Month: December 2017

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Brand new Supers, glimpses at the Story Mode and much more feature in this Dragon Ball FighterZ gameplay blowout

Last Friday, press from around the world got a chance to go hands-on with the latest version of Dragon Ball FighterZ. While we at Shoryuken may have missed out on going, many outlets were able to get direct capture footage of the game, showing off previously-unseen features like the game’s tutorial, its Training Mode, more gameplay of Goku Black, Hit, Beerus and much more. There is a lot to go through here and it’s in several different languages so you better be taking notes!

First off, we’ve got some direct capture footage from Gamespot, showing off Goku Black, Hit, Beerus and Gotenks. The first match takes place on the Outer Space stage, with the second match happening on Doomed Namek.

From Spain, Vandal.net shows us a little bit of everything — some match footage, Story Mode cutscenes, character trials, the lot.

Also from Spain, MeriStation gives us some more match footage, along with a breakdown of all the Supers for the most recent batch of characters — being Adult Gohan, Kid Buu, Hit, Beerus and Goku Black. The coolest thing in this video has to be Gohan’s Family Kamehameha, which sees the half-Saiyan teaming up with his little brother Goten and Goku for his Level 3 super.

To round off, Game Clips and Tips has some videos showing both Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s arcade mode, along with its online hub and some more of Story Mode. One thing you’ll notice in this is a shot of the final Dragon Ball FighterZ roster, which has a suspicious looking space open below Beerus’ character portrait. When you also consider that SSB Goku and Vegeta are missing — presumably because the demo units hadn’t finished Story Mode — it stands to reason that the space is left open for a possible third unlockable fighter. My bet is still on Android 21 being the final fighter, but it could be anyone.

Don’t forget about Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ livestream later today! Expect loads more information and extensive character breakdowns coming from that stream.

Sources: Gamespot; Vandal.net; MeriStation; Game Clips and Tips

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Final Fantasy XIV – Stormblood Art of the Revolution ARt Book Announced

If you love Final Fantasy XIV and you are an art fanatic, you will definitely want to check out today’s announcement of “Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblook Art of the Revolution – Western Memories” will be intriguing. It features 800 pieces of art including both concept art, reference images and other content straight out of the Stormblood expansion. You’ll also score a code for an in-game Wind-up Yotsuyu minion.

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Team NINJA’s announcement at NEC: The end of support for Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

While many people were hoping that Team NINJA’s teased announcement at the Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Battle Royal Grand Finals at Northeast Championship 18 would be for something new, it turned out to be anything but. Instead, Team NINJA simply reiterated what we’ve known for awhile: that the developer would be ending support for the game.

During the announcement, Team NINJA brand manager Yosuke Hayashi said goodbye to the game that they’ve worked so hard on for the past six or so years, while also thanking the community for their support. Indeed, despite the game’s age, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round still sees decent-sized tournament turnouts, with NEC 18 seeing 116 players registered — beating out games such as Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, and Pokkén Tournament.

Hayashi also did state that the Dead or Alive team was still very active, and that they were looking forward to the future.

In addition to this, both Dead or Alive art director Yutaka Saito and game director Yohei Shimbori both also made statements about the game, and thanked the fans for their support.

You can check out the full transcript of their statements below.

Dead or Alive 5 farewell announcements

Yosuke Hayashi, Team Ninja Brand Manager

Hi, everyone, I’m Team Ninja’s brand manager, Yosuke Hayashi. Thank you for your continued support of Dead or Alive. It’s been five years since Dead or Alive 5 hit the market, and thanks to your undying love, the franchise has grown much bigger during this period. I’d also like to express my gratitude to Big E for all the tournaments you organized for our game over the years. Dead or Alive 5 has finally come to an end, but the Dead or Alive team is very active. Looking forward, I hope you’ll continue to support Dead or Alive. Thank you!

Yutaka Saito, Dead or Alive Art Director

To all of you who are participating in Battle Royal 2017, as well as organizers and staff, thank you very much for your support. I am Dead or Alive‘s art director Yutaka Saito. Five years is a long time, isn’t it? While we were constantly doing our best to improve the game, we were always watching your matches, whether they were joyful victories or heartbreaking defeats. I’m a player myself, so I get very emotional watching those. I take pride in the fact that we’ve been able to create such heartfelt games all these years. I sincerely hope that I get to create more inspiring games so that someday I can greet you like this once again. I look forward to your continued support and working with you again. Thank you very much! It’s been a great ride.

Yohei Shimbori, Game Director

Hi, I’m the game director Yohei Shimbori. To all Dead or Alive players, Big E, and the tournament staff, thank you very much! This is a bit personal, but I’ve always been very into fighting games, and when I found this job, that is when I was first introduced to Dead or Alive, and I’ve learned a great deal through my working experience. However, there was a time when the Dead or Alive series had been put on hold. That’s when I swore to myself that we will make Dead or Alive the best fighting game and that people around the world will play our game. That is an oath I made to myself. At last, Dead or Alive 5 has become a game worthy of tournaments such as this one. It’s been five years, yet you are still playing it, our tournaments get better each time, new champions emerge, and our community continues to expand. Also, the free-to-play version is doing well, and we created so much downloadable content that the sheer amount would be worthy of the Guinness Book of World Records. However, it is time to stop what we are doing for now and look into the future, which means we may not be around for some time… but we are very much looking forward to seeing you again someday. And I hope you will maintain your love for Dead or Alive and keep on fighting! Thank you so much for everything!

Source: Bifuteki via Gematsu