November 3rd 2024

This is going to be a game heavy update, so bear with me if you’re someone who’s not into gaming. In any case let’s get started with Starseed Asnia Trigger. This game soft launched on October 31st, 2024, meaning it’s only available in some regions. The official worldwide release will be a month from now in November. The game is technically available on PC, iOS and Android. Just a warning about the PC client, it’s kind of cooked and I don’t recommend it. It uses Windows Google Play Beta (which is bloated) and it also installs 3rd party anti-cheat security programs. In other words, just use the emulator version. Honestly it kind of had a scuffed launch (in my opinion) and details in the audio blog.

By the time you read this, the 2nd Anniversary of Nikke will be in full swing. However, folks who are hardcore into Nikke would have already known that, as well as the countless YouTubers and influencers who play the game. All I will say is that if you’re interested into playing the game now for the first time (newbie), then it’s a good time to do so. It’s actually always this way for any game having an anniversary event. The first year is typically the biggest, but the 2nd ones tend to “hyper” accelerate newbies with broken units. From what I can tell so far, the kit on the newer units is adjusting a lot of power creep - so more incentive for new players to dive in if you can power them up and pull them right away.

Spirit Valley is the first non-gacha game on this list recently released into Early Access, and it is a lighthearted lewd Pokemon like game. Obviously, since the game is based around sex, I can’t link any videos for the gameplay - but it’s a fun little couple of hours for a few bucks. No micro-transactions or other stuff, just a simple single player experience. Keep in mind early access means there’s a lot of patches down the road, so if you would rather wait until it’s a bit more content heavy; simply keep the game on your wish list to check out later.

By the time you are seeing this update, the JPN CPT 2024 will be underway and either just finished up or live. Either way, feel free to enjoy the tournament as it will be a huge one with a lot of talented players. Something to have on a 2nd monitor while you’re doing all your dailies.

Artist is HEIJUN

Artist of the week is actually my choice for artist of the month previously, but I can’t post works that are too lewd for my monthly updates. It’s a self-imposed restriction of course. That being said, HEIJUN is an absolutely fantastic artist and easily you can see why I pegged them for artist of the week and month. Feel free to check out their extensive work over on their Pixiv page.

October 27th 2024

Video game “Engrish” has been a fun topic to talk about since the dawn of the internet. It’s good to take some time off and remember the good o’l days when online discussion was filled with these “wholesome” and largely harmless memes. Nothing forced, just genuinely people trying to make light of something already absurd. I’m not going to go full boomer on you all, but it was really a special time when people just made funny stuff to release into the wild for no compensation, narcissism or clout chasing.

This small bit of news came across my desk this week, with the announcement of a new game studio headed up by former ShiftUp employees. GPUN is what they’re called, and they are working on a new game. Since current projections state the game will be available by 2027 - there’s quite a bit of time for the finer details. The video is pretty bare bones and honestly looks kind of “proof of concept” at the moment, so hopefully more information will be available as the months go by.

I’ve still be playing Daiblos Core (Cross Core) as a side game, and have stumbled upon the database of all databases… for global players. It’s a Google Doc that is well maintained and contains every single bit of information you could want on the game. This makes playing (and understanding) what you’re doing in the game for English players 5000% easier. Please click this link here to access the Google Doc or click the image above. For those who were on the fence playing the game out of fear of not knowing what to do, you now have less of a reason to be hesistant.

Artist is Fox Gumie

Last weekly update of October, might as well keep it themed for no apparent reason other than to post Halloween related booba. Artist of the week is Fox Gumie with his furry Sadako Yamamura. If for some reason you haven’t watched The Ring (especially the American version) yet - please go do so. Then you too can enjoy the lewd Sadako even more!

October 20th 2024

We’re echoing last week’s update being short and sweet. Starting off with some banger synthwave (because I want to) is a very recent song from an up-and-coming indie artist Alana Rich. As with all YouTube links, if you have trouble accessing it, just use any random VPN of your choice and try again. Synthwave has become more of an overarching genre than a specific sound as it used to be a few years ago. Now sub-genres have appeared, incluing Synth-pop, Synth-rock, Synth-R&B, etc. Pretty much any typical genre can now be classified “synth” as long as it has vaguely “retro” vibes to it and synth instruments. Sorry for the tangent there, but you’re on this site after all.

Haze Reverb is finally announced and coming to global. Long time visitors to the site will remember that I talked about playing this game awhile back. I only recently quit within the last three months due to the announcement of it finally coming out everywhere in English. The meta was starting to get too complicated for me, and without a large global community translating the finer bits, I decided to call it quits on the old account and start anew again with everyone else soon. This game is very cultured by the way, so I’m glad it got at least a “Teen” rating on the store, but hopefully nothing will be censored. You can check out the official site here.

Artist is Tyone

I always feel like I need to theme my posts even though I said this year I was going to stop. Either way, Tyone is the artist of the week with their Halloween themed jiangshi waifu. See you all next week!

October 13th 2024

It’s been a while since my weekend synthwave section closed down on my site. I always have the “itch” to post some banger synthwave songs over the various updates, even though it’s probably not going to be popular. Still the heart wants what it wants, and I’m going to be sharing some songs in the upcoming weeks that I listen to on a daily basis that I felt too good not to share. This is purely a “me” thing, so bear with me if your tastes in music are completely different. REIGN is the artist for this track, and you can find their Linktree here!

I’m always on the hunt for really lewd gacha games that also have gameplay to them. And unfortunately, the game you see above is not it. I mean it has half of what I’m looking for (and probably you as well if you’re on my site), but it’s not very gameplay focused. Still if you like what you see and want a game to literally kill battery life while being aesthetically pleasing, then by all means check it out. The above video is helpful since it has English subtitles, and you can download the game (APK) directly on the official website here.

Artist is Aelion Draws

I’m not a fan of social media. I am a fan of waifus, Hatsune Miku, Brazil (lots of visitors from there), and sexy cosplay opportunities. So even though Brazilian Miku has been a rather meme topic (for various reasons), I think we all can universally agree she’s fantastic on the eyes. Everyone wins in that regard! Artist of the week Aelion Draws bringing the world together with their artwork. Please support their Patreon for more!

October 6th 2024

We’re starting off with a leftover from my October monthly update that didn’t make the cut. I still find it interesting enough to showcase, but not enough to fully endorse as I would others. This can be due to various factors including (mostly) the content they share to be on the more sensational side of things. Think “less scary” and more “that was odd” type stuff. None the less BizarreBub does do the service of compiling a lot of clips making the rounds that allegedly document supernatural things. Feel free to do a deep dive if you like the above video over on his channel.

Been a while since I mentioned a fighting game tournament, but this one is happening / happened by the time you read this update. Reason it has honorable mention is because it’s a very important tournament in the Tekken 8 world tour standings due to it being a “LCQ” for a lot of players before the year ends. The TLDR - if you like tournaments with good players, give it a watch. Bonus points if you like Tekken 8. Schedule (and stream) of the tournament should be found here.

I had rambled in previous updates that September was kind of a shitty month for me overall, but I survived it. I didn’t realize that one of my favorite YouTubers LGR also had a pretty shitty last month - so much in fact that he doesn’t have a functioning house anymore. Life is kind of crazy isn’t it, and I hope for the best for Clint (LGR) and anyone else that thought September sucked royally.

Artist is guasscannon

Artist is gausscannon

Artist of the week is guasscannon because he likes to draw monster girls, and I like to look at them. Especially when they are of Muffet, my favorite spooder waifu of recent years. I rarely post 2 images for artist of the week (out of respect for them), but gausscannon doesn’t have a pixiv page to my knowledge. That means a lot of work could be locked behind their X profile (not by the poster but the platform), so I just wanted to showcase a little bit more of their talents (it’s good!). That’s it for the week, see you in the next one!

September 29th 2024

Starting off the weekly update with some pettiness, but I promise it only comes from a good place. Unicorn Overlord launched a while back this year, but I didn’t really notice or talk about it since it was not available on PC. The game recently reached a million sales milestone, and I am happy for the team behind the game since it’s a very good one to reach. Like Stellar Blade, this game is on a growing list of things I really want to play but have to wait until the powers that be put it on PC. I’ve practically abandoned modern consoles outside of retro emulation purposes, but I thought I would just bring back up the news that this game exists, and it sold well. Even if Unicorn Overlord never reaches PC, hopefully the team moves onto future projects with a PC release. As I’ve mentioned many times in the past now, there isn’t a lack of games to take your time away. We’re in an industry now where games (at least gacha style) are competing for your time from other games. TheLCC speedruns the game for those of us who will never touch it, but wanted to see it from start to finish.

Our good friend FG3000 bringing us an update video on his daily gacha gaming rotation, and something I encourage all of you to watch if you find yourself on the “normie” side of the tracks. In other words, you want only games available in English and easily accessible, and don’t want all of that “play in a different language using translator tool” degeneracy that I encourage. Most notable for my audience is probably Cat Fantasy: Isekai Adventure.

Once in a while I need to decompress my frustrations, and this particular topic was / is echoed by others. As always with things borderline “ranty”, I rather speak my words than write them out, so more details in the audio portion.

We end with the talented artist of the week Tohirokonno and more lovely Bowsette! Unlike the flaky Ne'er-do-wells I talked about earlier in the audio blog, Tohirokonno is as old school as you get. More importantly he’s prolific and has his stuff together working for publishers. Feel free to check out his Pixiv page and his fanbox (Pixiv’s version of Patreon)!

September 22nd 2024

Not the usual weekly update for September, because this week I was 99% occupied with Jury duty and concluded. During my experience killing as much time as possible, I tend to scroll through my own YouTube channel recommendations and keep tabs on content creators who always have something weird (but fun) to talk about. Whang! updates us all this week with a mystery that’s been on the internet for quite some time now. The funnier story will be talked about in the audio blog amongst other ramblings.

Once again off the beaten path this week, I’m going to add a little social commentary that all that glitters is not gold. I’ve been meaning to put together some form of content talking about the horrors of “Instagram” food and all its sins. Primarily overpriced “pretty” food that really doesn’t taste good at all, and at worse isn’t even that really noteworthy to begin with. But the other side of the coin is also true with obsessively negative reviews on restaurants. I know it’s a strange topic to dive into, but it’s been a very strange week for me. More details in the audio blog but enjoy the video about the subject in a lighthearted way!

Slow news weeks means I put out the bigger guns in terms of artwork. And in the gacha gaming / Discord space no other artist is as popular as Dishwasher1910 / D.I.S.H is. The goat when it comes to lewd IP artwork, it’s a shame he doesn’t do monster or furry waifus out of his religious beliefs. That’s ok though, we all can’t be perfect! He would be too powerful if he did anyway, and we don’t need more supervillains in the world.

September 15th 2024

Daiblos Cross Core recently was released on TW server, which means this almost year-old CN only game is now available to global. It is available on both mobile (android) or dedicated PC client via the official website. There is no English version (or patch) at the moment, and the only community I could find for the game is this specific wiki link here. There is a tentative “tier list” made by the community in the picture above, but keep in mind it’s a bit hard to understand if you’re new to the game. The tier list is also more geared toward an end game player than a newbie starting off. You want 2-1-1-1 or 2-2-0-1 distribution from the chart above for an optimal team (2 DPS / 1 Support / 1 Healer / 1 Shield Tank) or omit the healer for another support. Finally rumors of this game being censored ARE TRUE, but also that the previous lead was fired from his job and the game thus became de-censored afterward. More details in the audio blog.

I was going to save the debut of Sakura Stardust as a recommendation on The List for October, but she recently released a video that had so much effort put into it, I felt it was necessary to highlight her early. She will be making a return in the spooky update next month with her other published content but sit back and enjoy a very well-done video on an iceberg related to obscure Nintendo lore for now.

My YouTube channel has been in hibernation for quite some time now. I actually just recently got out of probation and am now back to where I was in 2022 (good standing, no infractions). Still it’s going to be a while before I upload something since it’s a dark timeline when huge YouTubers like Linus Tech Tips gets hit with a community strike (the same thing I was hit with twice). More details in the audio blog as it can get into rant territory, and I rather speak the words than write it out. It just has more impact that way.

Artist is Kiwi_Sweetie

We’re not done honoring Last Origin from last week’s update. This lovely image is from the lovelier Labiata, who was drawn by the loveliest artist Kiwi_Sweetie. See you all next week!

September 8th 2024

Starting off the week with a first impression video from Stix on a new gacha game “Cat Fantasy”. It’s a short video and should give you a good idea whether or not this might be interesting to you. I did have this game on my radar for a while since it does have good graphics (of course), but it sounds like it might not be the most engaging on the gameplay front. I probably will try it out anyway and see if it sticks or not. Still, it’s out now and you can check it out.

I tacked onto last week’s update that Horizon Walker (from the devs of Last Origin) is now out in Korea and you could play it if you wanted to. If need a refresh on how to do so, just literally go to last week’s update and watch the video at the very end for all the relevant information. You could also join Last Origin’s Discord server in the “other games” category for a pinned message that would detail the instructions in a written format. I just thought I would formally announce it again this week and link a video that shows actual combat and the overall vibe of the game.

This is a funny and friendly reminder that prudism is alive and well in the world, and that it doesn’t come from just one source. I think it’s very easy for younger folks to quickly point the finger at one particular group of people and say they’re the reason why we can’t have nice things. I can tell you from my experiences growing up and dealing with everyone you can imagine; prudism has no single affiliation. It comes from all sides, and it’s a headache to this day. More details in the audio blog, but this was literally “shame” reviews for a ball-joint-doll on Amazon that had risqué clothing. Literally a doll, not even an anime figure mind you.

Artist is SODA STUDIO

Artist of the week is cleverly related to both topics above! The lovely figure you see is from designers Soda Studio. The character is Cerestia from Last Origin (the devs behind Horizon Walker). This figure is not the one I was referencing in the above review post by the way, as this is an explicitly NSFW 18+ anime figure and labeled / sold as such. If folks were going to scream “muh values!” on anything, it would be understandable if it was about this figure than the much more innocent item being sold on Amazon. Such is life!

September 1st 2024

Another brief weekly update due to the overlap of a monthly update being released back-to-back! We’re starting off with some philosophy from our old friend Pseychie on the price of Gacha skins. Keep in mind the point of the video is to encourage discussion and gathering of perspectives, rather than definitively state what is objectively correct. My stance of course is nuanced, and you can hear more about it in detail in the audio blog. The extremely abridged version is simply, “it depends on who’s asking”.

Really going into the cracks of the internet here to dig this obscure title out of the ground, it’s called Atlyss. Best way to describe it is an offline “old mmorpg” game that has multiplayer (what?). Yeah, I know it sounds weird too, but it’s a lot easier to grasp if you just download the demo and play it yourself. Keep in mind this game is still in very early access (even though it’s been worked on for a while now) and the final release will probably differ greatly from the current version. Also, highly likely the final release will be 10 years from now given the track record of other games, but progress is progress!

Artist is cranihum

I think I’ve probably recommended cranihum in the past for artist of the week, and it’s certain I’ll probably recommend them again in the future. Anyone who does monster girls, specifically short stack goblin waifus is probably going to get a lot of real estate on this website. See you all in the monthly update!

Mini Post Recording Update

I know Horizon Walker was released in KR, but it’s for the KR One store only. Attempts to play the APK so far have been partially successful by switching your language to Korean and playing it that way in BlueStacks emulator. More details are in the video above. The developer however has stated they are interested in releasing a global / steam client though, so if you’re already settled into whatever you’re playing now - you could just wait until it’s launched officially. Also note that at any time if you’re playing the game right now, your account could be deleted, banned or the game patched so the trick above no longer works. Just a heads up for pioneers.

August 25th 2024

We’re chilling this week with much ado about nothing. So, I’m going to start off with some nostalgia bait (since that’s what corporations are doing as of late) with regards to the beloved Playstation 2. If my estimates are correct, the vast majority of my visitors are either familiar with or own/owned a Playstation 2. This little documentary is a nice historical perspective on a very beloved console that to some extent, still holds up today with its library of games. Hope you enjoy the very laid back vibe of the video, and of course the hard work put into it from the YouTube channel VideoGameDocs.

More chill vibes with this little mini adventure of Jason Graves visiting a bunch of Goodwills for video games. For those of you not in the know, there was a brief time during the 2010’s to 2020’s (before you know what) where extreme deals could be had for retro gaming enthusiasts the world over. That world has come and gone now, with resellers, scalpers and all forms of profiteering degenerates removing any hope of finding the good stuff. So, it’s an interesting experiment to see what can be found today if one were to look in 2024, and as Jason shows us - it’s not good.

Artist is IllustOgre

Artist of the week is Ogre (known as IllustOgre) giving us a lovely cow maiden lounging on some stairs. Definitely fits the chill weekly motif I hope! Anyway, see you all next week.

August 18th 2024

Starting off this week with a little bit of a deep dive topic and piggybacking off of last week’s discussion on AAA gaming titles at the moment. This clip was provided by Rawrell (at least where I saw it first) and a lot of information is conveyed in a short amount of time. A ton of nuance and details of discussion in the audio blog, but let’s just say you ever went to a fancy restaurant before that claims they have the world’s best “new” pizza? You go there and find out it’s a bowl of jelly and foam with “pizza essence” that makes it taste just like pizza. However, it’s painfully obvious it’s not pizza? That’s this person (the speaker with the hat) and anyone who buys this advice basically.

Official artwork of Otherworld Mercenary Corps (Logan)

FG3000 brining in the heat this week with some good old fashioned Kusoge game. Always remember that a true Kusoge game is one that is jank enough to just barely play, and that you wish it was better. As a matter of fact, I’m still playing the Kusoge Otherworld Mercenary Corps I suggested a few weeks back! And yes, that game has gotten slightly better over time with patches and content updates. But it’s not there yet, and in true Kusoge fashion - we can only hope it patches the jank out and becomes mid-tier. What’s certainly not mid-tier however is the gender bent skin for one of the units in the game above!

Artist of the week is むた (Muta_poo) brining us one of the better waifus Ibuki Dōji from FGO. If you don’t know about FGO, it’s better you don’t learn and just move on with your life. There’s a ton of waifus to be sure, but it’s also a void no soul returns from if you get involved. So, your best bet is to just enjoy the fan art and go about your day!

August 11th 2024

We live in strange times when AA game titles are returning to over-the-top cool aesthetics and tangible gameplay. The AAA industry has been plagued with bloat, “art projects” and utter nonsense in the last 10 years, so I’ve practically written them off at this point. There are a few gems here and there to be sure, but it’s the exception and certainly not the same as it used to be. Mecha Break isn’t going to win any awards, change people’s geopolitical views, and cater to an audience that doesn’t even care about video games. What it will do however is bring you a fun mecha game with (actual) good looking characters. Too much to ask apparently as of late.

Another week another fighting game tournament, this time its VSFIGHTING XII based in the UK. This is one of the big boy tournaments “across the pond” from where I’m at and is a good watch for the weekend since it features a variety of games to look at. You can click on the image above to see the full schedule and bracket with all appropriate links necessary to start watching.

Artist is Lines Sensei

Last week I posted a waifu so normie I started getting convulsions and went semi-unconscious on the floor. To pay for my grievous sins and heresy, I’m posting a short stack monster waifu goblin-kobold hybrid this week to appease the unknown Eldrich gods that keep this website alive. More importantly however, checkout Line Sensei over on Patreon and send them a few bucks because they deserve it! You can also see more of their work (it’s awesome!) over on Newgrounds.

August 4th 2024

New update of the month so let’s start off with the most important news first. Gamecoaster, one of the better gacha gaming companies in the past decade (in my opinion) has stated that they’re working on a new project! Details are extremely sparse except for the teaser animation you see above. I made a promise to myself that the next game released by them I’m going to drop some serious funds their way. If you haven’t checked out their previous titles, I HIGHLY recommend you do so. I used to do videos on Dungeon Maker back in the day too, in case you wanted to stroll down memory lane over on the YouTube channel.

Another week another fighting game tournament, this time it’s a big one! The Esports World Cup will be featuring Street Fighter 6 pools to finals starting on August 7th to August 11th. A lot of money to be won, enough to easily change one’s life! So, competition should be much more dramatic than usual. It’s not just pride on the line to say the least.

My boy EmpLemon gracing us with another super in-depth video on random things; this time around it’s the embattled Star Wars series. I know there’s probably 100 video essays on Star Wars released in the last year, but this video is different in that it completely ignores the recent releases in the franchise and focuses on the prequel trilogy.

Artist is あれっくす

Artist of the week is あれっくす. I’ve jokingly said that I’m tired of blonde elven archers being the norm for the vast majority of content out there in the video game / anime world; but they’re famous for a reason! Sometimes you just want plain potato chips, vanilla ice cream, fast food, and conventional stuff you know? See you next week!

July 28th 2024

This week’s update is going to be an upbeat one I promise, even if it at first doesn’t seem like it! There is no way I can type out all of the thoughts and perspectives I have on this particular topic in text form without making it a novel, so I implore you all to listen to the audio blog for the details. But the TLDR is that this is an isolated case with a heavy emphasis on culture shock from a dying generation. It’s good to learn from this person’s experience so that we all may avoid repeating the same mistakes. For full detailed further information on the event, you can read the very long reddit post here. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s more for me and you than those involved.

Due to recent controversy with Nintendo (what’s new right?), I kind of felt it was my obligation to talk about this awesome resource while it’s still around. Now keep in mind I’m a good boy and make sure to follow Squarespace rules. So, I’m not even going to think about linking anything here. That being said, that doesn’t stop you from using keywords in your search engine of choice to find what I’m talking about. So, head on over to Google and use any combination of phrases that contain “retro” “roms” “best” “set” “archive” “internet org” to access this while you can. It’s a wonderfully curated set of games to use with your emulator of choice. Enjoy it!

Artist is Maned Kitsune

Ending this short (but hopefully meaningful) update with some lovely furry Egyptian inspired waifu. Some of my favorite actually! In any case, artist of the week is going to be Maned Kitsune, and you can check out their Pixiv page above by clicking the image. See you in the monthly update and take care of yourself!

July 21st 2024

Starting off this week with a teaser trailer from the original dev team behind Last Origin. From what we can tell in the clip, it seems to be some type of turn based rpg game with a lot of emphasis on fan-service. It also has a bit of fantasy whimsy on the side too. It’s not completely degenerate focused as Last Origin was (which is a shame!) but I’m hoping we can get a little bit of waifu diversity down the road.

Some gacha games feel like they’re in a time warp, and that’s not a good thing. With all the advances in technology alongside growth of mainstream gacha gaming, the above two offerings seem horrendously antiquated. Sure, you can give them a shot if you wish (it’s free to try out anyway), but there’s surely no incentive to stick around let alone give money better spent elsewhere. Just wanted to say it’s interesting to see how far things have progressed in the last couple of years within the entire industry.

Artist is 鍵宮メロ

Since we mentioned Last Origin in the first topic of this week’s update, it’s only fitting we have an associated image with the legendary game. Artist of the week 鍵宮メロ has a lovely summer related bikini picture of Azaz from LO. Don’t forget to put on your sunscreen!

Doing something just a bit different for this weekly update, I’m going to end things off with some words and a few memories. 5 years ago, exact to the date, I wrote a little blog post about the loss of one of my content creators that I followed for quite some time. You can read the short blog here if you want. I want to take a moment to remind folks out there that life can kind of be unpredictable, and maybe just spend a little extra time with those around you that you hold dear. It’s a lot better than arguing with a bunch of strangers over petty stuff, and maybe let you take stock of what you really have versus what you don’t.

July 14th 2024

Another week trying to stay positive about anything pop culture related, and it’s getting harder to do so by the minute! Thought I would lighten up the mood a bit sharing a video FG3000 put out last year in regard to gacha game player tendencies. If you’ve ever played even a single gacha game, it’s going to hit HARD. 1:13 in the video clip almost made me fall out of my damn chair, because it reflects a lot of the players I’ve dealt with.

Store source Suruga-ya

One of my regular content creators had somewhat of an interesting take on privacy I read this week that gave me pause. As someone who lives in the United States, it’s a topic that is heavily scrutinized and gets heated very quickly. I have a lot of thoughts about it myself in the audio blog. For everyone else who doesn’t really care, the above picture is a good example of cute robot / mecha waifus I always talk about being under-represented in everything. If you like what you see, you can head over to a store that’s very friendly to international customers, Suruga-ya.

Another week another fighting game tournament, but this time it’s one of the most prestigious ones of the year. EVO has always been considered the cream of the crop in terms of competition around the world for any fighting game out there. And although it’s not going to potentially win you a million dollars in Saudi Arabia (that event is coming in August), it’s still a tournament any real competitive player wants to win.

Artist is kaname aomame

Artist of the week is kaname aomame for his lovely rendition of Catherine Sabthra from Code Geass. I’m literally waiting for a figurine of her to come out, because I’m going to assume merchandising was not too far off her design choice. In any case, see you all next week and enjoy the tournament!

July 7th 2024

Time to start off the week with some nightmare fuel (it’s at the end of the video by the way!) from our friend over at EXkurogane Studio. Not much to say other than the figure industry is really starting to heat up as of late, since China seems to be ramping up on production and becoming a decent player in the market. What was once a predominantly Japanese centric run hobby has definitely been seeing a lot of competition. But of course, not everyone who enters the game is a worthy competitor… in case the thumbnail above didn’t give it away.

Nutaku has some new jank in the works, and it’s called Soul Descent. Chances are, you’re probably playing (or trying out) Zenless Zone Zero instead. Oddly enough, Nutaku decided to release Soul Descent on the very same day ZZZ came out. Coincidence? There’s a good chance whoever worked on the game (Soul Descent) probably wanted to subtly release the same day a much larger game came out. I think they wanted to be spared the embarrassment of the initial turnout. I’ll be frank - the game has AI generated art on top of AI generated gameplay. Check it out if you absolutely need the free horny, but you can get free horny a lot of places on the internet. Just saying.

Another week another fighting game tournament. This time it’s one of the more well known, larger tournaments in Japan called TOPANGA. Specifically, it’s Street Fighter 6 focused and has a lot of well-known talent participating in it. The grand finals are approaching by the end of this week (July 12th - July 14th JST), so check out the YouTube channel stream if you want to see the month-long conclusion of it live.

Artist is Besthetz

4th of July was last week. Still, it’s always fashionable to stick a good old American flag on the skimpiest bikini you can find and put it on your waifu! Doesn’t matter where live either, I’m sure it’ll look good in some form or fashion. You can thank Besthetz for the work and check out more of his stuff on hix pixiv.

June 30th 2024

This week’s update is going to be a very quick one since I have a monthly releasing a day right after! So straight into it, we’re going to start off with a video showcasing an Android tablet conversion into a retro gaming handheld. A few weeks ago, I talked about how dedicated retro gaming handhelds are becoming a thing now. However, the original spirit of having a “cheap and cheerful” device that can bring you some gaming and nostalgia has long passed. It seems the retro gaming hobby is now in the same technological rat race as other modern equipment. As I’ve gotten older, I realized my eyes are definitely not what they use to be, and gaming on a screen smaller than my cell phone is not as comfortable. I’ve been toying around with converting old tablets I have into retro gaming devices, and the results so far are impressive! Once I get things down to a science, I think I’ll have a device that can do everything I want in one place while being much more “eye friendly”. Reminder that my international viewers (outside of the United States) have access to really powerful tablets for under $150, even better than the Aldocube mentioned in the video!

Another week, another major fighting game tournament. This time it’s CEO 2024 (the above video is a recap of last year) and is happening live by the time you get this update. You can visit the website for complete details on the schedule and event as a whole. Naturally VODs of the event will be archived automatically, so you can watch it whenever at your leisure.

Artist is SHINYA

I may not play Genshin Impact, but I do appreciate the effort on behalf of folks keeping things cultured. Shinya & Lewd Lad are such heroes fighting the good fight if you want your game to be spicier than standard, and especially if your experience has been censored to hell and back. Feel free to visit the above links to Shinya’s personal page or the Patreon link to access the mods. I recently got back into playing some older games (like Oblivion) and remembered how modding made such a difference in my enjoyment of them. Out of curiosity I wanted to see if similar scenes were active in modern titles, and behold they are as you can clearly see.

Artist is Complextree

Artist of the week is Complextree brining to life a lewd SCP-1471-A. Yeah, I doubt I’m going to get a gacha game anytime soon filled with these lovely type of meta monster waifus, but one can only dream right? In any case, see you all next week and don’t forget the monthly dropping right after this one!

June 23 2024

This week is going to be covering (and re-covering) a topic that should be talked about on occasion. It’s the psychology of current generation gacha games and recognizing patterns if you know what to look for. My boy Pseychie just released a video that talks about this very topic. It’s a good watch and I recommend my normies take a look at it as well, in case you needed more affirmation (or confirmation) not to play gacha games. I may like the poison, but you don’t have too.

Always remember the golden rule when it comes to degeneracy. What got you into the game in the first place, and why should you keep coming back? Developers can always tweak the mechanics of the game to their liking. But they can’t take away the “theme” of the game outside of retroactive censorship. More importantly, be happy with what you have than being frustrated with what you do not. I would imagine when you eat at a restaurant, you don’t order everything off the menu. You pick and choose what you want to have. It would be strange to assume you would be angry that you aren’t able to order the entire menu. And even if you couldn’t get a “limited” item being offered at the time, that doesn’t take away what you usually would order - if that makes sense.

Artist is Pineapple Studio (No homepage)

I know a lot of folks still play Nikke out there, so I thought I would mention a rather nice Anis figure is in the works from Pineapple Studios. You can check out the figure above at a store called OrzGK, but keep in mind I’m not affiliated with them, and the figure can be purchased elsewhere if you like. Instead of giving your money to predatory gacha gaming companies, how about giving them to predatory figure resellers? At least you have something with you physically for the rest of your life, and a game’s end of service will never affect your waifu smiling back at you.

Artist is Nasaca

Closing off with artist of the week Nasaca. A still very active artist doing work for Nikke as well as used to do work for Destiny Child. If you like a lot of the waifus in either game, you probably then liked something Nasaca drew. You can visit his Pixiv page above but it’s a bit sparse due to him being active (his Artstation is livelier). Whenever artists have “live” contracts with companies, they’re discouraged from working on personal projects until the contract ends. In any case see you next week!