Month: August 2015

During the recently concluded DEAD OR ALIVE Festival in Japan, Team NINJA took the time to make some new announcements concerning Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.

The biggest reveal is that the game will be getting some new content in 2016. Come spring of next year, Team NINJA will be adding one new character as well as a new stage to the game.

Whether or not the spring release window refers to the arcade or home console version is as of yet unknown. But judging from past experience, the arcade version will likely get the new character and stage first, with the home console versions getting them a few months afterwards.

Team NINJA also announced a bunch of themed costume packs based on collaborations with other companies. The first, due in September, is planned to feature costumes inspired by Nihon Falcom’s Legend of Heroes and Ys series.

Next up, November will bring with it new looks courtesy of Square Enix, featuring characters from the School Girl Strikers mobile card game.

The third pack, coming sometime this winter, is a collaboration with Tatsunoko Production, featuring costumes from the classic anime Yatterman and Hakushon Daimao. Fighting game fans may be familiar with these, as they previously appeared in Capcom’s Tastunoko vs. Capcom.

Team NINJA also hinted that Marie Rose’s limited edition Red Bull 5G costume, which was originally only released to DEAD OR ALIVE Festival attendees, may eventually be made available for purchase for those who weren’t at the event.

Source: DOA World, tip via NightmareSteam