Square Enix announced a second run of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Sora Form-ism figure. It will launch in Japan on December 27, 2025, following the original release in March 2025. It costs 7,480円 (~$52). While pre-orders aren’t open on the US storefront yet, there are other figures in the line there and on Amazon.

The Form-ism line involves static figures of characters. These are in a fixed, active pose and feature both Square Enix games and ones from companies like Atlus. (The Nahobino from SMT V is in the line.) Sora is in his standard outfit here, and he’s wielding the default Keyblade. He’s in the midst of an attack. It stands at about nine inches tall (23cm). 

In case you missed it the first time around, here’s a closer look at how this version of Sora looks:

This isn’t the only Form-ism Kingdom Hearts statue. Square Enix announced a second one in March 2025. That one is based on Riku, and it also pulls from his Kingdom Hearts 2 design. It is expected to appear in August 2025. 

The next run of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Form-ism Sora figure will launch in December 2025. The game first appeared on the PS2, but now is on the Switch, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix.

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The Uniqlo Instagram teased a new collection of Studio Ghibli anime shirts, and both the Japanese and US s are tagged in it. This confirms the new collection of UT graphic t-shirts will appear worldwide. There’s no exact date for the collection’s debut yet, but the official site is open and checking the exact listings for images seem to mention a late July 2025 window.

Following the first tease, a more in-depth hint at the Studio Ghibli anime shirts in the UT Uniqlo collection appeared on social media and some of the designs appeared. This confirmed it will consist of men’s unisex t-shirts and styles for kids. Kanyada is the artist behind all of the art. Eight movies in particular are highlighted, though children’s sizes will only appear for four of them. 

Here’s the full list of movies that will be part of this collection, in addition to one shirt in the general “Everything Ghibli” section. I also noted when adult and kids’ styles will be available.

• The Boy and the Heron (How Do You Live in Japanese) - adults and kids styles.
• Howl’s Moving Castle - adults and kids styles.
• Kiki’s Delivery Service - adults and kids styles.
• My Neighbor Totoro - adults and kids styles.
• Pom Poko - adults styles.
• Princess Mononoke - adults styles.
• Spirited Away - adults styles.
• Tale of the Princess Kaguya - adults styles.

Other movies, such as Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Ponyo, are references in the Everything Ghibli design.

And here are all the teaser images for the designs Uniqlo will sell. Adult sizes will be in XS through XXXL, while the kids ones will be in 5-6Y through 13Y. While most items are t-shirts, there are some sweatshirts like for Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. There are three styles for The Boy and the Heron, with the children’s t-shirt looking like the adults design, and there are four My Neighbor Totoro options.

In addition to this collection, in August 2025 there will be Pokemon Trading Card Game shirts at Uniqlo.

The Studio Ghibli adult and kids shirts will be at Uniqlo in the near future, and the movies are streaming on services like HBO Max in the US. 

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A second One Piece baseball game night is coming up, with a Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Chicago White Sox featuring the manga and anime characters. The tie-in happens at Dodger Stadium at 7:10pm PT on July 3, 2025. This time, the promotion is connected to the One Piece Card Game, with the free giveaway being an exclusive meant for players.

The official MLB site for Dodgers tickets brought up some of the promotions and special events tied to One Piece night. In addition to the card for the game, there will also be straw hats given away and a drone show will take place during the evening. While everyone gets one card per ticket, the hats are only for the first 40,000 people who enter. The cheapest price to get in as of time of writing is $99.10, which includes the $12.10 in additional feels. The most you could end up spending is about $317.10, which includes $22.10 in fees. 

While we don’t know what the hat will look like, Toei Animation showed what the card will look like. It features Monkey D. Luffy in a Dodgers uniform. He’s got a bat on his back, and a baseball cap on top of his straw hat. He’s in the midst of a pitch, which he’s throwing using his Gum-Gum Fruit abilities. It also has the “Don!! - 2” ability that kicks in when someone’s only played Straw Hat Crew .

Here’s the Luffy Dodgers One Piece Card Game card:

There have been three One Piece game nights already. First, the LA Lakers game against the Clippers honored the anime. In April 2025, the Seattle Mariners game against the Houston Astros involved the crew. The May 2025 Boston Red Sox match against the Minnesota Twins also featured the cast.

The Dodgers One Piece game night takes place on July 3, 2025. The first season of the One Piece live-action adaptation is on Netflix. The anime is streaming on services like Crunchyroll and Netflix. Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan. 

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Bandai Namco announced via the official social media for the Mobile Suit Gundam series that the original Gundam Wing anime is available to watch for free online for a limited time. It didn’t note how long this promotion lasts. However, it confirmed this includes all 49 episodes of the main series, but not the four OVAs. All of this is honor of the 30th anniversary of this installment.

All of the Gundam Wing anime episodes are available for free in a playlist on the official GundamInfo YouTube channel. Specifically, these are the HD remaster episodes of the series. All of them feature Japanese voice acting, but English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese subtitles are available. 

For example, here is the first episode. 

While this is a limited free release of the episodes, it is possible to stream them with a subscription on other services. Crunchyroll is the current home of the series. All 49 episodes are there now. So is the Endless Waltz movie. 

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing is now free to watch on YouTube for a limited time, and the anime is also available for Crunchyroll subscribers. The most recent anime in the series is Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which is only available to watch on Amazon.

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Sega announced its next new Sonic the Hedgehog game is called Sonic Blitz, and it is a card collecting and battling game from Rovio. However, not everyone can play it. Only the technical launch happened. This means it is in limited release, with only people in the Philippines able to play it.

While the game is only available to people in one region at the moment, the product pages on Apple’s App Store and Google Play are live. How it works is players build a deck of cards based on classic characters and opponents from the series. Each one has a set number of health and attack power. Major characters can also possess special abilities. During a match, you’ll play cards in one of two lanes, then decide if they “dash” at the end of a turn. Up to four cards can be played in each lane. Your goal is to whittle down your opponent’s health before yours falls to zero in order to win. 

Since people in the Philippines can play Sonic Blitz now, there are already some videos online showing footage of the new Sonic the Hedgehog game. MDGamestation shared an initial look at how a match works on YouTube.

There’s another new mobile game based on the IP on the way too. However, it’s currently delayed. We don’t know exactly when Sonic Rumble will debut.

Sonic Blitz is heading to Android and Apple iOS devices, and the technical test for the new Sonic the Hedgehog game is live in the Philippines.

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On May 31, 2025, VShojo Vtuber Ironmouse made a special appearance during Bbno$’s performance at the &Friends Pop Culture and Music Festival in Manila, and now she’s shared a number of shorts from the event. One of them even showed Bbno$ in cosplay of her, due to getting over 50,000 likes on a photo suggesting it on social media.

First, here’s the official reveal that Bbno$ would dress as Ironmouse as part of this collaboration.

Here’s the official YouTube Short showing the final costume.

Ironmouse also shared some videos of the appearance that were taken from Mike C on YouTube’s filming of the event. First, here’s the Vtuber showing up during the performance.

Next, here’s a snippet of the song the two made together.

Khryzel on YouTube also shared the Bbno$ and Ironmouse song “1-800-BLOWURMIND” from the set. 

Currently, Ironmouse isn’t streaming as often as usual. She announced on June 1, 2025 that she had been feeling unwell, though she did stream briefly on Twitch on June 2, 2025. During that latest stream, she actually went over the appearance alongside Bbno$ and the song they performed together.

We do know the VShojo Vtuber will be at Anime Expo 2025. She will appear alongside Connor Marc Colquhoun, aka CDawgVA, for Ironmouse & CDawgVA: Chaos Unleashed – The AX Trilogy at 4pm PT on July 4, 2025. 

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A new 5.7 Genshin Impact Special Program will appear on June 6, 2025, and the image HoYoVerse shared teased the appearance of Dainsleif and the Traveler’s sibling again. It will air at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm CET. This is expected to be one of the last 5.0 series updates before we head to Snezhnaya with the 6.0 updates.

The new Genshin Impact teaser image features the male version of the Traveler, Aether, alongside Dainsleif as his sibling Lumine appears tearing through the darkness. Since Aether is used as the default protagonist for this imagery, Lumine could replace that in a player’s story. As the storyline with all three of these characters appears during the interludes that come after the main storyline of a region concludes and leads into a new one, that’s likely what is happening here. For example, the “Caribert” act showed up as a break between Sumeru and Fontaine, and “Bedtime Story” came between Fontaine and Natlan. 

 We know the two characters who will appear in 5.7 and be a big part of this Special Program. Skirk and Dahlia will both appear. Skirk is the five-star unit who is tied to Childe, as she helped train him when he fell into the Abyss. Meanwhile, Dahlia is a new Mondstadt character.

Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Special Program for 5.7 airs at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm CET on June 6, 2025.

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There could be Hollow Knight: Silksong news soon, data regarding the PC version of the game changed on the Steam DB website. Two pages shows adjustments appeared on June 3, 2025, with a ChangeNumber adjustment and two depot additions. The actual product page on the storefront appears unchanged. [Thanks, CommodoreKong on Resetera!]

This is a substantial amount of action on the Steam DB pages that track Steam backend changes and updates for the PC version of Hollow Knight: Silksong. The one listing featured Changelist #29337185, Changelist #29337189, and Changelist #29337309. That involved it shifting from ChangeNumber 24965705 to 29337185, then 29337185 to 29337189, and finally that to 29337309. The depots 1030301, 1030302, and 1030303 also all appeared. The second only featured a ChangeNumber alteration from 22736671 to 29339689. 

There’d been quite a gap since there were any changes to the Steam files. One noted the ChangeNumber went from 22736671 to 24965705 back in August 2024. That was 10 months ago. The second listing hadn’t changed since March 2024, as the ChangeNumber went from 5782401 to 22736671. That was 15 months ago.

We do know the game is on the way soon. It will be a part of a museum exhibit at ACMI Game Worlds in September 2025. It also apparently has a 2025 release window following multiple delays.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC via Steam in 2025, and it will be featured at the ACMI in Melbourne, Australia, between September 18, 2025 and February 8, 2026.

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As it is what used to be E3 month, companies are beginning to announce updates and showcases. Sony revealed its PlayStation State of Play showcase will go over new PS5 games on June 4, 2025. It will take place at 2pm PT/5pm ET/11pm CET, and we’ll be able to watch it on Twitch and YouTube. 

These announcements are always incredibly vague. We don’t get to know any of the titles that will appear ahead of time. However, Sony did let us know how long the June 2025 State of Play will be. This one lasts over 40 minutes. It will also only be in English. People can co-stream it, but copyrighted music could end up being an issue for folks who do so.

There are a few games almost guaranteed to appear. Ghost of Yotei and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater should show up. Death Stranding 2 is out this month, so there could be a new trailer. Hell is Us is on the way too. We’re expecting more Little Nightmares 3 and Ninja Gaiden 4 news. 

We always get to see an array of PS5 games and sometimes PSVR 2 titles during these showcases, and there are often entirely new reveals during the June ones. During the June 2024 installment, we saw Astro Bot, Concord, Dynasty Warriors Origins, Infinity Nikki, Monster Hunter Wilds, Where Winds Meet, Path of Exile 2, Silent Hill 2 remake,and the Until Dawn remake. 

Sony’s PlayStation State of Play will appear at 2pm PT/5pm ET/11pm CET on June 4, 2025 and cover new PS5 games.

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The notable thing about the Death end re;Quest series of games is how easy it is to meet bad ends. Gruesomely. Repeatedly. Even if you think you’re maybe doing the right thing. It’s gory, to be certain, though it can make actually getting a character ending or the true one even more satisfying. Death end re;Quest: Code Z is a spin-off roguelike that… well, falters along the way. (It’s fine, I’d say it is not the best roguelike or representation of this series.) What I will say though is that it absolutely takes advantage of the Death End mechanic from the series and nature of the genre to attempt to do something different with the genre, though the violent nature and reliance on knowledge of the series and its characters both might dissuade many from playing.

So ideally, you’d think maybe Death end re;Quest: Code Z would be more accessible since it involves parallel universes, however it does still include the sorts of references and asides that might make for some barriers. Sayaka Hiwatari is a debugger on the game End to Odyssey with Shina Ninomiya, and she encounters something insidious while on the job. This means needing to head into the Strain Area dungeon and save or fight folks like Shina, Yurisa Yamamura, and Lucil Filarete. So you must stay alive and sane while searching for them, then getting out together while figuring out what Arata Mizunashi, another familiar face, is after.

Except since this is both Death end re;Quest, getting those bad endings in Death end re;Quest: Code Z is something we want to get, rather than avoid like we would in most roguelikes. This is because while on any difficulty other than Normal you lose what’s in your inventory and your levels, dying ends up being a way to make progress. Each death gets you a skill point if it is the first time you died that way. Which means keeping Sayaka’s sanity high enough to not affect her health and instead try and have an enemy, trap, or boss kill her is to your benefit. It’s an interesting concept, and perhaps one of the few things I found really unique about this spin-off.

It also feels like the Death Ends in Death end re;Quest: Code Z are designed to be a selling point due to the execution. These are handled in the same way as the mainline installments. So there will be unique descriptions explaining what happened. It becomes a “moment.” Someone who really loves the series for that reason might even find themselves searching for Death Ends repeatedly for completionist purposes. 

While I wish Death end re;Quest: Code Z was more fun to play or perhaps more welcoming to newcomers, I do appreciate the way it embraces and uses the Death End bad endings mechanic. This is a series in which it could be quite easy for characters to die. Dying happens a lot in roguelikes. Attempting to make a death in a roguelike less painful by tying it to the unique endings and character growth makes sense. The execution isn’t the best, but I can see what Compile Heart and Idea Factory were trying. 

Death end re;Quest: Code Z is available for the PS4 and PS5, and it will come to the PC via Steam later in 2025. 

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Myethos announced its next Genshin Impact figure will be a take on the five-star Electro character Keqing in a Resplendent Feast costume. It will cost ¥7,260 (~$51). Worldwide shipping is available from the official online store via Buyee. It is expected to ship sometime in February 2026. Pre-orders will remain open until July 31, 2025. 

This Genshin Impact Keqing figure in a Resplendent Feast costume is part of the Myethos Gift+ line. She is a static figure at 1/8 scale. This means she’s almost eight and a half inches tall (215mm). There’s a base included, and it’s made of translucent plastic. There are also some translucent elements to her bows in her hair and on her dress. 

Here’s a closer look at her from various angles:

Other HoYoVerse characters in the Myethos Gift+ line include Mobius: Daughter of Corals from Honkai Impact 3rd and March 7th: The Hunt from Honkai: Star Rail. 

While Keqing can’t wear this outfit in-game, there are two costumes for her in Genshin Impact. One is her default look that you get if you get the character. That’s called Piercing Thunderbolt. The other is called Opulent Splendor. That debuted in 2.4 in 2022. It’s a Lantern Rite look, and it costs 1,680 Genesis Crystals. 

Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices, and the Keqing Resplendent Feast Myethos figure will debut in February 2026. 

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Atlus started releasing profiles and art for different Persona 5: The Phantom X characters and Phantom Idols ahead of its June 2025 launch. The characters are of our avatar’s immediate group who attend Kokatsu Academy high school alongside us. Meanwhile, the Phantom Idols are summoned by Merope in the Velvet Room when we go to visit Igor and also act as additional playable characters.

The five main profiles go over the Persona 5: The Phantom X characters who all go to the same school. Our avatar has Janosik as a Persona. He’s voiced by Koki Uchiyama and has the Phantom Thief name Wonder. Lufei the owl mascot is voiced by Ai Nonaka, has the Robroy Persona, and has the code name Cattle. Kaede Hondo plays Motoha Arai, who has the Awilda Persona and is known as Closer. Katsuyuki Konishi voices Shun Kano, aka Soy, and uses Mandrin. Finally, Riko “Wind” Tanemura is played by Atsumi Tanezaki, and she possesses the Chiyome Persona. 

Here are all the profile images showing the characters in their Kokatsu Academy uniforms.

As for Phantom Idols, Atlus revealed five on the official site and official art for two of them on social media. Here is a list of details going over each one, their codename, and their Persona.

• Kotone “Mont” Montagne, with the Persona Terpsichore
• Leo “Leon” Kamiyami, with the Persona Erytheia
• Seiji “Fleuret” Shiratori, with the Persona Leucothea
• Yaoling “Rin” Li, with the Persona Meng Po
• Yukimi “Yuki” Fujikawa, with the Persona Styx

And here is the official art for Fleuret and Yuki.

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

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Back in April 2025, Nexon announced that we’d be able to play Blue Archive on a PC via a new launcher, and the Steam product page for the client is now online. Note that it is age-gated, so you will need to be logged into your Steam to view it.

Details are still a bit slim about this PC version of Blue Archive on Steam. The listing does note it is a single-player title with in-app purchases. You will need a Nexon to play. There will be a EULA to sign as well. The ed languages for that client are English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Traditional Chinese. Steam Deck compatibility isn’t confirmed yet too.

However, the page does note there is a Blue Archive Steam Wishlist Doki Doki Heart Milestone event in effect. This runs until the game’s launch. If certain numbers of people wishlist the game, everyone gets in-game items when it launches. Here’s the list of possible rewards:

• 25,000: 20 Superior Activity Reports and 50 Advanced Activity Reports
• 50,000: 15 Advanced Tech Notes Choice Boxes, 20 Normal Tech Notes Choice Boxes, 25 Beginner Tech Notes Choice Boxes
• 75,000: 4,000 Expert Permits
• 100,000: a 10-Recruitment Ticket

Blue Archive is available for mobile devices, and the PC client is headed to Steam in 2025. There is also an anime based on it.

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We’re one step closer to seeing the full release of the Eiselin Burchelli Meijal Hulkenberg figure, as Kotobukiya shared an in-progress photo of the Metaphor: ReFantazio character on social media. This is a fully-painted prototype, and the announcements confirmed pre-orders will open soon. However, there’s no exact date for pre-orders or its launch.

Hulkenberg is holding a polearm for the figure, and it is the same one that’s shown up in official art and images. She’s wearing her standard suit and armor from the game. This is a more casual pose for the character, even though she is holding a lance, as her left hand is on her hip and it looks like she is walking.

Here’s the full prototype photo of Hulkenberg:

To compare, here’s official character art of Hulkenberg Atlus released ahead of the game’s launch.

This Hulkenberg figure is one of multiple Kotobukiya collectibles based on characters from Metaphor: ReFantazio. First, a Gallica one appeared. After that, it shared one based on Junah. This means Eupha is the only female party member to not get a figure from the company yet.

In addition to figures, we’re seeing other sorts of merchandise based on the game. SuperGroupies made a coat and bag based on the protagonist, which are being sold worldwide.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The manga based on it is running now worldwide, and there’s no release window for the Eiselin Burchelli Meijal Hulkenberg figure from Kotobukiya yet. 

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Square Enix announced it will sell three different kinds of pixel art game merchandise with sprites of NieR, NieR: Automata, and NieR Reincarnation characters in Japan on August 30, 2025. These include a mug, a package of flake stickers, and two sets of rubber keychains. The US storefront isn’t taking pre-orders for any of the items yet. 

The set of flake stickers is the cheapest of the new items. It costs 1,100円 (~$8). There are 18 stickers in each package. All of the leading characters from each of the three NieR games appear, as well as side characters like 2B and 9S’ Pods and Mama and Carrier who assist The Girl of Light Fio. Each sticker is under an inch tall at around 18mm. 

The glass mug with the NieR pixel art sprites is second most expensive at 3,300円 (~$23). This doesn’t feature every character in this collection on it. In the top row are NieR characters Kaine, Nier, and Emil, in that order. The middle row features NieR: Automata leads 9S, 2B, and A2. Finally, the third row puts Fio between Mama and Carrier. The back of the cup has Emil’s head on it.

Finally, there are two sets of NieR pixel art keychains made of rubber and featuring sprites of the characters. Volume 1 features adult Nier, Kaine, and Emil from NieR, Pod 042 and Pod 153 from NieR: Automata, and Hina Akagi, Yuzuki Kurezome, and 10H from NieR Reincarnation. (I can’t tell who the final character in this set is meant to be.) Volume 2 features young Nier and Yonah from NieR, Fio, Mama, and Carrier from NieR Reincarnation, and 2B, 9S, A2, and a machine lifeform from NieR: Automata. Each set consists of nine pieces in the box. Each box costs 6,435円 (~$45).

Here’s how all the new NieR merchandise looks:

The NieR, NieR Automata, and NieR Reincarnation merchandise with characters from each game will debut in Japan on August 30, 2025. It’s likely we’ll see them worldwide after. NieR appeared on the PS3 and Xbox 360, then later on the PS4, Xbox, and PC one as NieR Replicant. NieR: Automata is on the Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and the anime is on Crunchyroll. NieR Reincarnation appeared on mobile devices, but is no longer available. 

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