Producer Motohiro Okubo discusses creating a world tour for SoulCalibur VI, adding frame data in game, and more with Kayane

While Marie-Laure “Kayane” Norindr has played a number of fighting games in her career, the series she’s most associated with is Bandai Namco’s SoulCalibur. As such, with a new game on the horizon, having her talk to the people behind the game is bound to provide some interesting insights. This is exactly what happened at Evo 2018 where Kayane got a chance to interview SoulCalibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo. Here, she gets a chance to talk to Okubo about things that competitive players care about and how they related to the upcoming game.

As part of the interview, Okubo says that he’s watched the Tekken World Tour and has enjoyed doing so. As such, he says that he hopes to be able to create something similar for SoulCalibur VI, even stating that it is his dream to do so. Another thing Kayane asks about is if SoulCalibur VI will have in-game frame data. Sadly, Okubo confirms that this will not be in the game (something that the game shares with Tekken 7 as well).

Now, regarding a demo or beta, Okubo stated that he could not answer anything regarding this. This seems to indicate that they haven’t made a final decision on this, and that either could still be possible.

Finally, regarding guest characters, Kayane asks specifically about 2B from Nier: Automata. Okubo responds by saying that Geralt from the Witcher is the only guest character at launch. However, he does hint that there may be another one that’s coming as part of the season pass.

SoulCalibur VI is set to launch on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 19.

Source: Kayane

SNK has a special 40th Anniversary Sale on the PlayStation Store in Japan

As some of you may already know, SNK is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. As part of this, a number of their games on PlayStation platforms are on sale on the PlayStation Store in Japan — including a number of classic fighting games.

The games cover digital releases and ports of various SNK games to a number of PlayStation platforms. This includes the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and even PlayStation Portable. Many of these also include older PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles re-released as PS and PS2 Classics.

You can check out a list of discounted fighting games below. Please take note that we’re using the English names for some titles for easy recognition.

SNK 40th Anniversary PSN Sale
Game Platform Discount Price Regular Price Discount %
Art of Fighting Anthology PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥300.00 ¥1,200.00 75%
Fatal Fury Legend Battle Archives 2 PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥300.00 ¥1,200.00 75%
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Fu’un Super Combo PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
Garou: Mark of the Wolves PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
Garou: Mark of the Wolves PS4 ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
Garou: Mark of the Wolves PS Vita ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
Garou: Mark of the Wolves Bundle PS4/PS Vita ¥370.00 ¥1,500.00 75%
King of Fighters 2000 PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters 2001 PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters 2002 PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters 2003 PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters ’94 Re-Bout PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters ’95 PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
King of Fighters ’96 PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
King of Fighters ’97 PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
King of Fighters ’97 Global Match PS4 ¥800.00 ¥1,000.00 20%
King of Fighters ’97 Global Match PS Vita ¥800.00 ¥1,000.00 20%
King of Fighters ’97 Global Match Bundle PS4/PS Vita ¥1,200.00 ¥1,500.00 20%
King of Fighters ’98 PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters ’99 PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2 PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters Maximum Impact Maniax PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters Maximum Impact Regulation “A” PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters NEOWAVE PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters NESTS PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥300.00 ¥1,200.00 75%
King of Fighters Orochi PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥300.00 ¥1,200.00 75%
King of Fighters Portable ’94~’98 PSP/PS Vita ¥1,020.00 ¥4,104.00 75%
King of Fighters XI PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
King of Fighters XIII PS3 ¥490.00 ¥1,980.00 75%
King of Fighters XIV PS4 ¥3,110.00 ¥7,776.00 60%
The Last Blade PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
The Last Blade PS4 ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
The Last Blade PS Vita ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
The Last Blade Bundle PS4/PS Vita ¥370.00 ¥1,500.00 75%
NEOGEO Battle Coliseum PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥300.00 ¥1,200.00 75%
Real Bout Fatal Fury PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Real Bout Special: Dominated Mind PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Samurai Shodown Fencing Pack PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Samurai Shodown VI PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%
Samurai Shodown Special PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Samurai Shodown Special PS4 ¥500.00 ¥1,000.00 50%
Samurai Shodown Special PS Vita ¥500.00 ¥1,000.00 50%
Samurai Shodown Special Bundle PS4/PS Vita ¥750.00 ¥1,500.00 50%
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage PS3/PSP (PS Classic) ¥150.00 ¥617.00 75%
Samurai Shodown V PS3 (PS2 Classic) ¥250.00 ¥1,000.00 75%

For those interested in picking up any of the above titles, be aware that the sale only lasts until August 23, 2018 — and you’ll need to use a Japanese PSN account, of course.

Source: PlayStation Blog