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He spoke in an interview after the October 19 event announcing the new TV commercial for booster pack volume 5, Ignition Vortex.","whyItMatters":"Kubo's own admission that casual-player events and regional store support are still thin is the clearest signal yet of where the game's next year of investment goes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe interview ran alongside the announcement of the new commercial for booster pack volume 5, Ignition Vortex, which features Crazy Raccoon\u0026#39;s LEO, also known as Ryosuke Yamada. Kubo said the game has found more users than the team imagined, then named the gaps himself: places for regional stores and users to play, and events casual players can enjoy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaichi Takano, known as Ojiji, leads Samurai Kobo, which operates Crazy Raccoon. He asked for more small tournaments that people can enter casually and said he would like the casual player base to grow. Kubo also said the team wants the talents themselves to enjoy the game more.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Xross Stars producer Atsutoshi Kubo says year two is about regional store support and events casual players can actually enter. Ojiji wants more small tournaments and a bigger casual base.","twitterPost":"Xross Stars producer Atsutoshi Kubo names the gaps himself: too few events casual players can enjoy and thin regional store support. Ojiji asks for more small tournaments.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Xross Stars producer Atsutoshi Kubo says the game has found more users than expected, but that regional store support and casual-player events are still thin. 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