Genshin Impact (Free) version 3.1 ‘King Deshret and the Three Magi’ goes live in a few days across iOS, Android, PC, PS5, and PS4. As with prior updates, pre-installation for the upcate has just gone live a few days before release. If you’ve not kept up with Genshin Impact 3.1 and the previous major 3.0 update, this week’s update is going to extend the Sumeru area with a new desert area, King Deshret’s Mausoleum, add two new boss enemies, and more. Nilou, Cyno, and Candace will be arriving as playable characters in the update as well. Pre-installation is available on iOS, Android, and PC platforms only as usual with no option for PS5 and PS4 players. If you’re on iOS, the pre-installation size is just over 2GB. Full details on how to pre-install and more are here. Watch the Genshin Impact 3.1 update Candace character demo trailer below:

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 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 what do you want to see it bring this year after 3.1 arrives this week?