Month: April 2018

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SNK reveals “SNK 40th Anniversary Collection” for the Nintendo Switch

Shermie wasn’t the only reveal SNK had going into this weekend! Although the following announcement might be less relevant to the FGC on the surface, the newly announced SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is worth paying attention to, for a few reasons.

This celebration of SNK’s four decades in the business includes the origin games of quite a few King of Fighters fan-favorites. Kensou’s debut in Psycho Soldier, Athena’s self-titled game, and Clark and Ralf’s Ikari Warriors are all included in this classic collection. If you love these characters and want to play the games they came from on the Switch, your wish will be fulfilled (tentatively) this fall!

While there are no fighting games currently listed on the collection, SNK has said that more titles will be revealed in the future. Currently revealed for the collection:

  • Alpha Mission (both arcade and home versions)
  • Athena (both arcade and home versions)
  • Crystalis
  • Ikari Warriors (both arcade and home versions)
  • Ikari III: The Rescue (both arcade and home versions)
  • Guerilla War (both arcade and home versions)
  • P.O.W. (both arcade and home versions)
  • Prehistoric Isle in 1930
  • Psycho Soldier
  • Street Smart
  • TNK III (both arcade and home versions)
  • Vanguard
  • Victory Road (both arcade and home versions)

Since many NEO GEO titles are already on the Nintendo eShop, it’s not likely there will be many fighters in this collection. But there are a few relatively popular fighting game gems sorely missing from the Switch. For example? The Last Blade II.

Stay in touch with Shoryuken — we’ll sound the alarm if any fighting game goodies get announced for this tentative fall 2018 release.

Source: Siliconera

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Sonic Fox, GO1, Dogura and Nakkiel are the first four invited players to the Dragon Ball FighterZ Summit of Power

Which Champion will reign supreme at the Summit of Power?

All week, esports production company Beyond The Summit has been teasing the reveal of eight of the most powerful Dragon Ball FighterZ players in the universe for their upcoming DBFZ Summit of Power event in June.

Already known for their Super Smash Bros. events — as well as work outside the fighting game community with DOTA and CS:GO — Beyond The Summit is looking to dive headfirst into the action-packed 3v3 world of Dragon Ball FighterZ. Taking place June 8-10 in Los Angeles, California, 16 warriors with absolutely staggering power levels will compete for the lion’s share of a $10,000 prize. So far the first four invited players are:

  • Echo Fox|Sonic Fox
  • CO|GO1
  • CO|Dogura
  • PG|Nakkiel

The remaining four will be announced at a later date.

In addition, there will be a trio of offline Qualifiers for an invitation to this battle of gods. For the East Coast, there will be an auto-qualifier spot on the line at Next Level Battle Circuit on Wednesday, April 11th, while the West Coast’s finest will be waging war at Wednesday Night Fights that same evening. There will also be a third auto-qualifier spot up for grabs at Combo Breaker on May 25-27 in Chicago, Illinois.

You can see the event’s official announcement trailer and player reveals in the tweets below. Stay tuned to Shoryuken, as we’ll be updating this story as more details about the event come to light.

Who would you like to see compete against these warriors in the Summit of Power? Who are your guesses on the identities of the remaining silhouetted players? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.

Sources: BeyondTheSummit (Twitter); Beyond The Summit

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The Street Fighter V and Monster Hunter: World collaboration continues with an NPC Chun-Li costume

If there’s one character that Capcom seems to love making costumes for, it’s Chun-Li. Now, as part of their Street Fighter V and Monster Hunter: World collaboration, they’re releasing yet another costume for the first lady of fighting games… for Monster Hunter: World.

Yes, not even Capcom’s best-selling single release of all time can escape having Chun-Li costumes.

The costume was revealed as part of the April DLC trailer for Monster Hunter: World, and the outfit is specifically for the Handler NPC. The Chun-Li Handler will be available on April 27 for ¥300, which should translate to $2.99 in the West.

Following the Ryu cosplay armor for the player characters, this is the second Street Fighter V item released for Monster Hunter: World. In addition to these, a Sakura cosplay armor for player characters is set to be made available sometime in the future.

Source: Capcom