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Oh boy, today’s wild in New Eridu! Zenless Zone Zero is throwing this massive bash for its first anniversary. Can you believe it? They’re finally hitting Version 2.0, and, oh man, there’s an Xbox port now too. Not to mention, they’re chucking in a log-in event that lets you snag a free S-Rank Agent. And don’t forget about the S-Rank W-Engine from the gacha’s standard banner. Plus, there’s 1,600 Polychrome up for grabs. Yeah, it’s that currency thingy you can swap for like, 10 pulls on whatever Agent or W-Engine banner you’re into. Oh, and an exclusive profile title and avatar because, why not, right? Gotta flex that you were at the party.
If you’re sitting there going, “Wait, what? A year already?” Well, okay, you’re onto something. ZZZ’s actual birthday isn’t until next month. They launched back on July 4, 2024. But HoYo games have this whole six-week update routine, so they kind of celebrate whenever the update bit lands closest to the big day. They want to give players around 40 days to hop in and grab all the freebies. It’s tradition or something.
Anyway — no, forget that — backing up a bit, Zenless Zone Zero is this urban science-fantasy RPG about siblings Belle and Wise. They’ve got this retro video store, but it’s really a front for sneaking around with “Agents” into these banned and risky spots called “Hollows” in their city, New Eridu. Sounds wild, right? Fun twist: You control the Agents during the fighting bits, not the siblings. It’s a HoYoverse first, I think?
Version 2.0 kicks off the second season for ZZZ. They’re diving deeper into all the mysteries and introducing new faces. Two new Agents rolled out today — Yixuan and Pan Yinhu. One’s S-Rank, the other A-Rank, if that means anything to you, and join the 11th playable gang, Yunkui Summit. Not sure what that is? Me neither. Yixuan brings a new damage type—Rupture Agent. First of its kind since, ever, really.
Oh, Xbox players, you’re finally in the loop because ZZZ is dropping on Xbox Series consoles today. Plus, the Xbox Cloud Gaming service thing. Finally, right?
Check out the pic of Yixuan making her grand entrance. Astra Yao gets a rerun, but Pan Yinhu’s hitting the standard banner later. There’s probably something fancy about them, but you’d have to ask a true fan—just pretend I told you all the details.
Oh, and on a serious note… HoYoverse is in a bit of a pickle with this labor dispute thing. It’s tangled up with voice actors from ZZZ and other games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. Some actors got swapped out recently. Drama! They claim it’s linked to strike actions about protecting voice from being snagged by generative AI. But HoYoverse? They’re just mumbling about ‘recording scheduling arrangements’. Sounds fishy, huh?
So there you have it. Chaos and celebrations, all in a day for New Eridu!