Atlus recently shared some words from artist and character designer Masayuki Doi about the new Nahobiho demon debuting in the upcoming SMT V: Vengeance. The artist revealed that the Nahobiho does not belong to the Nahobino race, also known as Unified God or Gouitsujin in Japanese. Instead, they are a Fairy race, Jack Frost, that admires and wants to become a Nahobino, so they practice until they become stronger and achieve this new form. Doi also shared that the Nahobiho is a demon that fans who played the original SMT V release were expecting to see in the game. He also mentioned that a Fros ..read more

Uniqlo and Square Enix announced the release of a new line of Final Fantasy t-shirts based on the Pixel Remasters, Final Fantasy XIV, and Final Fantasy XVI. There are 7 t-shirts in the new collection, each one costs 1,500 yen (or about $9.73,) and they are expected to release in Japan on late June 2024. There is no information yet on whether the t-shirts will appear overseas, or when. The are 3 FF Pixel Remaster shirts, and their designs include illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano and pixel art sprites, side by side. The first design features a Goblin from the original Final Fantasy, the second ..read more

Aitai Kuji owner Audrey Lamsam has been sharing insights from the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Ultimania book about the game, and the latest revealed that Cid Highwind and his interactions with Aerith Gainsborough here are shaped by the FFVII Traces of Two Pasts novel.  Here is Lamsam’s full Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Ultimania summary going over the shared background between Cid and Aerith for the FFVII remake trilogy. The section discussing him and his appearance apparently said he met Aerith and her mother Ifalna at Shinra back when he was with the company. https://twitter.com/a ..read more

Square Enix is gearing up for the release of the fifth Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Dawntrail. As part of the marketing cycle, players now have access to the FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmark tool ahead of the expansion’s release. However, it is making many player’s characters look much worse in the process, including my own. The Benchmark’s purpose is to mainly test the player’s computer to make sure it is up to par for the new PC requirements for the expansion. But it also gives players a glimpse of what’s to come. If you happen to have your character’s appearance data saved locally on your compute ..read more

Aiming has announced that it will end its services for Caravan Stories: Magic Academy on June 14, 2024, at noon JST. The company has also immediately ceased all microtransactions for the mobile game's premium gem currency. [Thanks, 4Gamer!] The mobile game, which is also known by its Japanese title KyaraSuto: Mahou Gakuen, is a spin-off of Aiming's online fantasy RPG Caravan Stories. The mobile game's story takes place eight years before the original title. Aiming launched Magic Academy on April 25, 2022, so the title had still yet to reach its second anniversary when the company announced it ..read more

HoYoVerse is continuing its rollout of Zenless Zone Zero character teasers with a peek at Koleda. The brief video shows the heroine relaxing.  Here’s the new teaser trailer for Koleda: https://twitter.com/ZZZ_EN/status/1779004144734401015 Koleda is a Belobog Heavy Industries character in Zenless Zone Zero. (Yes, that is the same name as a city in the other HoYoVerse game Honkai: Star Rail.) We already know she’s an S-rank character, from past tests, as well as that she deals Strike type damage with her huge hammer. Some of her skills also inflict Fire damage on enemies, such as her Speci ..read more

Marvelous and Takara Tomy Arts have revealed Pokemon Frienda, a new Pokemon arcade game for kids. The new game will appear in arcade centers across Japan in July 2024. The new arcade game's cabinet will feature a touchscreen, gameplay buttons, and item scanners. Catching Pokemon in the arcade game will make it generate Frienda Picks, which players can then insert into the scanner to form their Pokemon party. The game will assign an attack type to each Pokemon during battles. The player will then have which Pokemon to send to launch super-effective attacks. Image via Marvelous and Takara Tomy ..read more

Epic Games announced that Star Wars content is coming to all Fortnite modes, including Lego Fortnite. The update will apparently arrive on May 3, 2024.  Epic didn’t note which Star Wars properties will appear in the game. There are no images teasing specific characters. It only shared clips of the Star Wars logo alongside the names of Fortnite and the modes Lego Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, and Fortnite Battle Royale.  https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1779861744510189910 Star Wars cosmetics already appeared in the game prior to this announcement. For example, people could get ..read more

A new facility dedicated to Pokemon Trading Card Game will appear in Tokyo, Japan. The Pokemon Company is working with Culture Convenience Club to open the Pokemon Card Lounge at Shibuya Tsutaya on April 25, 2024. As the facility's title suggests, people will be able to play Pokemon TCG on the lounge's tables. Those who come without their own decks can also borrow preset decks, including a limited number of Pokemon TCG Classic decks. The lounge will also offer 50 types of drinks and 30 types of snacks, which are available for free after people have paid the entry fee. Image courtesy of The Po ..read more

VShojo Vtuber Ironmouse and her friends and fellow Vtubers like Bubi, Zentreya, GEEGA, Projekt Melody, and Kuro will play DND for the Immune Deficiency Foundation charity on April 22, 2024. It will kick off on her Twitch channel at 3pm PT/6pm ET. Ironmouse noted that her DND campaign will be Throne of Heresy. The initial teaser trailer included brief clips of Bubi, Zentreya, GEEGA, Projekt Melody, and Kuro, suggesting all of them will also be a part of the campaign with her. This will be a charity event, with viewers’ donations going toward Immune Deficiency Foundation for PI Awareness Month ..read more