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March
27th, 2013
Killer
Instinct (2013) Fulgore Reveal Trailer, Iron Galaxy Studios To Work on
Season 2
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Double Helix released the
official reveal
trailer for Fulgore, the next character set to appear in the Xbox One
exclusive, Killer Instinct. Also confirmed is the release date for Fulgore,
which is April 9th. The title update that debuts Fulgore will
also add Arcade Mode and 8-player online lobbies to the game, complete with
spectating options. Lastly, Microsoft is bringing in Iron Galaxy Studios to work
on Season 2... 
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March
27th, 2014
Three Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Characters Are Headed to A Square Enix Game
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Back in December,
it was reported that several Guilty Gear X characters would appear in
Sega's MOBA title, Chaos Heroes Online. Looks like some of the Guilty
Gear crew will venture out of their series yet again... this time
into a game by Square Enix, Lord of Vermillion III. Check out some
character cards and screenshots
of Sol Baduy, Ky Kiske & Millia Rage as they appear in Lord of Vermillion
III.
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March
26th, 2014
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle "Exquisite" Special Edition
Coming to Europe
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Bandai Namco just
announced a new special edition of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle for
Europe. This "ultra limited" edition will include the game, special
packaging, and an extremely rare Swarovski figurine of Jotaro made out of 6,000
Swarovski crystals (check out some official images
of the Exquisite Edition).
Currently, no special edition has been announced for North America.
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March
25th, 2014
Killer
Instinct (2013) New Alternate & "Classic" Costumes For Spinal &
Chief thunder
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Double Helix officially
revealed some new images of Chief Thunder's alternate costumes &
customizations items. In addition, some leaked footage for Spinal's classic
costume has also been revealed. Check out some screenshots
& video of both Thunder's & Spinal's new costumes. In related news,
it appears the Fulgore DLC will be delayed from its original March release
(possibly into April).
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March
25th, 2014
DOA5:
Ultimate Marie Rose DLC Now Available, Team Ninja Planning Even More DLC Fighters
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Patch 1.05 for DOA5U
is now available for download, and for $5.99 you can also pick up new character
Marie Rose. "Phase 4" will be the next DLC character added the game
(console & arcade). Team Ninja also announced that even more new fighters
will be coming to the game in the future (TBA soon)! They also mentioned there
will be a DLC bundle containing all of the new characters (set for release about
6 months from now).
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March
24th, 2014
Blazblue:
ChronoPhantasma Released on PS3, Discount With Digital Pre-Order on PSN
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Blazblue:
ChronoPhantasma's long awaited console (PS3) release has finally arrived. If
you're not in a rush to pick up the game in stores this Tuesday, consider
waiting for the digital PSN release on April 1st (one week from today). With a
pre-order, the game will be sold for $44.99 on PSN ($5.00 off). PS+ members get
an even bigger discount at $40.49. Aksys also said on Twitter
that pre-orders will come with Kokonoe DLC and a PS3 theme.
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March
20th, 2014
Hwoarang & Character
Customization Coming to Tekken Card Tournament 2.0 Next Month
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Bandai Namco is planning
a major update to their popular mobile card game, Tekken Card Tournament,
in celebration of recently hitting 6 million downloads. Version 2.0 (releasing
in a few weeks) will add new playable character Hwoarang, character
customization, new team features, and special tournaments. Visit the official TCT
Facebook
page for more. Also, a quick shout-out to "Team FightersGen" on TCT!
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March
20th, 2014
Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax First Gameplay Footage of Virtua Fighter's Akira &
Pai
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Dengeki Bunko Fighting
Climax was released in Japan arcades 2 days ago. Naturally, many new
gameplay videos have popped up on Youtube recently. Even if you're not into
"anime" fighting games, I'm sure most old school players will want to
see the first gameplay
footage Virtua Fighter's Akira & Pai in DBFC. Outside of
the cheap Genesis port of VF2, this is the first time Akira or Pai have
appeared as 2D fighting game characters.
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March
19th, 2014
Gouken Pop Culture Shock
1:4 Statue Preview
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Pop Culture Shock Toys
recently unveiled their latest 1:4 scale Street Fighter statue, Master
Gouken! This massive statue stands 16 & 1/2" inches tall and comes in 3
limited editions: Normal, Strong Fist, and Pilgrim (SF4 alt. costume).
The standard edition will set you back $350 and is limited to 350 pieces. The
statues will be released Q4 of 2014. Check out high quality preview
images of the statue along with more details.
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March
18th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Ramlethal Valentine Artwork, Screenshots & Tons of New Details
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Arc System Works has unveiled
the official character artwork
for the boss of GGXrd and confirmed playable character, Ramlethal
Valentine. Ramlethal will become playable in the arcade version sometime in
mid-April. Also check out over 10 new screenshots featuring Ramlethal, along
with a plethora of new details regarding the character. We also take a look at
Sin Kiske & Valentine from GG2: Overture.
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March
17th, 2014
DOA5:
Ultimate First Phase-4 Gameplay Video
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Capcom isn't the only
company to recently unveil a new "clone" character. Earlier this
month, Tecmo revealed yet another Kasumi clone called Phase-4 who is set to
appear in the arcade version of Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate. Just released
tonight, this 1-minute gameplay video
shows the first in-game footage of Phase-4.
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March
16th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Decapre Combo / Commentary Videos, Official Artwork &
Screenshots
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Now that the initial
shock (good or bad) from tonight's Ultra SF4 character reveal has passed,
let's settle down a bit and take a look at the first in-game screenshots
featuring the Shadaloo Doll, along with Decapre's official artwork.
Also included in the new screenshots set is the "complete" Ultra SF4
character selection screen. Finally, Combofiend released a Decapre combo
video and a 10-minute walkthrough with commentary.
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March
16th, 2014
Decapre is Ultra
SF4's 5th New Character
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Here at TFG, we actually
have a long running track record of correctly predicting "mystery" modes
and characters that were hyped up months before their reveal. As promised,
Capcom unveiled the 5th new character for Ultra SF4 tonight at Final
Round... and as we speculated, it's a Shadaloo Doll. More specifically, the doll
with the iron mask that most resembles Cammy. Without further ado, here's the reveal trailer!
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March
16th, 2014
Kotaku Details The Blazblue
Live-Action Play
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Back in January, we reported
that Blazblue would be getting a
live stage adaptation in Japan. Over the weekend, Richard
Eisenbeis of Kotaku gave his impressions of the show, first stating that
it is far better than the Blazblue anime. In the article,
Richard talks about the cast, stage, special
effects, stage fighting, and more. The article also features images of the
actors in costume and a video showing a rehearsal of stage fighting.
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March
14th, 2014
Street Fighter:
Assassin's Fist Teaser Trailer
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Machinima has released
the very first teaser
trailer for the highly anticipated live-action fan film, Street Fighter:
Assassin's Fist. The short (but sweet) trailer offers a quick glimpse at a
young Akuma fighting against Gouken, Goutetsu, and Ryu & Ken. It was also
confirmed that the full SF: Assassin's Fist series will premiere on
Machinima (no date has been confirmed yet).
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March
13th, 2014
Hilde Joining Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords
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Bandai Namco has revealed
the latest playable character to join the PS3 single-player fighting game, Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords. Hilde, the daughter of the king of Wolfkrone, will
make her return! Check out Hilde's Lost Swords reveal trailer
along with 6 HD screenshots. Soul Calibur: Lost Swords was
released in Japan on February 6th. The English version of the game is on
schedule to be released this Spring.
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March
12th, 2014
Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax's Opening Movie Has A Sega Dreamcast Cameo
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The Sega / Dengeki Bunko
collaboration 2D fighting game, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Clima, is only 6
days away from its official release in Japanese arcades. To celebrate, Sega has
released the game's opening
movie on Youtube. Sega fans might also find it interesting that one of the
female characters in the intro is wearing a Sega Dreamcast-inspired outfit.
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March
11th, 2014
Capcom & Twitch
Teaming Up to Bring You Street Fighter IV
"Pro Tour"
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If you're a follower of
the competitive SF4 scene, you'll be excited to hear that Capcom and
Twitch have joined forces to put together a league that will run throughout
2014. Events on the Capcom Pro Tour will be split into premier events,
independent ranking events, and online tournaments. Most major tournaments this
year will be part of the Pro Tour, including: Final Round, NCR, CEO, EVO, Fall
Classic & Dreamhack.
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March
8th, 2014
Soul
Calibur 2 HD Online Patch Improves Online Matchmaking, Adds
"Rematch" Option
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Bandai Namco just
released an update to remedy some of the shortcomings of Soul Calibur 2 HD
Online's matchmaking. For starters, a much appreciated "rematch"
option can now be chosen during Online Free Match Mode, and new "region
select" options are now available for online matching. Historical bugs from
the PAL version have also been fixed. Bandai Namco released the full patch
notes on Facebook.
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March
8th, 2014
SF3:
3rd Strike Online & MVC: Origins
Patches Now Live on Xbox 360
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The latest patches for
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online and Marvel VS Capcom: Origins
were released last month on Playstation 3, improving netcode, online
matchmaking, and fixing various problems. Capcom announced that the patches are
now live on Xbox 360 versions as well. Capcom
Unity also posted the patch notes for both games.
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March
7th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Rolento Trailer
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This week's Ultra Street Fighter IV
trailer
revolves around Rolento, one of the original bosses from Capcom's classic beat-em-up,
Final Fight (1989). Like the past 3 character trailers, this one
runs through some of the new character's basic strategies, special moves, and
Ultras. A "remixed" version of Rolento's classic stage theme from Final Fight
can also be heard in the trailer... a fan service for old school Capcom fans!
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March
6th, 2014
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle Comes to North America on April 29th
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JoJo fans in North
American who have been waiting patiently to try out the spiritual successor to
the original JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fighting game won't have to wait
much longer. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle comes to North
America on April 29th, only a few days after the European / Australasia release.
Be sure to check out TFG's full
review of the Japanese version of the game, if you haven't already.
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March
4th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Accent Core Plus R Now Available on Playstation Network in North
America
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GGXX AC+R has been
out on Xbox 360 and PS Vita for a while now, but Guilty Gear players on
PS3 have been patiently waiting all this time for their free upgrade to the
"R" arcade specifications. Today, owners of GGXX Accent Core
Plus on PS3 can finally upgrade their version of the game. The download of
the "R" patch should start automatically the next time the game
is loaded. And here "R" the patch
notes direct from Arc System Works. :)
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March
4th, 2014
Xuan
Dou Zhi Wang's Newest Combatant is a Boxer Named Andrei
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Currently, Tencent's
"KOF style" 2D fighting game Xuan Dou Zhi Wang features
29 unique fighters... but the none of them use boxing as their primary fighting
style, until now! The 30th fighter to join the roster is Andrei, a through and
through pugilist. Check out this nearly 8-minute long reveal video
which demonstrates Andrei's awesome boxing abilities. Clearly, he takes
inspiration from some of our favorite...
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March
3rd, 2014
New Character Coming to DOA5:
Ultimate Arcade, Marie Rose Hits Consoles March 25th/26th
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Today, Famitsu revealed
some new DOA5U images
confirming a new character called "Phase 4" for the arcade version.
Phase 4 is yet another "Kasumi clone" created by the M.I.S.T.
organization. Her fighting style is based on Kasumi's and is heavy on stealth
attacks. Secondly, the upcoming console patch (1.05) will bring Marie Rose to
the roster for free along with the new Lorelei stage. Update 1.05 hits PS3 March
25th...
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March
3rd, 2014
Blazblue:
CP Producer Explains Why There's No 360 Version, Wants to Bring Blazblue to
PS4
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Siliconera
sat down with Blazblue producer Toshimichi Mori to discuss the upcoming
console ports of Blazblue: ChronoPhantasma. In the short interview, Mori
clarifies there is no Xbox 360 version being made because there isn't enough
storage space on the disc. Mori also gives a few words on the PS Vita version,
the beach / island storyline, and mentions that he'd like to bring Blazblue
to PS4. Read the full interview here.
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March
2nd, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Edition Select Trailer
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In the latest Ultra
Street Fighter IV trailer,
Capcom reveals a new option that allows players to select previous versions of
characters from the SF4 series (offline only). Similar to Hyper Street Fighter II:
Anniversary Edition, players can use their favorite version of any
character, complete with their original balance. This will certainly be a fun
option for hardcore players who have followed SF4's competitive scene since the beginning.
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March
2nd, 2014
More Ultra
Street Fighter IV Chibi Artwork
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Combofiend over at Capcom
Unity uploaded a plethora of new chibi style character art for Ultra
Street Fighter IV. In addition to the "Bosses" set from last week,
we now have the new "Femme Fatales" & "Challengers"
sets, and more are coming soon (which will likely complete the entire roster)!
For your convenience, TFG's new artwork
gallery contains all the Ultra SF4 chibi character art so far and
will be updated when new pieces arrive!
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February
28th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Elena Trailer
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Right on time... this
Friday's Ultra Street Fighter IV character trailer
highlights the African princess, Elena. Like the other returning SFXT
characters, Elena retains most of her previous special moves and animations. Her
"Healing" Ultra also makes its return from the SF3 series. The
video also features a new remix of Elena's 3rd Strike theme, "Beats
in My Head". Next week we'll get to see Rolento's trailer, and...
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February
28th, 2014
First Screenshots of Virtua
Fighter's Akira & Pai in Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
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It was announced a while
back that Akira Yuki of Virtua Fighter fame will make a guest
"boss" appearance in Sega's upcoming anime style collaboration fighting game
with Dengeki Bunko. Today we have the first screenshots
of Akira in Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, along with Pai Chan as his
assist. It's currently unknown if Akira & Pai will become regular playable
characters on the roster.
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February
27th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Overdrives & Instant Kills Compilation Video
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A Nico Nico user named
Charlie put together a sick 23-minute compilation
video showing off Overdrives and Instant Kill moves (as well as pre-fight
intros) for the entire cast of Guilty Gear Xrd: SIGN. Since this is
off-screen footage taken from the arcade version, the video quality isn't great.
However, you can still get a clear look at the clever ways Arc System Works is
using their awesome new 3D graphics engine. A MUST WATCH!
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February
27th, 2014
JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle Coming to Europe & Australasia April
25th
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Bandai Namco announced
today that the English version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle will
be arriving April 25th in Europe and Australasia. They also stated that the
North American release date will be announced in the next few days (so stay
tuned). In Europe, both Yoshikage Kira and Shigekiyo Yangu will be available as
free DLC. Lastly, here's a first look at the all new European
box art.
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February
27th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Chibi Style Artwork
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Combofiend recently
posted up some interesting chibi style artwork for Ultra SF4's boss
characters on Capcom
Unity. Characters featured in this artwork set, include: M.
Bison, Vega,
Balrog, Sagat,
Seth and Akuma.
For some reason, Combofiend didn't mention the artist who created these... I
wonder if we'll see more SF4 characters drawn in this style. All of this artwork
was also added to respective TFG character profiles.
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February
26th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax Headed to Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 This Fall
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Atlus USA has announced
that their latest fighting game collaboration with Arc System Works is headed to
PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America this Fall. In North America, the title will be
known simply as Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (rather than the humorously long name of the Japanese version - Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold).
Atlus also released a brand new English
trailer for the game.
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February
24th, 2014
New Killer Cuts Album
for KI3 Confirmed
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In case you didn't know,
the original run of Killer Instinct SNES cartridges came packaged
with a remix soundtrack entitled Killer Cuts. On Maximilian's twitch
stream, composer Mick Gordon dropped a hint that a new Killer Cuts album
for the Xbox One reboot is in the works. He later reaffirmed this via Twitter,
confirming a March release for the new album. Mick is also asking fans on
Twitter for suggestions regarding the album.
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February
24th, 2014
Blazblue:
ChronoPhantasma Screenshots & Character Art From PS Vita's "Island
Storyline"
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As previously reported,
the Playstation Vita version of Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma will include
some sort of exclusive beach events. Today, Siliconera shines a bit more light
on the matter, revealing screenshots and character
artwork pertaining to a new beach-themed storyline that takes place on an
island. New details on the Vita versions story mode and multiplayer modes have
also been confirmed.
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February
22nd, 2014
Ultra
SF4's Mysterious 5th Character Will Debut at Final Round 17, Between March
14-16
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Capcom's Tomoaki Ayano
confirmed on the Saikyo
blog that the 5th new character to appear in Ultra Street Fighter IV will
make her debut at Final Round 17 (March 14th-16th). Considering that the USF4
Poison & Hugo trailers were released the last two Fridays, we can expect
Elena & Rolento to make an appearance in the two weeks, leading up to the
final reveal in the weekend of Final Round.
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February
22nd, 2014
New Mortal Kombat
Title in The Works?
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According to IGN,
actor Keifer Sutherland stated in an interview that he is part of a new Mortal
Kombat project. While discussing his role as Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid
5, Sutherland stated "I did Mortal Kombat, and that's such a
huge game, but it's so not like (MGS5)." Although he didn't specify
his role, he claimed that he wrapped up his work with MK "pretty
quickly". Neither WB or NetherRealm have made any statement thus far.
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February
21st, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd
-SIGN- 2 Hours of Footage From A-Cho, Recent Gameplay Videos Roundup
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Uploaded on Youtube this morning
by A-Cho, here's nearly 2 hours of previously streamed Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
gameplay footage straight
from Japan's arcades. Note that a few of the players aren't "tournament
level" and the video quality isn't the best. Some other recent GGXrd
-SIGN- gameplay videos you might find interesting have also been rounded up.
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February
21st, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Hugo Trailer
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Following Poison's
trailer from last week, Capcom uploaded a new Ultra Street Fighter IV
character trailer... this time for the German powerhouse, Hugo. The 3-minute Hugo
trailer runs through some of Hugo's general strategy, special moves &
Ultras.
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February
19th, 2014
Super
Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Money Matches Now Available on Virgin
Gaming
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I knew the day would come where
online gambling and fighting games would officially cross paths. Capcom and
Virgin just announced a new online "money match" service compatible
with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.
Classic 1-VS-1 money matches and 32-player league battles are available, and
users can pay to play with Visa or Paypal. For more details, head over to Virgin
Gaming.
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February
18th, 2014
Street
Fighter
X Tekken Free on PS Vita For Playstation Plus Subscribers Today
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If you own a PS Vita and
haven't tried out the Street Fighter X Tekken port, today you can download the game
completely FREE if you're a PS+ subscriber. The Playstation Vita
version features all 55 characters unlocked from the start, touch-screen
customization mode, online play, and impressive graphics for a handheld
fighter.
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February
15th, 2014
Sega Reveals Blade
Arcus, A New 2D Fighting Game Based on The Shining Series
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Sega just announced a new
"anime style" fighting game at this weekend's Japan Amusement Expo
2014 based on their Shining RPG series. The upcoming title is called Blade
Arcus, featuring artwork by Shining series veteran, Tony Taka. Early
reports say Blade Arcus will include at least 10 characters, including some
other "guest fighters" from early Shining titles. Check out the
first trailer, plus some
screenshots & character art.
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February
14th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Poison Trailer
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Just like in the past, it
seems as though Capcom will be releasing individual character trailers for the
newcomers in Ultra Street Fighter IV, leading up to the game's release
this coming April (early June for PS3/360). The first new character
trailer stars the original bad girl of Final Fight, Poison. The
2-minute trailer demonstrates all of Poison's special moves & Ultras.
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February
13th, 2014
Tekken
Revolution Valentine Campaign Starts Today, Jaycee & Bob Added To
Roster
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Bandai Namco just
released a new update for Tekken Revolution. Today begins the
"Valentine Campaign" which runs until the 24th of this month. Updates
& upcoming events include: Jaycee & Bob added to roster, 50% discount on Premium
Effects (18th-24th), Level cap raised to 70, Rank cap raised to Raijin, Blood Seal bonuses
event (13th-19th) and Mokujin Festival (20th-23rd).
(Source: Tekken
Official)
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February
13th, 2014
New Photo of Upcoming Street
Fighter Action Figures By CapoToys Fully Painted & Clothed
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Last month we reported
on a new Street Fighter action figure line in the works from Capotoys. We
can now get a better look at these figures in their more "complete"
form, as the toy makers just revealed an image
of their Ryu, Sagat & Guile figures fully painted & clothed on Twitter.
The first line of Street Fighter figures by Capotoys will be revealed to
the public next week at Toy Fair.
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February
13th, 2014
SF3:
3rd Strike Online & MVC:
Origins Title Updates Now Available on PSN, Coming Soon To 360
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Way back in May 2013,
Iron Galaxy detailed
their next title update for SF3: 3rd Strike Online Edition. After
a long wait, the third title update for SF3: 3SO has finally arrived on
PSN! Xbox 360 users will receive the update in the next week or two. Iron Galaxy
also stated on Twitter
that their new patch for Marvel VS Capcom: Origins is also now live on
PSN. [UPDATE] Iron Galaxy released the MVC: Origins patch
notes on Facebook.
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February
11th, 2014
Blazblue:
Chronophantasma Hits Vita This Summer, PS3 Special Edition Details, Screens
& Trailer
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PS.Blog
posted up a new preview of the upcoming PS3 / PS Vita 2D fighter, Blazblue:
Chrono Phantasma, detailing many of the games new features, modes, and even
listing the contents of the "special edition". Sony also confirmed the
special editions & first-run copies will come with a DLC code for Yuuki
Terumi, and posted some new HD screenshots.
Gematsu also reported that the Vita version will release in Summer...
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February
11th, 2014
GGXrd
Sol Badguy & Millia Statue Prototypes
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Along with the artwork of
Juri & Nina (from yesterday's news post), two Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
statue prototypes were also shown at Japan's Wonder Festival 2014. Check
out the first preview photos
showing off amazingly detailed sculpts of GGXrd's Sol Badguy (from
Embrace Japan) and Millia Rage (from Wing).
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February
10th, 2014
New Shunya Yamashita Art
For Kotobukiya's Upcoming Juri Han & Nina Williams Statues
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Kotobukiya revealed 2 new
illustrations by
Shunya Yamashita, which lay the groundwork for their upcoming Juri Han &
Nina Williams Bishoujo statues. Originally teased at NYCC 2013, this new Juri Han artwork
was just revealed at Japan's 2014 Wonder Festival. Yamashita's new TTT2
Nina Williams art was revealed on Kotobukiya's Facebook over the weekend.
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February
8th, 2014
Skullgirls
Encore Hits PSN Feb. 11th, Xbox Version Delayed, Patch Notes & Launch
Trailers
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Skullgirls is all
set to return to Playstation Network & Xbox Live after being removed
temporarily at the start of the new year. Re-launching as Skullgirls Encore,
this updated version will feature new content, including the debut of the first
DLC character, Squigly. Check out the official patch
notes from Lab Zero Games for all of the changes. In addition, Playstation
uploaded 2 new launch trailers
for Skullgirls Encore.
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February
6th, 2014
Evolution
2014 Official Games Lineup Announced
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Tonight, Mr. Wizard of SRK
officially revealed the lineup for this year's EVO 2014 tournament (July
11th-13th at the Las Vegas Hilton). The big games this year will be: Ultra
SF4, UMVC3, Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma, KOF XIII, Killer
Instinct and Injustice. Seeing as some other popular games are
missing from the official lineup, Mr. Wizard also posted his reasons
for this year's choices. Furthermore, he didn't rule out...
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February
6th, 2014
Amazon Acquires Double
Helix, Microsoft Will Continue KI
Series With New Dev. Partner
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Double Helix Games, the
developers of the new Killer Instinct (and the new Strider game)
have been acquired by Amazon. Amazon stated that they will be supporting the
studio's current lineup of games, as well as future projects. To address any
concerns from fans, Microsoft's Phil Spencer reaffirmed that they will continue
to develop Killer Instinct on Xbox One with a new development
partner. (Source:
TechCrunch)
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February
6th, 2014
Today's English Trailer
For Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords Confirms Spring Release
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The English version of
Tuesday's Japanese launch trailer was uploaded on Youtube by Namco Bandai
Europe. The English
trailer is basically the same exact trailer we saw on Tuesday (but with
English subtitles), and sets a Spring 2014 release for the game. Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords was released today on the Japanese Playstation Network.
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February
5th, 2014
New SF:AF Photo
Shows Young Gouken, Ryu & Ken
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In celebration of hitting
50,000 likes on Facebook, the official Street
Fighter: Assassin's Fist Facebook page uploaded a new photo
from the set of the upcoming fan-film. Normally, I wouldn't post an entire news
update for just one photo... but this image of young Gouken, Ryu and Ken
Masters is just too promising. In under 13 hours, this photo has already received
over 8,100 likes on Facebook. Can you say hype?
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February
5th, 2014
GGXrd
-SIGN- Loketest Footage, New Character Ramletherl Valentine, Main Visual
Artwork
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Some fresh GGXrd
-SIGN- location test gameplay
footage has popped up online, showing off a brand new character in the game,
Ramletherl Valentine (previously seen in the opening movie). In addition to
early impressions of the new character, check out GGXrd's main visual
artwork, and the first details on 2 newly confirmed modes: Sparring Mode &
M.O.M.
Mode.
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February
4th, 2014
Dead
or Alive 5:
Ultimate Patch 1.04 Hits PS3/360, New "Tropical Sexy" Costumes
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The latest update for Dead
or Alive 5: Ultimate (Ver. 1.04) has hit PS3 and Xbox 360 this week. Team
Ninja released the full patch
notes of this update, which includes a variety of balance changes, bug
fixes, and some new basic functionality. In addition, the new "tropical
sexy" costumes pack has been made available. Check out a video
preview of these costumes below (NSFW) as well as the official patch notes
from Team Ninja!
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February
4th, 2014
Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords Japan Launch Trailer
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As Soul Calibur: Lost Swords nears its release
in Japan, Bandai Namco has released a new trailer
for the 1-player fighting game. The trailer recaps what we've seen in the
last few trailers & screens, including: huge skeleton opponents,
elemental-based combat system, costume customizations, looting, and
player-to-player connectivity. The end of the trailer also hints at
connectivity between SC2:
HD Online and Lost Swords.
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February
4th, 2014
Polygon Posts "SF2:
An Oral History" Editorial
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Polygon put together a
very interesting editorial
on the history of Street Fighter 2. The article provides quotes from over
20 former Capcom developers, artists and business partners, in a
"first-hand" retelling of the SF2 success story. An entire 5
chapters long, Polygon's piece reveals information about the creation of SF2,
early concept stages, inspirations behind characters, the accidental creation of
combos, and much more.
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February
3rd, 2014
New 1/6 Street
Fighter IV Akuma Action Figure By Kids Logic Coming This March
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HobbyLink Japan posted
some photos of
an upcoming 1/6 scale Akuma figure made by Kids Logic. The Shun Goku Satsu is
strong with this figure... standing an impressive 30cm tall and featuring an
ultra realistic fabric Gi, incredible muscle detail from head to toe, and even
light-up eyes! Since this figure is no joke, neither is the price... The Kids
Logic Akuma will launch in March 2014 for 16,200 yen ($158.89 USD).
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February
2nd, 2014
Piano X Tekken:
Player Creates Piano Controller
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A Tekken player
who calls himself "Mc Cool" put together a very unique (and rather
complex) controller to play his favorite fighting game. Using a Arduino
that reads MIDI signals from his keyboard, Mc Cool was able to map the keys to
an Xbox 360. The result? Tekken Tag 2 controlled 100% with a piano! This
isn't some sort of cheap trick either... in his video
demonstration,
Mc Cool pulls off some combos and even a win online.
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February
2nd, 2014
Blazblue:
Chronophantasma Patches Incoming
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Arc System Works first
announced an update to the current arcade version of Blazblue:
Chronophantasma coming in March, which will add Kagura, Terumi, and Kokonoe
(the 3 console characters) and some balance changes. The recently announced Vita
version will also include these updates. Additionally, the PS3 version
(releasing March 25th in North America) will receive the character balance
update in May. (Source:
Aksys)
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February
1st, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Beta Build Change List
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Capcom has released the
entire change list
for the current beta build of Ultra Street Fighter IV. This includes
changes to the core system as well as individual tweaks for all 39 characters.
If you're a hardcore SF4 player, you're probably going to read all of
this... aren't you? :)
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January
31st, 2014
New Guilty
Gear Xrd Gameplay Footage Shows Bedman, 3D Camera Perspective, And More
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Here's a brand new
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- gameplay
clip taken from the Japanese BuruRaji show. This 3-minute video debuts the
first in-game footage of new character, Bedman, and demos an interesting 3D
camera angle. The gameplay clip also shows off some awesome pre-fight and
victory sequences featuring some of the returning characters, as well as a few
super moves.
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January
31ST, 2014
Killer Instinct
(2013) Patch Notes, New "Jail" System Added For Rage
Quitters, Classic Costumes
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Double Helix detailed the
latest update for Killer Instinct on Xbox One. Along with making Spinal
playable, the patch includes general fixes, online fixes, and implements a new
"JAIL" system for online rage quitters. Check out the full patch
notes for all the details. [UPDATE] This patch also adds
"classic costumes" for Glacius and Sabrewulf. Check out some preview videos
showing off the costumes and other new customizations.
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January
30th, 2014
JJBA:
All-Star Battle New Arcade Mode, Limited Physical Release For The West
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle
is set to be released "throughout the Americas" sometime in 2014. In
addition, Namco announced today that the Western version will include a brand
new arcade mode. The new arcade mode pits players against 8 CPU opponents. 10 screenshots
of the English version were also released today. Lastly, Namco stated that there
will be a limited release of physical copies in the West...
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January
30th, 2014
Killer
Instinct (2013) Spinal Reveal Trailer, Ultra Combo Video, Developer Q&A,
And More
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Double Helix Games just
released the reveal
trailer for the upcoming DLC character and series veteran, Spinal! Along
with the reveal, there are 4 other videos to watch, including: A Developer
Q&A, 84-Hit Ultra Combo, and preview videos of Spinal's customizations &
alternate colors! Fulgore,
the next DLC character, is also teased at the end of Spinal's reveal trailer.
Spinal will be available to download tomorrow, Jan. 31st.
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January
30th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Arcade Opening Movie
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This morning, Arc System
Works uploaded Guilty Gear Xrd: SIGN's arcade opening
movie on Youtube. GGXrd's intro presents some brand new anime
cinematics and gives us a look at several characters' in-game pre-fight
sequences (which look damn awesome). GGXrd: SIGN will be released in
Japanese arcades very soon and is currently in development for PS3 and PS4.
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January
30th, 2014
New Street Fighter:
Assassin's Fist Set Photos
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In case you're not
following Street
Fighter: Assassin's Fist on Facebook, the team behind the highly-anticipated
Street Fighter fan film has released some new preview photos
over this past week. Street Fighter veterans will immediately appreciate
these photos of the actors portraying Street Fighter Alpha era Ryu &
Ken. In addition, check out Gouki VS Gouken from a time period long before SFA.
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January
28th, 2014
The Best And Worst
Fighting Games For "Newbs"
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Today, IGN
posted an article about fighting games... (that's news in itself). The article
is pretty straight-forward, grouping together several of this gen's fighting
games into "easy" or "difficult" for beginners, and listing
off a few reasons why. While this list
could be more comprehensive, it's fairly accurate overall. It's also interesting to
see the current "mainstream opinion" of fighting games, which has
seemingly improved over the years.
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January
28th, 2014
Blazblue:
Chronophantasma Being Ported to PS Vita, Will Share DLC With PS3
Version
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According to this week's
Dengeki Playstation magazine, the latest iteration of Blazblue will be
arriving on PS Vita this year (along with PS3). The Vita version will be able to
"share" DLC with the PS3 version and will contain all of the arcade
version updates. Lastly, some kind of "beach events" are being added
to the Vita port as well. Seeing as Blazblue:
CS Extend made an excellent title on Vita, Chronophantasma should
follow suit.
(Source: Siliconera)
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January
28th, 2014
New Street Fighter Action
Figure Line Coming This Fall From CapoToys, Prototype Photos & Interview
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CapoToys recently
announced a brand new line of poseable Street Fighter action
figures, set to debut at Toy Fair this February. Figures.com just released the
first photos of the
initial prototypes for the first line of this new series, which will include:
Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, Sagat and Blanka. Jeff Saylor of Figures.com also
interviewed CapoToys founder Rocco Tartamella, the sculptor of these
figures.
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January
27th, 2014
SNK Playmore Releases
Promotional Trailer For New 3D Samurai
Shodown Pachislot Title
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SNK Playmore uploaded a 2-minute
promotional
trailer for a new 3D Samurai Shodown.... (wait for it).... Pachislot
game. Back in May 2013, we
reported that SNK posted job openings to work on new 3D Fatal Fury & Samurai
Shodown titles. While this isn't news about a new fighting game, this is at
least a glimmer of hope that something else might be in the works. At the least,
it's cool to see something "new" with...
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January
26th, 2014
Skullgirls
Encore Under The Bridge (Big Band Stage) Music Preview
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Lab Zero Games just released an
early preview
of the BGM that will accompany the upcoming new stage "Under the
Bridge" (which happens to be future DLC character Big Band's environment)
in Skullgirls: Encore. The track is composed by gaming industry veteran
Michiru Yamane (of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night fame).
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January
26th, 2014
Blazblue:
Continuum Shift Live-Action Stage Show Hits Japan This March
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Blazblue is the
next game series to have a live stage adaptation in Japan (other in recent times
include Persona 4 & Ace Attorney). Set to hit the Galaxy Theater in
Tokyo, Japan this March (6th-9th), "Live Act Blazblue: Continuum
Shift" will mix static CG with live action performances by using
projection-mapping to bring the game's characters to life on stage. Check out an
official trailer for the
live-action show.
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January
24th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV Will Feature Direct Replay Uploading to Youtube
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Capcom UK's community
manager David Hinds just announced a new feature of Ultra Street Fighter IV
(via Capcom
Unity). If you don't have a capture device for recording your future matches
in Ultra SF4, Capcom's got you covered! Ultra SF4's in-game
"direct upload to Youtube" feature will allow players to select any
match from their battle log and upload it in either low or high quality (no
specifics on quality settings were given).
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January
24th, 2014
Tekken
Revolution Hits 2.5 Million Downloads, In-Game Events & Bonuses From
Jan. 28th - Feb. 4th
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Namco Bandai just
announced that Tekken Revolution has hit 2.5 million downloads since the
game's launch on June 11th, 2013. In celebration, there will be some in-game
events & bonuses between Jan. 28th - Feb. 4th. Players that
login between Jan. 28th - Jan 31st will receive one Premium Ticket per day. 50,000
Fight Money will also be given for each daily login between Jan. 30th - Feb.
4th. Also, a special Mokujin Rush...
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January
22nd, 2014
Ultra
SF4 5th New Character Reveal "Teased"
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In an interview with VG247,
Capcom's Peter "Combofiend" Rosas talked up the reveal of USF4's
mysterious 5th new character. When asked if he could give any new information,
Combofiend stated "If I divulge the play style of the character, I feel
that all the mystery will be taken away... wait till you see how we unveil
her." So a female, from the comics, with a play style that would tip
off her identity? ... (My guess is one of the Shadaloo Dolls.)
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January
21st, 2014
Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords Releasing Feb. 6th in Japan, Ivy Valentine Confirmed in
New Trailer
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Namco Bandai just
confirmed the Japanese release date for Soul Calibur: Lost Swords. The
single-player PS3 exclusive title hits PSN on February 6th in Japan. In
addition, Namco released a new character
trailer for one of the most well known heroines of the series, Ivy
Valentine. Finally, a handful of new screenshots
were also unveiled, showing Ivy, Tutorial Mode, and some of the cast squaring
off against some skeleton enemies.
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January
18th, 2014
Tsume-Arts Ultra
SF IV Chun-Li & Vega Statues Now Available For Pre-Order
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Tsume-Arts
recently opened up pre-orders for their upcoming Ultra Street Fighter IV
HQF Chun-Li and Vega PVC statues. These insanely detailed statues will retail
for 119.90 euros (about $163 USD) and become available in Q2 2014. Head over to the
official Tsume-Arts website to check out some preview pictures of these badass Chun-Li
and Vega
statues!
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January
16th, 2014
First Screens of Spinal
in Killer Instinct
(2013)
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Late in 2013, Spinal was
teased at the end of Orchid's KI (2013) reveal trailer, offering the
first in-game glimpse of the returning skeleton warrior. Today, PlayXBLA
released the first "official" screenshots
of Spinal in Xbox One's Killer Instinct. In the screens, you can check
out Spinal's final KI3 appearance and also get a first look at his stage!
Spinal will be released as a DLC character this month. Fulgore is next in line,
arriving this March.
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January
15th, 2014
Classic 1995 Double
Dragon Fighter Now On PSN
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The Playstation port of
the classic 1995 Neo Geo fighting game, Double Dragon, is now available
on Playstation Network for $5.99 as a PSOne Classic. Both PS3 and PS Vita
versions are available as part of MonkeyPaw Game's "Retro Rush". Keep
in mind, as a PSOne Classic, the title is a straight-forward PS1 port without
online or trophy support.
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January
15th, 2014
Hori Releasing RAP/WRAP
V3 Arcade Sticks For Playstation 3 on January 30th
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One of the first new
arcade sticks to debut in 2014 is Hori's RAP V3 Hayabusa. There are 2 versions
of this PS3-exclusive stick, the standard RAP V and the WRAP V (upgraded to
wireless Bluetooth + USB). The stick features the durable Hayabusa joystick and
Kuro buttons (from the popular Fighting Edge peripheral). Both sticks go on sale
Jan. 30th and are now available for pre-order on Amazon.
For images and details:
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January
14th, 2013
Director of Ong-Bak
& The Protector is Making A New Live-Action Tekken Movie?
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Yesterday, actor Kane Kosugi announced that he's starring in a new movie
titled, Tekken - A Man Called X, a prequel to 2009's Tekken film. [UPDATE]
Kane Kosugi's official website issued
a correction and an apology, stating that it mistakenly stated the actor was
starring in the new Tekken film. Instead, Kosugi is starring in a movie
called Agent X, which is being produced by Crystal Sky... READ
MORE>>
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January
13th, 2014
DOA5:
Ultimate - Marie Rose Coming to Consoles in Spring 2014, Update 1.04 Coming
Soon
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Over the weekend, at an
official DOA5U tournament in Japan, Producer Yosuke Hayashi of Team Ninja
made a few announcements. First off, the current arcade exclusive character,
Marie Rose, will be coming to consoles "this Spring" as a DLC
character (whether she's free or paid DLC is still unknown). In addition,
update 1.04 will add new costumes to the game. Update 1.04 hits arcades in late
January and PS3/360 early February.
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January
12th, 2014
Tommo Continues to Sell
Neo Geo X Consoles, Plans to Take Action Against SNK Playmore
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Back in October,
SNK posted a termination of license agreement calling for the immediate cease
and desist of all NGX products. It appears certain retailers (ex. Amazon)
have not honored SNK's statement, as NGX products are still being sold. Tommo
believes they haven't strayed from the license agreement and is
planning legal actions to maintain their
license, accusing SNK of trying to scare retailers with "bully
tactics." (Source:
ScrewAttack)
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January
11th, 2014
Tekken Pachinko
Game Now on Android,
iOS
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A new Tekken game
recently hit smartphones in Japan, and it's not a fighting game or card game. Tekken CR is a remade version of the hit arcade pachinko
title, which features exclusive CG movies & artwork. Namco Bandai recently
released these promotional
images of the mobile pachinko game. To replicate the Japanese pachinko parlor
gambling experience on your smartphone costs 1,500 yen (about $15) on Android
& iOS. (Link:
App Store)
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January
11th, 2014
Fatal Fury Live
Action Fan Film (Part 2)
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El Gamer Cosplayer and
company recently released "part 2" of their live action fan
film series based on the original Fatal Fury. Episode 2 features a
pretty cool fight between Terry Bogard and Duck King, and continues the
storyline. Without question, the team is putting a lot of heart and work into
this project... and any fan of 1991's Fatal Fury might just experience a
nostalgia trip. I for one am looking forward to future episodes!
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January
9th, 2014
Museum Quality Street
Fighter Prints For Sale at Cook & Becker, Signed by Yoshinori Ono
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Capcom and Cook
& Becker have teamed up to offer a variety of museum quality prints of
classic Street Fighter artwork. These iconic artworks span from 1992 to
2008, featuring works from Akiman, CRMK, Kinu Nishimura, Ikeno, Dai-Chan, Edayan
and Shoei. Each print comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by series
producer Yoshinori Ono. Keep in mind these prints come in very limited numbers,
so they aren't cheap.
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January
7th, 2014
Producer
Katsuhiro Harada Wants to Develop "New" Tekken Title on
Playstation 4
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When asked if TTT2
would make an appearance on PS4, Katsuhiro Harada stated on Twitter
that he wants to develop a "new" Tekken game for PS4. This
should come as no surprise, since at least 3 Tekken installments have
appeared on all 3 Playstation systems to date. It's pretty safe to assume Tekken
X SF will appear on next-gen systems, but maybe Tekken 7 is in
the works as well? Harada also didn't
rule out a release on Xbox One and PC.
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January
5th, 2014
Guile's SF2
Theme Played During NHL Game
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It's been kind of a
slow news week, so here's a fun one for ya! During Thursday night's NHL game
between the Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars, a fight broke out between two
players (a common occurrence in hockey). What made this particular fight stand
out was the BGM... Indeed, it was none other than Guile's SF2 theme
played over the arena's PA system! Here's the video
clip.
Naturally, Guile's theme goes with it rather well.
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January
4th, 2014
New Hint on Ultra
SF4's Fifth Character
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The latest hint has been
dropped on the fifth and final new character who will debut in Ultra Street
Fighter IV. According to Siliconera,
the new "female" character appears in the comics (we assume they're
referring to UDON's SF series, or possibly the SFII manga). So who
could it be? Some possibilities include any of the Shadaloo Dolls, Ibuki's
friend Sarai Kurosawa, Gouken's Daughter, or maybe even Ken Master's wife,
Eliza? Stay tuned!
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January
4th, 2014
Street Fighter:
Assassin's Fist Promo Poster
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Earlier this week, the
creators of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist released the first official promo
poster for the highly-anticipated live action film project on their official
Facebook
page. Cleverly, the poster pays homage to a classic Street Fighter Alpha artwork
featuring Ryu & Ken (which old school Street Fighter fans will
immediately recognize). No doubt the hype behind SF: Assassin's Fist continues
to build!
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January
3rd, 2014
Killer
Instinct Ver 1.1 Patch Notes, Sabrewulf Now Free, Classic Costumes For
Orchid & Jago
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The 1.1 patch for Xbox
One's Killer Instinct is out, and Double Helix has released the full patch
notes. To name a few updates: Sabrewulf has replaced Jago as the free
character, new in-game options have been added along with other fixes. In
addition, Orchid & Jago's "classic" costumes have also been added
to the game. Check out a gameplay
video along with some screenshots showing Jago's classic KI2 attire.
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January
3rd, 2014
UDON Releasing Softcover
MVC: Complete Works Artbook With 2D Sprite Art Dust Jacket
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UDON
Comics has announced a new softcover edition of their Marvel VS Capcom:
Complete Works artbook, which includes this special edition MVC "sprite"
dust jacket featuring 2D sprite art by Arnold
Tsang.
The softcover edition of the MVC: Complete Works artbook is currently on
sale at UDON's online shop for $44.99. If you already own the artbook (like me),
the dust jacket alone will be sold separately in April 2014.
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January
3rd, 2014
DOA5:
Ultimate Arcade Gameplay Video Roundup
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The arcade version of Dead
or Alive 5: Ultimate hit Japanese arcades last month. If you're itching to
see what's new in DOA5: Ultimate Arcade, here's a video
roundup of the latest and best quality gameplay footage straight from Japan.
Also worth mentioning, several of these videos show the first raw gameplay
footage of new character, Marie Rose!
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January
1st, 2014
Tekken Creator
Katsuhiro Harada Wants to Announce At Least Two New Games in 2014
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Along with Kuzanori
Sugiura (see yesterday's news update) and several other developers, 4Gamer
also interviewed the Tekken creator himself, Katsuhiro Harada on what
2014 may bring. In the interview, Harada-san reaffirmed his dedication to Tekken,
but also stated that he's been working on "several other titles
simultaneously with Tekken," and plans to announce "at least
two" in 2014... interesting. Siliconera
has more from the interview.
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