Summary

  • Update 1.2 for Zenless Zone Zero introduces new characters Burnice and Caesar King, with a release date of September 25.
  • The update includes new story content in the Outer Ring area, a new Arcade Game, and the Overlord's Feast event to revamp a diner for rewards.
  • The update also adds Chapter 4 to the story, new gameplay optimizations, as well as numerous events.

HoYoverse reveals tons of new information in Update 1.2 for Zenless Zone Zero, showing off new characters like Burnice and Caesar King, confirming new gameplay details, upcoming events, and a release date that is right around the corner. Following the previous examples set by Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact, HoYoverse continues to release new content and updates for Zenless Zone Zero at a fairly regular clip.

HoYoverse's newest live service game is a bit different from its contemporaries, focusing more on the Action RPG genre taking place in an urban, post-apocalyptic city known as New Eridu. However, similarly to Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero has seen no shortage of datamined and leaked details, typically well in advance of when characters and banners are announced. Confirming many of the recent leaks, HoYoverse has finally pulled the curtain back on the rapidly approaching 1.2 Update for Zenless Zone Zero.

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Zenless Zone Zero Leak Reveals Rumored New Character

A Zenless Zone Zero leak reveals a new character, who's rumored to be a playable Thiren in a future update, and fans are excited.

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Known as Tour de Inferno, Update 1.2 for Zenless Zone Zero includes a new story centered on the Outer Ring area of New Eridu, a barren wasteland where numerous factions compete over the abundance of resources located there. The Sons of Calydon will be the player's main point of contact during Chapter 4 of the story as they look to take down their rival, The Vanquishers. As previously leaked, the 1.2 Exclusive Banner will include the S-rank Physical Defense Agent Caesar King, who is armed with a sword and shield, able to deal massive damage while debuffing enemies. The second half will debut the S-Rank Fire Anomaly Agent Burnice, who is able to quickly set the Burn effect on enemies thanks to her two flamethrowers. Finally, the S-Rank Bangboo Red Moccus will also be available to pull for, riding around on a custom speed wheel bike.

Zenless Zone Zero Tour de Inferno Update 1.2 Release Date

  • September 25

In terms of gameplay, Update 1.2 is adding a new Arcade Game at Goldfinger called Bizarre Brigade and introducing a new event called Overlord's Feast where players take on a commission to help revamp an old diner in the Wastelands. The big reward for this event is getting the A-Rank agent Lucy. While teasing more events like Roaming the Ether, 141 Friendship Fair, and Ridu for You, Update 1.2 for Zenless Zone Zero is also optimizing part of the game, making it easier to move around the TV Board within the Hollows, allowing players to automatically acquire all Observation Data and rewards on the TV board after finishing it for the first time, establish preset lineups for combat, as well as keep a backup battery charge. Players will also be able to practice with characters from different factions for free and obtain more rewards, earn new drive disks, and additional Investigator Training Courses at HIA.

For many fans, new characters are the major draw for HoYoverse games like Zenless Zone Zero, so much so, that leakers continue to delve into the game files to try and figure out who may be on the horizon. While some characters are still in development, dataminers have come across a few potential Zenless Zone Zero characters, including another Sons of Calydon character known as Big Daddy, as well as a new Thiren named Pulchra. In Zenless Zone Zero's world, Thirens are humanoid animals like Belobog Industries' own Ben Bigger, or Victoria Housekeeping's Ellen Joe. For now not much is known about Pulchra, though the character appears to favor guns during combat and has cat-like features similar to Nekomiya.

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Zenless Zone Zero
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Action RPG
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Top Critic Avg: 75 /100 Critics Rec: 72%
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Released
July 4, 2024
ESRB
T (Teen) - Suggestive Themes & Violence
Publisher(s)
HoYoverse
Engine
Unity
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Don't go into the Hollows.
I know, I know, there's Ether in the Hollows, bizarre creations, even heritage of the old civilization, all precious treasures. But don't forget, there's also spatial disorder, monsters and mutants running rampant, and ultimately, a disaster that could swallow the world. They are not a place where ordinary people should go.
So don't go into Hollows.
Or at least, don't go in alone.
If you insist on getting into danger, go to New Eridu first.
This city where the good and the bad mix has many people who need the Hollows: Powerful wealthy tycoons, gangs that stalk the streets, conspiracy nuts, and ruthless officials.
Make your preparations there, find strong allies, and most importantly—
Find a "Proxy".
Only they can guide people out of the maze-like Hollows.
Good luck!

Platform(s)
PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
Genre(s)
Action RPG