Sisi Jiang, Author at Kotaku

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Genshin Impact Made $2 Billion In A Year

And that’s just on the Google Play and Apple App stores

By Sisi Jiang Published September 30, 2021

CultureNews

Sega Drops Series Monkey Ball Announcer, Who Claims Discrimination

Brian Matt may have earned Sega’s ire by teasing his involvement prematurely

By Sisi Jiang Published September 29, 2021

CultureNews

Ticked Off Genshin Impact Players Go On Review-Bomb Spree

Player frustration with ‘stingy’ anniversary rewards boils over into review-bombing other games, too

By Sisi Jiang Published September 29, 2021

CultureNews

How Dare Neopets Taint My Childhood With NFTs

Fans aren't happy to see Neopets jumping into the environmentally destructive NFT fad

By Sisi Jiang Published September 28, 2021

OpinionCommentary

One Year With Genshin Impact

MiHoYo gave me the game I needed during the pandemic

By Sisi Jiang Published September 28, 2021

CultureNews

Rune Factory 5 Will Finally Let The Gays Marry

Publisher XSEED explains how it succumbed to the gay agenda

By Sisi Jiang Published September 27, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

Arknights Low Rarity Characters Are Better Than High Rarity Ones

Melantha, Kroos, and Lava's potential is vastly underestimated

By Sisi Jiang Published September 27, 2021

OpinionImpressions

Astria Ascending Is The Prettiest Turn-Based Game I’ve Ever Played

Final Fantasy devs create a prettier Octopath Traveler , but with messier themes

By Sisi Jiang Published September 27, 2021

CultureNews

FFXIV Is Nerfing Belts, Not Removing Them

Belt adjustments bring FFXIV closer to a more streamlined inventory system

By Sisi Jiang Published September 24, 2021

CultureNews

Splatoon 3 Details Revealed at Nintendo Direct

Nintendo showed off more of the colorful co-op third-person shooter

By Sisi Jiang Published September 23, 2021

CultureNews

Lumberpunk Beaver City Building Game Becomes Steam Top Seller

Mechanistry's game might be in early access, but Timberborn Is still doing great on Valve's platform

By Sisi Jiang Published September 23, 2021

CultureNews

Animal Crossing’s Ankha Porn Video Becomes Internet Sensation

Video websites remove the naughtiest ACNH tributes but the music’s still a bop

By Sisi Jiang Published September 22, 2021

CultureKotaku Game Diary

Playing Genshin Impact’s Last Update As Its Villain Was Eye-Opening

Inazuma attempts to critique artificial intelligence, but doesn’t succeed

By Sisi Jiang Published September 22, 2021

Report

Genshin Impact Embraces Fan Creators, Rather Than Suing Them

Streamers and YouTubers aren’t the only content creators for games

By Sisi Jiang Published September 21, 2021

CultureNews

Genshin Impact Character That Isn’t Even Out Yet Already Causing Fan Turmoil

Healers don’t need to crit, so stop pitting her against Barbara

By Sisi Jiang Published September 20, 2021

CultureNews

Blizzard Reduces Titty In World Of Warcraft, But Not Sexism At The Company

Can management treat real women with respect instead?

By Sisi Jiang Published September 17, 2021

CultureNews

Genshin Impact Fan Says They’re Suing Devs For Changing A Character

Y'all, please let us have a normal Archon release for once

By Sisi Jiang Published September 16, 2021

CultureNews

Nendoroid And Figma Company Sued Over Mistreatment, Sexualized Toys

Complaint against Good Smile cites discrimination, 4Chan, and lolicon

By Sisi Jiang Published September 15, 2021

OpinionCommentary

World Flipper Is An Uneven Combination Of Gacha, Pinball, And JRPG

The latest release from the makers of Dragalia Lost fails to capture the appeal of gacha

By Sisi Jiang Published September 15, 2021

CultureNews

Ren And Stimpy Are Coming To The Nick Fighting Game As A Duo

Ludosity says that the hyped fighting game will be beginner-friendly

By Sisi Jiang Published September 14, 2021