Vancouver Battle Royale returns with the Spring Championship on May 12, 2018

Who are the strongest fighters in the Pacific Northwest…?

If you’re in the vicinity of Vancouver, British Columbia on May 12, you’ll want to check out the Vancouver Battle Royale Spring Championship, brought to you by Kenny “Air” Lam and BCLC!

It will feature tournament events in the following titles:

  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition ($300 Prize Pool)
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV ($200 Prize Pool)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ ($1000 Prize Pool)
  • Tekken 7 ($300 Prize Pool)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 ($200 Prize Pool)
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction ($300 Prize Pool)
  • Injustice 2 ($100 Prize Pool)
  • Skullgirls 2nd Encore ($100 Prize Pool)
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee [singles & doubles] ($1000 Prize Pool)
  • Super Smash Bros for Wii U [singles & doubles] ($1000 Prize Pool)
  • Super Smash Bros. [Nintendo 64] ($250 Prize Pool)
  • HearthStone ($500 Prize Pool)

It will also feature competion in FIFA and VS Phoenix Darts. Nakkiel is confirmed to be in attendance for DBFZ, and LarryLur will be there to fight in Smash 4. Registration is open now on smash.gg!

Sources: Kenny Lam; smash.gg

AnimEVO’s Bijousho Senshi Sailor Moon S top 4 will be a side stage event at Evo 2018

Prepare to punish your opponents in the name of the Moon — on stream!

Fans of the SNES-based fighting game Bijousho Senshi Sailor Moon S — and its growing community — will be pleased to learn that this game is one of the first titles to officially be granted a spot on the Evo 2018 side stage, providing the classic game with a higher profile, and some stream time to boot!

Stay tuned for updates on registration for AnimEVO and its myriad of featured titles at Evo 2018! Players should also take note:

Evo 2018 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Auguest 3-5.

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Source: Missing Person via Evo (Twitter)

More details on SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy’s character customization mode revealed

When SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy releases later this year, it’ll do so with a character customization mode that’ll let players customize what their Heroines look like.

Now, SNK and NIS America have dropped more details of this character customization mode. Basically, in addition to being able to customize their characters with over a hundred different accessories, they’ll also be able to change their in-game voices. This is on top of the ability to pose their character to make an an in-game calling card or wallpaper.

As for unlocking all these, the game will have a form of in-game currency earned from fighting battles, or completing the various modes in the game.

  • Choose from over 100 different accessories from hats, glasses, ears, wings, to even pixelated character tattoos.
  • Choose from four different styles of in-game voices.
  • Select different backgrounds and frames from a plethora of options.
  • Pose your fighter to make your new cool in-game calling card or your cutest wallpaper yet.
  • All items can be unlocked through in-game currency earned from battles and completion of various game modes.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy launches on PlayStation 4 and Switch on September 7. In the meantime, check out these new screenshots of the customization mode.

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Source: Gematsu