Author: Casey "Waveflame" Rinaldi

Back in April at the Nexon Developer Conference 2018, Arc System Works announced that the beloved classic title, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R would be coming to the Nintendo Switch at some point during the calendar year. The port was scheduled for a worldwide release, and would include the Korean soundtrack from Guilty Gear XX #Reload, composed by Shin Hae Chul.

As we’re now a mere four days from closing the curtain on 2018, ASW has apologetically announced on Twitter that the game will be officially delayed until sometime in 2019, stating, “We’re sorry we were unable to release it in 2018, but please look forward to more information.”

 

2018年に配信決定とお知らせしてました「GUILTY GEAR XX ΛCORE PLUS R」のNintendo Switch™版ですが、こちら現在2019年配信へ向けて進行中です。
2018年中にお届けできず大変申し訳ございませんが、続報にご期待くださいませ！ pic.twitter.com/BaqUik3Fys

— アークシステムワークス公式ツイッター (@ARCSY_Event) December 27, 2018

Stay tuned right here to Shoryuken for any additional updates on this upcoming release.

Source: ARCSY_Event (Twitter)

Learn about previously undocumented changes for F.A.N.G, Cody, Ryu, and G!

At the conclusion of Capcom Cup 2018, Yoshinori Ono surprised everyone in attendance and watching at home with the news that Season 4 would officially begin right after the tournament concluded. In addition to the explosively violent reveal of “The Embodiment of Satsui,” Kage, Capcom also released a slew of customary balance changes for the entire cast. However, it seems a few alterations for the quartet of F.A.N.G, Ryu, Cody, and G, though already implanted into the game, went undocumented in the initial release of patch notes. Capcom has recently corrected this error on the Shadaloo C.R.I. page, and you can view the changes for the four World Warriors below:

• F.A.N.G

・EX Ryobenda (Regular/V-Trigger II)
③Reduced the block stop for the first hit by 2F.
Note: Changes in the advantage/disadavantage only if the first hit is blocked.

• Cody

・Trash Out (Front Throw)
Damage increased from 120 to 130.

The following are corrections for items that were mistakenly listed on the adjustment list.

• Ryu

・VTII Isshin
Mistaken: ②The attack recovery can be canceled into Shoryuken.
Corrected: ②The attack recovery can be canceled into Shoryuken and EX Jodan Sokutou Geri.

• G

・G Smash Over (V-Trigger I)
Expanded the collision boxes in the upwards direction for the first hit.

Source: Shadaloo C.R.I.

Could a Season 2 announcement be on the horizon?

Last week, Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed its full lineup of console and smartphone games that will be playable and on display at this weekend’s Jump Festa 2019, which takes place December 22nd and 23rd in Chiba, Japan.

Jump Festa is a yearly event for Weekly Shonen Jump, where the latest merchandise, games, manga, and anime for their various franchises is on display. Most notably for Bamco, is their upcoming 3D 3V3 are fighter Jump Force, which is set to be playable at the event and have a new trailer revealed at the expo. With the game’s February 15th release date fast-approaching, we’ve been treated to several big reveals, with Black Clover’s Asta, Dragon Ball’s Trunks, One Piece’s Boa Hancock, Bleach’s Renji Abarai, and My Hero Academia’s Izuku “Deku” Midoriya, all recently being revealed, on top of a brand new story trailer. YonkouProductions recently Tweeted that, “we aren’t even close” to the end of the roster, so it will be exciting to see which new heroes and villains join the fray.

Dragon Ball FighterZ will also be playable at the event with a new trailer also set to be released. With the Dragon Ball FighterZ  World Tour entering its final stretch, it’s highly likely that we could be seeing the announcement of a second Season of characters. Last year, we saw the reveal of Goku Black, Hit, and Beerus at the event.

Prominent fighting game leaker Dasvergeben made some posts on GameFAQS two months ago about a possible Season 2 lineup, stating, “Jiren is part of it. Ultra Instinct Goku apparently is too,” and that, “prior to the announcement of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes anime, I heard that Super Saiyan 4 Goku would be part of Season 2, and Gogeta would as well. Aside from those four characters, I heard that Season 2 is going to be bigger than Season 1. Probably means ten characters instead of eight this time.” He also notes that he hasn’t spoken to a previous source that informed him that Raditz and Zarbon would be part of Season 1, but wouldn’t be surprised if they were eventually pushed out for Android 17 and Cooler, and could show up in this next batch of characters, as there would be less of a chance for people to bemoan them taking up space.

It certainly seems like we’ll be in for some big news soon, with Dragon Ball FighterZ set to go even further beyond to the next level of power. (Hopefully we can also get a Tournament of Power stage, too.)

Would you be happy to see Jiren, Ultra Instinct Goku, Super Saiyan 4 Goku, Gogeta, Raditz, and Zarbon, potentially join DBFZ in a second FighterZ Pass, or would you prefer other mighty warriors? Give us your wishlists in the comments below, and stay tuned to Shoryuken, for full coverage of all the Jump Festa news.

Yeah so the Jump Force roster is gonna be so

— YonkouProductions (@YonkouProd) December 19, 2018

Not even close… https://t.co/QzwKRfwvek

— YonkouProductions (@YonkouProd) December 19, 2018

"Yonkou how many more Jump Force characters do you know" pic.twitter.com/8wei6WnABy

— YonkouProductions (@YonkouProd) December 19, 2018

Source: Gematsu; GameFAQS; YonkouProductions (Twitter)

Are these the next two characters joining the Stage of History?

A few days ago, SoulCalibur VI was patched to Version 1.10. This update provided a variety of balance adjustments and bug fixes, in addition to implementing the game’s first post-launch DLC character as part of the Season Pass, YoRHa No. 2 Type B: 2B, from NieR: Automata. Though we are still waiting on official word on who else will be joining the roster alongside Tira and 2B, some curious data miners examined the contents of the patch and discovered the names of Cassandra and Amy inside the game’s code, with the labels “DLC2” and “DLC3” beside them.

Cassandra Alexandra is the younger sister of Sophitia, who debuted in SoulCalibur II, looking to relive her sister from the burdens of battling Soul Edge on behalf of the blacksmith God Hephaestus. She can be seen in Sophitia’s Soul Chronicle, wearing a new outfit.

Amy was originally just a street urchin living out her days in solitude, before being adopted by Raphael after saving him from a group of soldiers that were pursuing him. She was then adopted by him, taking the last name Sorel and training in the art of fencing. She made her debut in SoulCalbur III as a gameplay-clone of Raphael, but was made much more distinct upon her return in SoulCalibur IV. She can also currently be seen in Raphael’s Soul Chronicle.

To potentially solidify things further, they ranked 12th and 13th in the SoulCalibur Popularity Poll that was held prior to the development and announcement of SCVI, with Cassandra getting 339 votes to Amy’s 311. It should noted that all of the top 10 characters in this poll are currently in the game. While this should be taken with a grain of salt, as it isn’t officially confirmed, a similar leak happened with Dragon Ball FighterZ, correctly predicting that Bardock, Broly, Fused Zamasu, SSGSS Vegito, Base Goku, Base Vegeta, Cooler and the Dragon Ball Super version of Android 17 would be the eight mighty warriors contained in the FighterZ Pass.

What do you think of these two ladies potentially returning to the Stage of History? Will you be playing them if they arrive? Sound off in the comments below.

Source: Avoiding The Puddle

“My magic is never giving up!”

With the game’s February 14th release date quickly approaching, the character count for Bandai Namco’s 3v3 arena fighter JUMP FORCE is continuing to ramp up as another hero, and franchise, has just been announced to be joining the battle for Earth.

Weekly Shonen Jump has announced that Black Clover protagonist Asta will be joining the fray, wielding his trademark Demon-Dweller Sword and Demon Slayer Sword, making the magicless member of the Black Bulls and weirder of the Five-Leaf Clover grimoire a hybrid fighter with a dual-wielding style who can excel at both close and long-range combat.

Additionally, he will be able to transform into his Black Asta form when preforming his Ultimate Attack, the Black Meteorite. As he is considered one of the modern faces of current Jump, his inclusion should be most welcomed. With that, Asta now brings the playable cast of JUMP FORCE up to 33, as he joins Dragon Ball’s Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Cell, Piccolo, and Trunks, Naruto’s Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Sanji, Sabo, Marshall “Blackbeard” D. Teach, Sabo, and Boa Hancock,  Bleach’s Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Sosuke Aizen, and Renji Abarai, Hunter x Hunter’s Gon Freeces, Hisoka Morrow, Killua Zoldyck, and Kurapika, Yu Yu Hakusho’s Yusuke Urameshi and Younger Toguro, Rurouni Kenshin’s Kenshin Himura and Makoto Shishio, Saint Seiya’s Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu, Fist of the North Star/Hokuto no Ken’s Kenshiro, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Yami Yugi, City Hunter’s Ryo Saeba, and original character Kane, designed by Akira Toriyama. Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ryuk will also be in the game as story NPCs, in addition to a character creation mode.

You can see the fully-translated scan of Asta below, courtesy of Shonengamez.

JUMP FORCE is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam PC on Thursday, February 14th in Japan, and on Friday, February 15th in North America.

Source: Shonengamez