It’s hard to talk about modern gaming without mentioning Genshin Impact—a free-to-play open-world RPG created by HoYoverse.

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Tower of Fantasy is an interesting one: a mashup of gacha and MMO, all of the random monetisation bullshit, plus expecting you to *shudder* work together with strangers. Despite being a sicko for both ...

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MiHoYo company, under the global publishing company Cognosphere (or HoYoverse), is the creator of both Genshin Impact and the Honkai series. This includes the most recent addition to the series, ...

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