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After Version 1.6 of Honkai: Star Rail goes live on December 27, 2023, a new game mode, Pure Fiction, will come out. There will also be a content update and optimization for Forgotten Hall: Memory of Chaos.

Pure Fiction will be a permanent feature in the game much like Swarm Disaster. It’ll play similarly to Forgotten Hall in which you set up two different parties to face challenges and accumulate points. Like Forgotten Hall, HoYoVerse will update it with new challenges. Before you enter battle, you can choose different buffs for your team. There will be an endless wave of enemies, requiring you to defeat them to rack up points. Depending on your high score, you can get rewards such as Stellar Jades. You can also get Jade Feathers from Pure Fiction and Forgotten Hall that you can exchange for prizes like Self-Modeling Resin.

A fighting game based on Hunter x Hunter is in development. There will be an official announcement for it at the Bushiroad New Year Presentation, which will take place on January 6, 2024. [Thanks, Dengeki Online!]

News of this first came out during Jump Festa 2024, which is underway in Japan. It’ll be a “full-scale” fighting game. However, due to the lack of information on the product, it’s unclear what this means. The Hunter x Hunter game will be a joint project between Bushiroad and Eighting. Eighting, or 8ing, is a video game developers that worked on the Bloody Roar series, Fate/unlimited codes, and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.

Hunter x Hunter characters have appeared in fighting games such as J-Stars Victory Vs and Jump Super Stars. However, this unnamed fighting game will be the first standalone one focused entirely on the anime and manga series. Since the 2011 version of the anime ended during the 13th Election Arc, it’s unclear if it’ll feature any characters or abilities that came out after this arc in the manga.

Atlus announced that the Persona 5 series has hit a major milestone after selling 10 million units worldwide. To celebrate the occasion, series character designer Shigenori Soejima drew a new piece of art depicting Joker and Morgana thanking fans for their support.

First, you can take a look at the new Shigenori Soejima art of Joker and Morgana celebrating the series’ milestone here:

To continue the celebration of the Persona 5 series shipping over 10 million units, Atlus also shared a new series of Persona winter commercials featuring Japanese actors Haruna Kawaguchi and Jun Shison as the official brand ambassadors.

The first commercial shows the actors walking across various urban scenarios while the songs “Aria of the Soul,” “Rivers in the Desert” from Persona 5, and "Throw Away Your Mask" from Persona 5 Royal play in the background.

The new Bring Arts figure of Joshua Rosfield from Final Fantasy XVI is now available for pre-order from the North American and Japanese Square Enix online stores. The figure costs $129.99/13,200 yen and is expected to be released in April 2025 in North America.

Editor note: There will be spoilers about the early and middle plot of Final Fantasy XVI and Joshua below.

The new Joshua Bring Arts figure is articulable and includes various parts to create different poses. These parts include two sets of left and right hands and a sword and dagger. In addition, the figure includes a transparent base and back hook that allows for a wider array of more dynamic poses.

You can take a better look at the new FFXVI Bring Arts figure of Joshua Rosfield in the gallery below:

Following a bit of a tease, it was revealed the new Hololive HoneyWorks track is the Usada Pekora and Houshou Marine song “Bridal Dream.” here’s also a schedule for more music videos, as well as two new albums of original songs and covers from multiple Vtubers.

This is essentially a PekoMari song, as the lyrics often repeat. The video begins with A-chan dressed as a nun hyping up the crowd asking “is this awesome” and “is this pure bliss.” From there, we get to hear Pekora and Marine’s duet, with the two in wedding gowns and various elements of marriage and a wedding discussed. Throughout the course of the video, we see Marine’s fantasies and, eventually, Pekora’s reaction.

Here’s the full Usada Pekora and Houshou Marine music video for the song “Bridal Dream.” An English translation is available if closed captions are turned on.

The Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree may be set for a February, 2024, release date according to a recent Thrustmaster leak. Said leak also suggests a second addition of some sort possibly scheduled for 2025 [Thanks, ChiefLeef22 on Reddit and Wario64!)

The alleged leak comes via a collaboration between Bandai Namco and gaming controller and peripherals company Thrustmaster, which was found by Reddit user ChiefLeef22. Apparantly, a Phillipines-based vendor called DataBlitz listed unintended images in the pre-order page for the Elden Ring-themed Thrustmaster controllers. These images listed a February 2024 release window for the controllers, which was intended to sync with the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. The page has since been taken down, along with several screenshots being hosted, but a cached version can be found in the Reddit post.

Also listed are two more controllers based on the characters Malenia and Ranni, which the page states are intended to be released alongside a "major keybeat or game expansion" in 2025.

You can find the leaked images in Wario64's tweet below:

Sword Art Online Last Recollection is an action RPG at its core that brings along some of the best features from its MMO roots. Dropping the overly ambitious systems from past games, the 2023 title from Bandai Namco has more in common with games like Tales of Arise than its predecessors. As a result, SAO Last Recollection is one of the most fun hack-and-slash games I've played all year.

While the Sword Art Online game adaptations have gone through many changes over the years, Last Recollection dives further into the direction of action-adventure games than ever before. So, if you are a fan of the more MMORPG-heavy projects from the series' earlier entries, this game will not likely win you over. However, if you love action-RPGs like Tales and Xenoblade, then there is a lot to love about this entry that is worth checking out.

HuneX announced a follow up to the otome game Steam Prison, called Steam Prison: Beyond the Steam, is in development. No platforms were mentioned, but it appeared on the Nintendo Switch and PC worldwide in 2024.

The reveal included a look at the new design for Cyrus Tistella, the game’s heroine. It takes place after the events and will allow people to see what happened further between her and Adage, Eltcreed, Fin, Ines, Ulrik, and Yune and the game’s world. The announcement did confirm that it follows the “best” canon ending from the original game.

Here’s the reveal. It reminds people that the original Steam Prison otome game debuted on PCs in 2016 in Japan. MangaGamer handled the PC worldwide release in 2019. A Vita version launched in Japan in 2017. However, it wasn’t until 2021 that the game appeared on the Nintendo Switch eShop worldwide.

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom will launch in Japanese theaters in late January 2024, and Sunrise is preparing multiple exhibitions to prepare for the movie's arrival. The exhibitions will primarily feature merchandise related to characters and Mobile Suits from the Gundam SEED sub-series.

The first exhibition will be titled "Y2K Sunrise Mecha Exhibition," and it will take place at Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City from December 23, 2023, to February 25, 2024. This exhibition will showcase not only the first Gundam SEED, Destiny, and Stargazer. It will also celebrate many other mecha anime shows from the 2000s, which include Zegapain, Wings of Rean, Argento Soma, Overman King Gainer, and Zone of the Enders' 2167 Idolo and Dolores,i.

A new 1.2.0 My Time at Sandrock PC update is about to debut, with PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Switch versions of the patch on the way. It adds a challenge dungeon, new weapons, additional hairstyles, and new quests with players’ spouses after getting married.

There’s no exact release date for the PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Switch My Time at Sandrock patch. The YouTube description said it could be out the week of December 17, 2023 for PCs, but noted it could slip to the week after. The social media announcement said it will be a “Christmas” update on the PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. It didn’t have as pinned down an update for the Switch version of the update, but noted Pathea sent it to Nintendo. 

Here’s a list of some of the new features that will be a part of the 1.2.0 patch.

• Challenge Dungeon
• Magic Mirror Planting
• New Date Spots
• New Hairstyles
• New Weapons

The next FFVII Ever Crisis Christmas banner is live and features Zack, with him getting a Twinkling Star Sword and three-piece Holiday Suit costume. There’s also a new Bramble Spine weapon on the banner for Matt, as well as a new Crisis Core FFVII story chapter.

There is only a new outfit for Zack in this banner, as Matt only gets the new weapon. Zack’s Twinkling Star has the C. Ability Dual Onslaught. It deals non-elemental physical damage to one enemy while also reducing its magical attack and, if your health is over 50%, its physical defense. With Matt, the Bramble Strike has the Stalwart Bravery C. Ability. That heals an ally, bestows Regen on them, and increases their physical attack. Both C. Abilities need four bars of the ATB to trigger.

As for the new Zack Christmas Holiday Suit costume in FFVII Ever Crisis, it is less Christmas themed and more of a general fancy outfit that could be worn for any winter holiday. Its R. Abilities are Boost HP, which increases his health, and Boost Phys. Ability Pot. That second R. Ability pairs well with the Twinkling Star, as it increases his physical damage if the command gauge for the attack stance is maxed out.

Good Smile Company has opened pre-orders for the new Nendoroid of the Hololive English VTuber Ninomae Ina'nis. People residing in the U.S. and Canada can now place orders on the Good Smile Online Shop U.S. Those living elsewhere worldwide can instead order on the Japanese global web store, which supports not only Yen, but also Euros and US Dollars.

Ina's regular Nendoroid is available to order at ¥6,900 / $43.99. The set will come with alternate face parts showing her normal, angry, and cheery faces. It will also include a miniature pen, glasses, a Takodachi, and the Book of the Ancients.

Wakatsuru will collaborate with Arc System Works to release Saburomaru whiskey featuring Sol and Ky from Guilty Gear on the labels. You’ll be able to put your name in a lottery for the Sol and Ky bottles from December 14, 2023, and directly purchase whiskey from December 21, 2023.

These bottles are to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Guilty Gear series. An blended whiskey featuring how Sol and Ky look in the first Guilty Gear game will come out on December 21, 2023. The Sol Badguy Version whiskey and the Ky Kiske Version whiskey will only be available via lottery.

Prime 1 Studio has revealed new Cutie1 Plus figures featuring Asuna and Kirito from the Sword Art Online series. Both figures are immediately available for pre-orders worldwide in a single set at $54.00. People in Japan can also order the figures separately at 4,180 yen (~$29.54) each.

The chibi figures will be handmade and also feel like plushes. Each figure will stand at around 9 cm (~3.54 inches) tall.

Some of the sample images for both figures are available to view right below:

Baldur’s Gate 3 will not be on Xbox Game Pass any time soon, according to Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke. In an IGN interview with the team, Vincke was asked about possible discussions with Microsoft to include the game on their service, which he insisted would not be happening. [Thanks, IGN!]

While Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available on Xbox, Larian seems unwilling to put the game on Game Pass. According to Vincke, the reason is simple: it’s a big game with no microtransactions. Due to the development costs, he sees it as fair that anyone looking to play it pays for it up front. In return, they get a “big meaty game”. He also refrained from discussing any potential offers Microsoft may have made.

Ahead of the Genshin Impact Navia debut, a Macaron Melange web event for her kicked off. HoYoVerse is running this introduction to the character and way to get Primogems on the special site now.

Like many web events in the game, this is designed to give people some Primogems, Mora, and other in-game items. In this case, completing the task gets you 2 Mystic Enhancement Ores, 3 Prithiva Topaz Fragments, 40 Primogems, and 20,000 Mora. 

The spoiler-free excuse for the activity is that Navia is making macarons in honor of the village of Poisson and a special event being held there to commemorate something that happened after events in the Fontaine Archon Quests. If people make three macarons with her by preparing almonds and eggs, adding sugar, including a berry or fruit, and adding a face design on top. 

Bandai and Konami have revealed new Suikoden II merchandise to celebrate the game's 25th anniversary. The Suikoden II 25th Selection acrylic charms will be available via Gashapon capsules in Japan in late December 2023. People will be able to spend 300 yen to pull a capsule containing a random character charm from the toy vending machine.

The lineup will feature 25 characters to correspond with the title's anniversary. Bandai and Konami previously held a poll in Japan from August 9, 2023, to September 10, 2023, to determine the characters that would appear in these charms.

The top 25 characters in the poll results, which will also feature in the charms, are as follows:

1. Suikoden II Protagonist
2. Camus
3. Kinnison
4. Clive
5. Klaus Windamier
6. Georg
7. Sasuke

Ahead of the SaGa Emerald Beyond Glimmerfest, which was slightly delayed, Square Enix’s Japanese branch released the SaGa Emerald Beyond release date. It will appear on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile devices on April 25, 2024.

In addition to the reveal, various pre-orders are open worldwide. There’s also a collector’s edition in Japan. People can get it on the eShop, PlayStation Store, and Steam digitally. At time of writing, only the Steam page is showing the release date.

As for the SaGa Emerald Beyond Japanese collector’s edition, it includes a PS4, PS5, or Switch copy of the game to start. People also get the hardcover art book, a soundtrack with three CDs of music, and Bright Arts figures of Diva No. 5 and Teacher. There’s also a tote bag.

The Honkai: Star Rail Version Special Program stream included the run-down on upcoming events for the game in Version 1.6. These additions include Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears, which adds new challenges and rewards to the game's roguelike mode, as well as the Critter Pick event that will allow players to collect and experiment on biological pets.

Here's a summary of the events shown in the program:

• Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears - This event expands on Honkai: Star Rail's Simulated Universe rogue-like mode, adding the path of Erudition to the choosable schools of blessings. It also introduces a new mechanic involving dice, allowing players to equip faces to their dice which grant powerful effects The Intra-cognition board will also be added, which appears to allow players to track and record various storylines and paths through the Simulated Universe.
• Critter Pick - This scavenger event will involved hunting and capturing little creatures that can then be nurtured and have their DNA combined to create new breeds with different appearances, including mutants and rare strains. Most importantly though, this event will apparently allow players to take on the form of Asta's dog Peppy and solve puzzles around the space station.

During the special program for Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.6, HoYoVerse revealed the release date for the new patch. It’ll come out on December 27, 2023.

You can watch the trailer for Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.6 here:

The new playable characters who’ll debut in Version 1.6 will be Dr Ratio, Ruan Mei, and Xueyi. Dr Ratio in particular will be a free log-in reward even though he is a limited five-star character. Kafka and Blade will also re-run during this patch.

For an early Sunday morning, the crowd seemed way more energized than I expected as we walked around the entryway of the SoFi Stadium the Los Angeles Rams vs Cleveland Browns game held on December 3, 2023. People rushed through the security checkpoint, bright-eyed and smiling, eager to grab free towels and bags emblazoned with the One Piece logo. Over 70,000 fans were in attendance at the Rams vs Browns game, and to my surprise many were fans of both football and One Piece.

During the Version 1.6 special program for Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoVerse revealed some more information on the upcoming banners. As a reminder, the new characters who’ll debut in Version 1.6 are Dr Ratio, Ruan Mei, and Xueyi.

Ruan Mei is a five-star Ice Harmony character who can increase allies’ DMG and Weakness Break Efficiency for three turns after she uses her Skill. With her Ultimate, she can generate a field that increases All-Type RES PEN, as well as extends how much time an enemy’s Weakness Break lasts. This makes her ideal in delaying enemy action.

As for Dr Ratio, he is a five-star Imaginary Hunt character who focuses on single target DMG with his Skill. As for his Ultimate, he deals single target DMG and applies Wiseman’s Folly. If an ally hits an enemy with Wiseman’s Folly, he can launch a follow-up attack. This is quite similar to Topaz’s kit. All players will get this character for free.

HoYoverse announced that all Honkai: Star Rail players will receive the five-star character Dr. Ratio for free when his banner drops in phase two of version 1.6. The announcement came as part of the Version 1.6 Special Program stream.

Dr. Ratio is an Imaginary element character who follows the path of the Hunt, meaning he is focused on dealing damage. Imaginary is an element that many enemies are weak to in the game, however characters that deal damage of that type are rare, currently numbering only four, three of which are five-star characters and thus difficult to obtain.

Dr. Ratio is set to become available in Honkai: Star Rail in the second phase of version 1.6, as part of the gacha banner Panta Rhei that also features March 7th, Natasha and Hook. Exact dates are yet to be revealed, but the second part of the 1.6 update is scheduled to launch in January 2024. Additionally, players will need to have obtained access to the mailbox feature by completing the trailblaze mission "The Blue — A Moment of Peace."

You can watch the full Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.6 Special Program stream via Youtube below:

As part of the 1.6 Honkai: Star Rail Special Program, characters who will appear on Penacony in 2.0 and beyond appeared. Sunday, the leader of the area, teased them with portraits during an “interview” with Owlbert.

This portion of the Special Program began with Sunday confirming his sister, the famous singer Robin, would appear on Penacony during the storyline and celebration. Misha, who was already teased on social media as possibly being a 2.0 launch character, came up during this segment. The Iris family member Firefly will show up. So will Gallagher, who is a Bloodhound family member and will handle security. Sunday also noted that the Annihilation Gang member Duke Inferno will appear, as will the Stellaron Hunter Sam.

Here’s a gallery showing all of the portraits for upcoming characters appearing in Honkai: Star Rail after 2.0. As a reminder, beyond knowing Misha will show up when 2.0 launches, we don't know which patch other characters will debut in.

It’s that time again, as the 1.6 Special Program for Honkai: Star Rail meant Stellar Jade codes. Three are available and can be redeemed either by the end of December 15, 2023 or when they run out, whichever comes first.

As usual, the three codes came up over the course of the presentation. Each one provides 100 Stellar Jades and another kind of consumable people can use to build up their characters. In total, people get 300 Stellar Jades, which is enough for one 160 pull on the gacha. By completing daily tasks, people would be able to get the additional 20 Stellar Jades needed to make that two pulls.

See the Honkai: Star Rail Stellar Jade codes for Special Program 1.6

You can claim every one of the three codes below one at a time to get the items. Almost immediately after you do, an in-game message will appear in your inbox giving you the currency and reward. The Traveler’s Guides and Refined Aether can provide EXP for characters and Light Cones.

• QTRTNC3LU9UX – 100 Stellar Jade, 5 Traveler’s Guides

Pokemon has completely taken over the Shinsaibashi Gate branch of Girls Mignon, a chain of purikura stores in Japan. Outside of Japan, you’ll be able to use Pokemon stickers when doing purikura if you’re using a Purimania machine.

The concept of the store is to bring Pokemon into people’s daily lives. Because your Pokemon is so cute and strong, they make you as the trainer even cuter. As such, classic “cute” Pokemon such as Psyduck, Jigglypuff, and Sprigatito decorate the walls and lockers of the Shinsaibashi Gate Girls Mignon. The store will only look like this for a limited time. Interested users will only have until June 16, 2024 to visit the Pokemon purikura.

For those who are unable to go to Shinsaibashi, you can still enjoy Pokemon stickers and frames when playing purikura. In total, there are eight variations. You can choose to decorate your pictures with Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Psyduck, Ditto, Eevee, Snorlax, Sprigatito, or a combination of them. Like the store, the stickers and frames will only be available in Purimania machines until June 16, 2024.

For those who’ll be in Sapporo for the Snow Festival in 2024, you’ll be able to check out snow sculptures of Jujutsu Kaisen characters. To be specific, snow sculptures of Yuji and Gojo will be at the venue, and the official site notes they will appear. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!]

Aside from looking at snow sculptures, you’ll also be able to purchase exclusive merchandise of the main Jujutsu Kaisen characters. They’ll use the key visual from the snow festival. All of the characters are wearing their usual outfits but with earmuffs. Yuji is the only character whose ears are out and about.

Here is the list of merchandise you’ll be able to get for Jujutsu Kaisen at the Sapporo Snow Festival:

• Acrylic keychains: 770 JPY
• Acrylic stand: 1760 JPY
• Art stand: 2420 JPY
• Clear folder: 440 JPY
• Cup stickers: 1320 JPY

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is now available for the PS4 and the PS5. You can get it for around $10 or for free if you’re a PlayStation Plus Premium subscriber.

As of the time of writing, the game has a rating of around 4.24 with 275 users who submitted their feedback. 70% of the ratings are 5-stars and 12% of them are 1-star. Judging by the lack of 3 or 2-stars, it seems that modern players either love it or hate it with little in between.

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny originally came out for the PSP in 2009. While it plays similar to Soulcalibur IV, the target audience is for beginners and novice players. Kratos of God of War appeared as a new character to the Soulcalibur series. Broken Destiny also introduced original character Dampierre. The original PSP version also enjoyed generally favorable reviews. Unlike the main Soulcalibur games, Broken Destiny does have have a story or online PvP.

People will get a chance to experience Another Code: Recollection ahead of launch with a demo, as the Switch version of Trace Memory and Another Code: R was announced. It is available now, as a new trailer.

The original Another Code was a DS adventure game released worldwide. In it a young girl named Ashley is given a DAS from her missing father and called to an island to investigate. Once she does, she learns the truth about her parents’ past and their research. In the sequel, which only appeared in Europe and Japan on the Wii, Ashley is summoned to a new location, given a new device, and finds a new mystery to solve. The Switch version fo the game is updated with new appearances, additional content, and quality of life features like an ability to get hints in the event someone gets stuck. 

Here’s the new trailer.

Naughty Dog has stopped development on The Last of Us Online. A statement regarding this decision is available via the company’s official website.

To start with, Naughty Dog acknowledges that many fans, especially the The Last of Us Factions community, would be upset at hearing this news. However, it also provided a bit of an explanation. While progress on the game had been good, the team realized that in order for them to make The Last of Us Online according to their vision for the game, they would have to put literally the entire studio’s resources behind maintaining and supporting the game after it launches. That means Naughty Dog would be unable to work on or release single-player games in the future.

505 Games released a new trailer introducing the key features of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. At over six minutes long, the trailer is suitable for both newbies and veterans of the Eiyuden series.

You can watch the trailer here:

At first, it starts with introducing the three main characters: Nowa, Seign, and Marisa. On their journeys, they can meet a total of a hundred unique heroes. Some of the ones that the trailer introduces include Hildi, Yuferius VII, and Mio. You can level up the characters’ relationship with each other to unlock new skills and moves to use in combat.

Good Smile Company has opened pre-orders on the company's upcoming RoboCop and ED-209 Moderoid model kits, which will be released in 2024. The Moderoid kits come ready to assemble straight out of the box and do not require any painting.

Moderoid is a series of plastic model kits from Good Smile Company. The company is best known for the highly popular Nendoroid and Figma action figure lines but also has produced numerous statues based on iconic franchises.

There are two different versions of the Moderoid RoboCop model kit. One is the standard RoboCop model kit that stands about 7 inches tall and comes with an Auto 9 and Cobra Assault Canon. The model kit in dudes interchangeable face plates and hand parts, including data spike hand parts. The right thigh parts can be deployed, and holster parts can be attached to recreate the Auto 9 ejection state.

This Moderorid costs $37.99 USD and will release in Q4 2024. You can get a closer look at the kit in the gallery below:

A new Project Voltage image has been shared on the official X (formerly Twitter) account. The new Project Voltage Hatsune Miku art celebrates the release of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Indigo Disk DLC.

The image depicts Hatsune Miku wearing the Blueberry Academy uniform, while surrounded by the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starter trio, Quaquaval, Meowscarada, and Skeledirge. In the art, Miku is striking a dynamic pose holding a Tera Orb. The new artwork was drawn by artist Chika Matsuno (@TikaMatsuno on X.)

You can take a better look at the new Project Voltage Hatsune Miku art inspired by The Indigo Disk DLC here:

A new Story of Seasons spin-off is on the way, as Score Studios, Rainy Frog, and Marvelous announced the nonogram puzzle game Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons. It will come to the Switch and PC on February 27, 2024. 

As a nonogram puzzle game like Picross, this Story of Seasons spin-off involves filling in squares on a grid based on the number clues above and to the left of each vertical and horizontal row. As someone fills out a puzzle, a picture emerges. In this case, every image is based on a Story of Seasons (Bokujou no Monogatari) game that appeared over the years. Initial screenshots and the first trailer show references to the series’ cow, farmer, crops, and NPCs. The game will also include a jukebox with songs from past mainline games, information about past installments, and a background that changes and is inspired by past farms as you complete stages.

Here’s a closer look at the first trailer, which shows off some of the 350 puzzles available. References to Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Townand A Wonderful Life appear.

On December 15, 2023, Omocat will release a new collection of Hololive Gamers clothing and merchandise based on Vtuber subunit. It also shared five photos teasing the items that will be available.

All of the items will show up on the Omocat Shop on December 15, 2023 at 5pm PT/8pm ET. Exact prices and items for the collection weren’t mentioned. However, the Hololive EN Omocat collection based on the Vtubers included t-shirts, hoodies, track jackets, hats, posters, acrylic stands, pins, keychains, and lanyards. The keychains and lanyards were the cheapest at $10 each, and the most expensive items were $85 track jackets.

The Omocat Hololive Gamers collection initial photos featured two hoodies, what look like two pocket t-shirts, and what looks like a jacket. The black jacket features a design with Inugami Korone, Nekomata Okayu, Ookami Mio, and Shirakami Fubuki on the back. The Fubuki hoodie and pocket t-shirt and Mio hoodie and pocket t-shirt are also teased. In the case of the apparent pocket t-shirts, it seems it will look like a chibi version of the Vtuber is hiding inside.

Here’s a closer look at all of those items.

Gecco opened pre-orders for its upcoming 1/6 scale statue of Artorias the Abyssbreaker from Dark Souls. People all over the world can now place orders for the statue at $759.99. Ultra Tokyo Connection, Diamond Comics Distributor, and Sideshow will also help distribute the statue in North America.

Gecco will base the figure's pose on Artorias' first appearance cutscene. The sculptor will weave the statue's chainmail in the same way as the real armor. The abyssal darkness that corrupts Artorias around his feet will also depicted in much detail as it overflows beyond the statue's base.

The 1/6-scale statue will have an overall height of around 380mm (~14.96 inches). The manufacturer will use ABS material to form most of the body frames. It will then cover them with PVC material that allows finer details and longer preservation.

Uniqlo announced the release of new t-shirts inspired by Street Fighter and Tekken as part of the Fighting Game Legends UT collection. The new collection will go on sale in Japan on February 26, 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

The new collection will include 3 t-shirts for for each game series. Each t-shirt costs 1,500 yen (or about $10.) There is no word on if the new collection will appear outside of Japan, but Uniqlo usually releases similar collections overseas.

The first Street Fighter Uniqlo t-shirt is a dark gray tee with the franchise logo on the back featuring art of Ryu inside the letters, and Ryu doing a Shoryuken on the front. The second one is a white t-shirt with the Street Fighter 2 logo on the front, and hand drawn development art of the game on the back. The third t-shirt is a navy blue tee with the Street Fighter 6 logo and main character Luke.

A24 and Kojima Productions announced their plans to adapt Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding into a live-action movie. A24 is best known for its highly-acclaimed films like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Moonlight, Uncut Gems, Hereditary, and Lady Bird.

The original video game features famous Hollywood actors like Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Lea Seydoux, Margaret Qualley, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and Lindsey Wagner. There are currently no announcements regarding the cast for the Death Stranding live-action film adaption. No other information was revealed about the upcoming film adaption of the video game by Hideo Kojima.

To commemorate the announcement of the live-action feature film, A24 has released a special shirt with A24's logo specially woven into the style of Death Stranding's logo. The shirt comes in sizes Small to 2XL and costs $40 USD. The shirt is currently sold out on the A24 Shop due to popular demand following the film adaption's announcement.

The A24 x Death Stranding shirt and its logo can be viewed below:

Nijisanji and Hololive Vtubers Selen Tatsuki and Regis Altare announced they will be part of Apex Rising Charity Pro-Am, an Apex Legends charity tournament running December 14-15, 2023. This charity event is designed to support (Red) and raise money for AIDS research. 

How this charity tournament works is that each team has a professionalplayer, with 40 teams total appearing. Evan Verhulst, who is part of TSM is the Apex Legends pro on Team Verhulst playing alongside the two Vtubers. They are one of the 40 teams that will be competing to be the last one standing. In addition to the main stream page, Selen confirmed she will be streaming from her perspective on YouTube. Altare didn’t mention if he will as well.

As Version 1.5 of Honkai: Star Rail starts to wind to a close, HoYoVerse will once again launch the Garden of Plenty limited event. It’ll start on December 15, 2023 and end on December 22, 2023.

In order to participate in the Garden of Plenty event, you must first complete the “Calyx (Golden): Bud of Memories” Adventure Mission. The Garden of Plenty event is a recurring one in Honkai: Star Rail that’s good for those who are trying to build upcoming characters or their current roster. During the event period, you’ll get double the rewards from Calyxes, whether they’re the Golden ones for experience or the Crimson ones for Trace materials. You can only get bonus rewards a limited number of times per day.

As a reminder, Version 1.6 of Honkai: Star Rail, which should come out after the Garden of Plenty event, will feature three new characters. HoYoVerse teased Dr. Ratio, Ruan Mei, and Xueyi in the past. The order of their banners are currently unknown. However, HoYoVerse will reveal information on them, as well as other events, during the Version 1.6 special program. You can catch it on December 15, 2023.