Our latest coverage of Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact, the hit mobile and PC anime gacha RPG from MiHoyo, has earned $3.7 billion on mobile (iOS and Android) since its launch in September 2020. Not too shabby for 2 years ($1.85B / year). That's over $150m a month! To put that number into context, Final Fantasy XIV, one of the most successful PC / Console MMORPGs in [...]
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A bunch of new characters will be stepping foot in Genshin Impact in a few days’ time led by the new 5-Star Electro character – the General Mahamatra himself, Cyno. “As the leader of all Matra, General Mahamatra Cyno is well known to everyone in the Akademiya. His duties are to arrest those who violate the Akademiya’s rules and regulations, [...]
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Considering how popular Genshin Impact is, it’s only a matter of time before it gets its own anime adaptation. That time has now come as HoYoverse reveals that it’s employed the help of Ufotable, the animation studio behind the Demon Slayer and God Eater anime series, to help bring the popular gacha MMORPG to a new medium. Not much is [...]
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The latest update (Version 3.1) to the hit cross platform anime action RPG Genshin Impact is set to launch on September 28th. The update, titled "King Deshret and the Three Magi", introduces a whole host of new content including the following: Sumeru area extended by adding a huge desert area King Deshret’s Mausoleum, dangerous dungeons, and new Archon Quests with [...]
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Genshin Impact is getting an in-game trading card game of its own sometime in the near future called Genius Invokation. HoYoverse has yet to confirm a release date for the mini-game but leaked information reportedly puts it well after the launch of Version 3.0, possibly after Version 3.1. The leaks come from a user from a known Genshin Impact beta [...]
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Over the past few years, there have been increasing concern about the serious security threats posed by kernel-mode anti-cheat systems. It turns out that the threat is very, very real as Genshin Impact’s anti-cheat driver is reportedly being used by a malicious actor to spread ransomware by stopping all antivirus processes. According to a whitepaper written by Trend Micro, mhyprot2.sys, [...]
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The much-awaited Genshin Impact Version 3.0 expansion, dubbed “The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings”, is now live, opening the gates to the vast tropical region of Sumeru. The new region is home to multiple settlements, including Sumeru City and Port Ormos, and houses the prestigious historical institution known as the Akademiya which earned Sumeru the title of the Nation of [...]
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Genshin Impact Version 3.0 "The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings" is launching on August 24th and with it comes a massive map expansion which includes Sumeru, the 4th of the game's 7 major nations. Highlights of Version 3.0, titled "The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings": Massive map expansion featuring the distinct rainforest and Sumeru City Rich Archon Quests and World [...]
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TapTap Presents wrapped up its annual mobile gaming show this weekend featured updates for 24 games including the world premier reveal of DeNA's Captain Tsubasa. Anyone interested in keeping a pulse on the mobile game scene should definitely check it out, or at least skim the highlights. If you missed the show you can watch the entire hour-long broadcast below: [...]
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HoYoverse is looking to get players hyped up for Genshin Impact Version 3.0 with a new preview video showcasing the new region of Sumeru. The video offers a closer look at the various environments and locations that players will get to explore in the new zone, including Sumeru City and the lush tropical rainforests, ancient ruins, towering mountains, and vast [...]
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