Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere (which is also called Hoyoverse) is settling a United States Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over selling loot boxes to players under the age of 16.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled that HoYoverse, the developer of Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero, is to pay a fine of $20 million USD to settle charges.

The Federal Trade Commission has fined the publisher of Genshin Impact $20 million for allegedly deceitfully marketing loot boxes to children and illegally collecting their data. The FTC's ...

Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from ...

UPDATE 20/01/25: Cognosphere, the distributor of Genshin Impact, has officially responded to the FTC's complaint, stating it believes the allegations are "inaccurate" but it agreed to the ...

Genshin Impact remains one of the most popular gacha games in the world, constantly adding new regions and characters, but now they’ve run afoul of the FTC for their main revenue model.

The FTC’s intervention is about to change this game in a big way. Cognosphere has lost their legal battle against the US FTC and has agreed to a settlement over Genshin Impact. The FTC shared a ...

Genshin Impact distributor Cognosphere has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges made by the US Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed on January 17, 2025, in the United States ...

FTC consumer protection officials have been investigating Genshin Impact and its publisher, Singapore-based Hoyoverse, since at least last summer, according to another person.

Genshin Impact players in the US could receive refunds as Hoyoverse faces an FTC settlement over its 'gacha' system's alleged deceptive practices. Genshin Impact players in the US may be eligible ...