For VTubers who are lovin’ it, McDonald’s Japan is handing out an asset that makes your model look like it’s holding two hash browns. You can get it for free via the company’s X (Twitter) page.

In order to get the asset, you simply need to download the provided PNG in the Tweet. Some of the direct replies to the McDonald’s VTuber hash brown hands show people using them in creative ways. One person replied showing Frieren sobbing while holding hash browns. Of course, VTubers have replied as well, showing them using it with their models. The hands are pretty pale, but it will likely be possible to recolor it to match your VTuber’s skin tone.

Currently, McDonald’s Japan is offering a limited time menu, letting people eating European-inspired burgers. You can get a beef patty burger with German potatoes, a juicy peperoncino hot chicken burger, and a bouillabaisse-style shrimp burger. All of these burgers came out in late June 2024 and are still available in Japan. When marketing these burgers, McDonald’s Japan used a Kiki’s Delivery Service-like commercial. As of the time of writing, there are no official McDonald’s VTuber assets that let your VTuber model consume a burger.

The McDonald’s hash brown hands VTuber asset is available via the official Japanese X (Twitter) account.

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Spiritale opened pre-orders for a new figure of Bridget from Guilty Gear Strive based on her purple alternate color scheme. The new 1/7 scale figure costs 24,970 yen (or about $158.15) and it is scheduled to release on January 2025. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

Pre-orders for the new GGSV Bridget purple version figure close on September 2, 2024. The figure depicts Bridget in her default pose from her Guilty Gear Strive key art, but the colors are drastically changed. For example, her hair is a paler shade of platinum blonde and her eyes are red. In addition, her top is black sporting a white collar, inverted from her original base color scheme.

You can take a better look at the new Guilty Gear Strive figure of Bridget here:

Back in April 2023 Spiritale opened pre-orders for a similar figure of Bridget based on her original color scheme, and it released  on March 2024 in Japan.

The new Guilty Gear Strive Bridget Purple version 1/7 scale figure is now available for pre-order from the Spiritale online store, and they will close on September 2, 2024. The figure costs 24,970 yen (~$158.15) and will release in Japan on January 2025.

Guilty Gear Strive is readily available for the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.

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Pocketpair announced that a new line of Palworld plush toys is now available for pre-orders from the Aniplex Online storefront. The three plushes featured are Cattiva, Depresso, and Chillet. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

Pre-orders for the new Palworld plushes will close on July 31, 2024. Each plush costs $26.99, and they have no release window yet. However, the plushes are also available from the Japanese Aniplex Online store, where they cost 2,980 yen (or approximately $18.88) and are expected to release in November 2024. The overseas Aniplex store marks the available territories for the plushes as the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The plushes are also available in the US from the Animate store.

You can take a look at the plushes here:

These plushes will be the first available product from Palworld Entertainment, the joint venture between developer Pocketpair, Sony Music, and Aniplex. The companies announced the creation of Palworld Entertainment on July 10, 2024.

The new Palworld plushes cost $26.99/¥2,980 and pre-orders close on July 31, 2024. Palworld is readily available on the Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The game is still in early access and a macOS version will come out some time in 2024.

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Bandai Namco announced Dragon Ball Daima, Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, and the Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World will all appear at its SDCC 2024 booth. This will be free to enter if you go to the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Terrace at West Harbor Drive in San Diego, California from 9:30am to 7pm PT between July 25-28, 2024. However, a preview night will also be open there between 6pm-9pm PT on July 24, 2024.

Both the Dragon Ball Sparking Zero and the Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World elements of the SDCC booth will involve a demo. The new fighting game will be playable. Those who try it will get a lanyard with the game’s logo that proclaims the person who wears it played the title. In the case of the card game, people who take part in the tutorial event will also get the 2024 trial decks with demo cards. A Vol. 1 Promotion Pack will also be a part of the booth giveaways.

Here’s how those bonuses look:

The Dragon Ball Daima elements involve free items tied to the new anime. Two of the booth giveaway bonuses are a bag and fan featuring that version of Goku and the show’s logo. However, people who visit the booth also get a lanyard that can have ribbons attached if you visit different zones tied to things Bandai Namco is promoting. If you collect all the ribbons, you can trade them for an acrylic stand of Goku inspired by the show. 

Here’s how those items will look:

A number of figures and models will also be there. The Figure-rise Standard part will include a Son Goku Model Kit Trial Version for people to build. 

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero will be on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 11, 2024. The Dragon Ball Daima anime will begin airing in Fall 2024.

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Cover and Kawada announced that the 10 Hololive Vtuber Nanoblock sets are now available. Each one costs $14 and is available via the Hololive Production Official Shop, which does ship worldwide.

Each of the Nanoblock sets features the same standard building block as other kits. The number of bricks in each one wasn’t confirmed. While Kawada typically notes the difficulty of each build on the box, Cover’s storefront didn’t state them for the 10 Vtuber sets available. Each one will stand at between 65 and 75mm when fully built, depending on whether or not the character has accessories like animal ears or a hat. 

Only members of the Japanese branch appear in this initial set, with no English or Indonesian performers represented. All four members of Hololive Gamers and the third generation show up. A few of the earliest performers who are a part of the company since before they had generations, like Miko and Suisei, also are a part of the collection.

Here’s the full list of initial Hololive Vtuber Nanoblock sets available at launch:

• Hoshimachi Suisei
• Houshou Marine
• Inugami Korone
• Nekomata Okayu
• Ookami Mio
• Sakura Miko
• Shirakami Fubuki
• Shiranui Flare
• Shirogane Noel
• Usada Pekora

Here’s how all of those look when fully built:

Prior to this wider release, a Pekora Nanoblock set also appeared in 2023. It was a part of her Human Rabbitality Project and sold out.

The Hololive Nanoblock sets are available now and are shipping worldwide. There is no news yet about additional sets featuring more Cover Vtubers.

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Capcom announced that Kunitsu-gami players have completed the Okami collaboration campaign tasks, meaning that players will be able to get crossover costumes and weapons from day one. In related news, Capcom also revealed that the theme song (which you can hear in the newest trailer) will be “Kunitsu-Gami” by singer and songwriter ermhoi. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

You can watch the new trailer (which includes the theme song) here:

When Capcom first released the Kunitsu-gami demo on July 1, 2024, it included tasks that players all needed to complete in order to unlock the Okami bonuses. The tasks were to gather a billion crystals and to find 15 hidden Lucky Mallets. Since everyone finished these tasks, everyone will be able to receive the Okami items at launch. These items are Amaterasu’s weapon and outfit for protagonist Sou, as well as a Waka outfit for priestess Yoshiro. You’ll also be able to listen to Okami music while playing the game.

Kunitsu-gami: Path of the Goddess will be a combination between RTS, tower defense, and action. It’ll take place in a Japanese-inspired world where you set up your village and train your villagers in preparation for attacks from the Seethe. The goal is to defeat the Seethe and purify the village.

Kunitsu-gami: Path of the Goddess will come out on July 19, 2024 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC.

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Nintendo announced that the first three Densetsu no Starfy GBA games are a part of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass. All three are platformers featuring the star prince on various adventures, and they never appeared outside Japan until now.

In each Densetsu no Starfy game, the Pufftop Kingdom prince finds himself in the oceans below on a quest. In the first game, he’s trying to return home following a storm. In the second, he’s trying to save his kidnapped mother. In the third, he and his sister Starfy deal with new and old villains

Here’s the official trailer showing how all three games work. 

There are five Densetsu no Starfy games total. The first three appeared only on the GBA in Japan. The fourth was also a Japanese exclusive, and it mark the first time the series appeared on the DS. The fifth game was released as The Legendary Starfy worldwide. However, there have been references to the character following those releases. A costume and Event Course featuring the character appeared in Super Mario Maker.Starfy is also an Assist Trophy and Spirit in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Densetsu no Starfy 1-3 are available on the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack on July 12, 2024. All three games are also on the GBA in Japan.

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Bandai will release a new batch of Human Rabbitality Project: Pekoratchi, the Usada Pekora Tamagotchi. The company started accepting applications for purchasing the Vtuber Tamagotchi on the Japanese Premium Bandai website. Unlike the first batch, Bandai will employ a lottery system to determine which people get to buy the item. [Thanks, Inside Games!]

Bandai originally revealed the special Tamagotchi in July 2023 with a release window in December 2023. The company opened the first pre-order batch on a first-come-first-served basis on July 17, 2023. However, it instantly sold out in just a day, and not even fellow Hololive Vtuber Hakui Koyori could manage to place an order for the product. The company opted to use a lottery sales system for the new batch so that more people have an opportunity to get the items.

As a refresher, Pekoratchi is a unique Tamagotchi themed after Usada Pekora. Bandai alters some of the gameplay elements to suit the Vtuber. For example, she can eat almonds and drink cow milk when the player feeds her. Pekora can also change her attire based on the player's manner of raising her. The virtual toy is available in two colors: Usada White and Usada Blue, and each of them will also come with a chibi plushie of the Vtuber.

Bandai will close applications for the lottery sales of Human Rabbitality Project: Pekoratchi on August 2, 2024. The company will announce the winners at a later date in August 2024.

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At the end of May 2024, Capcom added Akuma to Street Fighter 6, and he went on to dominate the most played character charts for June 2024. In Ranked Matches, he was the most used character in almost every category. The only exceptions were the Rookie and Iron divisions, as Juri took first place there.

As usual, the official Character Usage Stats page on the Street Fighter 6 site going over Ranked Match data broke most played stats down by control type and rank, with Akuma placing at or near the top for each. When control type is set to all, Akuma is showing as placing in first for overall, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Master. If you set the control type to only Classic, Akuma is in first for all categories except for Rookie. (Juri takes first place there for Classic.) Should the Modern control type be highlighted, Akuma slips out of first in multiple categories. Juri is then in first in Rookie, Iron, and Bronze, Ken ends up in first for Silver, and Luke takes first for Master.

Here are the top 10 most used characters in Street Fighter 6 Ranked in June 2024 when all tiers and control types are considered:

1. Akuma
2. Ken
3. Ryu
4. Zangief
5. Juri
6. Cammy
7. Ed
8. Jamie
9. Marisa
10. Luke

M Bison debuted in June 2024 and, while he didn’t top the charts, he did appear. In the “all” section with the control type “all” selected,” he was in eleventh place.

Street Fighter 6 is available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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Cover has announced the debut stream dates for the 3D models of Hololive English -Advent- Vtubers. All five Vtubers in the group will gradually reveal their 3D models throughout early August 2024.

The Advent group comprises Shiori Novella, Koseki Bijou, Nerissa Ravencroft, Fuwawa Abyssgard, and Mococo Abyssgard. While each Vtuber would usually have their own debut stream, Fuwawa and Mococo will have a single stream since they also share the FUWAMOCO channel.

Here are the 3D debut stream dates in American time zones. Also note that despite the different dates, all streams will start at the same hour at 8am PDT / 11pm EDT.

• Shiori Novella - August 2, 2024
• Koseki Bijou - August 3, 2024
• Nerissa Ravencroft - August 9, 2024
• FUWAMOCO (Fuwawa and Mococo Abyssgard) - August 10, 2024
• Full group collab stream - August 17, 2024.

A summary of the announcement is also available to view via the tweet on Hololive Production's official English X account right below:

Cover has been gradually giving 3D models to Vtubers under its Hololive Production. It first announced the 3D debuts of Hololive English -Advent- members on the same day it confirmed the June 2024 3D debut dates of Holostars English Tempus Vanguard Vtubers in late May 2024. Roughly a whole year will have passed from the initial debuts of Advent Vtubers in late July 2023 until they get their 3D models.

The Hololive English -Advent- 3D debuts will begin with Shiori Novella's stream on August 2, 2024, and conclude with the FUWAMOCO sisters on August 10, 2024.

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The latest episode of the NieR: Automata anime adaptation showed the fight against the Square Enix CEO as part of its alternate ending skit. The skit "starred" former Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda and current president Takashi Kiryu.

The skit started with Pod 042 introducing one of the multiple endings present in the NieR Automata video game. It continued with the puppets of 2B and 9S watching various machine lifeforms competing in the arena. 2B and 9S eventually joined the fight, until former Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda and current president Takashi Kiryu appeared to confront them. The skit ended with a Japanese textbox that described the end of the YoRHa forces and the end of humanity after being overwhelmed by the power of the super CEO boss.

You can check out the alternate ending skit for the NieR: Automata anime featuring the Square Enix CEO boss fight here:

The Square Enix CEO boss fights appeared as a secret bonus fight in the NieR Automata 3C3C1D119440927 DLC. When it released, the fight featured Yosuke Matsuda and the PlatinumGames CEO at the time, which was Kenichi Sato. Additionally, NieR series producer Yosuke Saito confirmed that the voices of the former and current Square Enix CEOs were recorded specifically for the skit.

The second cour of episode for the NieR Automata Ver1.1a anime adaptation is currently airing and is available streaming on Crunchyroll. The game is available on the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and Windows PC. 

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Ahead of the 7.6 version of Honkai Impact 3rd, HoYoVerse offered a better look at the Songque Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Battlesuit. While she previously appeared as an AstralOp ally, this marks the first time she’ll properly join the fight as an S-Rank unit.

The introduction to the playable version of Songque begins with her calling out to the player. She offers to tell their fortune after leaping down from a bridge. (This is because she’s working as a fortune teller in Langqiu.) From there, we get to see a gameplay clip showing her in battle and attacking with a Trick Staff. After that, the developers and voice actress Zhao Shuang talk about the Shu of Deception. They also talked about her Taoist elements in her designs, her form change, and how she was designed to be more like a mage or summoner.

Here’s the full Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Honkai Impact 3rd trailer. If you turn on closed captions, English subtitles are available.

This Honkai Impact 3rd Battlesuit arrives following a Part 2 boss fight against Perception, who masqueraded as Songque. That appeared in the 7.5 update. HoYoVerse recently shared a cutscene from it, showing Lantern and Songque fighting back against Perception’s attacks.

Honkai Impact 3rd is available for PCs and mobile devices, and the Songque Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Battlesuit will appear in the 7.6 update.

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Gelato Pique has announced its second collection of luxury Pokemon Sleep items that you can wear to bed. This time, you’ll be able to get pajamas that look like Slowpoke, Ditto, Eevee, Charmander, Pikachu, Snorlax, and Togepi. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

Items will go on sale from July 26, 2024 in Japan. While the US Gelato Pique store did carry the first line of items, it does not have the second collection on its website. Here are the prices for everything you can get:

• Cooling t-shirt and shorts: 10890 JPY
• Hairband: 3410 JPY
• Kids’ cooling t-shirt and shorts: 8800 JPY
• Kids’ set (parka and shorts): 14960 JPY
• Mens’ cooling t-shirt and shorts: 11880 JPY
• Mens’ set (parka and shorts): 19140 JPY
• Pajama set (shorts): 17820 JPY
• Pikachu cushion: 11880 JPY
• Pouch: 4950 JPY
• Rompers: 9680 JPY
• Sheets: 17820 JPY
• Slippers: 5390 JPY
• Towel: 1760 JPY

Gelato Pique is a rather expensive brand of sleepwear, with most of the items using its baby moco material. Baby moco jacquard is a soft and delicate material that Gelato Pique uses in a lot of its products.

Pokemon Sleep is a sleep-tracking app that lets you raise Pokemon by sleeping. It does require you to keep your phone on during the night, as it needs to record you while you’re sleeping. When you wake up, you can read a report on things like how long it took you to fall asleep and your sleep type.

Pokemon Sleep is readily available on mobile devices. The second Gelato Pique and Pokemon Sleep collaboration collection will appear in stores in Japan on July 26, 2024.

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Koei Tecmo confirmed the full release date for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake. The company will release the remake simultaneously worldwide on October 24, 2024.

This game will be a remake of Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII, which originally appeared for PCs in Japan in 2001. VIII was the second entry in the series after VII to feature individual playthroughs as opposed to only faction rulers.

Koei Tecmo will bring the graphical and art quality up to modern standards as seen in more recent iterations like XIII and XIV while retaining most of the features from the original VIII entry. The company will also add new features, such as a relationship chart that will show characters with both the most intimate and the most hostile connections with the player's character.

Following its initial reveal in September 2023, Koei Tecmo originally planned to release the remake in early 2024. However, the company delayed the game's release by removing the "early" part.

The newly confirmed release date of October 24, 2024, maintained Koei Tecmo's commitment to release the remake within the year. However, it will also mark the first time ever for an entry in the series to have a simultaneous worldwide release in all regions and platforms. Prior series entries, including XIII and XIV, used to be released first in Japan with the Western English releases following suit months later.

Koei Tecmo has also uploaded the first formal trailer for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake on YouTube:

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake will be available for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch simultaneously worldwide on October 24, 2024.

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After issues starting on May 2024, Square Enix announced that FFXIV Visa Debit cards will be fixed and again a payment method option. People will once again be able to use that kind of credit card to pay for related items and services starting on July 23, 2024.

Square Enix first reported the issue on May 1, 2024. This came after a new payment processor was added. Typically, credit cards that can be accepted as a payment method for FFXIV include American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, and Visa. However, after the update Visa Debit cards weren’t working. Once the company realized the issue at the end of May 2024, it announced a July 2024 window for the fix. 

While waiting for the final fix, Square Enix again offered the same alternatives to people who have a Visa Debit card and can’t make purchases. It suggested buying game time codes from its official storefront, which does accept that payment method, or using Amazon Pay and PayPal whenever possible to buy the Crysta currency. 

This issue came up in FFXIV ahead of Dawntrail. However, a number of other problems came up alongside the expansion and update to 7.0. Free game time is being distributed as a result, with Xbox Series X players getting more due to an issue that pops up when moving between areas.

Final Fantasy XIV and the Dawntrail expansion are available now for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Visa Debit card payment method will be available again on July 23, 2024. 

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