Genshin Impact devs have another new game in the works besides Honkai Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero
With the reveal of stylish brawler Zenless Zone Zero still in our rear-view mirror, Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse is preparing yet another game for its rapidly expanding stable.
Genshin Impact has made roughly $3 billion mobile on platforms alone according to Sensor Tower, and Hoyoverse is evidently channeling that money into multiple projects across a global fleet of studios. Zenless Zone Zero is only the latest addition; Honkai Star Rail, a turn-based entry into the universe established by Honkai Impact 3rd, was announced only a few months before it. Which is to say nothing of Tears of Themis, which got its global release just under a year ago.
Hoyoverse also teased another game late last year: a "paranormal" action game with shooting-based gameplay, vehicles, and a destruction system in the works at its new Montreal studio. The reveal of Zenless Zone Zero left some fans wondering if it and this mystery game were one and the same. The bizarre Hollows plaguing its futuristic city do have a bit of a paranormal vibe to them, and some of its characters are quite clearly using big-ol' guns, so while the connections were tenuous, they were definitely there.
However, Hoyoverse affirmed in a statement to GamesRadar+ that Zenless Zone Zero is indeed separate from the project still in the works at Hoyoverse Montreal.
This helps put the studio's production pipeline, and its goals for Zenless Zone Zero, into perspective. Honkai Star Rail is entering its second beta while Zenless Zone Zero is gearing up for its first, so while they're still very much works in progress, they're at least actively approaching release.
However, job listings at Hoyoverse Montreal describe its first project as a "brand-new, AAA open-world
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