman of Hero Esports (formerly VSPO) and Hero Games, he has had to endure a long period of investment.

And Black Myth: Wukong managed to sell 20 million units on the PC and PlayStation in just a month starting back in August 2024. Ying’s patience was inspired by his own study of other sports ecosystems like Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that also had rough beginnings. Black Myth: Wukong fed China’s desire to assume a role on the world’s video game stage, and it had the gameplay and story to meet players’ expectations.

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