One of the main reasons to temper expectations is that Black Myth: Zhong Kui simply isn’t anywhere close to being released. Hearing that a sequel is being crafted can make it feel like a potential launch is just hovering overhead.

Game Science, the startup behind one of last year's biggest new role-playing games, is working on a successor in the series, Black Myth: Zhong Kui.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Game Science, backed by Chinese tech giant Tencent, surprised games enthusiasts on Wednesday by releasing a trailer for a follow-up to last year's smash hit "Black Myth: Wukong". The new action role-playing game,