Month: June 2016

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First Tournament Double KO in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U? ZeRo and Ally Go to Sudden Death in Smash’N’Splash 2 Grand Finals

During this past weekend’s Smash’N’Splash 2 tournament in Key Lime Cove, Gurnee, Illinois, something unprecedented happened in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U grand finals match between Team SoloMid’s ZeRo (Diddy Kong) and his opponent Ally (Mario): both needing to take only one more stock to win, they managed to knock each other across the out-of-bounds screen edge simultaneously, and caused the game to launch the Sudden Death mode–not something that occurs often in a stock match, and possibly never seen in a tournament setting before!

Due to the nature of Sudden Death, it was ruled to settle the tie by playing a single stock on a two minute time limit. Ally went on to take the Smash 4 top spot.

Sources: The BEAST

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Gameplay Revealed at E3

Bandai Namco has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 that focuses on the high speed action we can expect from the versus mode. This trailer shows off the canyon landscape many Dragon Ball fans are familiar with. The trailer pits Goku look-alike, Turles, against alternate timeline Future Gohan.

As you can see in the trailer, Xenoverse 2 is incredibly fast paced and looks great in motion. This is mainly thanks to the game being a title only for current generation consoles and PCs. The game is also running at 60 frames per second, which help to replicate the intensity Dragon Ball is known for.

Bandai Namco also gave us an idea of how large the hub city is going to be for Xenoverse 2. It is supposed to be able to handle 300 players online at once within a space that is seven times larger than Toki Toki City, the first game’s hub world.

The company also stated that the game will receive updates and post launch support for up to one year.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is being developed by Dimps and is being published by Namco Bandai. It is set to release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC by the end of 2016.

Source: Bandai Namco

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KI Ultra Tour to Provide $100,000 for Killer Instinct Season 3 Competition

During the final segment of today’s Xbox Daily Show broadcast from E3, Microsoft Studios Community Manager for Killer Instinct, Rukari Austin, announced the aptly named KI Ultra Tour, a series of tournaments for the title’s third season with a total of $100,000 up for grabs.

While details are incredibly limited at this time, we do know that this massive prize pool will be spread out across events both online and offline. So, regardless of how you prefer landing your Ultra Combos in Killer Instinct Season 3, you’ll have ample opportunity to show your skills for a shot at a piece of the prize.

Further details surrounding the Killer Instinct Ultra Tour will release this summer.

Source: Rukari Austin via Justin Wong and Keits

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The King of Fighters XIV Team Showcases Twelve Characters with In-Depth Footage and Exhibition Matches

Clocking in at nearly an hour, the folks behind The King of Fighters XIV have compiled a fantastic resource for eager KOF fans. Complete with English subtitles, we see many faces from behind the scenes: from the producer, to the art director, and even some of the voice actors. There’s a short-but-sweet interview about the development process, a sneak peek at the tournament organizer in the game’s storyline, and last but not least, tons of in-game footage of characters and their moves.

As you watch each character run around showcasing their abilities, subtitles provide their background story, insights into development, and tidbits about the soundtrack and composers. Amongst these twelve characters, we get a deeper look at five of the new characters.

Not only are we granted an extensive breakdown of each character in the training room, we get to see a set of exhibition matches from experienced KOF players Kyabetsu, Dune, and Picnic. The players were allowed some training time beforehand making for an informative and entertaining display of high-level play.

Source: AtlusUSA, with a tip from Patrick H.