Move Over Warframe… There’s a New Game in Town…And It’s Chinese.
A Look At Genshin Impact
miHoYo released Genshin Impact this past September 28, 2020. In twelve days, it grossed over $100 million, and “was the biggest release of any Chinese video game” to date.
Genshin Impact is not miHoYo’s first game. Founded in 2012 by three university students, the company focused on the Chinese mobile market. The entertainment company, based in Shanghai, has several other games, all with a love of the anime art style.
Because of China’s censorship policies, there’s been some controversy with the Genshin’s release into international markets. On the bottom of their own company profile page there’s this odd message for a business- “Dear friend and citizens, the Shanghai Police’s anti-fraud dissuasion telephone number ‘962110’ is specifically designed to prevent your property from being defrauded and damaged. Please answer the call as soon as you receive it.”
Now I can’t prove this as being related or not, but shortly after I paid for the game’s $4.99 Blessing of Welkin Moon pass, I got this spam call in what sounded like Chinese. Does the Chinese Government have all my personal information linked to my credit card number? Were they trying to dissuade me? It’s a little too late for that as the company already has my money…
