In a Famitsu article with Keita Iizuka, the producer of the Code Vein II, he discusses character customization in the sequel, and how the team expanded on the feature since the first game. According to Iizuka, of the development team have given positive on how much more flexible it will be compared to Code Vein. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

Code Vein II will let you create and customize your own vampire hunter protagonist. The design will be anime-esque, but there will be more facial parts to choose from and more settings to fiddle with compared to before. Not only will you be able to balance how the eyes and nose settle on the face, but you’ll be able to make hairstyles straight or wavy based on preference. You’ll also be able to add more accessories to your vampire hunter.

Bandai Namco first unveiled Code Vein II during the Summer Game Fest 2025 stream in early June 2025. You will play as a vampire hunter who dies while on a mission. However, a vampire girl resuscitates you by offering her a piece of your heart. The story has elements of time travel, and he must travel between the past and the present to save the world from certain destruction. More details on the story, gameplay, and characters will appear closer to the release window.

Code Vein II will come out for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC in 2026. You can wishlist it now.

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Roca Rourin, a Vtuber with Brave’s Idol Corp, announced she will return to streaming on June 15, 2025. She’s been on a break for over six months. Her return stream will be on YouTube at 12pm PT/3pm ET. 

Roca’s last stream was on December 8, 2024. She performed a karaoke stream, which ended up being an unarchived one. A few days after on December 10, 2024, Idol and her manager announced she’d been in a “severe accident.” She then spent the next few months recovering. 

We started to hear from Roca Rourin again on social media around March 2025, as the Idol Vtuber returned to X. In addition to some comments and retweets, she shared a three-part message on X Voice once she returned home after surgery. She explained that due to her condition, the medication, pain, and recovery process, she wanted and needed to focus on her health. She also thanked her fans in that statement.

Roca didn’t mention what kind of stream the one on June 11, 2025 will be. She initially teased it with an announcement on social media. There’s no statement in the chat, and the initial notices there only mention she’ll be back again.

Here’s the placeholder for “Roca Rourin Returns.”

We did notice she’s started to become a bit more active prior to this announcement. She is part of the After Midnight Candlery Idol Collection with a “Scent of Teen Spirit” candle. She also announced she’d have a Boba Bar OffKai Gen 4 Butterfly Pea Lemonade Boba drink. 

Idol Vtuber Roca Rourin will return to streaming at 12pm PT/3pm ET on June 15, 2025. 

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Atlus announced two hallmarks for the Persona 5: The Phantom X spin-off ahead of its debut, with one being the opening of its Discord and the other being all pre-registration reward tiers being hit. The official invite link is now open for the server. Weapon and gacha pulls will be given away. 

In the case of the Discord for Persona 5: The Phantom X, it functions similarly to ones for other games. After agreeing to the rules and privacy police in #privacy-policy, you get access to all channels. There are some general information ones, such as a channel for game announcements and server updates. There are also sections to share or thoughts on in-game characters and Phantom Idols. It’s also possible to share fan art or discuss the series in general.

As for the pre-registration reward promotion, Persona 5: The Phantom X ed 1.5 million people for the global version of the game. The official social media announced all the bonuses every one of us will get when we start playing as a result. We each will get a free avatar outfit, a free avatar frame, a free avatar profile card, 15 weapon draws on the gacha, and 20 contract draws on that gacha. 

There’s one other update on the game, and it has to do with the original heroine Motoha Arai. Atlus shared a video interview with Japanese voice actress Kaede Hondo. In it, she spent about 10 minutes discussing the character and her thoughts on the role.

Persona 5: The Phantom X will come to PCs and mobile devices on June 26, 2025. 

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In May 2025, Sanrio first started sending the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck that sells food and merchandise around the US to kick off its schedule. Now that June started, we know all the places it will be throughout the rest of the month and July. 

These mobile pop-ups have been driving around, selling items, since 2014. They tend to set up shop near malls. They open at 10am at each location, then close at 7pm. In order to buy from one, you must have a credit card on hand. This year’s run of themed dessertes includes fa giant cookie for $16, eight madeleines for $16, three smaller cookies for $18, and five macarons for $20. 

While Sanrio didn’t share pictures of the merchandise we can buy from each Hello Kitty Cafe Truck at stops in 2025, a full list of items did show up. To celebrate these tours going for 10 years, there will be six types of anniversary items. Since Hello Kitty turned 50 in 2024, there will be three things honoring that occasion. We can also get two general items. 

Here’s the full list of Hello Kitty Cafe Truck merchandise sold at stops:

• 10th Anniversary Cup Keychain - $18
• 10th Anniversary Glass Mug - $25
• 10th Anniversary Glass Tumbler - $35
• 10th Anniversary Pin - $18
• 10th Anniversary Thermal Bottle (18oz) - $39
• 10th Anniversary Thermal Bottle (32oz) - $47
• 50th Anniversary Patch Set - $20
• 50th Anniversary Shirts - $30
• 50th Anniversary Tote Bag - $40
• Ceramic Mug - $22
• Cold Cup Ornament - $15

And here’s the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck US Schedule for June and July 2025. Note that since merchandise will only be sold while supplies last, it’s better to get there as soon as you can. As you can probably tell from the dates, there are three trucks on tour. (These are labeled as Truck East, Truck West, and Truck Central on the official site.) Also, while exact locations are available for most of the spots, we don’t know the places for the July 24, 2024 ones as of time of writing.

• June 14, 2025: Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, IL
• June 14, 2025: Park Meadows in Lone Tree, Colorado
• June 14, 2025: Alderwood in Lynnwood, Washington
• June 21, 2025: Orland Square in Orland Park, IL
• June 21, 2025: FlatIron Crossing in Broomfield, Colorado
• June 21, 2025: Marketplace at Factoria in Bellevue, Washington
• June 28, 2025: Mayfair in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
• June 28, 2025: The Shops at Northfield in Denver, Colorado
• June 28, 2025: Boise Towne Square in Boise, Idaho
• July 12, 2025: The Shops at Perry Crossing in Plainfield, Indiana
• July 12, 2025: The Promenade Shops at Briargate in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• July 12, 2025: 201 E. Magnolia Blvd in Burbank, California
• July 19, 2025: Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, Georgia 
• July 19, 2025: Station Park in Farmington, Utah
• July 19, 2025: Northridge Shopping Center in Los Angeles, California
• July 24-26, 2025: San Diego, California

The Sanrio Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is going around the US now.

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Sega announced that its Figurizm α collection’s next Fate/Grand Order figure is of the Saber version of Astolfo. It debuts in Japan on June 13, 2025, according to the latest announcement. While it will show up as a prize figure in places like arcades, we’ll eventually see it worldwide. Places like Tokyo Otaku Mode are already showing it for prices like $26.25.

This figure of Astolfo is based on the stage 3 appearance of the Saber version of the character in Fate/Grand Order. This means the dress is full and complete. It looks like there is even an apron on top. It doesn’t look like the Servant is performing any signature attacks. However, the pose does feature the character wielding the sword that is the trademark of a Saber type of unit. 

Here’s a closer look at the new figure from various angles.

The Saber take of Astolfo debuted as part of a Christmas event in Fate/Grand Order. In the Japanese version, the character debuted alongside a Santa version of Nightingale in 2019. We only had a chance to pull for the character in the global version once the Christmas 2021 event debuted. Since this is a limited character, we can't pick up the unit in the gacha at any time.

To help compare, here’s a video highlighting this version of Astolfo in Fate/Grand Order. It included the Vulcano Caligorante Noble Phantasm attack at the end.

Fate/Grand Order is available for mobile devices. The Saber Astolfo figure will be part of the Figurizm line in Japan on June 13, 2025, and we’ll see it worldwide after that.

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When Resident Evil Requiem debuts, it will follow the recent trend from Capcom to offer both a first-person or third-person perspective as an option when playing. The PlayStation Blog and Capcom confirmed both viewpoints will be options to choose from when going through the game.

First-person perspectives in this Capcom series are still a relatively new thing. Resident Evil 7 utilized that type of viewpoint when it debuted in 2017, and it was the only perspective offered for that installment. Capcom went on to also include it as an option in Resident Evil Village as well. However, in that game you could choose between first and third-person when you played. 

We only just learned about this ninth entry in the Resident Evil series during Summer Game Fest 2025. For the initial Resident Evil Requiem trailer, Capcom focused on including footage from cinematic scenes. We didn’t actually get to really see any gameplay from the event. It mainly focused on introducing the new protagonist Grace Ashcroft and showing how the story will bring us back to Raccoon City. 

Resident Evil Requiem will come to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 27, 2026, and we'll learn more about it throughout 2025.. 

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When Nintendo announced Splatoon Raiders spin-off game, it also confirmed a Splatoon 3 Switch 2 update with new weapons. Ahead of those debuting on June 12, 2025, the company took to the official social media for the game to share videos and teasers for each of the new pieces of equipment. While there’s no in-battle footage, we do get an idea of how each one looks and found out about their sub-weapons and specials. 

First, here’s a list of all the new Splatoon 3 weapons and their subs and specials coming to the Switch 2 in 10.0.0 so far.

• Bulbz Tri-Stringer - Angle Shooter - Inkjet
• Carbon Roller ANG-L - Fizzy Bombs - Super Chump 
• Clawz .96 Gal - Angle Shooter - Tacticooler
• Colorz Aerospray - Burst Bombs - Splattercolor Screen
• Cometz Octobrush - Autobombs - Kraken Royale
• Dapple Dualies NOC-T - Splat Bombs - Killer Wail 5.1
• Glamorz Splattershot - Burst Bombs - Kraken Royale
• Gleamz Blaster - Squid Beakon - Crab Tank
• Glitterz L-3 Nozzlenose - Splat Bombs - Inkjet
• H-3 Nozzlenose VIP-R - Suction Bombs - Triple Inkstrike
• Hoofz Dualie Squelchers - Point Sensor - Splattercolor Screen
• Hornz Dread Wringer - Curling Bombs - Crab Tank
• Jet Squelcher COB-R - Burst Bombs - Triple Splashdown
• Mini Splatling RTL-R - Squid Beakon - Trizooka
• Paintbrush BRN-Z - Splash Wall - Trizooka
• Patternz Undercover Brella - Curling Bombs - Killer Wail 5.1
• Planetz Big Swig Roller - Torpedo - Triple Splashdown
• Rapid Blaster Pro WNT-R - Suction Bombs - Tacticooler
• REEF-LUX 450 MIL-K - Torpedo - Booyah Bomb
• Splash-o-matic GCK-O - Toxic Mist - Ink Storm
• Splat Charger CAM-O - Sprinkler - Crab Tank
• Splatana Wiper RUS-T - Curling Bombs - Trizooka
• Splatterscope CAM-O - No sub or special was mentioned for this weapon.
• Splattershot Pro FRZ-N - Splat Bombs - Tenta Missiles
• Starz Dynamo Roller - Point Sensor - Killer Wail 5.1
• Stickerz Splatana Stamper - Autobombs - Booyah Bomb
• Tenta Brella CRE-M - Toxic Mist - Super Chump
• Torrentz Hydra Splatling - Sprinkler - Big Bubbler
• Tri-Slosher ASH-N - Splat Bombs - Splattercolor Screen
• Twinklez Splat Dualies - Fizzy Bombs - Big Bubbler

And here are all the trailers for them:

Splatoon 3 is available for the Switch and playable on the Switch 2, and the new weapons and Urchin Under map will appear alongside the 10.0.0 update on June 12, 2025. 

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HoYoVerse started teasing the new Erdos Helia Battlesuit Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime ahead of its debut in Honkai Impact 3rd. While there are no English gameplay or character trailers for it yet, the latest video shows her full art. The description for it also offered a hint at Helia’s mindset by this point in the storyline when she gains these new abilities.

We do already know some of the basics about the Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime Battlesuit for Helia in Honkai Impact 3rd. This will be the S-rank character for the new patch. Since this is after Part 2, she does make use of the Astral Ring system. This will be a BIO type of unit. When she attacks, she’ll deal Lightning damage to enemies. 

The description for her teaser video included two “quotes” from the character about herself and the skills when she uses this Battlesuit. One is a bit generic, as all “she” said is, "I won't stop moving toward new possibilities." The other is a bit more detailed. It referenced the fact that this is a Warped Spacetime suit, suggesting additional versions or realities, as well as her Schicksal Mars team partner and “fellow Part 2 character Coralie 6626 Planck. That quite is, “It's to prove it to myself, to Coralie who has always believed in Helia, and to every single Helia out there—identical, beautiful, and flawed."

Here’s the full teaser for the new Honkai Impact 3rd unit:

Some folks might have already gotten to go hands-on with this unit. At the end of May 2025, HoYoVerse started taking applications for the test server for the 8.3 beta. 

Honkai Impact 3rd is available for the PC and mobile devices, and the 8.3 update is on the way.

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The latest Death Stranding 2: On the Beach trailer appeared ahead of its debut later in June 2025, and this time the focus is on the more hazardous elements of gameplay we’ll encounter as Sam Porter Bridges attempts to make deliveries and build up the Chiral Network. While a portion of the video is dedicated to the different structures we can build and ive elements that help us on our task, it also spends quite a bit of time highlighting how high the stakes will be in this entry.

The latest Death Stranding 2 gameplay trailer first shows some of the regions where Sam will be making deliveries and connecting people to the network. We also see exactly how drastically some areas ended up altered due to the extent of Chiralium present there. In addition to more otherworldly elements like Timefall that ages and degrades things, it also means extreme weather conditions. We see Sam go through a sudden flooded river and major earthquake. There’s also a Voidout caused by BTs at about the 1:15 mark. 

At about the 1:20 mark, we get to see some of the things Sam can build or use to get by. A picture of the Sam’s Stats screen comes up, and that looks at his Carrying Capacity. We see him equip a Bokka Skeleton to help with stability and strength. There are also vehicles and roads shown. The video also closes out by seeing what it is like to deal with hostile humans and BTs while on journeys.

Here’s the full Death Stranding 2: On the Beach trailer called“Explore. Connect. Survive.” 

In addition to the first game and the sequel, there will be one more way to take in Death Stranding’s world soon. A movie is in development. Kojima Productions confirmed it back in December 2023. While details about it and its direction are slim, Norman Reedus did tell IGN he’d want to reprise his role “if it was an option.”

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will launch on the PS5 in early access on June 24, 2025, and the full game debuts on June 26, 2025. There is also a special DualSense controller with a design inspired by it.

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Crypton Future Media has announced that it will hold the Hatsune Miku Digital Stars 2025 events. The company has also set up an official website for the Vocaloid club event, which is available in both Japanese and English.

Digital Stars originated as a sub-event for the international Miku Expo tours. It first appeared in 2016 in four US cities: Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. The event reappeared in 2019 in the East Asian cities of Taipei and Hong Kong. And in 2020, it went to Berlin, .

For the 2024 edition, Crypton staged the club events in eight cities inside and outside Japan: Sapporo, Tokyo, Chiba, Osaka, Fukuoka, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Berlin. The last event of the year was held in Japan at the CIRCUS Tokyo nightclub on December 22, 2024. It featured three DJ performer units, including IOSYS TRAX, which composed the 2024 event's theme song, "Just 1dB Louder."

In the new press release, Crypton also revealed "Radiant Revival" by Jamie Paige feat. Hatsune Miku as the official theme song for the 2025 event. The same pop song is immediately available to or listen to via multiple digital platforms, such as Spotify and YouTube Music.

Crypton Future Media will inform the exact venues and dates for the Hatsune Miku Digital Stars 2025 events at a later time.

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Whenever a new system launches, debates also ensue about if it’s worth buying right away. Partially due to the quality of the console itself. But the titles that launch alongside it can also make or break a debut. While the Switch 2 launch library might not seem as exciting in some ways, I think it ended up being a really solid collection of games you can play for weeks, months, and in the case of some years to come. 

One criticism going in to the Switch 2 is the flagship launch title is Mario Kart World. As of March 31, 2025, the Nintendo IR site noted Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold over 68.2 million units on Switch 2, Mario Kart 8 sold 8.46 million on Wii U, Mario Kart Wii sold 37.38 million on Wii, Mario Kart 7 sold 18.99 million on 3DS, and Mario Kart DS ended up at 23.6 million on DS. Financially, it makes sense. Over multiple console and handheld generations, we see the demand at a glance. Also, given what happened with the Switch installment and room for growth, I think we’ll absolutely see a Booster Course or some other sort of ongoing update schedule. This is the company coming in with a title that will be huge at launch, enjoyed alone or with others, and probably ed for a few years.

Next is that we actually do have some entirely “new” launch window games for the Switch 2 that add incredibly lengthy experiences to the library. I played Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. That could easily be a 30-40 hour game just from the campaign and before you get into the daily life, find a partner and settle down, enjoy the post-game with a virtual family experience. Moreover, the Switch 2 experience even without the upgrade pack is making me reconsider only giving it an 8 when I wrote the Switch review, because it’s closer to a 9 on the new system. Deltarune Chapters 3 & 4 is something I’m going through now, and it’s also a solid commitment. FAST Fusion ended up being a great budget racer in the series with a lot of replayability and, honestly, the kind of challenge is that is sort of missing in Mario Kart World single-player sometimes. While I’m sure it won’t be game of the year material, Tamagotchi Plaza is going to fill that launch minigame collection hole that folks invest in when they want something silly and short to play with others. Even though Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time came out on other platforms a bit ahead of Switch 2, this is a 10/10 game that makes you feel like you’re only scratching the surface after 100 hours. It’s a huge “get” for a new console.

Besides, we also need to consider the value of the HD remasters and definitive editions of games coming to the Switch 2 at launch. While these are returning titles, I think three are exceptionally valuable here. Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster is an updated release of one of the most creative JRPGs Square Enix released in the last 10 years, and it is still absolutely captivating. It looks fantastic with the updated graphics. The single-screen version works great! Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut’s extra story and multiplayer modes are pleasant extras for what I consider my favorite entry in the series. (The story is so much fun.) Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is going to bring an underrated Shin Megami Tensei spin-off to modern systems for the first time so soon and, as I said in my preview, it’s a wonderful game that deserves this second change at a wider audience.

Even the bad games in the Switch 2 launch library offer their own type of value. Survival Kids isn’t a good Lost in Blue installment, but it is the type of title adults or older kids could play with younger children to get them adjusted to the console. It’s also one of the first examples of the GameShare mechanic, offering a bit of a proof of concept to show how sharing one game among multiple local consoles could work in a low-stress, no-consequence environment. Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour isn’t all that much fun and should have been either $5 or free, but it does offer a lot of insights into why the company made certain design decisions via quizzes and tech demo minigame examples. 

As for the ports, they represent a really well-rounded bunch of genres. Whenever a new Nintendo console or handheld’s shown up, it’s often been accompanied by versions of titles that past systems couldn’t. With the Switch 2 launch games, we are both seeing that and getting titles that might’ve had issues on other handhelds like a Steam Deck getting a specific version tailored to this type of experience. Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition does that! It looks fantastic, even with compromises. Plus, it involved the motion control mode that could provide a workout. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is something of a wonder. It runs way better than I expected. Sid Meier's Civilization VII - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition fits the bill with integrated mouse controls. And, like many of the new titles, they’re lengthy games that take up dozens of hours. 

I’d even consider all of the upgrade pack games valuable of the Switch 2 launch library. In each case, titles are running better than ever. For those who might’ve skipped the Switch 2, it’s a wealth of proven games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Super Mario Odyssey, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 that will work better than before. With paid expansions for Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree, it’s adding major content updates with more to do. These are opportunities to maybe see how great games become even more wonderful with added power and adjustments behind them. 

The Switch 2 launch library is packed with great games. There might not be as many first-party endeavors immediately available, beyond Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, but every other element is filled with lengthy, well-executed, and meaningful games that showcase the system’s capabilities and could keep us occupied for hundreds of hours.

The Switch 2 is available now worldwide. 

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Good Smile Company shared the winner for the Rainwear category of the Hatsune Miku Illustration Contest. The winner for each category will have their illustration turned into a figure, and will also receive a money prize of 2 million yen (or about $13.795.)

The winner for the Rainwear category was Japanese artist Saine (or @sainexxx on X.) At the time of writing, there is no information on when the figure will appear. This category is the sixth out of 12 in the contest, with the latest reveal marking the midway point for the competition. You can check out the Rainwear winning illustration in the Hatsune Miku Illustration Contest here:

The contest features various motifs and themes for Hatsune Miku and other Vocaloid and Piapro characters, such as Kaito or Kagamine Len, among others. The next three categories are still open for participants, with submissions being accepted until June 23, 2025. These are Vacation theme for Meiko, Cute Subculture for Hatsune Miku, and Animal theme for Kagamine Len.

Plenty of other Hatsune Miku Illustration contests have been held in the past, with some of the winners also being turned into figures. One of these figures include a design for Hatsune Miku dressed in an Autumn Trip costume, announced back in September 2024.

The Hatsune Miku Illustration Contest is currently undergoing, and the Rainwear category is the latest entry to reveal its winner.

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The Story difficulty in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will involve more manageable battles, as a new patch included dodge and parry time adjustments to make the windows for reacting larger. There are also options to change settings to arrange for a greater challenge if you are in Act 3. All are present after updating to 1.3.0.

Both of the Story difficulty changes in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are designed to make things a bit more manageable if someone experienced issues mastering dodge and parry timing. Both are now more forgiving. You get 40% larger windows to respond to an enemy by moving out of the way or counter their attack. Also, if you do get hit, it won’t hurt as bad. While previously, an attack that hit would do 60% of the damage it would on other difficulty levels, now it will only deal 50%.

As for making the game more difficult, you can set caps on your damage or adjust the health of enemies. With characters, you get two options for damage. You can make it so attacks top out at either 99,999 or 999,999. With enemies’ health, there are six different variants, all of which increase their vitality. The minimum increase is twice as much HP as normal, while the maximum is up to 100x.

Here are the full Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 patch nots for 1.3.0, which Sandfall shared on Steam. Note that there are spoilers in them, if you haven’t gotten to about Act 3.

Simon Rematch

• Players can now rematch Simon after defeating him!
  

Story Mode Balancing.

Story mode is our easiest difficulty setting.

• Parry and dodge windows increased by 40%
• Incoming damage reduced by 10% to 50%

Challenge Modifiers (Act III onward)
At flag checkpoints, players can now:

• Limit max player damage to 99,999 or 999,999
• Multiply enemy HP by x2, x5, x10, x20, x50, or x100

Bug Fixes (297 total, notable examples below)

• Verso now gains Perfection correctly when in reserve
• Simoso weapon will no longer cause lag due to memory leaks
• General polish across collisions, terrain, and scripting
• Cutscenes scale properly on ultrawide and non-standard resolutions
• Fixed a bug where loading a save after resting at a different location would spawn the player at coordinate zero
• Placeholder textures removed near Chromatic Boucheclier and his battlearena
• Fixed performance drops from repeated resting on certain levels
• Crash after dialogue sequences resolved
• Fixed stability issues after extended play sessions
• French voiceover now plays correctly when selected

System & Settings

• Audio can now be muted or unmuted when the game is running in the background
• Mouse and joystick sensitivity improvements
• Manual save file renaming is now ed (EXPEDITION_XX format required. XX must be a value between 00 and 09.)
  

Localization

• Rolling credits updated (added creature VO, refined IOI section)
• Font size adjustments for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
• New strings added and minor text corrections implemented
  

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. 

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Back in 2024, Good Smile Company announced there would be casual figures of Hololive Vtubers ing the Nendoroid line, with one being Usada Pekora. Now we know that will debut in Japan in October 2025, followed by a worldwide release in Q1 2026. It will cost ￥7,500/$49.99. There is no Good Smile Company Store exclusive this time, so anyone who chooses to purchase from other retailers won’t miss out on any accessories.

There are three face plates with this figure, and all of them feature various stages of joy. One is a standard smiling face. The other is designed to show more excitement, as she has shiny eyes. The third features closed eyes and a wide, open-mouth smile. To go along with the casual nature, she’s wearing blue gym shoes, a white sailor dress, a blue jumper over it, and a white hair bow that looks like rabbit ears. She also comes with a milk carton she can hold and extra hand and arm parts. She also comes with a circular stand with her name and a white bunny icon on it.

Here are some example photos of the Usada Pekora Casual Outfit Nendoroid in the Hololive figure collection:

This is the second Usada Pekora figure in this line. The first Nendoroid came out in 2022. That’s still available through places like Amazon for the standard $54.99 price.

The Usada Pekora Casual Outfit Nendoroid will debut in Japan in October 2025, and the Hololive figure will show up worldwide in Q1 2026. Pre-orders are open until July 23, 2025. You can see the performer at Pekora Ch. on YouTube.

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Square Enix announced that more Kingdom Hearts mouse pads are on the way, with four circular options and one desk-size option coming to Japan. These will debut there on September 20, 2025. While these items will likely appear worldwide, as Amazon and Square Enix Store both do carry past and other series designs, none of them are currently on any US storefronts just yet.

As the Kingdom Hearts II desk-size mouse pad is the largest, it is also the most expensive. It will cost 3,850円 (~$27). It is over 31 inches by almost 16 inches, and it is designed to cover a substantial area on a desk. These types of mats could also be used when playing card games or engaging in other activities. It features characters like Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Namine, Ansem, and of Organization XIII. 

Here’s how that looks:

The four Kingdom Hearts circular mouse pads are 1,650円 (~$12) each. They are about eight inches around (200mm), so they’re really designed to only be used with mice. These each feature stained glass motifs. One features Xion front and center, with characters like Axel, Saix, Roxas, and Xehanort behind her. The second features Riku with Namine, King Mickey, and Ansem behind him. After that is one with Sora and Kairi back to back, with images of Namine and Roxas behind them. Finally, the last one features Sora in a crown sitting on a throne.

This is how all four of those will look:

As a reminder, all of the past mouse pads in this line featured similar sorts of designs. So circular ones always looked like stained glass windows, and the rectangular full-desk ones featured notable art with multiple characters.

The Kingdom Hearts mouse pads will debut in Japan on September 20, 2025. We’ll likely see them worldwide sometime after that. 

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