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Some technical hurdles just need to be cleared

SNK’s Yasuyuki Oda was recently interviewed by Dual Shockers regarding their Switch efforts. While the majority of the interview was focused on SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, they also touched on the possibility of bringing the King of Fighters XIV to Nintendo’s console portable hybrid.

When asked about bringing KoFXIV to Switch, Oda stated that it was definitely a possibility. That said, he stated that there were some technical hurdles that their team would need to overcome before the port could happen.

The rest of the interview focuses on why they chose to develop SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (they wanted a spiritual successor SNK Gals Fighters), Oda’s thoughts on the positive reaction to the Samurai Shodown reveal, and more.

You can read the full interview over at Dual Shockers.

Source: Dual Shockers

The trademark was renewed alongside a new one for “Battle Genesis”

It’s tough to be a Virtua Fighter fan these days. This current generation hasn’t seen a new installment of the seminal 3D fighter, and the only way to play the latest installments, is inside another game.

However, some recent developments may bode well for the franchise. Sega Games Japan recently had the trademark for the Virtua Fighter logo renewed in the US last month. Specifically, the trademark was renewed for coin-operated video games and arcade video game use.

In addition to this, the company also filed a similar trademark for something called “Battle Genesis”. This trademark was also filed for coin-operated video games and arcade video game use.

Now, this could simply be a standard trademark renewal from Sega — it has been over a decade since Virtua Fighter 5 came out in arcades. However, the “Battle Genesis” trademark seems to point to something more interesting.

Stay locked on to Shoryuken for more on this and other fighting game news.

Source: Siliconera

Another DLC character has been revealed for Bandai Namco’s arena fighter My Hero One’s Justice. Joining Shoot Style Deku and Endeavour as downloadable additions to the cast is Inasa Yoarashi.

Revealed in a recent issue of Weekly Jump magazine, Inasa brings with him his “Whirlwind” quirk. This quirk lets Inasa hit opponents from afar using powerful winds.

As with the previous 2 DLC characters, purchasing Inasa also gives access to his character mission.

A release date for Inasa has yet to be revealed. Me Hero One’s Justice, however, is available now for PlayStation 4, PC, Switch, and XBox One.

Source: YonkouProfuctions

For any European players interested in picking up ARIKA’s Fighting EX Layer, here’s some great news: the game is currently on sale in the region until November 21.

Both the Light and Standard versions of Fighting EX Layer are on sale for 20% off on the European PlayStation store. PlayStation Plus subscribers however get an additional 20% discount on top of that, bringing their total discount to 40%.

For those not familiar with these versions, the Light version comes with 13 characters and 5 Gougi decks. The slightly more expensive Standard version, on the other hand, comes with the additional character Hokuto and 15 Gougi decks.

Source: Arika

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Looking for parts to upgrade or repair your arcade stick or cabinet, then now is a great to to go get them. Arcade Shock is hosting a special Halloween Sale on their store till the end of the week:

HALLOWEEN WEEK SAVINGS

USE CODE: HALLOWEEN2018

at https://t.co/PuGfYcsXVQ

to Save 10% on FGC Parts and Accessories#sanwadenshi #seimitsu #hori #phreakmods pic.twitter.com/0Z3lVb310p

— Arcade Shock (@ArcadeShock) October 28, 2018

Arcade Shock’s Halloween Sale see’s them give a flat 10% discount to all fighting game related parts and accessories. To avail of this discount, potential buyers will simply need to enter the code HALLOWEEN2018 when making a purchase at Arcade Shock’s online store. Halloween may be over, but the code still works — for the moment.

For any shoppers, take note however that discount code cannot be used on Brook products, pre-orders, and any customized items.

Source: ArcadeShock

The truth will be revealed in due time, but until then, consider the following…

As of late, there has been a lot of talk regarding the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster thanks to a number of leaks and rumors supposedly revealing its entire cast. Now, a known leaker has made statements contradicting some of these supposed leaks.

Over on the GameFAQs message boards, Vergeben has stated that the most recent round of leaks, known as the “Grinch leak” (due images of a folder containing promotional materials for the upcoming Grinch movie appearing alongside said leak) are false, based on their own sources. The specific bit of information they refute is that Isaac, from the Gameboy Advance RPG Golden Sun, will be a playable character in Smash Ultimate. Instead, according to their sources, Isaac will simply be an Assist Trophy.

Vergeben has shared a number of proposed leaks in the past that were later confirmed throughout the years, including reveals of certain games. This refuting of the “Grinch leak” gains more traction by the fact that Vergeben made these statements in support of Emily Rogers, another well-known insider and leaker in the Nintendo community – one who leaked the existence of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in fact.

This all being said, Nintendo will release their final Nintendo Direct focused on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. PT, which will likely put all of these rumors to rest.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releases on December 7 on Nintendo Switch with the special edition console launching this Friday with a download code set to unlock on the game’s release.

Source: Verbegen

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As good as they are, one of the quirks of Bandai Namco’s fighting games is their lack of in-game frame data. This of course, also applies to their latest release, SoulCalibur VI.

Now, for competitive players on PC, there’s a solution to your frame data needs. Scuffle over on the r/SoulCalibur subreddit has made an overlay that adds frame data overtop the game on the PC.

The program, which you can check out over on GitHub, is based on the code for Tekken Bot Prime for Tekken 7. Take note that it only works with the game in windowed or borderless windowed mode, and not full screen.

Source: r/SoulCalibur via Avoiding the Puddle

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