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