Wukong turned out to be one of the surprise hits of the year, and the action-adventure game is currently racking up awards. During an acceptance speech for one of those trophies, the cofounder of the studio behind the game said fans can expect a new surprise next month.

Rebirth’ claimed four gongs–and the incredible indie hit ‘Balatro’ picked up two–but the public favored ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ for GOTY.

Could we be getting a Black Myth Wukong DLC announcement soon? Game Science has hinted at "surprises" for the game's players.

The Golden Joystick Awards, one of the oldest and biggest public-voted gaming accolades, returned for its 42nd year Over 12 million votes had been cast to crown the favourite games, companies, and personalities The Ultimate Game of the Year award has gone to Black Myth: Wukong Both Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Helldivers 2 have bagged the most awards,

While not officially announced, it is essentially confirmed Black Myth: Wukong DLC is on the way. Its release day is still a mystery, but a recent tease from the game’s director Feng Ji seems to imply it may be coming very soon.

Wukong's director may have teased some big news for later this year during his big speech at the Golden Joystick Awards.

Game Science has the chance to break a Game of The Year Curse if Black Myth: Wukong ends up winning the award next month.

The developer of Black Myth: Wukong has teased “some surprises” for later this year. Accepting the Game of the Year award via video message at the Golden Joysticks, Game Science co-founder Feng Ji encouraged people who have yet to buy the smash hit action game to now do so. He then added the tease:

Wukong is set to receive "some surprises" later this year, the game's director Feng Ji said, suggesting DLC is indeed on the way.

Black Myth: Wukong, the debut game from Chinese developer Game Science, has swept past the likes of Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Helldivers 2 to claim the title of Ultimate Game of the Year at the U.K.’s Golden Joystick Awards.