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Injustice 2 becomes Legendary with this new release trailer

The time has finally arrived. Not only will “every battle define you” in Injustice 2, but the clashes between DC heroes and villains, as well as a variety of guests, will now be Legendary — as the Injustice 2 Legendary Edition, which contains all 10 previously-released DLC characters (Darkseid, Red Hood, Sub-Zero, Starfire, Black Manta, Raiden, Hellboy, The Atom, Enchantress and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello & Raphael) and all Premiere Skins, including a brand-new Bruce Wayne attire for Batman, is now available.

It includes a myriad of new Epic Gear Sets for every character, Legendary Multiverses for DLC characters, as well as an increased character level cap, brand-new Gear Augments, and the Learn Hub: a massively expansive Tutorial that teaches you both the ins and outs of the game, as well as the meaning of frame data and character-specifics, in the event you’re wanting to brush up on a match-up or add a new fighter to your squad. It can all be yours for $59.99 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. For current owners of Injustice 2, the Legendary Edition patch already went live last Thursday. You can see the trailer below — as well as a short list of patch notes, and new Epic Gear Sets for Hellboy, Batman, Robin, and Black Adam.

• No balance changes were made with this update
• Level cap raised to 30
• New Legendary Multiverses (DLC Characters) have been added
• A new tutorial has been added
• New Gear Sets have been added
• Stats adjustments to level 20 gear have been made
• Regen tokens obtained prior to the update have been converted to Credits
• An additional Ability Slot can be unlocked at level 30
• Additional Inventory slots can be unlocked at level 25
• Additional ways to obtain Epic gear have been introduced
• A new Premium skin is now available – Bruce Wayne
• PC version – A fix was made to Michelangelo’s “Shell Mill” move to behave like the console version
• Additional Bug Fixes

During the previous Watchtower Livestream, Steve “16-Bit” Brownback noted that the two bug fixes that would slightly effect gameplay were aimed at the TMNT, specifically Leonardo and Raphael, noting that if he is hit out of his Character Power – Raphael on the first four frames or so of him coming out, Raph will no longer still throw his sai at the opponent, making this slightly weaker as defensive option for the leading Turtle. As for Raph, his Character Power – Hype Level will now remember the Level of Hype Raph is at before being Meter Burned, and will no longer incorrectly spend all of his Levels when he intended to only use a few of them.

NetherRealm Studios has also mentioned being aware of some issues with the new patch locking players out of previously purchased Shaders if downloaded before a specific time on Thursday — as well as an issue with Legendary Mutiverse progress being erased — hat they promise to address in a future patch.

Sources: Injustice; InjusticeGame (Twitter); patch notes courtesy of Injustice 2 Steam Page; WB Community Forums

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Ensure your power is at maximum with these pre-release Dragon Ball FighterZ Broly breakdowns

With the first two of eight upcoming DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ releasing this Wednesday, popular fighting game content creators Maximilian, PNDK&M, as well as Hellpockets, RhymeStyle, and AfroSenju XL have all published various breakdowns to get players acquainted with the power of the Legendary Super Saiyan before he officially steps into the ring.

Both Maximilian and Ketchup note that Broly’s most notable trait is the armor on several of his medium and heavy normals, similar to his fellow “big body” grappler, Android 16. However, unlike the powerbombing, Goku-killing cyborg, his armor has a bit of startup and isn’t available on frame 1, meaning he won’t be able to toss them out as liberally in neutral.

Perhaps his most unique attack is the Powered Shell, a barrier that will allow him to block all incoming projectiles, and zone foes with ki blasts and projectile assists at his leisure.

Broly’s two supers also have some unique properties, with the level 1 Eraser Cannon functioning similarly to his Eraser Blow, however if Broly Ultimate Z Changes into a partner’s super, Eraser Cannon will hit after his ally’s attack, possibly setting up unique combo opportunities for them. His level 3, Gigantic Meteor, has two different versions depending on if it’s preformed with R1/L+M — which will fire the giant projectile seen in his trailer — while R2/H+S will release a small, slower-moving projectile that could set up nasty post-splat mix-ups.

You can see more footage and thoughts from these players in the videos below.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is currently available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with Bardock and Broly — along with 6 additional DLC characters — being available as part of the FighterZ Pass (as well as being included in the FighterZ and Ultimate Editions).

Sources: Maximilian Dood; PNDK&M; Bandai Namco Entertainment America; GameSpot Gameplay

 

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Dragon Ball FighterZ datamining hints that Fused Zamasu could be the next DLC character

With the latest Dragon Ball FighterZ update that arrived on the 16th, it didn’t take long for dataminers to roll up their sleeves and get to work uncovering any new secrets Bandai Namco Entertainment and Arc System Works may have added to the game’s code for release in the future.

That brings us to a recent discovery by Mizumi. Previously, we reported that a list of placeholders for future Lobby Avatars for characters not currently in the game may have revealed the identities of the eight DLC characters contained within the FighterZ Pass, which included the soon-to-be-released Bardock and Broly. Now, we have more evidence that a certain infamous foe from Dragon Ball Super could possibly be the next to arrive.

Though a model for Future Trunks’ Sword of Hope has existed in the game since launch, the latest patch has added a myriad of new textures and effects for the time-traveling Saiyan warrior, including a “Body Aura,” as well as pair of new textures — one blue and one purple, which could be for Merged Zamasu’s Violent Fierce God Slicer attack, implying that Future Trunks will be able to trigger a new Dramatic Finish when he defeats Fused Zamasu on the West City stage. You can see the full video below, as well as the scene of Fused Zamasu’s defeat in the anime for the sake of comparison. It will be interesting to see if Wednesday’s Bardock and Broly patch adds any additional files that could further point to this pair’s potential arrival in the future.

If Bandai Namco stick to a pattern of releasing fighters in pairs, the rumors would suggest that SSGSS Vegito would be arriving alongside Zamasu. So, what do you think of Fused Zamasu and SSGSS Vegito likely joining the roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ in the near future? Let us know in the comments below.

Source: Mizumi; Dragon Ball Super clip courtesy of Dragon Ball Super Review

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Injustice 2 Ground Zero SXSW Gaming 2018 results

This past weekend, before Final Round 2018 kicked off in Atlanta, Georgia, several of the world’s finest Injustice 2 players headed to SXSW Gaming 2018 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas to compete for the lion’s share of a whopping $20,000 in prize money, with $6,000 going to the first-place victor. With no Echo Fox|Sonic Fox in sight to claim the glory, it was truly anyone’s game. The full prize breakdown for top 8 was as follows:

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Results

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Injustice 2

1. ALG|Dragon (Black Adam, Aquaman)
2. bc|Biohazard (Bane, Starfire)
3. DF|Grr (The Atom, Bane)
4. Noble|Semiij (Catwoman)
5. RNG|WhiteBoi (Scarecrow)
5. CLN|Deoxys (Blue Beetle, Black Adam)
7. F3|DR Gross (Green Lantern, Aquaman)
7. bc|HoneyBee (The Flash, Doctor Fate)

Source: SXSW Gaming Esports

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Kelot Cup 5 results

While the first Master event of the 2018 Tekken World Tour was raging on at Final Round 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia, many top Japanese Tekken 7 players were conspicuous by their absence: as Kelot Cup 5 was being held in Tokyo, Japan. The fifth iteration of the semi-annual 3v3 Team Tournament, with nearly 100 different squads participating. Notably, the Yamasa trio of Nobi, Take, and Yuu were split up among three different teams, adding another interesting wrinkle of unpredictability into the proceedings.

Results

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1. Next Time I Won’t Cry: COOASGAMES|Noroma (JACK-7), Yamasa|Take (Kazumi), Buts (Hwoarang)
2. MHW: Pikohan (Lee), Airuu (Dragunov),  Kuutan (Lili)
3. Chihiro Special Forces: Yamasa|Nobi (Dragunov), Nishi (Feng), Kagemaru (Josie)
3. TBS: Tamachi (Xiaoyu), Buppo (Paul), Tora Ken (Panda)
5. Flying Knee With MHW: Maimerochian (Lili), Nashimerochian (Lili), 12 Raaku (Katarina)
5. Suppa Muucho Meiki: Kanamaru (Claudio), Suppa Muucho (Katarina), Mouhitori no Boku (Josie)
5. Rougai to Hatsunabisetai: Niino (Nina), Nao (Feng), TRI:BAL (Nina)
5. Edishizeyo: Rakutarou (Steve), Osamu (Eddy), Masakarijin (Alisa)

The latest arcade collaboration, which includes new customizable items and costumes from the Bandai Namco Entertainment virtual reality game Summer Lesson, was also announced at the conclusion of the event.

Source: Yuu Nobi Gaming Live

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Feel the wrath of Legendary Saiyans with all of the anime references in the Bardock and Broly trailers for Dragon Ball FighterZ

Since the game was first revealed back at E3 2017, YouTuber and avid Dragon Ball fan IKevinX has continuously made videos of all of the references to the original anime and manga (and even other video games) that have been lovingly placed into Dragon Ball FighterZ by Arc System Works and Bandai Namco Entertainment. Now, with the first two of eight upcoming DLC characters set to arrive later this month — and their trailers revealed — it’s time for him to get back to work.

Our first pair of additional FighterZ come from a corner of the Dragon Ball universe currently unrepresented in the playable roster: the movies and TV specials.

First up, we have Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan, who’s signature massive stature and brutal fighting style appear to be well-represented, with attacks being drawn from his initial appearance in the eighth film, Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, as well as the tenth film, Second Coming, (thankfully seeming to avert the atrocity that was Bio-Broly), we can see many of the powerful attacks, command grabs, and even a double stomp that he pummeled Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and others with. Finally, we get a quick glimpse at his Level 3 Meteor Attack: his signature Eraser Cannon.

Finally, we have the father of Goku and Raditz — and the man who indirectly started the Super Saiyan legend — Bardock. Obviously drawing large inspiration from both the TV specials Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku and Episode of Bardock, we can see many of the attacks from his battles against Frieza’s army. Tobi and Chilled have been incorporated into his moveset, most notably his Vortex Crusher, Rebellion Trigger, and Final Spirit Cannon — which appears to be his Level 3 Meteor Attack, enhanced by his Super Saiyan transformation. You can check out both videos below, as well as links to previous coverage of his work.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with Bardock and Broly set to be released together on Wednesday, March 28th.

Source: IKevinX

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Yakuza series Producer Daisuke Sato says it’s up to Harada if fans want to see Kazuma Kiryu in Tekken 7

Though we’ve already seen a trio of guest characters join the world of Tekken 7 — in the forms of Street Fighter’s Akuma, Fatal Fury’s Geese Howard, and Final Fantasy XV protagonist Noctis Lucis Caelum — one name has always seemed to be requested above all others: Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu.

Last Saturday, during the “Yakuza 6: The Song of Life ‘Essence of Art’ Exhibit” live stream at Gallery Nucleus, SEGA’s Yakuza series Producer Daisuke Sato was asked, “Is this truly the end for Kiryu, or could we maybe expect to see him in future Yakuza games, or maybe crossing over into other games?” — which immediately lead to the room erupting in “TEKKEN!” chants, leading to the following response from Sato:

“As far as it comes down to the whole Tekken thing, if Harada-san actually says he wants to use Kiryu, then hey,” — which lead to another eruption of cheers from the crowd in attendance. He then referenced Kazuma’s previous crossover appearance in Everybody’s Golf 6 as a DLC character. It certainly seems that SEGA and the Yakuza team are wholeheartedly on board with Kiryu potentially joining the King of Iron Fist Tournament sometime in the future, but it’ll of course take Katsuhiro Harada and Bandai Namco Entertainment to make that final call. At the end of the day, it’s certainly a positive development to have their blessing, and could bring his eventual inclusion into the series one step closer. You can hear Sato’s full comments — and crowd reactions — at the 55 minute, 27 second mark of the video below.

Would you like to see the Dragon of Dojima cross fists with the Mishimas in Tekken 7? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

Source: SegaAmerica

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Today’s Injustice 2 Watchtower Livestream will provide a closer look at upcoming Legendary Edition

With the Injustice 2 Legendary Edition set to arrive next Tuesday, the Injustice 2 Twitter account announced yesterday that we’ll be getting a much more detailed look at the new features coming to the title during today’s special Watchtower Livestream.

With new Epic Gear Sets for the entire roster (including all DLC characters), an increased character level cap, which will unlock a new additional Gear Augment slot, a revamped Tutorial Mode known as the “Learn Hub,” a new Bruce Wayne Premier Skin for Batman — along with perhaps some new surprises that may be revealed over the course of the stream.

As always, you can catch all of the action — with the usual crew of NRS Community Specialist Tyler Lansdown, Derek Kirtzic, Steve “16-Bit” Brownback, and more — as the company “dives deep” into the newest edition of their superhero fighter.

Per usual, the stream will begin at 3:00 PM CT (1:00 PM PT, 4:00 PM ET) at twitch.tv/netherrealm. You can see the announcement tweet below; be sure to tune in!

NRS have also been teasing some of the new upcoming Epic Gear Sets that will be part of the Legendary Edition, giving us a look at new outfits for Wonder Woman, Scarecrow, and Starfire. In addition, the Legendary Edition patch, which will drop tomorrow, will be converting all player’s currently-unused Regen Tokens into Credits, so make sure you spend them all, or otherwise act accordingly.

Source: InjusticeGame (Twitter)

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Enjoy new BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle gameplay from the latest build, featuring team-specific intros and Blake Belladonna

During last week’s March Arc Nama stream, the hosts played a few exhibition matches in the upcoming crossover tag team fighting game BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. However, this was a noticeably more updated build, as we were finally able to see the game’s victory screen implemented, as well as a Team Preset option that will likely be similar to Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

Most notably however were the newly-implemented Team-specific pre-match intros, which will occur both from pairs of related characters — such as BlazBlue’s Jin Kisaragi and Noel Vermillion — but also between crossover pairings, such as Rachel Alucard and Under Night In-Birth’s Linne. Additionally, it appears that achieving victory with such a duo will also trigger a special victory conversation between the two, as opposed to the standard win quotes spoken by unrelated characters.

We also received a brief, yet revealing, gameplay snippet of the unlikely duo of BlazBlue’s Azrael and Team RWBY’s Blake Belladonna, dishing out some stylish combos as only they can.

Fear not my fellow Tyrants, for though Azrael does appear to lack his Drive (The Terror) certain specials they formerly enhanced, such as Valiant Charge, will now act as if a Weakpoint is permanently applied, allowing the Mad Dog to retain his signature corner carry combos at the expense of 1 Bar of the Skill Gauge to trigger the EX version of the move.

As for Blake, she slices up a helpless Yosuke Hanamura with her Variant Ballistic Chain Scythe: Gambol Shroud, before finishing him off with a Distortion Skill reminiscent of how she defeated Roman Torchwick.

You can see both videos — along with a full gameplay analysis from Koefficient and stat cards for the newly-revealed Aegis, Carmine and Jubei — below.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC in Japan and Asia on Thursday, May 31st, with a North American release on the same platforms following on Tuesday, June 5th. A European release on PS4 and Switch, published by PQube Games, has been confirmed for this summer.

Sources: Nerd455’s Fighting Game Central; Dandy Antagonist; Koefficient; TFGBBTAGNEWS (Twitter)

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Canada East Championships 5 results and replays

This past weekend, Canada East Championships 5 went down as part of EGLX 2018, as the Great White North’s best and some of America’s finest competed in a variety of games for $2,000 CAD spread across nine different titles — and now we have the full results and replays right here for you to enjoy.

Results

Dragon Ball FighterZ

1. TTT|Ryan Ken (Android 16/Trunks/Super Saiyan Goku)
2. Teemo (Cell/Goku Black/Super Saiyan Vegeta)
3. 1UP|PepperySplash (Goku Black/Hit/Cell)
4. STDx|Rebelo (SSGSS Goku/SSGSS Vegeta/Goku Black)
5. Rikir (Android 18/Yamcha/Tien)
5. Kane Blueriver (Android 16/Goku Black/Super Saiyan Vegeta)
7. FOX|Justin Wong (SSGSS Goku/Super Saiyan Goku/Goku Black)
7. STDx|Van Nguyen (Android 21/SSGSS Goku/Android 16)

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

1. FOX|Justin Wong (Menat)
2. VastEnd (Vega, Urien)
3. Flash (Abigail, Urien, Vega)
4. TTT|ShaneWalker (Dhalsim)
5. Ghost|K-Brad (Rashid)
5. Sabour (Urien)
7. Brutus (Abigail, Zangief)
7. BFGC|K-Money (Dhalsim)

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Tekken 7

1. ITS|Mak (JACK-7, Dragunov, Eddy, Bob)
2. Mishimzied (Kazuya, King, Heihachi, Geese, Devil Jin)
3. TTT|NeoRussell (Kazumi)
4. BFGC|ChaCha (Eddy, JACK-7)
5. FoxFist (Steve)
5. Akudama (Xiaoyu
7. Bam Bam (Hwoarang)
7. Tag>Solo (Master Raven)

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Super Street Fighter II Turbo

1. Dogberry (O. Sagat, Ken)
2. JED07 (M. Bison)
3. FOX|Justin Wong (O. Sagat)
4. MP|TC Unessential (Chun-Li)
5. STRevival|Atari (Guile, DeeJay)
5. 39s|Kyonmode (Chun-Li)
7. Kane Blueriver (Vega)
7. Rikir (Cammy)

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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S

1. TTT|NeoRussell (Sailor Pluto, Sailor Venus)
2. SRK|Missing Person (Sailor Uranus, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars)
3. FOX|Justin Wong (Sailor Mars)
4. Dogberry (Sailor Jupiter)
5. Bill307 (Sailor Neptune)
5. MP|TC Unessential (Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Neptune, Sailor Chibi Moon, Sailor Mercury)
7. Quiet Anger (Sailor Mercury, Sailor Neptune)
7. 39s|KyonMode (Sailor Mercury)

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The King of Fighters XIV

1. AlvinKOF (Kyo/Iori/Benimaru)
2. #Secret|TSF (Benimaru/Yuri/Iori)
3. Kane Blueriver (Kula/Yuri/Nakoruru)
4. TTT|Karn (King Of Dinosaurs/Kula/Chin, Kula/Chin/Luong)
5. #Secret|Juggy (Choi/Benimaru/Joe
5. TTT|Dangerman (Choi/Xandu/Meitenkun, Billy/Choi/Meitenkun)
7. 765|Never Block (King/Kim/Benimaru)
7. Hobojim

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Samurai Showdown V: Special

1. #Secret|TSF (Ukyo)
2. #Secret|Juggy (Genjuro, Galford, Hanzo)
3. TTT|Karn (Haohmaru)
4. TTT|NeoRussel (Kazuki)
5. HYPE|TENMA (Mina)
5. #Secret|Frank Dux (Kusaregedo)
7. #Secret|ChefRaptor (Basara, Hanzo)
7. Quiet Anger (Rera)

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Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

1. 1UP|PepperySplash (Zato-1)
2. Tipots (Kum Haehyun)
3. Chachaman (Milia Rage)
4. #Secret|Frank Dux (May)
5. TTT|Ryan Ken
5. HYPE|Tenma
7. gemi+
7. Syniez

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BlazBlue: Central Fiction

1. Rikir
2. AD|AdrothjP
3. gemi+
4. 765|Never Block
5. Matarakuja
5. Tae
7. OTS|MetalFaceChar

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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

1. Teemo (Dormammu/Nova – Soul)
2. Mango4Tango (Hawkeye/Spencer – Reality)
3. FOX|Justin Wong (Nova/Ultron – Reality)
4. Nick Jones (Captain America/Captain Marvel – Power)
5. Noel Brown (Rocket Raccoon/Gamora – Space)
5. BG|dmon
7. Ghost|K-Brad (Gamora/Dante – Soul)

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Injustice 2

1. bc|Biohazard (Bane)
2. BFGC|Station (The Flash)
3. bc|HoneyBee (The Flash)
4. SwansCA (Green Lantern)
5. Kempo Law
5. CG|Anarchy

Source: TorontoTopTiers