HoYoverse files trademarks for Nodusfall and Vassago MMORPGs

HoYoverse has filed the names Nodusfall and Vassago as trademarks for new MMORPG projects, and the most concrete signal so far is a paper trail, not a game reveal. The NODUSFALL application was filed on April 29, 2026 by COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD., the company behind HoYoverse, and it covers downloadable electronic publications, computer game software, and computer application software for mobile phones.

That filing is still at the earliest stage. NODUSFALL is listed as a new application and has not yet been assigned to an examining attorney, which means the name is protected in trademark records long before any beta, trailer, or launch window enters the picture. For mobile players, that distinction matters: a trademark can hint at direction, but it does not lock in a release.

The reason this gets attention is scale. HoYoverse already runs a major live-service portfolio that includes Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, and the company says it operates in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Seoul. It also says it is continuing to expand content production and technology research, including cloud gaming. A new MMORPG trademark from a publisher with that footprint is not a small side note for mobile, because even one real launch could reshape how players split time, spending, and attention across the genre.

The speculation machine is already running harder because recent reporting has pointed to four more in-development projects across MOBA, MMO, co-op sandbox, and shooter genres. Those descriptions have ranged from a UE5-powered MOBA to a realistic sci-fi shooter, but none of that has been turned into a formal HoYoverse announcement. The trademark filings do, however, fit the company’s broader move beyond its original action-RPG identity and into a wider mix of live-service and experimental work.

Anuttacon adds another layer to that expansion. The Mountain View, California-based research lab describes itself as an independent group focused on humanistic general intelligence with emotional understanding, and says it is building AI-driven interactive entertainment. Put together, the trademark filings, the live-service catalog, and the technology push all point in the same direction: HoYoverse is laying groundwork for a bigger next act, even if Nodusfall and Vassago are still just names on paper.