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September
30th, 2014
Samurai Shodown Returns
As A "Hack & Slash Runner" Mobile Game
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Many
of us "old school" fighting game players have a special place in our
hearts for one of SNK's best and most underrated 2D fighting franchises, Samurai
Shodown. While the series hasn't seen a proper sequel in ages, there have
been a variety of spin-offs and character crossovers into other games. The
latest spinoff is a described as a "hack & slash runner" mobile
game, made for the Korean market. Check out the new trailer
for Samurai Shodown Slash. 
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September
30th, 2014
Official Persona
4 Arena Ultimax Video Tutorials
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With
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax now available in North America, Aksys USA was
kind enough to share some easy-to-follow video
tutorials on Youtube to make getting into the game that much easier. There
are 4 video tutorials in all,
which include the following subjects: Basic Controls, Basic Moves, New Systems
& Advanced Techniques. Each of the tutorials are also fully narrated (in
English) by a Persona character!
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September
27th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax DLC Pricing Revealed
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With the North American
release of Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax right around the corner (Sept. 30th),
Atlus USA has revealed pricing details for all announced DLC. Before you get
excited, remember that Marie & Adachi are FREE DLC until October 7th. On
that same day, Margaret will be released as paid DLC for $4.99 (same price for
Marie & Adachi). Prices for the following have also been revealed: Complete P4A
story, Glasses Packs, Additional Colors & Voices.
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September
25th, 2014
Siliconera Talks Rhythm
of Fighters With SNK
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Early this morning, Siliconera
posted an interview
with SNK Playmore on the topic of the spin-off mobile music game, The Rhythm
of Fighters. In the interview, SNK talks briefly about how the idea of The
Rhythm of Fighters came about, and why the title went free-to-play.
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September
24TH, 2014
Eliza Hits Skullgirls
Encore on PS3 & PC Next Week
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Lab Zero Games announced on Twitter
that Eliza, the third DLC fighter for Skullgirls Encore, is on the way to
PS3 & PC versions next week. As with past DLC fighters, Eliza will be free
to download for the first 3 months. In North America, players can download Eliza
on Playstation 3 & Steam beginning September 30th, and on October 1st in
Europe. Eliza's Xbox 360 release date has not yet been announced.
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September
23rd, 2014
Arcana
Heart 3 Love Max!!!!!! Out Today on PSN
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The game that's trolling
everyone who has to type out its title is now available on PS3 and PS Vita
through Playstation Network! Examu's update to Arcana Heart 3 includes
the same number of playable characters from the first iteration, but features
rebalanced gameplay and new modes, including: Survival Score Attack, After
Story, and new Training Modes. For more info on AH3: Love Max(!!!!!), here's a link to the
official English
website for the all-female 2D fighter.
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September
20th, 2014
Tekken
7 Gets a New Female Fighter, Catalina
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During TGS '14, Katsuhiro Harada
unveiled a new TEKKEN 7 character named Catalina, whom will be playable
in the October location tests! What we know about her so far: She's from Latin
America, her fighting style is Savate, and she's an outspoken, sassy-mouthed
character who is vocal while fighting and taunts her opponent. Harada also
mentioned she is a "beginner friendly" character. Check out some
concept artwork of
Catalina and...
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September
20th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV "Omega Mode" Revealed, Video Demonstration By
Combofiend
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Today at TGS '14, Capcom
announced "Omega Mode" for Ultra SFIV. Releasing with the
upcoming 1.04 patch in October (which will address some unintended balance
issues), Omega Mode features remixed versions of all 44 characters, giving them
crazy new moves, abilities, and especially combos. Some examples are Guile
throwing multiple Sonic Booms and Ken throwing fireballs with his kicks. Check
out a video demo of
Omega Mode from Combofiend.
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September
19th, 2014
Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax Adds Selvaria & Alicia From Valkyria Chronicles to
PS3/Vita Versions
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Today over at TGS '14,
Dengeki and Sega announced a new playable and support character for Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax. Selvaria Bles and Alicia from the tactical RPG, Valkyria
Chronicles will be appearing in the Playstation 3 and PS Vita versions of
the game. If you happen to be a Valkyria Chronicles fan, have a look at
some character
art & screenshots of the two in action. DBFC will be released in
Japan November 13th for PS3 & Vita.
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September
18th, 2014
New Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords Key Artwork & Trailer Shows Off Amy & Seong
Mina
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Earlier this month, the
return of Soul Calibur IV's Amy was revealed
by Project Soul via a new trailer. Today, Soul Calibur series producer
& director, Masaki Hoshino, released a new Soul Calibur: Lost Swords key
artwork, featuring Amy and... series veteran, Seong Mina. Also based on
her Soul Calibur IV iteration, Seong Mina is the next unlockable
character to arrive in Lost Swords. Bandai Namco Europe also released a new
trailer with Seong Mina & Amy gameplay.
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September
18th, 2014
TGS 2014: Killer
Instinct Season 2 Maya Reveal Trailer & Screenshots, New Character
Teaser
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At Tokyo Game Show 2014,
Iron Galaxy Studios have released the reveal
trailer and some screenshots for the upcoming new character in Killer
Instinct Season 2, Maya! KI veterans will immediately recognize some of
Maya's classic attacks and her remixed soundtrack from KI2. The end of
the trailer also teases the next newcomer in KI Season 2... (and I won't
spoil it for you).
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September
17th, 2014 
TGS 2014 Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Trailer, Raw Gameplay Footage of Elphelt & Sin Kiske
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Not much needs to be said
about the brand new Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- trailer from Tokyo Game Show
2014. The epic TGS '14
trailer transitions between in-game cinematics and gameplay, beautifully
showing off GGXrd SIGN's stunning visuals. Kazutoshi "Pachi"
Sekine of Arc System Works also put together a video with 4Gamer, which features
10 minutes of raw gameplay footage with new characters Elphelt & Sin Kiske.
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September
17th, 2014
Eight Capcom Fighting
Games Discounted on PSN
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Here at TFG, we don't always
post news on "game discounts" (since many are simply marketing ploys,
and marketing ploys shouldn't qualify as "news"). However, when
discounts are this good, they're definitely worth their space on TFG
News! Here are some killer Capcom
fighting game discounts available now on PSN with 50%-75% markdowns. Some of
the best values, include: SFA3: Max ($2.99), CVS2 ($4.99) & SFIII:
3rd Strike Online Edition ($3.99).
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September
17th, 2014
E. Honda Pop Culture
Shock Statue Preview
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Pop
Culture Shock Toys have released some epic Street Fighter statues over the
last couple years. Their latest E. Honda statue is sure to please the Sumo fans
out there, and comes in three different versions: Regular, Ozeki & Kabuki.
This 15" inch statue is planned for release in the third quarter of 2015.
Check out some high quality preview
photos of the E. Honda statue along with the pricing details.
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September
15th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena Ultimax English Story Trailer
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Earlier
today, Arc System Works uploaded a new Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
"Story Trailer" in English. The new 1-minute trailer
drops a few more hints about the overall storyline and shows a few animated
sequences along with some gameplay. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will be
released in North America this Fall on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
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September
15th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- PS4/PS3 Compatible Sanwa Denshi Arcade Stick Preview
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Back in August, we
reported on the GGXrd 6-button PS3/PS4 fightpad
which will come packaged with the limited edition of the game in Japan. Arc
System Works is preparing yet another peripheral to coincide with Guilty Gear
Xrd SIGN's console release. This uber-stylish GGXrd
arcade stick features all Sanwa Denshi parts and will also be compatible with
both PS3 & PS4. The stick will retail at 23,760 yen ($221 USD) and will be
released December 4th.
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September
14th, 2014
Tekken
7 Location Tests Begin October 3-5, Arcade Version Online Matchmaking &
BanaPassport Art
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Katsuhiro Harada was
present at today's Namco Sugamo Cup in Japan to make the latest TEKKEN 7 announcement.
It looks like we won't have to wait much longer to see some TEKKEN 7 gameplay
footage, because location tests are planned for October 3rd-5th at two arcades
in Japan: Namco Sugamo
and Osaka Nipponbashi. In addition, these cool Kazuya & Heihachi BanaPassport
cards will be given out to attendees at the location test.
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September
12th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- PS4 & PS3 Limited Editions Announced For North America
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Today, Aksys confirmed a
limited edition for both the PS4 & PS3 versions of Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-.
The limited edition package includes: GGXrd soundtrack arranged by Daisuke Ishiwatari, "Character Artbook" with
character profiles & history, Sol Badguy "Free" metal keychain
(scaled replica of Sol's original belt buckle), and the
outer box features a replica of "The Backyard",
complete with gears and high-quality binding. The limited edition will cost $80
on PS4 and $70 on PS3.
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September
11th, 2014
New Tekken
7
Details Unveiling Sunday, Sept. 14th
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Katsuhiro Harada
announced that brand new TEKKEN 7 details will be unveiled this Sunday
via this NicoNico
live stream from Sugamo Cup in Japan which is holding a series of TTT2
tournaments. The event kicks off on Sept. 13 at 5:00pm Japan time
(1:00am PST / 4:00am EST), while the stream on Sunday airs at 12:30pm Japan time
(8:30pm PST / 11:30pm EST). TFG will have posted all the TEKKEN 7 details
as soon as they become available... Stay tuned!
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September
10th, 2014
KOF
'98: Ultimate Match "Final Edition" and KOF
2002: Unlimited Match Match Coming to Steam
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SNK Playmore released an
official PDF
file listing off their upcoming titles for iOS / Android systems and Steam
(mostly). The only fighting games on the list are King of Fighters '98:
Ultimate Match Final Edition and King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match, which are
finally coming to Steam later this year. It's unclear what will be included in
the "Final Edition" for KOF '98: Ultimate Match, but it
may be a port of the NESiCAXLive port featuring stats and online leaderboards.
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September
6th, 2014
Amy
Coming To Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords Next Week, September Update Improves Loading Times
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Making her return from
2008's Soul Calibur IV, Amy is the latest character to appear in Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords. Amy will become unlockable starting on Sept. 11th. In
related news, the September patch (1.2) is now available, which significantly
improves loading times and stability for online features. Check out the official
Soul Calibur: Lost Swords trailer
for Amy Sorel.
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September
5th, 2014
Goro Confirmed as
Pre-Order Bonus For Mortal Kombat X,
Release Date Confirmed for April 14th 2015
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NetherRealm Studios and
Warner Bros. Interactive have confirmed that Mortal Kombat X will be
available on April 14th, 2014. Ed Boon released this image
via Twitter, confirming the return of the original Mortal Kombat sub
boss, Goro. Pre-ordering MKX will have Goro available as a playable
character from the start. Otherwise, Goro will be paid DLC.
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September
4th, 2014
New Guilty
Gear Xrd
-SIGN- Scans Reveal Elphelt Gameplay Details & Profile Info + HD Quality
Poster
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Today's new Famitsu scans
shed a bit more light on Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN's new character, Elphelt.
Not only do the new "HD
quality" scans provide a closer look at the female gunner, but some fresh details
have been translated. For starters... One of her attacks involves champagne, and
her Overdrive has her opponent stuffed into a giant wedding cake before she
slices it in half. Suzaku over at Dustloop also translated Elphelt's and Sin's
profiles & movelists.
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September
2nd, 2014
Brand New
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
Character, Elphelt, Set To Appear in Console Versions as DLC
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Meet Guilty Gear Xrd's
newest character, Elphelt, a female gunner. The first
scans from Famitsu reveal that Elphelt is a long range fighter who uses
rifles and shotguns (at the least). As a gunner, she'll have some unique
gameplay attributes such as aiming while reloading, which Arc System Works has
compared to "FPS-like" controls. In Japan, Elphelt will be a free DLC
character for the first-print copies of the game (and later will cost 800 Yen).
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September
2nd, 2014
Capcom & Dimps
Collaborating To Work on "Next Generation" Fighting Game
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Capcom's Yoshinori Ono revealed
on Twitter
that his team and Dimps (the developers behind the Street Fighter IV
series, SFXT & Rumble Fish) are currently looking for staff to
work on a new "next generation fighting game". One would assume that a
Capcom-developed fighting game for PS4/Xbox One is inevitable. The question
is... what could it be? Street Fighter 5? Darkstalkers 4? Rival Schools 3?
Capcom VS Capcom? Ono might've dropped some hints...
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September
1st, 2014
Dead or Alive 5: Last
Round Coming to PS4, PS3, Xbox One & 360 in Spring 2015, Reveal Trailer
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At last weekend's DOA5U
Arcade Summer Carnival tournament in Japan, Koei Tecmo's Yosuke Hayashi
announced DOA5: Last Round for current and last-gen consoles (and
released this trailer).
Besides updated graphics for PS4 & XB1, DOA5: Last Round will feature
new costumes, new stages including a brand new one (Hong Kong DOATEC) and a
returning classic from DOA2: Hardcore (Crimson), and new tag team intros.
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September
1st, 2014
Akira & Pai Playable
in Playstation 3 / PS Vita Versions of Denkegi
Bunko Fighting Climax
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Akira Yuki and Pai Chan
of Virtua Fighter fame previously appeared as boss characters in the
arcade version of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. At this past weekend's,
Summer Dengeki Bunko Fighting Festival tournament in Japan, Sega announced that
Akira Yuki (with Pai as an assist character) will become part of the playable
roster in the PS3 and PS Vita versions of the game. Some new illustrations
by Eiri Iwamoto were also shown.
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August
30th, 2014
Kotobukiya Juri Han
Bishoujo Statue Preview
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Kotobukiya released some
teaser artwork for their upcoming Street Fighter Juri Bishoujo statue a
early this year. Today, we now have an up close and personal look at the spidery
TaeKwonDo villainess, fully painted. Check out the first high quality photos
of Kotobukiya's Street Fighter IV Juri Han Bishoujo statue! The statue
will be available to the public in April 2015.
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August
29th, 2014
Killer
Instinct Season 2 Change Log, Video Summary
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The official change log
for Killer Instinct Season 2 is now live. If you want to read up on all
the details, check out the full change list posted on the Ultra-Combo.com
forums. Maximilian also posted a video
summary of all of these changes, which will be added to the game on
September 23rd. Iron Galaxy Studios also mentioned that some of these changes
are subject to change between now and then.
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August
26th, 2014
New Bandai Namco
Fighting Game, Pokken Tournament Announced, First Details & Trailer
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Well this was
unexpected... so the rumored "Pokemon fighting game" some
gaming sites were talking about a few months back is actually a thing! Coming
to Japan arcades in 2015, POKKEN TOURNAMENT is a collaboration by Pokemon
Company and Bandai Namco Games (with supervision by Tekken creator
Katsuhiro Harada & Soul Calibur lead programmer, Masaaki Hoshino).
Without further ado, check out the first gameplay
trailer & details!
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August
26th, 2014
SNK Registers Trademarks
For The Last Blade, KOF, Maximum Impact & Athena
Asamiya
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All this month, SNK has
been celebrating the 20th anniversary of The King of Fighters franchise.
The first title, KOF '94 is now exactly 20 years old (released Aug. 25th,
1994 on MVS). While SNK hasn't officially announced anything new (besides
hinting a new 3D KOF title), trademark_bot
picked up on some recent trademark filings from SNK, which include: The Last
Blade, KOF, Maximum Impact & Athena. This doesn't "confirm"
any new titles, but we can hope something is in the works!
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August
25th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax Console Opening Movie
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Atlus just uploaded the
full introduction movie for Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax (known as P4U:
The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold in Japan, of course). The 1 & 1/2 minute console
opening shows off anime-style sequences of returning characters and
newcomers alike. Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax will be released in Japan this
Thursday (Aug. 28th) and is coming to North America on September 30th.
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August
23rd, 2014
4 Classic Capcom
Fighting Games Coming To Taito's NESiCAxLive
Arcade Platform in Japan
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Today at the Isshun
Sengeki Cup fighting game tournament in Japan, Capcom announced that 4 of their
classic titles will be making their way to Taito's NESiCAxLive arcade platform. Hyper
Street Fighter II, Street
Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Street
Fighter Alpha 3 and Vampire
Savior will become available on the network, complete with widescreen
support. All 4 titles will also support player name display, and a mobile site
will track battle records.
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August
22nd, 2014
All 22 Colors For Ultra
Street Fighter IV's Summer Vacation DLC Costumes in One Video
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You've probably seen the official
trailer and screenshots for Ultra Street Fighter IV's Summer Vacation
DLC costumes from weeks ago. Now for a more comprehensive look at Ultra SF4's
latest DLC costume set, check out this well-edited video
from NYC Kreeds, which runs through every costume and all 22 color variations.
Cool soundtrack too!
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August
21st, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax Margaret Trailer
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Atlus Japan has released
the first gameplay
trailer for the recently unveiled post-DLC character, Margaret. In addition
to showing off some of her special moves, super moves, and personas she can use,
the trailer also gives a short preview of Margaret's story (in Japanese).
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August
20th, 2014
Soul
Calibur's Sophitia Appears in Her Own Trailer For Warriors Orochi 3:
Ultimate
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What is Bandai Namco's
Sophitia Alexandra doing in a Tecmo Koei "one versus tons" 3D brawler?
...Who the heck knows... but Tecmo Koei's latest trailer for the game
finally shows off some Sophitia action. Back in August
2013, we first reported that Sophitia would be a guest character in Warriors
Orochi 3: Ultimate (alongside several other guest characters). Now Sophitia
fans can have a look at her in-game appearance via this new
trailer for Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate.
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August
19th, 2014
Arc System Works Reveals
Limited Edition Guilty Gear Xrd
SIGN 6-Button PS4/PS3 Fighter's Pad
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Arc System Works has announced a limited edition version of Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- for
Playstation 4 in Japan, which will come packaged with an exclusive 6-button
fighter's pad (that works with both PS4 & PS3). The Japanese PS4 limited
edition will also include a Guilty Gear Vocal Collection CD (first print
bonus) along with another item that has yet to be revealed. The limited edition
will be priced at 10,778 yen (about $105 USD). Here's an image
of the GGXrd SIGN fight pad.
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August
19th, 2014
Blazblue: Clone
Phantasma Arrives in Nintendo 3DS eShop
This Thursday, August 21st
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It's possible you haven't
heard of the 3DS eShop title, Blazblue: Clone Phantasma... since Arc
System Works hasn't said much about the cutesy, chibi style "action
battle" spin-off in North America (until recently). Clone Phantasma
is the sequel to 2010's 3D arena brawler / action title, BlayzBloo: Super
Melee Brawlers Battle Royale. Clone Phantasma was released in Japan
in Dec. 2012 and will finally hit the 3DS eShop in North America this Thursday,
priced at $5.99.
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August
19th, 2014
Daisuke Ishiwatari Talks
-Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN- Tech
With Siliconera, Planning to Expand Roster
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Siliconera recently met
up with Guilty Gear series creator, Daisuke Ishiwatari, to discuss the
process behind transitioning 2D sprites to 3D models in Guilty Gear Xrd
-SIGN- (among other topics). In the interview,
Ishiwatari not only provides some details on how GGXrd's catchy 2.5D
graphics and art style became a reality, but also confirms his plans to expand Guilty Gear Xrd's roster in the future. Read the full interview
over at Siliconera.
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August
18th, 2014
Guilty
Gear XX #Reload Comes To Steam Sept. 5th
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KISS Ltd. and Funbox Media are bringing Guilty Gear XX #Reload to Steam
next month.
#Reload will join the only other title in the series currently available on Steam, Guilty
Gear Isuka. The decision to re-release a "middle" installment in such
a long-running, heavily-updated series is questionable (and likely disappointing
to some), especially since #Reload was originally ported to PC in
2004-2006. Nonetheless, it might be worth
picking up for hardcore fans of this installment.
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August
16th, 2014
MKX
Kano Variations Images & HD Screenshots
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NetherRealm Studios
recently uploaded images of Kano's 3
Variations in MKX on the official Mortal Kombat Facebook page.
Like the previous Variations images, these give a brief description of
each Variation and show the visual alterations. We saw Kano's reveal
trailer a few days ago at Germany's Gamescom 2014... now take a closer look
with 6 "HD quality" in-game screenshots
highlighting Kano (as well as the new jungle stage).
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August
14th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena Ultimax Lobby System Avatars & Arcades (Video), Plus New Margaret
Screenshots
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Atlus released a new trailer
revealing Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax's innovative new online battle lobby
system!
The lobby system enables players to freely control character avatars around
virtual arcades to find opponents. Each arcade represents a different location
within the Persona 4 universe. In addition, check out some new screenshots
featuring DLC character Margaret, which reveal that she can use a ton of different
Persona cards (up to 9).
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August
12th, 2014
Killer
Instinct Season 2 Coming October 15th
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If you're looking forward
to picking up Season 2 of Killer Instinct on Xbox One, you'll finally be
able to get your hands on T. J. Combo and Maya on October 15th. With Season 2, Killer
Instinct will also receive a new interface and (eventually) 8 new fighters.
Season 2 will be offered in two different packages, Ultra Edition ($39.99),
which comes with all fighters, costumes & accessories along with a copy of KI2,
and the Combo Breaker pack ($19.99) which includes only the 8 fighters.
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August
11th, 2014
Kano Revealed For Mortal
Kombat X in New Trailer
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Today, another veteran
Mortal Kombat character joins the growing MKX roster. NetherRealm
Studios has unveiled Kano via a new
trailer, which not only shows Kano's 3 Variations in action, but a new
jungle stage for the game. Creative Director Ed Boon also provides his
commentary throughout the video.
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August
10th, 2014
Peripheral Transforms
3DS XL Into Arcade Stick
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Even though the Nintendo 3DS
doesn't have nearly as many fighting game options as PS Vita, there's a new
accessory coming out (Oct. 31st) that will transform a 3DS XL into a mini arcade
stick. The Cyber Arcade Stick is an easy-to-attach peripheral exclusively for
the 3DS XL, adding an arcade style joystick over the D-pad and slightly larger
buttons (still only 4 buttons). It probably won't have "true" arcade
quality accuracy, but it looks kinda neat.
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August
9th, 2014
Raphael Unlockable in Soul
Calibur: Lost Swords
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The vampire swordsman
Raphael has arrived in Soul Calibur: Lost Swords as an unlockable
character. Bandai Namco Japan released a new
trailer providing an early look at Raphael's Lost Swords
incarnation.
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August
8th, 2014
New
Tekken
7
Concept Art Shows Potential Arab Fighter, Harada Asks For Community Feedback
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A couple weeks ago, TEKKEN
producer Katsuhiro Harada expressed interest in creating a new Arab character
for TEKKEN 7, asking Middle
Eastern TEKKEN fans what type of character design they'd like to
see (via Twitter). Earlier today, Harada-san posted the first concept
artwork of the potential new Arabian fighter character on the official TEKKEN
Facebook
page, and once again has asked for community feedback. I'd say he looks pretty
badass for an early concept...
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August
7th, 2014
Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax is Coming To PS3 & Vita November 13th in Japan,
New Trailer
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Via a new trailer,
Sega announced a Japanese release date for the light novel crossover fighting
game, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. DBFC originally
released in arcades on March 18th of this year, and will be coming out for
Playstation 3 and PS Vita in Japan on November 13th. There is still no word on a
localization, but overseas PS3 / Vita owners can easily import and check out the
game.
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August
7th, 2014
Ultra
Street Fighter IV DLC Summer Vacation Costumes Available August 12th, New
Trailer
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Falling in line with past
Street Fighter IV DLC costume packs, Capcom's latest "Summer
Vacation" costumes are very much a mixed bag... some halfway entertaining,
others completely atrocious beyond belief. In any case, if you've been
waiting to see the new costumes in motion, check out Capcom's new
trailer for the upcoming Ultra SF4 DLC, which becomes available next
Tuesday on August 12th.
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August
6th, 2014
GGXrd
-SIGN- Hits Consoles in Japan December 4th, North America Release Still
Expected in Fall 2014
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This week's Famitsu
confirmed that Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- will be released on PS3 & PS4
in Japan on December 4th. The last release date for North America given by Arc
System Works was "Fall 2014"... so before you go importing, keep in
mind that North America might be getting GGXrd before Japan. Just to
review, the PS3 / PS4 versions of GGXrd will feature cross-play
functionality, an enhanced story mode, and a new character, Sin Kiske (and
possibly other new fighters as well).
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August
6th, 2014
Atlus
USA Confirms Persona 4
Arena: Ultimax Release Date on September 30th in North America
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Atlus USA officially
confirmed the North American release date for Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax
via Twitter
earlier today. Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 players can get their hands on P4A:
Ultimax on Tuesday, Sept. 30th. (Just for the record, this release date has
been posted on TFG's P4AU
profile for several months now... so this isn't actually "news"
for all of you frequent TFG'ers). Yeah, we're informed like that. ;) Also be
sure to check out Atlus's official pre-order
page for P4A: Ultimax.
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August
6th, 2014
Margaret Will Be
Playable in Persona 4
Arena: Ultimax, Famitsu Unveils First Screenshots
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Welcome back to the
Velvet Room... because Marie isn't the final DLC character for
Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax! This week's Famitsu confirms that Margaret will
be joining her velvet room companion and the P4A: Ultimax roster as a DLC
character. Margaret will use 3 Persona in combat: Yoshitsune, Cu
Chulainn, and Ardha. Check out the first
screenshots of Margaret in action!
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August
5th, 2014
New Blazblue:
Chrono Phantasma Trailer Shows Off Celica A. Mercury & Lambda-11
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Arc System Works just
released their first official
trailer showing off Celica A. Mercury and Lambda-11 in Blazblue: Chrono
Phantasma. Currently, these two characters from the ver. 2.0 update are on
location test in Japan arcades. The 2.0 update is expected to be released in
arcades this Fall. There's still no word on any potential console release for
Celica or Lambda-11.
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August
4th, 2014
New Mortal
Kombat X Video Demonstrates Raiden's 3 Variations With Commentary From Ed
Boon
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Veteran MK kombatant,
Raiden, was unveiled at last month's EVO 2014 along with a gameplay trailer.
Today, there's a new trailer
out which demonstrates each of Raiden's "Variations" in the game and
features full commentary by Creative Director Ed Boon. The names of Raiden's 3
Variations are as follows: Thunder God, Displacer, and Master of Storms. In the
video, Ed Boon also drops some minor storyline details regarding Raiden and
Kotal Kahn.
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August
4th, 2014
Nyotengu Headed to DOA5:
Ultimate in September
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This past June,
Team Ninja unveiled a new playable character for the arcade version of DOA5:
Ultimate, the female Tengu (Nyotengu). While Nyotengu has been playable in
the arcade version for a while, Team Ninja confirmed on Twitter
today that the new character is coming to consoles early next month. Nyotengu
becomes available in North America on PS3 & 360 on Sept. 2nd (and Sept. 3rd
in Europe).
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August
4th, 2014
SNK Confirms New 3D King of
Fighters Game is in Development
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Back in May
2013, SNK posted job listings for new 3D KOF and Samurai Spirits
titles. Unfortunately those turned out to be Japan-only Pachinko
games, but SNK's latest KOF teaser looks more promising! Posted on the
SNKP website
are job openings for programmers & tech / CG designers experienced with
consoles to work on a new KOF title aiming to "change
the history of fighting games". SNK also confirmed that a new KOF game is
now in
development... let's hope it's fighting!
(Source: Siliconera)
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August
3rd, 2014
Latest Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- PS3/PS4 Version Features Revealed By Famitsu
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This week's Famitsu
magazine just unveiled some new console exclusive features
for the upcoming PS3/PS4 cross-platform fighting game, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-.
For starters, 8-player battle lobbies will allow for multiple concurrent matches
within the same room. Along with standard spectating enabled, you can also
challenge any other player in the lobby while waiting. GGXrd will also contain
elaborate Practice options, such as: Tutorial, Mission, Challenge &
Training.
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August
1st, 2014
Ten Year Anniversary of
EVO Moment #37
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The epic conclusion to
Evolution 2004's Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike losers finals match
between Justin Wong and Daigo Umehara is quite possibly the single most defining
moment in competitive fighting game history. Watching Daigo's Ken masterfully
parry Chun Li's entire flurry of kicks never gets old, and it's almost hard to
believe that this historic match is now 10 years old. For old times sake, let's
relive one of the hypest
moments in Street Fighter history.
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August
1st, 2014
Images of Sub-Zero's Mortal
Kombat X Variations
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Last week, NetherRealm
Studios revealed some images showing D'Vorah's
variations in MKX. Now it's time to check out Sub-Zero's
3 variations: Grandmaster, Unbreakable and Cryomancer. These new images not
only provide a look at the subtle visual differences on the character model
depending on the variation, but also describe some of the unique gameplay
qualities of each one.
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July
31st, 2014
Retail Version of KI
(2013) Coming This September
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Apart from the limited
"Pin Ultimate Edition", the Killer Instinct reboot on Xbox One
has been available through digital download only. Microsoft just announced that
a disc version is finally planned and has shown the tentative cover
artwork for the title. The retail version will be based on the earlier Combo
Breaker pack which features the first 8 characters. The retail copy will also
include a code for Season 2 character, T. J. Combo, and will be released Sept.
23rd for $19.99.
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July
31st, 2014
Third Ultra
SF4 Retail Costumes Trailer
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Capcom has released the
third promotional trailer
highlighting some of the "100" alternate costumes that will come free
with the retail version of Ultra Street Fighter IV. In this trailer, all
of the original Street Fighter IV newcomers and crossover characters from
SFIII: 3rd Strike show off their alternate costumes and color swaps.
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July
30th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax's Marie Free DLC For Week 1
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Looks like 2D fighting
game players will have even more incentive to pick up Persona 4 Arena:
Ultimax on Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 this September. In addition to Adachi, Persona
4 Golden's Marie will be released as free DLC for the first week of the
game's release in North America. After that, Adachi and Marie will become paid
DLC. P4A: Ultimax's release date in North America is set for Sept. 30th,
2014 for both PS3 and Xbox 360.
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July
29th, 2014
SDCC '14 Bandai Namco
Fighting Game Panel Video
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At this past weekend's
San Diego Comic-Con, TEKKEN producer Katsuhiro Harada, game designer
Michael Murray, and community manager Mark "Markman" Julio were all
present at the Bandai Namco Fighting Game Panel where the new Tekken 7
story trailer and concept artwork was first revealed. If you'd like to watch all
50 minutes of the Bandai Namco Fighting Game panel to see hear all the
commentary and questions asked at the panel, here's the full video.
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July
29th, 2014
Blazblue:
Chrono Phantasma - Celica A. Mercury Gameplay Demonstration
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Celica A. Mercury and
Lambda-11 are headed to the arcade version of Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma this
Fall. If you've been waiting to see the new character in action, here's a gameplay
demonstration featuring Celica A. Mercury alongside her Ex Machina, Minerva.
The action begins at 2:25.
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July
28th, 2014
SDCC '14: Ultra
SF4 Summer Costumes Screenshots
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At San Diego Comic-Con
2014, Yoshinori Ono announced that a new set of "Summer-themed"
costumes are coming to Ultra Street Fighter IV. Previously only
low-quality blurry images were available online, but Capcom has now released
clear screenshots
of the new costumes for all 44 characters in the game. Among the typical swimsuits
and Summer attire, a few noteworthy mentions include scuba gear for Guile (and a
homage to D. Dark from SFEX)...
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July
25th, 2014
SDCC
'14: "Street Fighter: World Warrior" Season 2 of Street
Fighter: Assassin's Fist Announced
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The fan-approved live
action series, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist, will be continued! Announced today at
SDCC, Street Fighter: World Warrior
is the official title of Season 2. Joey Ansah is returning to write and direct World
Warrior, planned to premiere in late 2015 / early 2016. World
Warrior will continue with Ryu & Ken's storyline but is said to have a
much larger scale, introducing the Shadaloo organization along with Guile, Chun-li
& Sagat. (Source: SFAF
Facebook).
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July
25th, 2014
SDCC '14: Tekken
7 Story
Trailer, Early Concept Artwork For Kazumi & Lars
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TEKKEN fans have
anxiously been awaiting this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con 2014 for more news on
Bandai Namco's latest fighting game, TEKKEN 7. Today, Katsuhiro Harada
unveiled the SDCC 2014 TEKKEN 7 story trailer (which is basically an
extended version of the EVO '14 trailer). In addition, early concept
artwork for Kazumi and Lars was shown at the fighting game panel!
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July
25th, 2014
NetherRealm Studios
Provides Details & Images For D'Vorah's Three Variations in Mortal
Kombat X
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As you might already
know, each character in MKX will have access to three
"Variations" which enables specific moves and slightly alters
their appearance. On the official MKX Facebook page, NetherRealm posted
some high quality images
of D'Vorah and her three variations. Not only do the images show off her visual
alterations, but each one gives a brief description of her abilities. D'Vorah's
three variations are Swarm Queen, Brood Mother & Venomous.
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July
24th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax Marie Trailer, Plus English Trailers For Rise, Junpei &
Yukari
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Today, Atlus released a
new Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax trailer
showing off Persona 4 Golden's Marie in action for the first time. The
trailer is in Japanese so the story segment won't be clear, but there are at
least 20 seconds of Marie gameplay footage. Also check out recently released
English trailers for Rise, Junpei and Yukari. Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax
will be released in North America on September 16th for Playstation 3 and Xbox
360.
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July
24th, 2014
Two New Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax Trailers
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Check out two new
trailers for Sega's crossover 2D fighter, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax,
including one that was just released today. The first trailer features Yukina
Himeragi from Strike the Blood aquaring off against Shana from Shakugan
no Shana. Also check out Yukina from Strike the Blood and Rentaro
Satomi from Black Bullet versus Asuna from Sword Art Online. These
characters are set to be released in the arcade version next week.
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July
22nd, 2014
Ultra
SF4 Retail Version Alt. Costumes Trailers
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Last week, Capcom UK
released an Ultra SF4 trailer showing the many alternate costumes
(and color swaps) that will be available in the upcoming retail disc version.
The second costumes
trailer was uploaded earlier today, showing even more characters and
costumes. Indeed, you've probably already seen all of Ultra SF4's
costumes, but the videos might be worth a watch... I don't know about that
soundtrack, however. Mute button for the win.
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July
18th, 2014
King
of Fighters '98 To Receive ios/Android
Port
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One of the most iconic King
of Fighters titles of all time is coming to smart phones and mobile devices.
The iOS/Android port of KOF '98 aims to be arcade perfect, featuring all
38 playable characters. The title will feature a 4-button classic layout as well
as a unique 6-button control scheme with "simplified special moves"
via the "SP" button. No release dates or pricing details have yet been
announced. Also check out
SNK Playmore's official
website for the upcoming KOF '98 app.
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July
17th, 2014
Blazblue:
Chrono Phantasma Arcade Version Will Add Celica A. Mercury & Lambda-11
This Fall
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This week's Famitsu
confirmed that 2 new characters will be added to the arcade version of Blazblue:
Chrono Phantasma this Fall. Celica Ayatsuki Mercury and the returning
Lambda-11 will be included in the Fall 2014 update. Celica is a mage who
specializes in healing magic and fights alongside the Minerva, similar to Carl
and Relius. There's no word on any update for the console version thus
far. Finally, here's character
artwork and the first
screenshots of Celica & Lamba-11 in BBCP!
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July
16th, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax Adds Another DLC Character, Marie, From Persona 4 Golden
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P4A:
Ultimax will be adding yet another new fighter! The poetry-writing, striped
socks-wearing antisocial girl from Persona 4 Golden will be joining the
roster as DLC. Marie uses Kaguya as her persona and has several long-ranged
attacks & pokes. She will fight using various items from her bag.
Famitsu also reports that online lobbies will have a chat feature and players
can control avatars to explore locations such as school and Junes. Check out the
first screenshots of Marie!
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July
15th, 2014
Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Sol Badguy Statue By Embrace Japan Now Available For
Pre-Order
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One hella badass Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN- Sol Badguy statue is available for pre-order starting today.
This 1/8 scale PVC statue made by Embrace Japan and sculpted by Yoshinori Itou
retails for 11,880 yen (about $117 USD) and will be released this December.
Here's a closer
look at this amazingly detailed statue fully painted, featuring Sol Badguy
in his new GGXrd threads and holding his new weapon "Junkyard
Dog".
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July
15th, 2014
Tekken
7
Aims To
Exceed Graphical Expectations For Next-Gen, Epic Games "Couldn't Be More
Excited"
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After the unveiling of
Tekken 7 at EVO '14, Harada-san elaborated on the title being powered
by Unreal Engine 4. "The power and flexibility means that we can focus our
efforts on making TEKKEN 7 the best possible game without worrying about
spending time creating a stand-alone graphic engine," said Harada.
"With UE4, we could rapidly achieve visual quality expected on
next-gen platform and go beyond it." Epic Games also made a statement
expressing their excitement...
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July
13th, 2014
EVO
'14: Tekken
7
Announced, Teaser Trailer
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Earlier today, an IGN news video leaked the reveal of Tekken 7, which
Katsuhiro Harada officially announced later at EVO '14. Tekken 7 will run on Unreal
Engine 4, making it convenient for Bandai Namco to bring the game to any
platform of their choice. Here's the promotional image of the Tekken
7 logo and finally, the Tekken 7 announcement
trailer revealed at EVO 2014. More details on Tekken
7 will become available on July 25th at the San Diego Comic-Con
fighting panel.
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July
12th, 2014
EVO '14: Raiden Will
Return in Mortal Kombat X
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This afternoon at EVO
'14, Ed Boon revealed the latest character for Mortal Kombat X... and
it's not really a shocker. Your friendly neighborhood thunder god, Raiden, will
indeed return in MKX. Check out Raiden's MKX reveal
trailer, which shows off a variety of his special moves and even his
fatality. Viewer discretion is advised.
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July
11th, 2014
EVO '14: Maya Confirmed For Killer
Instinct Season 2
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The first major
announcement to come out of EVO '14 is from Iron Galaxy Studios, the new
developers of Killer Instinct on Xbox One. Alongside T. J. Combo, Maya
(from KI2) is set to return in Season 2! Iron Galaxy stated that Maya's
play style will revolve around her pair of daggers which can be leveled up and
combined for new attacks. Daggers that miss their target will fall to the ground
and can be picked up. Check out the first promotional
image of Maya in the new KI.
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July
10th, 2014
Skullgirls
Encore Coming To PS4 & PS Vita This Year
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Playstation.Blog
confirmed this evening that Skullgirls Encore is headed to Playstation Vita and
Playstation 4 later this year. The
PS4 and PS Vita versions of the game will be "complete,"
including all of the DLC characters, stages and story funded by Lab Zero's
Indiegogo campaign. New "All Play" multiplayer lobbies and an
extensive art gallery will be featured as well. Today's blog also provides an early
look at the next up and coming DLC character, Eliza. Read more at PS.Blog.
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July
7th, 2014
Concept
Artwork From Canceled "Power Stone-Style" WWE Fighting Game (WWE
Brawl) Emerges
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A 3D "Power Stone-style"
fighting game with reimagined designs of classic and current WWE superstars
(titled WWE Brawl) was planned for a 2012 release, but was eventually canceled.
A batch of WWE Brawl concept
artwork created by Rich Lyons recently body-slammed the web, showing off the
"exaggerated" designs for several iconic wrestlers, including:
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Big Show, Rey Mysterio, and even Vince
McMahon controlling a giant mech.
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July
4th, 2014
Under
Night In-Birth Exe:Late Coming To Playstation 3 in North America in 2015
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If you were worried about
Under Night In-Birth not seeing a localized English release, worry no
more! Aksys Games confirmed today that Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late will
be coming to to PS3 in North America sometime in 2015. So far, 2 additional
characters and 8 modes (including Network Battle with 8-player battle lobbies)
have been confirmed for the console
port. No further details on the English version have been announced just yet, but
we'll keep you updated.
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July
4th, 2014
Dengeki
Bunko Fighting Climax Confirmed For Playstation 3 & Vita in Japan This
Fall
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Dengeki Online confirmed
today that French Bread's Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is headed to
Playstation 3 and PS Vita in Japan this Fall. The console ports of the crossover
anime 2D fighter will feature new content over the arcade version, though no
specifics have been given thus far.
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July
3rd, 2014
New Details, Screenshots &
Character Artwork For Sin Kiske in Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN-
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A
new batch of Famitsu screenshots showing Sin Kiske in Guilty Gear Xrd
-SIGN- have emerged, along with Sin's official character artwork.
[UPDATE] Brand new details on Sin
Kiske straight from Famitsu have arrived, including: Sin's bio & personal data, along with
many details on his play style
and special moves. Several new screenshots were also added to our previous
article.
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July
2nd, 2014
Original Mortal
Kombat Cast Reunites At Galloping Ghost Arcade, 20 Years Later
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Ten of the original
actors from the first 3 Mortal Kombat games reunited this past weekend at
Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois. The event was Shang Tsung's
Fight Night 4, and you can check out a bunch of photos
from the event at the official GGA Facebook page. Kotaku
also posted an portrayed in the games.
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July
1st, 2014
Persona
4 Arena: Ultimax's Tohru Adachi Will Be Free DLC At North American Launch, New
Screens
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It's been confirmed that
in North America, Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax's Togru Adachi will be a free
DLC character for 1 week after the game launches. The "Egocentric Police
Dick" uses Magatsu Inzanagi as his persona, and will have a variety of
interesting color schemes, including one inspired by The Joker from Batman.
Without further ado, check out 6 brand new screenshots
from the English version.
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July
1st, 2014
Sin Kiske Confirmed
Playable in Playstation 3 & Playstation 4 Versions of Guilty
Gear Xrd -SIGN-
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Back in March,
we took note of Sin Kiske's appearance in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- via
several screenshots. Today, Famitsu officially confirmed that Sin Kiske (son of
Ky Kiske & Dizzy) will be the first console exclusive character to be added
to the PS3/PS4 ports of the game. Sin Kiske made his first appearance in 2007's
real-time strategy spin-off, Guilty Gear 2: Overture. Details on Sin are
scarce currently, but he will have a "Full Stomach" meter which is
used for his special moves.
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July
1st, 2014
Capcom's Yoshinori Ono
Working on New PS4 Title
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In addition to the PS4
exclusive title, Deep Down, it seems Capcom's Yoshinori Ono is working on
yet another new PS4 game. A listing for an "unreleased PS4 title" with
a "201X" placeholder release date has recently popped up on Ono's LinkedIn
profile. Of course, us fighters would love to think this is a new fighting
game... such as Darkstalkers 4 or even a next-gen port of Ultra SF4.
Nothing is confirmed yet, but we certainly haven't forgotten about Hadouken
Cabs.
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