Daniel Bueno

1 week ago | siliconera.com | Daniel Bueno

In a recent DenFamiNico Gamer interview between Final Fantasy XV Director and Producer Hajime Tabata and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Director Guillaume Broche, Tabata talked about his experience determining the release date for FFXV, and the troubles that arose from the delay of such a large scale game. [Thanks, DenFamiNico Gamer!] For the last section of the interview, Broche was asked if there was anything in particular that he wanted to ask to Tabata.

1 week ago | siliconera.com | Daniel Bueno

Nintendo Japan updated the list of backwards compatible games that have some sort of compatibility issues with the upcoming Switch 2 system. The new update includes Fortnite and Fitness Boxing as the two only Switch titles listed as having some sort of major issue that are planned to be addressed when the Switch 2 launches. [Thanks, Inside Games!] Epic Games previously announced that a Switch 2 version for Fortnite is currently in the making.

1 week ago | siliconera.com | Daniel Bueno

Marvelous shared a new trailer for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma DLC introducing the bachelor Cuilang. The romance route for this bachelor can only be accessed by players who have acquired the the Seasons of Love DLC bundle. That adds him and Pilika. Cuilang is a mechanical expert residing in Autumn Village in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. While Cuilang seems to be somewhat aloof and not a very social person, the villagers rely on him and he never turns away people requesting his help.

1 week ago | siliconera.com | Daniel Bueno

The new Kotobukiya figure of Junah from Metaphor: ReFantazio is now available to pre-order until June 3, 2025. The figure is expected to appear in Japan on November 2025, and it costs 24,200 yen (or roughly $169.45). It will appear worldwide after that. Previously, Kotobukiya released a Gallica figure. The 1/7 scale figure stands at 23.5cm (or 9.25 inches) tall, and it features the songtress Junah in a combat ready pose, with her flowing hair and combat fan meticulously detailed.

1 week ago | siliconera.com | Daniel Bueno

Pre-orders for the FFXIII Play Arts Shin figure of Lightning are now available worldwide. The figure costs 23,760 yen (~$166.39) or €219.99 in Europe, and it can be found on the AmiAmi online store or the Square Enix EU storefront. While the Square Enix NA store has a listing for the new Lightning figure for $219.99, at the time of writing it appears as sold out and temporarily unavailable. However, it is unclear if this is because pre-orders are still not up in North America.