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Persona Plush Keychains Return, New Panther and Queen Pop Figures Teased
Atlus and Good Smile Company have announced new merchandise for the Persona series. The Persona protagonist plush keychains will be rereleased in August 2026, and new Pop Up Parade L figures of Ann "Panther" Takamaki and Makoto "Queen" Niijima from Persona 5 Royal are in development. Mascot plush toys of Jack Frost and Black Frost will also be available.
VampireFreaks: How the Goth Network Shaped Gaming Culture
The article explores the history of VampireFreaks, a social network popular in the early 2000s within goth, industrial, and alternative communities. It highlights the platform's role in fostering self-expression and community, and details its significant, though often unspoken, connection to gaming culture, particularly for genres like gothic horror RPGs and survival horror. The piece also touches on the network's eventual shutdown and the rise of its successor, VampFreaks.
