{"id":69824,"date":"2024-04-05T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=69824"},"modified":"2024-07-26T09:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:49:10","slug":"galaxy-battles-returns-with-genshin-impact-kicking-off-april-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/galaxy-battles-returns-with-genshin-impact-kicking-off-april-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Battles Returns with Genshin Impact Kicking off April 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>     <meta http-equiv = \"refresh\" content = \"0; url = https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/galaxy-battles-is-back-with-first-ever-squad-busters-competition\/\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69827\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04170203\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04170203\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04170203\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04170203\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04170203\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04170203\/samsung-galaxy-battles-genshin-impact-437x246.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, Samsung launched <a href=\"https:\/\/amg.gg\/galaxybattles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Battles: Genshin Impact<\/a>, a high stakes competitive gaming tournament bringing together anime creators and gamers for a team-based competition with chances to win prizes for their fans and followers.<\/p>\n<p>The event culminates in the Grand Finals with creators competing head-to-head on April 21, 2024, at 2pm CT on Astra Carnival\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/astracarnival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Astra_Carnival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@qualcomm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qualcomm\u2019s channels<\/a>, Samsung\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/samsungus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SamsungUS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channels, and all participating content creators\u2019 channels.<\/p>\n<p>Genshin Impact is a massively popular open-world action RPG that invites players to step into a vast magical world of adventure. During <a href=\"https:\/\/amg.gg\/galaxybattles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Battles: Genshin Impact<\/a>, creators will go head-to-head in a challenge-based competition to take home a share of the $40,000 prize pool comprised of both cash and Samsung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultras<\/a>. Creators who complete special \u201cGalaxy Bounties\u201d during the event will instantly unlock a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultra<\/a>. After the event, winning creators will give half of their prizes back to their communities \u2014 offering their viewers a chance to win their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be hosted by GrandmasterGojj and features top Genshin Impact gamers and content creators including Minsleif, Bwaap, Dish, Doro44, Zajef, Antonychenn, TheJonathon, BranOnline, Mtashed, IWinToLose Gaming, Braxophone, Angeless, GachaGamer and itspaikon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re once again highlighting what the Galaxy experience means for gamers,\u201d said Olga Suvorova, Vice President, Mobile eXperience Marketing at Samsung Electronics America.\u00a0\u201cWith top-of-the-line performance and groundbreaking hardware, Galaxy S24 Ultra reimagines the gaming experience by offering for faster, smoother, and more immersive gameplay.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s26-ultra\/buy\/\" title=\"Galaxy S26 Series\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01202144\/2026-Product-Banner-Refresh-1.png\" alt=\"Galaxy S26 Series\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Equipped with\u00a0Snapdragon\u00ae 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultra<\/a> provides an incredibly immersive gaming experience. Graphics are rendered in real time with Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing for hyper-realistic shadows and reflections. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultra\u00a0<\/a>also offers an enhanced thermal control system with a vapor chamber nearly doubled in size to improve heat dissipation and provide a smoother graphics experience. Plus, it features our brightest display ever \u2014 with a peak brightness of 2,600 nits \u2014 along with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-galaxy-s24-ultra-creates-new-standards-of-durability-and-visual-clarity-with-corning-gorilla-armor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corning Gorilla Armor<\/a> and Vision Booster to reduce reflections, improve visual clarity, and offer a great visual experience no matter where you\u2019re playing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/5-things-to-know-samsung-gaming-hub-just-play\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"5 Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play \u2013 See the News\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/28094322\/samsung-gaming-monitor-featured.png\" alt=\"See the News: 5 Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>5 Things to Know About Samsung Gaming Hub to Just Play<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See the News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>\u201cPowered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/galaxy-s24-ultra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy S24 Ultra<\/a> becomes a premier gaming machine, giving players the ultimate competitive edge,\u201d said Dave Durnil, Head of Gaming Technologies and Head of Snapdragon Studios, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. \u201cWe&#8217;re thrilled to continue working alongside Samsung to bring desktop-level performance and elevated graphics that redefine the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gaming-hub-for-mobile-discover-and-play-instantly-on-galaxy-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile gaming<\/a> landscape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out! Be sure to tune in and follow along with your favorite creators.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and updates, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/amg.gg\/galaxybattles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amg.gg\/galaxybattles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>$40,000 Galaxy Battles: Genshin Impact Grand Finals<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"$40,000 Galaxy Battles: Genshin Impact Grand Finals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8gH7U1dJVZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\"><em>Snapdragon and Qualcomm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.\u00a0Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and\/or its subsidiaries.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Samsung launched Galaxy Battles: Genshin Impact, a high stakes competitive gaming tournament bringing together anime creators and gamers for a team-based competition with chances to win prizes for their fans and followers. 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