Month: June 2018

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HORI has a new fight stick prototype on display at E3 2018

Here’s a peek at what HORI is preparing for the future!

We don’t know anything about it yet, except it looks intriguing… HORI has a new in-development fight stick on display at E3 2018, and it looks like they’re finally jumping on board with the easy-access open-at-will panel design used by the Mad Catz TE2, the Qanba Dragon, and the Razer Atrox/Panthera. Have a look at these pictures, snapped by Mark “MarkMan” Julio:

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What we can see so far is that the layout is the NOIR style that HORI has been using on many of its recent fight sticks; the balltop, pushbuttons, and panel art are all new designs/colors, presuming any of that is close to retail final. The unlabeled top-panel upper controls look like they’ll offer similar functions to prior sticks — and we can see a touch pad in that area, so clearly this is a PlayStation 4 design. This stick case opens in a more unusual panel-forward motion, as opposed to all of its competitors. Also notable in the images is what looks like a SoulCalibur VI-branded RAP.N (on the shelf below), and some kind of GameCube-type controller (behind), obviously intended for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Arcade Shock also grabbed some images on the scene that show a closer look at the panel joint and the inside bed of the case:

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We’ll provide more details on these controllers as we hear them!

Sources: Mark Julio (Twitter); Arcade Shock

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SoulCalibur VI and Dead or Alive 6 will be on PlayStation’s E3 stream this Wednesday

Arguably the biggest upcoming fighting games at E3 2018 (that we know of) are SoulCalibur VI and Dead or Alive 6. Now, for players excited for either game who aren’t at E3, they’ll get to see more of them soon — thanks to PlayStation’s E3 stream. Sony put up their E3 stream schedule after their showcase, and it seems that both SoulCalibur VI and Dead or Alive 6 will be on the PlayStation E3 live stream this Wednesday.

Dead Or Alive 6 will be shown first at 1:30 PM Pacific. SoulCalibur VI, on the other hand, will have its time on stream at 3:15 PM PT. Both presentations will last for about 15 minutes each. Of course, for anyone at E3, both games will also be at the booths of their respective developers on the show floor.

Source: PlayStation via Shoryuken forums