Summary
Genshin Impactwill be giving away 1,000 Primogems to celebrate its latest accolade, HoYoverse has announced. The newly confirmed batch ofGenshin Impactfreebies will roll out to players in stages during the final week of August 2024.
HoYoverse’s action RPG has amassed over a dozen high-profile awards since its September 2020 release.Genshin Impactadded to its tally of accolades during the2024 edition of Gamescom, having won the convention’s Best Mobile Game award on August 23.
Genshin Impact Celebrates Gamescom 2024 Award With Free Primogems
Two days later, HoYoverse announced plans to celebrate itsGamescom 2024 awardwith a batch of 1,000 Primogems. These will be given away daily in increments of 200 between the 26th and 30th of August 2024. As per usual, the free currency will be sent to players via in-game mail, with new shipments arriving on each day of the promo period at midnight, server time. The exact time of their arrival will hence depend on whether one is playing on the North American, European, or Asian server. New players should keep in mind that in-game mail rewards are only unlocked after reaching Adventure Rank 7.
As is often the case withGenshin Impactfreebies, this upcoming batch of rewards will be available to claim for 30 days. Players will hence have until September 29 to claim the final pack of 200 Primogems that is scheduled to reach their mailboxes on August 30. HoYoverse’s announcement of this promotion also saw the developer thank its fans for their continued support, describing the Gamescom 2024 award as being yet another much-appreciated testament to “the charm of Teyvat.”
The social media reactions to the promo appear to be universally positive, with some fans saying they were surprised to even see HoYoverse commemorate the Gamescom award, not least because the ARPG has already won so many of them. Prior to this achievement,Genshin Impactsecured its most recent accolade in December 2023, when it was one of the three recipients of the PlayStation Partner Awards Grand Award, alongsideFinal Fantasy 16and theResident Evil 4remake.
As for what is next for the hit game,Genshin Impactis soon set to receive another major updatecalled Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn. Identified by version number 5.0, the upcoming release will introduce the game’s sixth region, the nation of Natlan, inspired by a variety of indigenous cultures. Aside from a whole new map filled with quests,Genshin Impactupdate 5.0 will also debut three new characters, eight more weapons, and a couple of artifacts, among many other novelties. Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn is scheduled for release on August 28.
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Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.Thus begins your journey across Teyvat to seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Along the way, prepare to explore every inch of this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds…
