Genshin Impact Elon Musk Crossover Contest Backfires For MiHoYo - Kotaku
Last night, the official Genshin Impact Twitter account tweeted a contest in which the rewards included inviting billionaire CEO Elon Musk to developer miHoYo’s corporate headquarters in Shanghai.
Sometime before announcing the contest, the Genshin Impact account changed its display name from “Paimon,” the guide fairy who aids players during the main quest, to “Genshin Impact.”.When 3M fans follow, @GenshinImpact will invite @elonmusk to stream Genshin Impact.When 5M fans follow, CEO Dawei will invite Elon Musk to visit miHoYo HQ.The Ella Musk Twitter account, named after a quest NPC in Genshin Impact, appears to be a promotional tool for showcasing Genshin Impact fan creators.At around 2 AM ET, the contest tweet was deleted from the Genshin Impact account
At 3:57 AM ET, Elon Musk tweeted that he wanted to be a character in Genshin Impact: