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Kotaku Sunday, July 2, 2023 6:34 PM
    

During an Anime Expo press junket for Netflix's upcoming anime, Pokémon Concierge, actress Rena Nōnen, also known as Non, revealed what it was like working on the stop-motion anime series and how its warm animation style will make any fan wish Pokémon resorts were real.

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PCGamesN Sunday, July 2, 2023 6:26 PM
     BattleBit codes July 2023

July 2, 2023: We checked for BattleBit codes and Steam keys.

Are there any BattleBit codes? With the massive multiplayer FPS game launching into early access, much to our delight, we were also wondering whether there was a way to gain more in-game rewards, cosmetics, weapons, and more.

BattleBit has toppled the likes of CSGO and Starfield to become Steam's top seller, so we've been searching for all of the latest codes for cosmetics, weapons, and other freebies. As time passes, we'll update this guide with the most recent information about BattleBit Remastered codes and what they offer.

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Siliconera Monday, July 3, 2023 12:24 AM
    

Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.2 Airs This Week

HoYoVerse announced the Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.2 will air on July 8, 2023. People will be able to tune in at 4:30am PT/7:30am ET/1:30pm CET. It will air on YouTube. The preliminary art also suggested the voice actors for Blade, Kafka, and Welt will act as hosts.

Here's an embed of the Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.2. It doesn't offer any details about how long it will be. Only only shows a placeholder image with Owlbert and the three playable characters. Blade and Kafka are the two five-stars expected to join in this update, which explains their presence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lggMIYF_xLE&ab_channel=Honkai%3AStarRail

These special programs tend to function in the same way ones for Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd do. We get to see the upcoming playable characters for the patch. New story chapters and events are teased. There are also typically codes for free in-game currency that are good for a single day. Sometimes other announcements related to merchandise like soundtracks or real-world events also come up.

Honkai: Star Rail is available for PCs and mobile devices. The PS5 version is in development and should be out before 2023 ends. The Honkai: Star Rail Special Program 1.2 will air at 4:30am PT/7:30am ET/1:30pm CET on July 8, 2023.

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Siliconera Sunday, July 2, 2023 11:14 PM
    

Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Beta Arrives in July, Nier Joining Cast

At its Anime Expo 2023 panel, Cygames announced details about the Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising betas and revealed Nier will be a playable character. Nier will be accompanied by Death in the game. As for the betas, there will be a pre-access beta and open beta for the PS4 and PS5 in July 2023.

The Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising beta will include 25 characters. PS4 and PS5 owners can register for the pre-access one starting on July 6, 2023. That will then take place on July 27, 2023 for those who can participate. We'll see the open beta on July 29-30, 2023. There will also be an Evo open beta tournament. People can register for that until August 3, 2023, and the matches will take place August 4-5, 2023.

There's an initial character teaser trailer showing how both Nier and Death will look in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. However, at the moment Arc System Works and Cygames only shared it via Twitter. It is brief and shows Nier being held by Death. She says, "You don't understand me either? Then… goodbye."

Cygames also offered some details about how Nier works in Granblue Fantasy Versus. It also confirmed her voice actresses are Noriko Shitaya and Jenny Yokobori.
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The last Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising character to be revealed was Siegfried.

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will come to the PS4, PS5, and PC in 2023. The pre-access beta will be held on July 27, 2023, while the open beta will appear on July 29-30, 2023. Only PS4 and PS5 owners can take part in those betas.

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, July 2, 2023 6:17 PM