Month: January 2016

Red Bull has announced that Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong and AVerMedia’s Bruce “GamerBee” Hsiang are the first two players to be invited to compete at Red Bull Kumite 2016 in April.

Much like last year’s invitational, Red Bull Kumite will feature sixteen competitors–fourteen through invitation, two through last chance qualifier–duking it out in a condensed, high-level bracket. This time around, however, play has shifted from Ultra Street Fighter IV to Street Fighter V, forcing even those with a storied fighting game background to adapt to what will then be a two-month old title.

Red Bull Kumite 2016 is scheduled for April 23-24 in Paris, France. Stay tuned for more player reveals as we near those dates.

Source: Red Bull eSports

One of the great things about Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is that it features a cast pulled from classic Capcom games that haven’t seen recent releases. One of these characters is Amaterasu from Clover Studio’s groundbreaking Okami.

For fans of the furry goddess, First 4 Figures has announced that pre-orders for their Amaterasu figure are now open.

Two versions of the statue are currently available: a regular version, and a special limited edition with built in LED lighting. Both variants come with deluxe full-color packaging, a hand-numbered base, and an authenticity card that allows you to purchase the same product number for future pieces in this series.

The regular edition has a suggested retail price of $349.99 and the limited edition version is $384.99. Take note that First 4 Figures will set the number of limited edition statues to be produced after January 16, so be sure to order it as soon as possible.

Orders are expected to ship sometime in Q3 2016. In the meantime, check out some images of the limited edition figure below.

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Source: First 4 Figures via Final Round