IDV Voice Artist Series #1: Clarissa Jaye
Credit: IMDB and NetEase Games/Joker Studio With the recent AI situation causing a dark cloud to loom over the Identity V community for almost two months now, it’s been a rough time for players and fans of the game. Thankfully, there has been those…
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The Fall, The Devil, and Desire: Looking at Fire Investigator and Christian Influences
(Originally published on Tumblr on January 23rd, 2026. This article is edited for clarity and readability for the website but I tried to preserve the original tone and content as best as I could) Now bear with me as this post is probably going to jump…
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Happy Birthday to Ganji, Our Beloved Batter
Some victories are written in the roar of a thousand voices. Today, the stands belong to him — trophy high, smile wide, heart untamed. Happy birthday, Ganji. Source: IDV Official English Twitter Congratulations to Ganji for celebrating 5 years in the…
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[Maintenance] May 27th: Dreamweaver Event
Today’s maintenance will be replaced by a hotfix so all game modes except for rank will be available. The time is still the same and it will be scheduled to take place at 00:00 (UTC +8). See below for popular timezone conversions: EST: 8:00 p.m. PST: 5:…
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A Small History Lesson: The Exeter Royal Theatre Fire
Image source: Exeter Memories When I read Matthias 2nd birthday letter, it focuses on a report from the fire Matthias started at his parents’ theatre. I won’t spoil the letter but while I read the letter, it reminded me of an actual real life…
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Happy Birthday to Matthias (and Louis) the Inseparable Duo
A performer must always look the part, even when no one is watching. “Louis” brought a cake today. He insists it’s a celebration. Then, happy Birthday to me! Source: IDV Official English Twitter Interestingly, the Japanese Twitter account has a…
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[Character Study #5] “Smiley Face”/”Weeping Clown” Joker
Art by GAO JUNJIE. Joker’s 2022 Character Day Art. (Note: Just like me, you should all read this while listening to “The Cursed Sun,” “King’s Feast,” and “Hullabaloo” on repeat here.) When one thinks about…
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Identity V Community Event for Artists, Writers, and Creatives!
Credit: idvfdartcollab on Twitter. A community backed collaboration by the Twitter account, idvfdartcollab is organizing an event to showcase and support each other as creatives in a time when NetEase’s use of generative AI has caused backlash…
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[Character Study #4] “Prospector” Norton Campbell
This article is actually a compilation of posts I made about Norton on my Tumblr between July and November of 2025 so some things are a bit outdated but still rather relevant to where we stand with the lore and what we know of Norton as of right now. I…
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It’s the Little Things about Norton Campbell
(Originally published on November 3rd, 2025. Edited for clarity and to take out sections that were either irrelevant or detracted from the point of the post.) So, I’ve talked a LOT about this Norton Campbell already from character analysis posts to…
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