{
  "id": 17040241,
  "title": "More Chinese success as Phantom Blade Zero enjoys a big launch and becomes one of Steam's most played games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/more-chinese-success-as-phantom-blade-zero-enjoys-a-big-launch-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/phantom-blade-zero-steam-launch-1-million-sales"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "S-Game's wuxia action game, Phantom Blade Zero, has been officially released and achieved significant popularity. According to Eurogamer, the title reached a peak of 431,541 concurrent players on Steam.\n\nIn the Bloodline Awakening quest, players face a series of challenge battles against a boss known as The Gold-Masked One inside the Long Pillar. PC Gamer notes that this encounter serves to teach different aspects of combat, with the initial battle focusing on parrying. This specific fight requires players to counter blue or red attacks or break the boss's Sha-Chi to deal damage, as regular attacks are ineffective.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "How to beat the Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet in Phantom Blade Zero",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/how-to-beat-the-aberrant-three-faced-puppet-in-phantom-blade-zero",
        "published": "2026-10-29T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}