Month: October 2017

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Trouble blocking Slayer in Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2? Let a Slayer player teach you

Slayer is a pretty scary opponent to face in Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2. The teleporting vampire hits hard, and on top of that, he has a confusing moving pattern that can easily catch the victim off guard. Don’t carry a stake — rather than panic, study up a little so you know what to do against this match-up.

daymendou posted several videos on Twitter to guide players to better responses to Slayer. With each Tweet, he explains each situation so that you know how to counter his approach. He starts out by talking about possible follow-ups after the K version of Mappa (BDC stands for backdash cancel):

Here they are — that’s just one segment that daymendou covered. Don’t hesitate to ask him more questions on Twitter or follow him to stay updated on more tech that he might explain.

Source: daymendou

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NEO GEO Battle Coliseum 2 rumored to be in development at SNK

While The King of Fighters series is SNK’s main crossover fighting game series, it also has another series that brings even more franchises together — NEO GEO Battle Coliseum. Released in 2005, NGBC brought together numerous characters from various NEO GEO games — some that wouldn’t necessarily fit within The King of Fighters series — in a tag team fighting game.

Now, if rumors are correct, SNK may be set to revisit NEO GEO Battle Coliseum. In story by KoF World — based on a rumor first posted on our own forums — it has been reported that SNK’s next fighting game project is NEO GEO Battle Coliseum 2. The details are based on a series of photos shared online, which provide some details on the game.

If the rumors are correct, then NEO GEO Battle Coliseum 2 will use cel-shading, similar to Arc System Works’ recent efforts. Certain characters, such as Geese Howard, Nakoruru, and Iori will supposedly have activation supers that will transform them into their alternate incarnations (Nightmare Geese, Rera, and Riot of Blood Iori respectively). Meanwhile, certain other characters such as Ralph, Clark, and Athena will appear wearing costumes based on their original games, instead of their modern KoF designs.

Of course, this is all just a rumor at this point. With the little that has been shown, there’s still some doubt on whether this is a legitimate leak, or just a hoax by an overzealous fan. Stay locked on to Shoryuken for more on this story as it develops.

Sources: KoF World; SRK forums

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– Valnir Rok Early Access Preview

Valnir Rok is a multiplayer online sandbox survival roleplaying game that just entered Early Access on Steam, giving yet another option in an already crowded genre. Finding a way to set itself apart from other survival games will be paramount to its success. The developers at Germany based encurio seem to be up to the task by adding some life to their sandbox world.

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Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! coming to Steam in December

For Arcana Heart fans looking for a way to officially pick up the game’s latest installment, the wait is almost over. Arc System Works and Examu have announced that Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! will be launching on PC via Steam this December.

Originally available only in Japanese arcades, a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter and Backerkit was launched for a PC port of Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! earlier this year. The success of this campaign has led to this upcoming PC release.

Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! introduces new character Minoru Amanohara, and the new arcana the “Ichor of Blood.” In addition to this, the stretch goals to add another character, Shark-Girl and another arcana, “Paraclesia” have also been reached. Those who’ve backed the game — or who pre-order it via Backetkit — will receive these two when development on them is complete.

In addition to these, Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! will also come with the usual expected modes such as Story, After-Story, Survival Score Attack, Trial, Time Attack, Versus, Trainin” and Replay Theater modes.

Source: Backerkit via Gematsu