Genshin Impact (Free) from developer HoYoverse will have its major 2.7 update revealed tomorrow at 8 AM in a livestream. Genshin Impact 2.6 Zephyr of the Violet Garden brought in a new Chasm area with massive aboveground and underground space, five star Hydro swordsman Kamisato Ayato, a seasonal celebration event in Inazuma, Venti and Ayaka reruns, and a lot more a little while ago. Genshin Impact 2.7 brings in Yelan (finally) and maintenance for it has been confirmed for May 31st. Compensation for the delay of 2.7 will also be detailed tomorrow. HoYoverse also confirmed that Genshin Impact 2.7 will last about 6 weeks while Genshin Impact 2.8 will be arriving on July 13th bringing the updates back on track.

Yelan ‧ Valley Orchid
A mysterious person who claims to work for the Ministry of Civil Affairs

Yelan's identity has always been a mystery.
Like a phantom, she often appears in various guises at the center of events, and disappears before the storm stops.#GenshinImpact pic.twitter.com/XVCffaDUpL

— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) March 28, 2022

Genshin Impact version 2.7’s arrival will also be when the maintenance for the Placement Function in the Serenitea Pot ends. Tomorrow’s event will likely have more details about the story and Yelan’s place in the game. If you haven’t checked out Genshin Impact yet, you can download it for free on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. The PC version is available on the official website here and the Epic Games Store. If you play on iOS, with iOS 14.5 or iPadOS 14.5 and later, you can now use PS5 and Xbox Series X|S controllers to play Genshin Impact. We featured Genshin Impact as our Game of the Week when it released and awarded it our 2020 Game of the Year. Have you been playing Genshin Impact recently and are you hoping to get any of the rerun characters with Genshin Impact 2.6?