Month: January 2017

As you may already know, Microsoft’s rebooted Killer Instinct has a brand new character by the name of Kilgore. The petrol-powered robot brings with him a unique chain gun mechanic that changes properties the faster its barrels spin.

That said, for those looking for some high level tournament play with Kilgore, however, it seems that you’ll have to wait awhile. The character has been banned at this weekend’s Kumite in Tennessee, which is the first major tournament outing for Killer Instinct in 2017.

Kilgore is banned at KIT 2017. Release is too close to the tournament.

— Kumite in Tennessee (@KumiteInTN) January 4, 2017

As explained in the tweet above, the character was simply released too close to the tournament. With Kilgore being just a few days old, players have yet to explore the character and learn its matchups.

This kind of temporary ban for newly-released characters is nothing new in the competitive scene. Once some more time has passed and players have familiarized themselves with it, we’ll surely see more of Kilgore in future tournaments.

Source: Kumite in Tennessee

As we initially reported, the Arc System Works Fighting Game Award 2016 is an event seeking to commemorate the players of the Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and BlazBlue: Central Fiction. The culmination of this celebration, which included several qualifying tournaments and fan votes, is a double-elimination tournament in eight-player brackets for each respective game.

The final cast of BlazBlue fighters is:

• Iwashi, Ragna the Bloodedge
• Fenrich, Jin Kisaragi
• Souji, Arakune
• Minami, Izanami
• Itou Sae, Carl Clover
• Fumi, Nine the Phantom
• Ryuusei, Carl Clover
• Yutta, Jin Kisaragi

As for the Guilty Gear combatants, they include:

• Machabo, Sin Kiske
• Sabamiso, Bedman
• GZL|Koichi, I-no
• FAB, Potemkin
• Nage, Faust
• SPIKE, Slayer
• Omito, Johnny
• T5M7, Leo Whitefang

The page doesn’t say exactly where the event will be streamed, but somewhere on NicoNico is likely. It will take place on January 14th, but the exact time of the tournament isn’t yet specified. The Japanese Arc System Works Twitter account may announce details as the tournament draws closer.

As Kazuto Sekine, General Battle Director at Arc System Works, stated in an interview with 4gamer, there may be an announcement coming from the company at the event. Whether that could possibly be some kind of program to support the competitive players it is commemorating or teasers for an upcoming version of Guilty Gear Xrd is unknown.

Source: Arc System Works Official JP Site

As we initially reported, the Arc System Works Fighting Game Award 2016 is an event seeking to commemorate the players of the Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and BlazBlue: Central Fiction. The culmination of this celebration, which included several qualifying tournaments and fan votes, is a double-elimination tournament in eight-player brackets for each respective game.

The final cast of BlazBlue fighters is:

• Iwashi, Ragna the Bloodedge
• Fenrich, Jin Kisaragi
• Souji, Arakune
• Minami, Izanami
• Itou Sae, Carl Clover
• Fumi, Nine the Phantom
• Ryuusei, Carl Clover
• Yutta, Jin Kisaragi

As for the Guilty Gear combatants, they include:

• Machabo, Sin Kiske
• Sabamiso, Bedman
• GZL|Koichi, I-no
• FAB, Potemkin
• Nage, Faust
• SPIKE, Slayer
• Omito, Johnny
• T5M7, Leo Whitefang

The page doesn’t say exactly where the event will be streamed, but somewhere on NicoNico is likely. It will take place on January 14th, but the exact time of the tournament isn’t yet specified. The Japanese Arc System Works Twitter account may announce details as the tournament draws closer.

As Kazuto Sekine, General Battle Director at Arc System Works, stated in an interview with 4gamer, there may be an announcement coming from the company at the event. Whether that could possibly be some kind of program to support the competitive players it is commemorating or teasers for an upcoming version of Guilty Gear Xrd is unknown.

Source: Arc System Works Official JP Site