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Ash was a major playable character in the first Phantom Brave, but he and Marona are quickly separated in the sequel Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero. It might leave you wondering if you’ll ever get a chance to use him and see the two reunite. Well, the answer is yes, but it takes a very long time.

While Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a digital exclusive on Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and Apple Arcade right now, physical Switch copies will debut in Spring 2025. These will include the Deluxe Edition of the game, which means you get three extra bundles of items when you play. It will cost $59.99.

Typically when a game comes out on a new platform, Siliconera doesn’t review it again. After all, there are rarely differences that merit it. In the case of Hello Kitty Island Adventure,

The next Danganronpa bunny girl figure arrives in 2025, and it will be a new take on Celestia Ludenberg. Good Smile Company announced it will debut in Japan in September 2025, and it will cost ￥39,600 when it does. It’ll be $310.99 in the US, and it is expected to appear everywhere by Q1 2026.

Date Everything, a new dating sim in which you date all types of anthropomorphic items, is now delayed, and the game is not releasing on Valentine’s Day 2025. It now has a general June 2025 launch window. As is common with such postponements, the developers at Sassy Chap Games pushed it back to ensure the overall quality at launch.

Great games make you feel things. This isn’t limited to joy or delight. I feel like if it can evoke any kind of meaningful emotions that aren’t overwhelming frustration tied to bad gameplay or broken elements, it’s a some sort of success. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector did an incredible job of leaving me feeling lost, desperate, enraged at in-game entities or opponents, and like I was struggling to survive in a galaxy where every decision mattered. It feels like both an important piece of literature and a well-crafted indie game.

Bandai Namco shared a new survey for Tales of Graces f Remastered, asking people what they thought about the newest version of the game and sharing a mobile wallpaper reward for sharing thoughts about the JRPG. It is live until February 13, 2025, and you can take part by visiting the official site.

There will be a Bandai Namco Cross Store in Brooklyn, New York. The company confirmed it is in the works. It will be in Japan Village and open on February 28, 2025.

Square Enix confirmed that a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth crossover would come back to FFVII Ever Crisis alongside the PC port’s debut, and now the Loveless Aerith gear and weapon inspired by her costume from the game are here. As a reminder, these items are based on her performance at the Gold Saucer. We can pull for them via the gacha until February 26, 2025.

Details about the events at the 2025 Tokyo Indie Games Summit being held March 8-9, 2025 came up, and it includes a competition between Nijisanji Vtubers and presentations from Japanese companies like Bandai Namco and Cygames. Streams from the event will be held online on YouTube, for those unable to be in Japan in Kichijoji, Musashino City.