Siliconera Thursday, May 1, 2025 8:00 PM
In an interview for "Facade Question," which was the Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto collaboration Pokemon song for Project Voltage High↑, 32ki (the producer of the song; name pronounced "Satsuki") and Yomitan Akane (the one who made the music video) spoke about the themes behind it. The song not only focuses on one's true self, but it also argues that lies aren't always a bad thing. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
First, as a reminder, here is the Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto Pokemon song "Facade Question."
32ki mentions that since the song came out on April 1, 2025, which doubled as Kasane Teto's birthday, he wanted to make the song focus on lies and how they can sometimes be good. Throughout the music video, Pokemon affiliated with deception—Sudowoodo, Zoroark, and Mimikyu—show up. Even though these Pokemon pretend to be something else and either lie about or obfuscate the truth, they just want to be friends with others.
32ki also states that the moral of how you should just be yourself often appears in fiction. However, he believes that this doesn't apply to everyone or in every situation. So it's good to maintain a "false" version of yourself if it helps maintain cordial relationships. He adds that his recent songs place importance on finding compromises rather than thinking everything as either 0 or 100.
Aside from the messages in "Facade Question", 32ki wanted to make this song a bright and happy one while also drawing a line between it and his representative works ("Mesmerizer" and "Obsomeat"). Since Miku and Teto often appear in fast-paced songs, he focused on creating a contrast between them using minor changes. One example he gave was how he changed the beat of the chorus from a four on the floor to a shuffle beat. He believes "Facade Question" is a perfect mix between his own aesthetics and Pokemon's.
"Facade Question" is part of Project Voltage, which is a collaboration between Hatsune Miku and Pokemon. It began in September 2023.
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Destructoid Friday, May 2, 2025 2:01 AM
The servers for Fortnite are down as Epic is all set to release the Star Wars update.
Titled Galactic Battle, this is a unique season dedicated to all Star Wars lovers. Once the servers are back online, you can enjoy all the new content by updating the in-game client.
Here's all the information we have regarding when the servers will possibly be back.
When will the Fortnite servers be back for the Star Wars update?
As expected, the maintenance has gone live on May 2, ahead of the upcoming update. The maintenance began on 2AM ET/00AM CT/11PM PT (May 1), which automatically took down all the servers. This is pretty routine for all major updates related to major seasonal content.
As of writing, there isn't any concrete information about when the servers will be back. Based on previous incidents, the maintenance should last between four to six hours. If that's the case, the servers should be available at 6AM ET/4AM CT/3AM PT (shorter version) or 8AM ET/6AM CT/5AM PT (longer one). We have yet to get confirmation from Epic on when the latest maintenance will end.
There is always a chance that the maintenance may be extended beyond the stated time. In that case, the updated ending period will be added to this article.
All Fortnite Star Wars Update highlights
Here's some of the new content that will be available as part of the update.
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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, May 1, 2025 8:04 PM A trailer was also released. The post Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Coming to PlayStation and Xbox appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |