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.


14 Dec 2023Genshin Impact’s Roses and Muskets brings two more characters and an in-game film festival December 20MassivelyOp ︎08 Dec 2023All Genshin Impact codes from the version 4.3 livestreamPC Gamer ︎04 Dec 2023Honkai Star Rail loses top gacha earner spot to Genshin Impact and an incredibly horny shooterVG247 ︎06 Nov 2023Genshin Impact brings more story, two more characters, and more of the Fontaine map November 8MassivelyOp ︎03 Nov 2023Genshin Impact 4.2 and Honkai: Star Rail 1.5 details revealed in HoYoverse double-bill livestreamVG247 ︎03 Nov 2023All Genshin Impact codes from the version 4.2 livestreamPC Gamer ︎01 Nov 2023Honkai: Star Rail maintains momentum by earning 44 million dollars in OctoberVG247 ︎19 Oct 2023Is Honkai Star Rail’s fried chicken crossover worth a trip to Bristol?VG247 ︎01 Oct 2023Genshin Impact’s latest update features a very limited function to better avoid occupied questsMassivelyOp ︎21 Sep 2023Genshin Impact’s third anniversary event will be like the previous anniversary events players didn’t likeMassivelyOp ︎18 Sep 2023Genshin Impact’s 4.1 update adds new areas, quests, bosses, characters and a poetry festival next weekRPS ︎18 Sep 2023Genshin Impact's third anniversary plans leave fans cold, but Version 4.1 promises a strong banner line-upVG247 ︎15 Sep 2023Genshin Impact previews the new story, characters, and events of Version 4.1MassivelyOp ︎15 Sep 2023All Genshin Impact codes from the version 4.1 livestreamPC Gamer ︎13 Sep 2023What are your favourite guilty pleasure games?RPS ︎17 Aug 2023Genshin Impact 4.0 free character: Finally, anyone can play as a 4-star cat girlVG247 ︎16 Aug 2023Genshin Impact 4.0 is out, adding new sunken kingdom area, water mechanics, distracting tophatsRPS ︎15 Aug 2023Genshin Impact recounts the RPG’s early dev challenges as it previews Version 4.0’s new charactersMassivelyOp ︎15 Aug 2023Genshin Impact unveils your next two husbandos, Neuvillette and WriothesleyVG247 ︎14 Aug 2023Genshin Impact studio head says Breath of the Wild comparisons left some devs in tearsVG247 ︎07 Aug 2023Genshin Impact releases a new nation, new characters, and underwater exploration August 16MassivelyOp ︎04 Aug 2023Genshin Impact fans can enjoy an underwater adventure in Fontaine starting August 16VG247 ︎04 Aug 2023All Genshin Impact codes from the version 4.0 livestreamPC Gamer ︎14 Jul 2023Genshin Impact voice actors allege months of unpaid work and call for unionisationRPS ︎14 Jul 2023Genshin Impact voice actors claim that they haven’t been paid for months [Updated]MassivelyOp ︎13 Jul 2023Genshin Impact actors say they're 'struggling' to pay rent as payment is withheld from them for at least four monthsPC Gamer ︎07 Jul 2023If Genshin Impact leaks are real, Fontaine isn’t where you think it isPCGamesN ︎07 Jul 2023Genshin Impact Lynette ascension materialsPCGamesN ︎06 Jul 2023Genshin Impact Lyney ascension materialsPCGamesN ︎05 Jul 2023Genshin Impact 4.0 might give us one of the Fontaine siblings for freePCGamesN ︎05 Jul 2023Genshin Impact Freminet banner and abilitiesPCGamesN ︎05 Jul 2023Where to find Joyeux Vouchers in Genshin Impact 3.8PC Gamer ︎05 Jul 2023Genshin Impact Lynette banner and abilitiesPCGamesN ︎04 Jul 2023Genshin Impact Lyney banner and abilitiesPCGamesN ︎03 Jul 2023Genshin Impact reveals sibling trio as next Fontaine banner charactersPCGamesN ︎