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Besto Game Team has published a new character teaser trailer for Idol Showdown: Next Fes. It hints that the Japanese Vtuber Hakui Koyori will become a new playable character in the Hololive indie fighting game Idol Showdown.

The brief trailer shows how Koyori appears to remove Tokino Sora from the screen. She can make a plush of her mascot Kokoro cling to the opponent, which will then explode after a short while.

If Hakui Koyori does become a playable character in Idol Showdown, she will be the 12th Vtuber to receive the distinction. As of early February 2025, the game's playable roster comprises Shirakami Fubuki, Inugami Korone, Hoshimachi Suisei, Tokino Sora, Kureiji Ollie, Ninomae Ina'nis, Aki Rosenthal, Nakiri Ayame, Kiryu Coco, Shishiro Botan, and Usada Pekora.

While the game does feature many more Hololive and Holostars Vtubers from Cover's Hololive Production, not all are playable as some of them only appear as collab assists, enemy bosses, or NPCs. For example, when Besto Game Team revealed Ninomae Ina'nis, Ouro Kronii, and Machina x Flayon in April 2024, only Ina'nis appeared as a new playable character. Kronii and Flayon only appeared as enemy bosses, with the latter Holostars Vtuber piloting his mech R-TRUS.

The new teaser trailer is available to view via YouTube:

Besto Game Team has also been regularly updating Idol Showdown with bug fixes in the meantime. On February 16, 2025, it released a v4.3.25 hotfix that addressed a bug that caused an online session host to lag and cause a desync for other spectators.

Idol Showdown: Next Fes is available for free on PC via Steam.

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Cover Corp. and Besto Game Team announced that Idol Showdown, the fan-made fighting game featuring Hololive Vtubers as playable characters, will the Holo Indie label. The team also shared a message concerning the future of the game and announced more news would arrive at EVO Japan later in 2024.

Despite the Holo Indie label allowing the creators of fan-games to profit from their work, Besto Game Team stated that Idol Showdown will "remain completely free and always will be." However, ing the label will allow the developers to work closer with Cover and Hololive itself. The new trailer also teases a new character coming to the game, with more details to be revealed during EVO Japan in April, 2024.

You can find the new Idol Showdown: Next Fes trailer, as well as a message from the developers, below:

Cover Corp, who own the Hololive agency, previously shared their goals for the Holo Indie initiative. It allows fan game developers to work with Cover and earn money from their projects. Meanwhile, fans of Hololive English vtubers FUWAMOCO from the Advent group have been swarming the Akihabara Mister Donut after the duo posted a photo of their visit to the establishment.

Idol Showdown is immediately available to play for free via Steam, now under the Holo Indie brand. More information about the Next Fes title update is due to appear at EVO Japan, which will take place over 27-29 April, 2024.

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