Four Winds: Wuthering Waves, Genshin Impact, and the burgeoning gacha gaming industry

29 Jun 2024Source: MassivelyOp
In the early days of the pandemic, I spent a lot of time covering the then newly released Genshin Impact. The first piece was an article about how the game had reinvented the gacha game for a wider audience.


03 Jul 2024Wuthering Waves was unleashed on the Steam Deck, but only for one dayRPS ︎01 Jul 2024Wuthering Waves’ Thaw of Eons update adds new characters, more story quests, and new zoneMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2024Raph Koster’s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, it’s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2MassivelyOp ︎26 Jun 2024Zenless Zone Zero's launch roster won't quite match the numbers of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, but its producer says the team is going for 'quality not quantity'PC Gamer ︎06 Jun 2024Multiplayer gacha RPG Wuthering Waves outlines plans to improve gameplay, reduce grind, and fix issuesMassivelyOp ︎02 Jun 2024Wuthering Waves' devs are aware of your frustrations with the game, and it's outlined plans on how to fix themVG247 ︎30 May 2024It's hard to like the heroes of Wuthering Waves when they keep soiling you with dictionary vomitRPS ︎28 May 2024Genshin Impact brings new challenge content and characters June 5, previews Natlan regionMassivelyOp ︎24 May 2024Wuthering Waves plans to let you skip more scenes and improve combat as gacha RPG apologises for rocky launchRPS ︎24 May 2024All Genshin Impact codes from the 4.7 livestreamPC Gamer ︎24 May 2024Wuthering Waves players have been testing an unreleased character by changing the date on their devicesVG247 ︎23 May 2024New gacha hotness Wuthering Waves is suffering from some catastrophic launch issues, despite making a big splash on TwitchPC Gamer ︎23 May 2024Wuthering Waves really, really doesn’t want to run on Steam DeckRPS ︎23 May 2024Wuthering Waves is proving troublesome for mobile and PC players, with bugs and performance issues running wildVG247 ︎23 May 2024Wuthering Waves codes and how to redeemPC Gamer ︎22 May 2024Co-op multiplayer RPG Wuthering Waves makes its global release on PC and mobile tonightMassivelyOp ︎20 May 2024Wuthering Waves is giving out some brilliant launch rewards to day one playersVG247 ︎20 May 2024Wuthering Waves release times for every regionVG247 ︎15 May 2024Genshin Impact-like Wuthering Waves looks like it’s going to be the next must-play PC gameVG247 ︎10 May 2024Wuthering Waves is a co-op open world RPG heading to PC and mobile May 22MassivelyOp ︎12 Apr 2024Genshin Impact’s April 24 update adds a new area, new events, and a new frenemyMassivelyOp ︎12 Apr 2024All Genshin Impact codes from the 4.6 livestreamPC Gamer ︎04 Apr 2024Wuthering Waves may be able to solve one of the biggest problems in Genshin Impact, and the gacha genre at largeVG247 ︎14 Mar 2024Genshin Impact collabs with Discovery Channel to raise awareness about natural habitatsMassivelyOp ︎11 Mar 2024HoYoverse finally reveals Genshin Impact’s Arleccino as playableVG247 ︎02 Mar 2024Genshin Impact brings a new character and potion shop management in March 13 updateMassivelyOp ︎01 Mar 2024All Genshin Impact codes from the 4.5 livestreamPC Gamer ︎09 Feb 2024Genshin Impact takes cheat makers to court for copyright infringementMassivelyOp ︎30 Jan 2024Choose My Adventure: Genshin Impact is a perfectly lovely single-player RPGMassivelyOp ︎22 Jan 2024Genshin Impact brings a New Year’s celebration, new region, and more characters January 31MassivelyOp ︎19 Jan 2024Genshin Impact 4.4 ends January with a Lantern Rite, lets you transform into a fish to explore its new areaRPS ︎19 Jan 2024All Genshin Impact codes from the 4.4 livestreamPC Gamer ︎16 Jan 2024Choose My Adventure: Returning to Genshin Impact in 2024MassivelyOp ︎22 Dec 2023New Chinese regulations could spell trouble for gacha gamesVG247 ︎14 Dec 2023Genshin Impact’s Roses and Muskets brings two more characters and an in-game film festival December 20MassivelyOp ︎