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Genshin Impact Xianyun and Gaming: Release dates, Elements, and more

Xianyun and Gaming are coming in hot!

Noah Nelson

Published: Dec 18, 2023 01:40 pm

HoYoVerse has announced two new characters in Genshin Impact: Xianyun and Gaming. Both of these characters come from Liyue and are coming to Genshin Impact soon.

When does Xianyun Banner release in Genshin Impact?

#GenshinImpact "A new resident in the city, you say? Oh, it's Cloud— I mean, #Xianyun. Don't be fooled by her usual manner… She's someone you can truly rely on when the going gets tough. If you ever find yourself in trouble, just tell her — I'm sure she'd be willing to help."… pic.twitter.com/ZBLl5Zpr5v
— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) December 18, 2023

The Banner for Xianyun is projected to be live during 4.4, which would make the release date January 31, 2024. There hasn’t been an official announcement as to when we’ll get Xianyun, but based on how characters were teased in the past, we’ll get Xianyun either on January 31, 2024, or February 21, 2024.

Xianyun’s Element is Anemo, which is exciting because the number of Anemo characters in Genshin Impact will go from 11 to 12. In general, I feel like Anemo characters are rare, which is just one reason to be excited about Xianyun.

Another reason to get excited about Xianyun is she is the human form of Cloud Retainer. (Remember the crane in Liyue? Yeah, that.) I’m definitely going to be pulling for Xianyun and it absolutely 100% doesn’t have anything to do with her mommy aesthetics, no siree.

When does Gaming Banner release in Genshin Impact?

#GenshinImpact "He sees and hears everything, as if he had the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox, like some kind of mythical beast. Fighting tooth and nail, he drove away bandits and ruffians like devils with all the auspicious momentum of the suanni."
— A plaque of gratitude… pic.twitter.com/qc42Eoig0D
— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) December 18, 2023

Gaming is releasing alongside Xianyun, so the expected release date is January 31, 2024, during Genshin Impact 4.4. Like Xianyun, if we don’t get Gaming on January 31, 2024, we’ll likely get him on February 21, 2024.

Gaming’s Element is Pyro. As is the case with Xianyun, we currently don’t know Gaming’s rarity or weapon, but we’ll keep you informed once that information is revealed.

Yes, Gaming is a strange name, and I’ve already seen a lifetime’s worth of pro-gamer jokes, but the reason it’s goofy is because it’s poorly translated from Cantonese to English. Besides the fact that he most definitely is a pro-gamer, we don’t know much about Gaming aside from him being from Liyue.

Personally, I’m stoked for Xianyun since I don’t have a solid Anemo character and I’ll never shy away from adding more mommies to my roster (no shame). While waiting for Xianyun and Gaming to release, why not check out the best free PC games in 2024, of which Genshin Impact is one.

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Noah Nelson

From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor's Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.