Kazuma Hashimoto

Los Angeles

Writer at Siliconera

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The First Descendant NieR: Automata Collaboration Announced

2 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

More collaborations will be on the way as well. NEXON Games shared information about content that will appear in the third season of The First Descendant, which includes a NieR: Automata collaboration. More information on the collaboration will be shared sometime in the future, alongside a trailer.
Final Fantasy XIV Make it Rain Campaign Returns With New Rewards

2 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Rake in that MGP for a limited time. The Final Fantasy XIV Make it Rain Campaign is set to return on May 19, 2025. For a limited time, players will have the opportunity to obtain a new emote and Triple Triad card. The eventwill run until June 11, 2025.
FTC Lawsuit Forces HoYoVerse to Disclose How Much Rolling for a Genshin Impact Character can Actually Cost

3 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Thanks to a ruling by the FTC, HoYoVerse must now disclose how much it could cost to actually obtain a 5-Star character in Genshin Impact. Which could cost a bit more than your average player may realize.
FTC Lawsuit Forces HoYoVerse Disclose How Much Rolling for a Genshin Impact Character can Actually Cost

4 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Thanks to a ruling by the FTC, HoYoVerse must now disclose how much it could cost to actually obtain a 5-Star character in Genshin Impact. Which could cost a bit more than your average player may realize.
A Street Fighter 6 Collab is on the Way For Overwatch 2

5 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Blizzard Entertainment announced Overwatch 2 will receive a Street Fighter 6 collaboration on May 20, 2025. Naturally, this will include a handful of skins that will reimagine heroes from Overwatch 2 as iconic characters from the Street Fighter series. In addition to the announcement, an animated trailer was released, giving players a glimpse as to which heroes will be receiving skins.
The Elder Scrolls Online 'Welcome Home' Housing Contest Begins

5 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Until June 6, 2025 The Elder Scrolls Online players will be able to participate in the “Welcome Home” Housing Contest. A total of four grand prize winners will be selected based on adherence to a handful of themes, with eight runners-up receiving a handful of prizes as well.
Ragnarok X: Next Generation Releases Worldwide On Mobile And PC

6 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Ragnarok X: Next Generation is now available worldwide. Developer Gravity Game Hub has promised to bring the “next generation” of MMORPG to the public through this new title. The game is available on PC, Android, and iOS devices and features cross-play.
New World Season 8 Free and Premium Rewards Detailed

6 days ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Currencies, cosmetics, and materials abound. Amazon Games has shared details concerning the New World: Aeternum Season 8: Season of the Divide free and premium reward tracks. As always, players can obtain currency, valuable materials, and cosmetics by grinding through the season pass. Season 8 will boast a 100 rewards for each track — Free and Premium — totaling at 200 if players are willing to pay the price for those extra additions.
Warframe Twitch Drops Paused Until Further Notice

1 week ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

Digital Extremes has released a statement sharing that Twitch Drops for Warframe are paused until further notice. The developers detail the reason through a forum post, but share the issue a bit more succinctly through Warframe’s official X account.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Came About Because Developers Wanted to 'Do Something Different' | MMORPG.com

1 week ago | mmorpg.com | Kazuma Hashimoto

In an interview with the BBC, Guillaume Broche CEO and Creative Director of Sandfall Interactive, revealed that the development behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was spurred on by the desire to “do something different.” The interview also revealed that much of the core team for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was assembled in less conventional ways. Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, the lead writer for now one of 2025’s most critically acclaimed titles, was actually found on Reddit — though she was...