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In a follow-up to HoYoverse’s ramped-up efforts to combat cheating last month, theGenshin Impactdeveloper has announced its first arrests connected to the case. The popular RPG from the Chinese developer has been no stranger to legal controversy throughout the nearly three years since its launch.HoYoverse has often found itself embroiled in legal battlesagainst both leakers revealing in-development information from the game and users developing third-party cheating software. Now, the developer has reportedly made a major breakthrough in its anti-cheating efforts.
Genshin Impactfans have increasingly become familiar with the massive community of leakers surrounding the popular RPG throughout the game’s history. HoYoverse has often seen multiple details about future updates for the game revealed early, most recently seeing a plethora of information about the upcoming Fontaine region leaked. The developer announced last month that it would be doubling down on existing efforts to pursue legal action against both leakers and the cheating community. Now, a pair of arrests have reportedly been made in connection with the cheats.
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A new update posted to HoYoverse’s official platform has revealed the Xuhui Police have made two arrests related toGenshin Impact’s ongoing battle against cheaters. The cheaters, referred to as “Zhang and Xie,” were reportedly apprehended and detained on charges of “computer information system sabotage” relating to the cheats. HoYoverse references its multiple legal successes in prosecuting violators of the game’s terms of service and disclosing classified information within the post. The developer concludes the post by encouragingGenshin Impactplayers to assist in providing clues to help apprehend more criminal leakers and cheaters.
While nothing was said about the status of HoYoverse’s campaign against leakers, the developer has shown in the past it is not afraid to pursue legal action.HoYoverse has previously filed lawsuits against both Discordand Twitter for the purpose of obtaining identifying information about several prominent leakers. Well-known leakers like Ubatcha and Merlin Impact have often found themselves in the sights of the developer’s anti-leaks campaign. Despite the studio’s increased efforts to curb the flow of leaks,Genshin Impacthas continued to see major future content revealed early.
As HoYoverse continues its battle against cheating software and leakers,Genshin Impactis gearing up for arguably the game’s biggest update of the year.Version 4.0 will introduceGenshin Impact’s fifth major regionwith the Hydro-themed Fontaine, adding a plethora of new characters and locations. Fontaine’s debut is also set to introduce several new mechanics to the game, including diving and underwater combat throughout the aquatic region. With big things on the horizon forGenshin Impact, HoYoverse will look to curb the flow of early reveals from its massively popular game.
Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.
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