The Future of Hyper Juken

Hi everyone! As 2024 comes to a close, I think it's best to spend some time discussing the future of Hyper Juken. I'll be redacting a bit of information in this article, keeping my cards close to my chest as it were, but there are some things I want to get out there.

I fully intend to have Hyper Juken relaunch in early 2025. Taking place on the YouTube Channel, this is intended to be a fresh beginning for Hyper Juken. I'm not sure right now if everything will turn out the way it is in my mind, but I'm looking to give the game a "General Manager" to host the videos who will give it a unique flair to set it apart. If you're familiar with all of my YouTube projects, you may have an idea of what I intend to do.

Early content will likely be all over the place, jumping between topics. Lore will receive a showcase on the channel. I'm aiming for each lore video to be about 8-10 minutes in length with new characters and cards turning up there prior to their cards proper unveiling.

Other early topics of great importance will be the following;

• A revision to the game rules, done to make the gameplay smoother.
• The new distribution method and what that entails.
• Assistance for grassroots tournaments.
• Alpha Set 2.5 Previews.
• Gameplay Showcase from Playtesting.
• Deck Techs.
• Showcasing people who have made communities.
• Colour Pie discussion.

The frequency of videos will depend on multiple outside factors, but I'll be aiming for either weekly smaller videos, around 5 minutes in length, or fortnightly or longer videos or videos with a large amount of animation.

As I've said before, Hyper Juken product releases are taking a "When it's done, it's done." approach rather than having set deadlines. I'd rather not have another gap year like 2024 with no new sets, but at the same time, I'm not going to push out a release that I feel could still use more work.

That said, A2.5 is done. It had a final touch up to address a couple things, but it's done. A3 Triple Threat is reasonably close to done, with only touch ups here and there left to do. I've actually been working on Sets 4-6, planning things out and giving a couple decks rudimentary testing. We're really high on the first Yellow deck of the block, even in its incomplete state.

I hope you are looking forward to what Hyper Juken will bring in 2025. Merry Christmas and have a happy New Year.

-Erik