Month: April 2016

Since launching the initiative last year, Round 1 has slowly expanded the amount of titles players can access through their NESiCAxLive cabinets. Today, the amusement center chain announced that King of Fighters ’98, King of Fighters 2002, and King of Fighters XIII Climax are now available at every North American location.

Before now, only a handful of titles–Ultra Street Fighter IV, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, and BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND–were available at the amusement centers, so this development should excite folks hoping to see more obscure games become playable in the United States. According to IPLAYWINNER, this also marks the first time the SNK Playmore trio has been playable in arcades outside of Japan.

To find a Round 1 location near you, be sure to check out their official website.

Source: Round 1 via IPLAYWINNER

Earlier today, the folks at PlayStation announced that Skullgirls 2nd Encore will be making its way to PlayStation Vita systems on April 5.

This mobile version is cross buy (meaning if you already own the PlayStation 4 release, you’ll get this free of charge vice versa), and will feature cross-play with the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions as well as local multiplayer support via PSTV. Additionally, it will come fully-loaded with all five downloadable characters, a fully-voiced story mode, new challenges, new trials, a new survival mode, and a full array of platinum trophies.

The news comes alongside an announcement that the final Skullgirls patch can be expected soon as well, and will feature lobbies equipped with a mechanic they’re calling “All Play,” allowing players in larger lobbies to pair up and fight among themselves as opposed to having to wait in line.

For more information, head over to the PlayStation Blog, or check out the launch trailer below.

Sources: PlayStation, PlayStation Blog, tip via Erkicman