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Siliconera Wednesday, December 27, 2023 10:20 PM
In an interview with 4Gamer about video game developers' 2024 aspirations, Yosuke Saito and Mariko Sato of Square Enix have announced that they are working on new, unannounced games for the company. It's likely that they are two separate projects. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
For reference, Saito is the producer of the NieR and Voice of Cards series. He also worked on Gems Company, along with Monaca, which is the music production studio that NieR and Drakengard composer Keiichi Okabe founded in 2004. Meanwhile, Sato produced Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion.
There is not a lot of information about the games, whether it's announcement window, genre, or platform. Saito states that he's going to work hard in 2024 and that he may or may not announce something new. In Sato's message, she first thanks fans for the reception towards Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, as well as talks about Zack's brief appearance in the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer. She then also says that she's working hard so that she can announce a new title, and wants fans to look forward to the day when she can reveal it.
The two new Square Enix games that the two producers mentioned in their 2024 aspirations are in development. More information will come out in the future. As for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, it'll come out for the PS5 on February 29, 2024. This will be a PS5 exclusive, with the arrangement ending on May 29, 2024. You can read our preview for the game here.
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Siliconera Wednesday, December 27, 2023 8:30 PM
In an interview with 4Gamer about his plans for 2024, Eiji Ishida of Atlus teased an unannounced game that is still in development. However, he did not mention if Atlus will be able to reveal it in 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
The interview that 4Gamer conducted was with a large number of video game developers, asking them to look back on the year and give an idea of their aspirations for the next. In Ishida's case, he stated that he is working on an unannounced title.
Though he does not know when they will be able to announce it, he and the director are working hard to complete it. So he hopes that people will look forward to when they can reveal it to the world. Ishida is the director for Soul Hackers 2, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. He also worked as a designer for the Kuzunoha Raidou series and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.
In the same interview, he stated that he was taken aback at the high quality of Risk of Rain 2. Though the game did not come out in 2023, this is the one that he played the most, and he found it very hard to put down. Blue Eye Samurai is the piece of media from 2023 that left the greatest impression on him. In particular, he cites how fantastical the background designs looked and he could tell how much research went into them.
Soul Hackers 2 is available on PS4, PS5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. More information on the unannounced Atlus game will appear in the future.
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Siliconera Wednesday, December 27, 2023 8:00 PM
In the Version 1.6 update of Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoVerse has adjusted the AI for Pela when you use auto-battle. While the information sheet on HoYoLab did not provide specific details, the adjustment seems to be that Pela will no longer use her Skill.
The auto-battle in Honkai: Star Rail will prioritize having characters use their Skill whenever possible. In Pela's case, her Skill, Frostbite, deals Ice DMG and removes a buff from an enemy. However, prior to this update, she would use her Skill even if the enemy did not have a buff on them.
While Skills help a character regain their Ultimate faster—and in Pela's case, her Ultimate is the meat of her utility—her using her Skill means that she is taking away Skill Points from characters who might need it more.
Version 1.6 is the latest update for Honkai: Star Rail, adding in new events such as Critter Pick and characters such as Ruan Mei. There is also a new Echo of War that you can challenge every week so long as you complete the Trailblaze Continuance "The Blue—When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine," which drops materials that you need for new characters such as Xueyi.
Honkai: Star Rail is available on PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Wednesday, December 27, 2023 7:30 PM
Godiva will release chocolates based on popular Sanrio characters starting on January 11, 2024. You'll be able to buy them in Sanrio stores (both online and offline) and in the Sanrio corners of department stores. [Thanks, Denfaminico!]
As per usual, Hello Kitty and My Melody are two of the stars. Cinnamoroll, who debuted as a Godiva mascot in 2023, will also be available. The new Sanrio mascot for this year will be Kuromi, making for a total of four variations of the Sanrio Godiva chocolates. Each gift set will come with a plush of the Sanrio mascot, as well as a box of chocolate bonbons.
You can check out more pictures of the Sanrio gift sets from Godiva here:
Each plush has some brown in the design to look like chocolate, along with a ribbon with the word "Godiva" printed on it. The doll version of the gift set will cost 6600 JPY ($46.60), and the keychain version will cost 4950 JPY ($34.95). There are different flavors for the candies as well. Hello Kitty and My Melody's are milk chocolate, Cinnamoroll's is white chocolate, and Kuromi's is dark chocolate.
The Sanrio gift sets from Godiva will be available in Japan from January 11, 2024. Godiva will also release Animal Crossing: New Horizons chocolates yet again for Valentine's 2024.
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