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Arknights: Endfield Is Basically Genshin Impact Meets Satisfactory
Arknights: Endfield mixes Genshin Impact-style RPG progression with Satisfactory-like factories, but its gacha systems could upset the balance.

This Scrappy New Superhero Game Could Be What Marvel's Avengers Wanted to Be
Assemble. A leaked trailer has been floating around today, showing off footage from a secret new Marvel game named Project Comet. Planned for PC and mobile – but likely coming to consoles as well – this is effectively a superhero version of the wildly popular Genshin Impact format, so you’ll be...
Genshin Impact codes (October 2026)
Updated on October 3rd, 2026 - new code added Below you can find all the latest working promo codes for the game, as well as the previously released ones. If you've been playing for a while, then you know just how important Primogems are, especially for F2P players! Not only that, with the Genshin...
7.2 Genshin Impact Patch Adds Armory Palace’s Mitya and Valeriy
Snezhnaya Armory Palace characters named Mitya and Valeriy will be playable in Genshin Impact 7.2.
Genshin Impact 6th Anniversary Web Event and Theme Song Appear
The Genshin Impact 6th anniversary web event is live and there's a special theme song sung by Childe's English voice actor.
Genshin Impact Merchandise Shows Childe and Columbina as Kids
Childe, Columbina, Flins, Furina, Wriothesley, and Zhongli look a lot younger.

Genshin Impact's new character Vesna is one of the best 5-stars I've seen in 6 years of this game
After six years of Genshin Impact, I've settled into a comfy rhythm and rarely have strong enough feelings to commit them to print, but new 5-star Vesna is the kind of character I've wanted for ages. I am hootin' and hollerin', by which I mean I am telling my boss, and now you, about her. Vesna is...

Genshin Impact's new character Vesna is one of the best 5-stars I've seen in 6 years of this game
Genshin Impact 7.1 star Vesna is a game-changer

Nodusfall looks like Elden Ring but was "designed to be accessible," says Hoyoverse
The Genshin Impact devs aren't looking to put people through the wringer

Best free five-star character to pick from Genshin Impact 7.1 event selector
You only have one update to claim them.

Vodyanitsa Best Build in Genshin Impact
Find the best Vodyanitsa build in Genshin Impact, including her best weapons, artifact sets, and F2P alternatives.

Vesna Best Build in Genshin Impact
Learn how to build Vesna to make the most of her Stellar Swirl DMG in Genshin Impact.

Vodyanitsa Best Team Comps in Genshin Impact
Learn the best Vodyanitsa teams in Genshin Impact, including the best Cryo, Hydro, and Anemo characters you can include in her teams.

Vesna Best Team Comps in Genshin Impact
Find out the best Cryo and Anemo characters you can include in Vesna teams in Genshin Impact, with some F2P alternatives.

Genshin Impact studio's new Pokemon-like, Honkai: Nexus Anima, has some of the best creature designs I've ever seen, but its battle format has me concerned
For almost two decades, I've played more creature-collecting games than I can count. With a love started by Pokemon, I can almost always find something to enjoy in an RPG that lets me loose on a world full of fun monsters to befriend, and I can confidently say that after an hour with Honkai: Nexus...

Genshin Impact studio's new Pokemon-like has some of the best creature designs I've ever seen
Between pancake dogs and ramen seals, Honkai: Nexus Anima has some wonderful pals to meet

Genshin 7.1 Countdown (Release Date & Time)
Both Vesna and Vodyanitsa will light up Phase 1 of Genshin Impact 7.1, instead of being separated in the two halves of the version.

Genshin Impact version 7.1 release time in your time zone
Here's what time Genshin Impact goes down for maintenance and comes back with version 7.1, in a plethora of time zones.

1 hour in, Genshin Impact devs' cozy life sim feels like cosmic Animal Crossing – but that might not be a bad thing
The cozy life sim genre is becoming an increasingly crowded one. As the likes of Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and Story of Seasons can attest, it's a formula that just works. However, with more competition, it's getting harder and harder for cozy games to do something different. After one hour...

1 hour in, Genshin Impact devs' cozy life sim feels like cosmic Animal Crossing – but that might not be a bad thing
I can't help but compare Petit Planet to Animal Crossing, but I'm hopeful it'll stand out in one key way

The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Meets Genshin Impact In New Open-World RPG
It is somewhat ironic to compare a new open-world RPG game to both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Genshin Impact. After all, the latter was accused rather fervently by fans of the former of ripping off Nintendo's masterpiece. Genshin Impact was branded a Breath of the Wild clone (one...

MiHoYo awarded $112,000 by Chinese court after AI voice service dupes Genshin Impact characters
A Shanghai court ruling may signal how Chinese courts will rule on genAI usage.

Genshin Impact Elements: All Seven, Every Reaction, and How to Use Them
Every Elemental Reaction, including Stellar and Lunar Reactions, explained.

Genshin Impact continues the story in Snezhnaya and readies the Moonchase Festival September 23
You generally shouldn’t judge a person by initial appearances, but then again, considering one of the primary characters in the current storyline of Genshin Impact is literally referred to as the Ruler of Death, it’s a pretty safe bet that they’re not a good person. This rather on-the-nose NPC will...
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