A Chinese Court Rules that Workers Cannot Be Replaced by AI
(header image source: Wikipedia) Hangzhou, China In the midst of the ongoing AI boycott by the IDV community as they impatiently wait on a response by NetEase, a little over…
[Maintenance] May 8th: COA IX Celebration and Spring Night Finale
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…
COA IX Livestream Reveal: Upcoming Content
The COA IX Grand Finals livestream revealed quite a bit of upcoming new content for the game. Let’s take a quick look at what to expect in the coming months.…
Our 2026 Nymph Awards Winners!
After an intense 5 days of voting, we now also have our Nymph Awards winners! Unlike Deduction Star, only 2 survivors won this time along with 2 hunters. For the…
NetEase is Trying to Silence Content Creators as Some Leave Creator Program
Big NA/EU content creators like Zeez Vov Gee V and Zeus IDV are leaving Identity V’s Creator Program due to a contract that enforces positivity for the game in the…
The 1st Episode of the IDV Stage Play, [What to draw] is out FREE on YouTube for a Limited Time
The Identity V STAGE Team are busy preparing for their performance of the 6th episode of the stage play, , which will run from May 14th to May 24th. In…
Our 2026 Deduction Star Winners!
After 5 days of voting, we have our Deduction Star winners! For the survivors, we have Matador, Batter, “Faro Lady,” and Toy Merchant taking the top four spots. The runners-up…
New and Old E-Sports Cosmetics Come to the Shop on April 30th
With COA season nearing its end, E-Sports cosmetics are coming to the store next week to close out the 4-month long event. The latest E-Sports team, BLK, will finally have…
NetEase Remains Silent as Anti-AI Sentiments Continue to Embroil the Community
It has been over a week since NetEase began facing backlash from the IDV community after COA IX’s Group Stage promotional video faced backlash over its blatant use of AI.…
The Winners of the COA IX Group Stage Have Been Announced
The 10 day COA IX group stage matches that ran from April 9th to April 19th have finally concluded. Every team gave it their all but only 12 could advance…