MiHoYo
Chinese video game developer
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| December 30 2024 | Lumi's last known social media activity was a YouTube video upload, after which the N0va Desktop project appeared to be discontinued. |
| July 4 2024 | Zenless Zone Zero was launched simultaneously on PC, mobile, and PS5 platforms. |
| April 25 2024 | Technical test for Zenless Zone Zero on PS5 platform was held. |
| April 18 2024 | Third closed beta test for Zenless Zone Zero, called the 'Amplifying Test', was conducted. |
| April 9 2024 | MiHoYo announced a technical test for Zenless Zone Zero on PS5 platform. |
| November 24 2023 | Second closed beta test for Zenless Zone Zero, called the 'Equalizing Test', was held. |
| October 11 2023 | MiHoYo ported Honkai: Star Rail to PlayStation 5, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| September 2023 | MiHoYo's board of directors passed a resolution replacing Cai Haoyu as legal representative and chairman with Liu Wei. Reports suggest Cai would move to North America to focus on large language models research. |
| April 26 2023 | Official global launch of Honkai: Star Rail across multiple platforms. |
| February 2023 | At the 2022 China Game Industry Annual Conference, MiHoYo was selected as one of the Top Ten 'Going Global' Game Enterprises. Genshin Impact was named one of the Top Ten Outstanding Mobile Games, with both MiHoYo and the game nominated for several additional awards. |
| February 10 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail entered its 'Jump Test' phase, expanding platform availability to PC, Android, and iOS. |
| 2022 | MiHoYo and NIO Capital led the first funding round for Energy Singularity, raising nearly CNY 400 million to support research and development of high-temperature superconductor magnets, plasma physics, and artificial intelligence technologies for fusion energy commercialization. |
| 2022 | Tears of Themis received the Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award. |
| December 28 2022 | MiHoYo was included in the 'Top 30 National Cultural Enterprises' list, announced jointly by Guangming Daily and Economic Daily. The company was praised as a representative scientific and technological innovation enterprise. |
| November 2022 | MiHoYo collaborated with the Taofen Foundation to launch the Yuejian Weiming charity project, donating over 37,000 books worth 2 million Yuan to primary schools in Yunnan Province, along with postcards from Tears of Themis players. |
| November 24 2022 | MiHoYo was announced as one of the Top Ten Cultural Enterprises by the Shanghai Cultural and Creative Industry Promotion Association. Company co-founder Liu Wei was named one of the Top Ten People of the Year, and Genshin Impact was recognized as one of the Top Ten Cultural Brands of Shanghai. |
| August 2022 | MiHoYo obtained information security certifications ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 from the British Standards Institution (BSI) after a comprehensive assessment and strict on-site audits. |
| August 15 2022 | MiHoYo released a video showcasing the second phase of the Xinhuo Charity Program, highlighting the completed construction of Tongzi Primary School's new building and infrastructure improvements at Bazha Village Central Primary School in Qinghai Province. |
| August 5 2022 | First closed beta test for Zenless Zone Zero, called the 'Tuning Test', was conducted. |
| July 18 2022 | HoYoverse announced the opening of its new headquarters in Jurong East, Singapore, established as a base for metaverse-related operations and planning to build a team of hundreds of people. |
| July 15 2022 | Lumi launched her first live stream on bilibili, attracting 6.6 million viewers and immediately topping the platform's live stream popularity list. |
| July 8 2022 | MiHoYo held its first trade union congress, with vice president Yin Chunbo elected as the chairman of the trade union committee, aiming to safeguard employee rights and promote enterprise development. |
| May 20 2022 | MiHoYo participated in a funding round for Oriental Space Technology, raising CNY 400 million to support the company's aerospace technology development, including a launch vehicle and a reusable liquid oxygen and kerosene rocket engine, with plans for rocket launch in mid-2023. |
| May 13 2022 | MiHoYo released the first trailer for Zenless Zone Zero, introducing the urban fantasy action RPG set in the futuristic world of New Eridu. |
| April 2022 | MiHoYo donated a second batch of COVID-19 relief supplies, including 10,000 sets of protective equipment, 10,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, 40,000 N95 masks, and 100,000 disinfection wipes. They also provided donations to a makeshift hospital and distributed food and supplies to employees affected by the lockdown. |
| March 2022 | During the Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak, MiHoYo purchased and donated supplies to the Caohejing and Hongmei communities in Xuhui District. |
| February 14 2022 | MiHoYo announced the launch of a new brand 'HoYoverse' for markets outside Greater China, operated by Singaporean company Cognosphere Pte., Ltd. with Cai Haoyu as CEO. |
| 2021 | Genshin Impact became one of the highest-grossing mobile games of the year, significantly boosting the company's global recognition. |
| November 26 2021 | MiHoYo was listed 23rd on the China Internet Enterprise Comprehensive Strength Index, ranking 1st among Shanghai game companies and 3rd among Shanghai internet companies. This was the fifth consecutive time MiHoYo was included in the list. |
| October 8 2021 | Honkai: Star Rail began its initial 'Origin Test' phase for potential players. |
| October 5 2021 | MiHoYo first announced Honkai: Star Rail on social media, introducing their new space fantasy RPG. |
| September 2021 | Shanghai Mihoyo Network Technology Co., Ltd. was promoted from a party branch to a party committee under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). |
| August 2021 | MiHoYo Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was selected as a 'Key National Cultural Export Enterprise', with Genshin Impact named a 'Key National Cultural Export Project' for 2021-2022. |
| July 23 2021 | MiHoYo delivered disaster relief supplies to Xinmi County in Henan Province during severe flooding that affected hundreds of people. |
| July 15 2021 | HoYoLAB app was officially launched, with Mimo as its mascot. |
| July 12 2021 | MiHoYo jointly launched the Xinhuo Charity Program with the China Youth Development Foundation, focusing on supporting youth education by providing support to Tongzi Primary School in Yunnan Province, including hardware improvements, educational facilities, and teacher training. |
| June 2021 | Tears of Themis opened international pre-registrations, ultimately reaching over 650,000 pre-registered players. |
| June 1 2021 | HoYoLAB app began its closed beta testing. |
| May 2021 | MiHoYo established the Communist Youth League Committee under Shanghai Mihoyo Network Technology Co., Ltd., aiming to integrate youth into company development and promote traditional Chinese culture. The committee created comics and travel maps using Genshin Impact materials to promote Xuhui District cultural tourism landmarks. |
| April 2021 | MiHoYo conducted a closed beta test for the international version of Tears of Themis, which continued into May 2021. |
| March 4 2021 | MiHoYo signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ruijin Hospital to establish the MiHoYo Joint Laboratory of Encephalopathy Center, focusing on brain-computer interface technology research. The laboratory is headed by Professor Lü Baoliang and began with a research project on brain-computer interface neuromodulation for treating refractory depression. |
| February 2021 | Genshin Impact's development team grows to 700 people, reflecting the game's significant scale and complexity. |
| February 14 2021 | HoYoverse announced its global game publishing strategy by taking over publishing rights for several miHoYo titles including Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Genshin Impact. |
| 2020 | Expanded product line with multiple releases including HoYoLAB, 'Tears of Themis', 'N0va Desktop', and their massively successful 'Genshin Impact' |
| 2020 | MiHoYo withdraws its IPO application for unknown reasons, despite previous attempts to go public. |
| 2020 | MiHoYo's employee count grows to over 1,000 employees, with the workforce predominantly consisting of individuals under 30 years old. |
| December 2020 | N0va Desktop app was released for Android devices. |
| November 2020 | MiHoYo collaborated with the China Social Welfare Foundation to launch the Yiqi Shouhu charity program, donating all profits from Tears of Themis charity gift packs to support children with autism. |
| September 2020 | MiHoYo partnered with Huanglong for ecological environment protection, drawing inspiration from the area's multicolored pools for the Luhua Pool level design in the game Genshin Impact. |
| September 2020 | MiHoYo established a strategic cooperation with Zhangjiajie to promote cultural tourism, using Genshin Impact to highlight the city's karst landscapes. Two life-size Teleport Waypoints were installed at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and Huangshi Village as part of this collaboration. |
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