Month: November 2016

What is Nakamura’s current rank? What color does Machaboo always use? And who the heck is this てれさ blowing people up as Jam?

Those are some of the questions you may have, while trying to figure out who’s who among the Japanese Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- elite. The Arcade Reference Sheet, in Google Doc format, displays players–with a lot of pertinent information–to make them easy to identify: character used, favorite colors, typical or recent ranking, their name in English characters as well as Japanese, and a few descriptive tidbits about them.

This should come in handy to keep track of names, or to recognize who plays on Mikado streams!

Big thanks to breadsticks!, VioletSniper, and shoujozenzen for compiling the information.

Source: breadsticks! (Google Doc)

Acting as the finale of its Championship Series and recently added to the games list at Genesis 4, Rivals of Aether is going to have a big presence at the Smash supermajor. Rivals of Aether singles and doubles will be taking place during the event, as well as a special Rivals meetup to bring all fans of the game together to celebrate the fighter they love.

There is already a $5,000 pot bonus for Rivals of Aether singles, graciously provided by the developers, with the potential for it to reach $10,000 if its goal on the Genesis 4 compendium is reached. In that vein, there is an assortment of Rivals-related items to purchase on the Genesis 4 shop, including a special Genesis Forsburn skin, an Orcane plushie, a Rivals Championship Series shirt and an awesome-looking Genesis Forsburn poster.

If you are already registered for events at Genesis 4, you can now amend your details and add Rivals of Aether to your list of tournaments you are entering. Do note there is a cap of how many main and side events you can enter at Genesis 4, so keep this in mind when planning your time at the San Jose Convention Center.

Source: Rivals of Aether via Dan Fornace

It’s been a long journey for Tekken fans, waiting for the console release of the newest title in the franchise. But 2017 is almost here, and with it will come Tekken 7 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

As if to remind it’s forlorn fans of this, Bandai Namco dropped a new trailer at the Golden Joystick Awards that gives an updated look at what console and PC players have to look forward to early next year. The trailer has new cut scene clips from the Akuma vs. Heihachi fight, quick looks at P2 costumes, and flashy footage of the Tekken 7 roster trading blows.

Source: Bandai Namco via Dualshockers

In their ongoing PS2 to PS4 series of remasters, Sony has announced that the last 2D Samurai Shodown game, Samurai Shodown VI, is coming to the US PlayStation Network Store next Tuesday. This port of the arcade version contains pretty much every version of every character from the entire Samurai Shodown series, including four brand new “EX” characters which were exclusive to this console port.

Similar to the Grooves in Capcom vs. SNK 2, there is a Spirit Select system in Samurai Shodown VI, where players can choose between the six different fighting styles from previous Samurai Shodown games. If you are looking for a Samurai Shodown title which captures the entire history of this SNK series, this is the one to get. Unfortunately, due to the fact it is a straight port of the PS2 version, there will most likely be no online multiplayer–but there will be trophy support.

With the original Samurai Shodown scheduled to release on PSN before the end of the year, these last two months of 2016 act as the perfect time to become acquainted with the series.

Source: PlayStation Blog