Author: Franz "d3v" Co

One of the features that the arcade versions of Tekken 7 and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution have is the ability for players to earn or buy items from Tekken.Net so that they can be used to customize the look of their characters.

In a recent interview with Siliconera, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada was asked if these items would be coming to the home versions and, more importantly, if microtransactions would also be involved.

Regarding this, Harada stated that since the arcade and console businesses are separate, they would not be charging for any customization items that are already in the game.

However, he did state that if they do come up with new things post-release that weren’t originally intended, they would be charging for them. Alongside this, he used a pretty interesting example–a Karin costume from Street Fighter V–noting that, if such a thing were to happen, they’d have to pay Capcom for it.

While this isn’t any sort of confirmation that such a thing is in the works, it does seem to indicate that, at the very least, they’ve thought about it. Whether or not we actually crossover costumes in the game is another matter altogether.

You can read the full interview over at Siliconera.

Source: Siliconera

As previously reported, King of Fighters fans in North America can pick up an premium art book for the King of Fighters XIV as part of its Premium Edition. Now, it seems that fans in Japan will also be able to get their hands on something similar.

SNK have announced that first print editions of the King of Fighters XIV in Japan will come with a 120 page “Premium Art Book.” This art book will include art for all 50 characters including various alternate costumes, and color variations. In addition to this, it will also include art for the game’s stages as well as commentary from the developers.

For those interested, you can see some samples from the art book in the gallery below.

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The King of Fighters XIV hits PlayStation 4 on August 25 in Japan, two days after its North American release on August 23.

Source: SNK via Siliconera

Street Fighter V isn’t the only game getting new characters this July. The official Pokkén Tournament Twitter account recently announced that a new Pokémon will soon be making its way to the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament.

The new playable Pokémon, which is set to be revealed on July 14, will be part of an update coming to the arcade version of the game on July 20.

If you missed the video from E3 that hinted at this announcement, you can find that here.

Source: Pokken Official via Gematsu

Street Fighter V has proven to be a great opportunity for Capcom to go and revise the designs for many of their returning characters, and incoming cast members Ibuki and Balrog are no exception.

In a series of Cutting Room Floor blog posts on the Japanese CFN portal, Capcom has shared concept art for the costume studies for both Ibuki and Balrog. This includes both the final designs that made it in, as well as those design studies that did not.

The designs themselves range from simple changes, such as Ibuki donning a hood over her classic costume, to some more outrageous ones, like Balrog wearing something out of a Mad Max film, or Dudley’s outfit.

You can check these out in the gallery below.

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Source: Capcom (1, 2)

Some time back, we did a story on Jasen’s Customs EZ Mod Board for the Mad Catz Tournament Edition 2. This versatile board allows players an easy, solder-less solution to swap in a Brook Universal Fighting Board onto their TE2s to allow them to work with multiple consoles.

One big issue with the EZ Mod Board is the fact that it doesn’t work with the new TE2+ that Mad Catz launched earlier this year. That’s all about to change, however, as Jasen’s Customs have announced that they will be launching their TE2+ EZ Mod Board at Evo this July.

As with the older EZ Mod Board, this new board allows players to mount a Brook UFB without the need for soldering. If anything, the new board is even easier to install since the player no longer has to configure it via jumper settings.

For those interested in picking this up at Evo, the Jasen’s Customs TE2+ EZ Mod Board will be at the event for only $34.95. Take note that no shops have current plans to carry these new boards after the event, making them exclusive to Evo for now.

Source:  Jasen’s Customs

While the rest of the world is eagerly awaiting the latest Street Fighter V update, SNK has quietly slipped out one of their weekly team trailers for the King of Fighters XIV. This time, they’re focusing on Team South America’s Nelson, Bandeiras Hattori, and Zarina.

We’ve already seen a lot of Nelson and Bandeiras footage, however this marks the first time that we’re seeing the capoeirista, Zarina, in action. She represents only the second character to use that style (the first being Momoko from KoF XI) and brings with her a varied array of multi-hitting kicks that seem to lead to some decent juggles.

The King of Fighters XIV hits PlayStation 4 on August 23.

Source: PlayStation

Street Fighter V’s long-awaited Cinematic Story Mode expansion is almost upon us. With that in mind, Capcom will be shutting down the game’s online matchmaking servers to apply some necessary updates.

According to the Street Fighter V Server Twitter account, the servers will be subject to a massive 10-hour maintenance period from 2:00 PM PDT on June 30 until 12:00 AM PDT on July 1.

On 6/30/2016 we will be conducting server maintenance from 2pm to 12am (PDT) for the #SFV Ver. 1.04 title update.

— SFV Server (@SFVServer) June 30, 2016

During this time, online play will be unavailable; Fight Money acquisition will also be disabled. That said, offline play is still possible and any events running the game during this time will be unaffected.

Source: SFV Server

Steam isn’t the only service with a big sale running at the moment, as Sony’s PlayStation Store is also holding its annual mid-year sale. One of the titles that’s a part of this sale is Capcom’s Street Fighter V.

Street Fighter V is now available for purchase for only $40.19 which is 33% off the game’s $59.99 retail price. In addition to this, the Deluxe Edition of the game that comes with this year’s Season Pass is also subject to the same 33% discount, making its final cost $60.29, down from $89.99.

With this discount, now may be a good time to purchase Capcom’s flagship fighter, especially since the game’s Cinematic Story Update, alongside downloadable characters Ibuki and Balrog, are coming out this Friday.

Source: PlayStation Store