HoYoverse wins defamation case and secures ¥500,000 damages plus public apology

HoYoverse has another legal story in the mobile games industry feed. According to the company’s legal department, it secured a final court victory in a defamation lawsuit against content creator Li, known online as Fanshu Jianshangjia. The court ordered the creator to pay ¥500,000 in damages and issue public apologies across several social platforms.

HoYoverse alleged that the creator used insulting language and misleading commentary around its games and players, including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero. The broader industry point is that large mobile publishers are increasingly willing to defend their communities and brands through legal channels when criticism crosses into alleged defamation or harassment. This is not gameplay news, but it matters because creator-publisher conflict is now part of the mobile ecosystem.