If you’re in the virtual YouTuber space of video game-watching, this week is pretty spicy in that regard.

The Big Picture

In the video games industry, the talent can usually be bigger than the brand itself. Companies would do their best to keep them around as long as possible just to stay relevant. Such is the case of prolific virtual YouTuber (VTuber) Ironmouse, whose former talent agency who managed her clearly needs to rethink their business decisions. 

A Puerto Rican Twitch streamer, gamer, and singer, she made her VTuber start in 2017 and has been a founding member of USA-based VTuber talent agency VShojo. She also has been a prominent advocate for common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and has done a number of charity livestreams for this cause. 

So when VShojo and its higher-ups decide to be a greedy corporation and pressure up-and-coming talent to work for them with unfair contracts, and also allegedly mishandle charity funds and payments, the company is signing its own death warrant. This is especially if your brand is pretty reliant on a good number of talent so big, they can do fine on their own without an agency bogging them down. 

On 21 July 2025, Ironmouse left VShojo because she wasn’t paid what she was owed and because the agency did not pay up the donations amassed for the recent Immune Deficiency Foundation. Ironmouse came out unscathed, while VShojo is more or less done for with all of its affiliated VTubers ditching them to go solo. 

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— VShojo (@VShojo) July 24, 2025

It’s good to know that even in most cases where big corporations get away with greed, that there would be one big story where the good guys win. 

Short Beats

Nintendo and LEGO are teaming up to release the LEGO Game Boy for US$59.99. The build consists of 421 pieces, is size-accurate to the original Game Boy console back in the 90s, and will be out on 1st October. 

Sony has acquired a 2.5% stake of Bandai Namco in a strategic partnership. 

Microsoft is selling The Outer Worlds 2 for US$69.99 instead of US$80. 

The Pokemon Company will be opening a PokePark Kanto theme park slated for next year. In addition, the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A action role-playing game title will be out for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 this 16 October 2025. 

Game studio Supermassive (Until Dawn, Dark Pictures) has laid off 36 employees as of late, and is delaying its sci-fi horror game Directive 8020 for an early 2026 release. 

Top gaming VTuber Ironmouse has left Vtuber talent agency VShojo over US$500,000 charity funds controversy and massive unpaid dues, stating that the former was misled. Following this, a mass exodus of VTubers from VShojo occurred, which eventually led to the shutdown of VShojo. 

Julian LeFay, one of the creators of The Elder Scrolls series back in the 90s, has died due to cancer. 

Les Copaque has released a video addressing burning questions about the Upin & Ipin Universe, including copyright claims on SEA streamers playing their game (like CupID15) and the RM177+ price tag. The video is currently at 2,500 dislikes (out of 248 likes).

Op-Ed

We reviewed Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Upin & Ipin Universe. 

We also made an audio comparison of Street Fighter 2’s Sagat’s main theme, since his new Street Fighter 6 music just went public on YouTube. 

Games Out This Week

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a new hardcore action RPG that takes place in a fictionalized version of the Ming Dynasty. Deal with warring factions and fight monstrous creatures while sorting out the mysterious illness plaguing the land. The game is out for PC and consoles, though we suggest avoiding the PC version for now due to its bugs & instability. 

Blazblue: Entropy Effect is a 2D action game based on the BlazBlue fighting game franchise; it is now out for iOS and Android.

Monument Valley 3 is a new puzzle title from Ustwo Games, featuring isometric views and tons of creative challenges for the brain. Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. It’s out for PC and consoles. 

Wildgate is a new PC player-versus-player multiplayer shooter that blends tactical ship-to-ship combat with fast-paced first-person action. 

Killing Floor 3 is the third entry in the co-op action/horror first-person shooter franchise where you play rebel group Nightfall as you deal with bioengineered monsters called zeds. 

Recommended Viewing

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