Month: July 2018

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch open beta starts in August, full retail release on September 28th

When Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s Nintendo Switch port was revealed at E3 a little while ago, it was slipped in so quietly that one wondered if you were supposed to notice at all. If this almost-covert announcement created any fears this port would be lacking, Namco’s slew of announcements today may put those worries at ease:

Three brand new modes that are (currently, at least) exclusive for the Switch, a full retail release date of September 28th, and an Open Beta on the horizon. Suddenly, the Switch version is looking to be the most feature-packed version of the game. We’ll have to see how the tentatively-scheduled open beta pans out this August.

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Source: BandaiNamcoUS

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Sector K Games announces Evo side tournament for Punch Planet, new character Maxx will be playable

At last year’s Evo, indie developers Sector K Games revealed the alien amazonian Tyara for their excellent in-development sci-fi fighter Punch Planet. It’s a new year, and a new (also very large) alien is about to make his debut in the Sector K’s official side tournament at the Indie booth.

This year, though, we’re being spoiled: we’ve received a killer teaser ahead of the official trailer’s release:

The Blowfish-like Bruiser, Maxx, will be playable on the Evo 2018 floor — and we expect, much like Tyara’s reveal last year, that a full trailer will be coming out soon. Considering how brutal this brief teaser looks, we can only imagine what his full move-set will be like!

Source: PunchPlanet

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Sector K Games announces Evo side tournament for Punch Planet, new character Maxx will be playable

At last year’s Evo, indie developers Sector K Games revealed the alien amazonian Tyara for their excellent in-development sci-fi fighter Punch Planet. It’s a new year, and a new (also very large) alien is about to make his debut in the Sector K’s official side tournament at the Indie booth.

This year, though, we’re being spoiled: we’ve received a killer teaser ahead of the official trailer’s release:

The Blowfish-like Bruiser, Maxx, will be playable on the Evo 2018 floor — and we expect, much like Tyara’s reveal last year, that a full trailer will be coming out soon. Considering how brutal this brief teaser looks, we can only imagine what his full move-set will be like!

Source: PunchPlanet

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Game order revealed for the Evo 2018 Sunday finals at the Mandalay Bay Events Center

The World Finals schedule is beginning to take shape.

While the schedule is not yet finalized, we now know what to expect for the lineup order on the Sunday finals for Evo 2018. The games that will see their finals play out in the arena on Sunday, August 5 will be played in this order:

  1. Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  2. Super Smash Bros. Melee
  3. Tekken 7
  4. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  5. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Evo 2018 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on August 3-5th. Registration is now closed.

[Feature image: Mandalay Bay Events Center during the Street Fighter V finals at Evo 2016]

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Source: Joey Cuellar (Twitter)

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Check out the first gameplay footage of SoulCalibur VI’s newest fighters, Voldo and Talim

San Diego Comic Con 2018 took place this weekend, and the Bandai Namco team took the opportunity to feature the latest developments of SoulCalibur VI. The most recent additions to the growing roster are Talim and Voldo, and after their character trailers, we now get to see them in action.

IGN had the opportunity to interview Bandai Namco Brand Manager Mark Religioso. Religioso goes over Voldo and his origins, mentioning how the venerated Soul character became a staple of the series over the years. Unfortunately, there isn’t really much information revealed; they reiterate the fact that Character Creation will return in some form, and remind us that SoulCalibur VI will be at Evo 2018.

Talim was one of the most popular characters, according to a character poll. Religioso also mentions that the game is much more cinematic and features slow-motion in order to make it more appealing as a spectator game. There is some Voldo footage in the background, but keep scrolling below to see dedicated game-play clips.

Featured partially in the clips above, here’s a more substantial look at Voldo in action. The player pulled off a couple of interesting combos and attacks, using classic Voldo stances.

Here’s some more of Talim in action against Yoshimitsu and Grøh:

Source: IGN

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Path of Exile – Catching Up with GGG – Community Hijinks, Microtransaction Madness & More

Path of Exile developers are some of the busiest people we know, but they’re never too busy for their community. We had the chance to talk with Community Director Bex about the amazing PoE players and fans. We also learned more about how microtransactions brought out from concept to finished product and even a little bit about how the community manages to surprise the team nearly every day. Read on!

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The GameCube Controller and Adapter for Nintendo Switch are discounted on Amazon

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming to Switch in December. As such, die-hard players are going to need controllers to play the game on Nintendo’s portable console hybrid.

For those looking to pick up a GameCube controller and the requisite adapter to play the game on the Switch, Amazon has both on discount, for non Prime members. Now take note that these aren’t big discounts, but any savings is still worth taking.

For the GameCube controller, players can save $0.97 on it at check out. For the GameCube Controller Adapter, they can save $0.67.

Source: Amazon