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Genshin Impact Fans Suspect Weakest Character Is Actually A Gigachad
13.1.2023
HoYoverse just put out a new story trailer for Genshin Impact, and one burning question is consuming the entirety of the fandom: How did a small child carry one of Genshin’s strongest DPS characters on her back? As of the time of writing, “SHE WHAT???” is currently the most upvoted topic on...
Genshin Impact’s Biggest Annual Update Has Surprising Reveals About A Mysterious Character
6.1.2023
I hollered while I was watching the Genshin Impact update stream. Aside from giving players free stuff (arguably the least exciting part of being a Genshin enjoyer) during China’s biggest holiday, the developers teased something that I suspected all along: The hyper-secretive Alhaitham could be...
Genshin Impact In 2022: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
16.12.2022
2022 was the year that Genshin Impact’s developer rebranded to HoYoverse to convey its ambitions for expanding its offerings to global audiences. It was also the year when players left the Japan-inspired region behind in order to explore Sumeru—a nation based on Southwest Asia, South Asia,...
Genshin Impact’s Great New Card Game Is Becoming My Favorite Time Sink
7.12.2022
Genshin Impact’s new in-world card game is a personal attack on what remains of my free time. The rules are simple to learn, but the strategy is incredibly tough to master. And I can’t stop trying new decks. I want to apologize to every one of my coworkers who got sucked into Marvel Snap this year....
Sonic Frontiers Fans Are Convinced Genshin Impact Is Bribing Its Community For TGA Votes
2.12.2022
There’s a corruption controversy rocking The Game Awards, and it’s about… Genshin Impact? Apparently, there are a lot of Sonic Frontiers fans and TGA fans who think the gacha game’s ascent in the Players’s Voice award category has been suspicious, and they’re loud about their displeasure. Things...
These Genshin Impact Fans Spent $1,000 to $90,000 On Its Characters
2.11.2022
“It’s like that Ariana Grande song: I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it,” said one anonymous investment banker who’s spent over $10,000 in the hugely popular, free-to-play action role-playing game Genshin Impact. “I’m not known for being cheap with what I like. Some people collect photocards....
Genshin Impact Middle School Mural Has Parents Calling It 'Satanic'
21.10.2022
A Michigan high schooler was criticized at a school board meeting last week over a mural she painted for a local middle school. Some of the contested elements were the transgender flag, a hand symbol that comes from a Latin American religion, and the “Satanic” mask of a Genshin Impact...
Genshin Impact Devs Won’t Be Adding More Endgame Content And Players Are Pissed
5.10.2022
HoYoverse has always struggled to satisfy its hardcore Genshin Impact audience, but the tension came to a boil when the studio confirmed on October 1 that it will not add more endgame content. The endgame dungeon Spiral Abyss will remain the only way players can test their most competitive...
Genshin Impact Shakes Up The JRPG Formula With Its NPCs
2.9.2022
It’s a joke among weebs that you can always tell who’s the main character of an anime. You look for the teenager with the most vibrantly colored hair, or the impractical clothes. The young heiress Dunyarzad, a newly introduced NPC in Genshin Impact, hardly fits the bill, so I didn’t think much...
Genshin Impact’s New Region Is A Marvel Of Open-World Design
29.8.2022
When Genshin Impact’s annual update finally arrived last week, I was expecting minor tweaks to its open world formula. Instead, the Sumeru region feels like an entirely different game. As I zipped around the forest canopy in every direction, I started to forget about the main quest and my daily...
Genshin Impact’s Sumeru Update Arrives Right As I Hit Live Service Burnout
15.8.2022
Burnout eventually comes for everyone who plays live service games. Still, I didn’t notice that my relationship with Genshin Impact was headed in that direction until I stopped logging in every day. The summer event felt bloated with lackluster puzzles. The lore revelations never reached the epic...
Latest Genshin Impact Leaks Spark Whitewashing Controversy
30.6.2022
Genshin Impact fans have been eagerly anticipating the new region of Sumeru since it was first mentioned in a launch trailer way back in 2020. But ever since the new Sumeru characters leaked online yesterday, fans have been expressing concern that the developers have been whitewashing...
Persona 5 Fanzine In Disarray After Lead Organizer Allegedly Embezzles $20,000
24.6.2022
Last night, the creative team behind a highly anticipated fan-made Persona 5 anthology zine announced that its project lead had confessed to spending $27,600 CAD (approximately $21,300 USD) of the zine’s funds for “personal use.” The money was originally intended for printing and shipping...
Genshin Impact Devs' New Urban RPG Looks Gorgeous
9.6.2022
During the Summer Games Fest, we got a closer look at the stylish urban RPG, Zenless Zone Zero. It’s coming from miHoYo, the developer behind Genshin Impact.Read more
Genshin Impact Is More Fun When You Stop Caring About Damage
9.6.2022
At first glance, the Genshin Impact community seems positively obsessed with hitting the biggest possible numbers with the characters they’ve rolled from the gacha. Content creators on YouTube and TikTok regularly showcase damage totals of six or even seven figures. Online discussions are dominated...
Genshin Impact Is Back, And The Update Was Worth Waiting For
20.5.2022
Genshin Impact just came out of its first-ever delay, and HoYoverse just announced a trove of events, quests, and features. More importantly, “Hidden Dreams in the Depths” adds the highly anticipated Yelan and Kuki Shinobu to the character gacha. And I’m excited for the new gameplay possibilities...
Genshin Impact Dev’s Rad AF ‘Urban RPG’ Is Living In My Head Rent Free
17.5.2022
Last week HoYoverse, the developers behind the popular RPGs Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3, released a trailer for its newest IP—and it’s been on my mind all weekend. So now I’m making it your problem too.Read more
RIP iPod, Home Of The Mobile Gaming Renaissance (2001–2022)
12.5.2022
Pour one out for every kid who one-strapped a backpack in middle school, as they’re likely in mourning today. With Apple’s discontinuation of the 7th-generation iPod Touch, announced yesterday, it’s official: the iPod is dead.Read more
Genshin Impact Makes Its Devs One-Quarter Of A Bethesda Every Year
5.5.2022
Genshin Impact raked in over $3 billion from mobile players in less than two years, according to the latest report from analytics firm Sensor Tower.Read more
Genshin Impact Fans React To Historic First Delay In Two Years Of The Pandemic
29.4.2022
Yesterday, Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse announced that the latest update for their open world RPG would be delayed, a first for a live service game that’s been reliably consistent for the past two years. The official Twitter account said that version 2.7 would be postponed because of “project...