Author: Franz "d3v" Co

After celebrating Neo Geo’s 25th anniversary back in December, Humble Bundle returned this weekend with another round of PC sales for SNK fighters both old and new.

This time out, they’re offering heavy discounts on King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition, which is available for only $4.99, as well as King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match Final Edition and King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, both of which are marked down to $2.99 apiece.

These deals will be available until January 29. As with other Humble sales, 10% of every purchase will go to support a charity of the buyer’s choosing.

Source: Humble Bundle

After celebrating Neo Geo’s 25th anniversary back in December, Humble Bundle returned this weekend with another round of PC sales for SNK fighters both old and new.

This time out, they’re offering heavy discounts on King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition, which is available for only $4.99, as well as King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match Final Edition and King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, both of which are marked down to $2.99 apiece.

These deals will be available until January 29. As with other Humble sales, 10% of every purchase will go to support a charity of the buyer’s choosing.

Source: Humble Bundle

When Street Fighter IV launched in 2008, it’s likely even the wildest dreams didn’t expect the title reach its eventual heights. Now, less than a month until the launch of its successor, Unequalled Media and Capcom UK will be giving the biggest fighting game of its generation a proper send-off.

Unequalled Media will host a farewell Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament at Capcom UK’s headquarters with £1,000 in cash prizes up for grabs on January 30. Street Fighter V will also be playable at the event.

More information, including details for online registration, can be found on Unequalled Media’s events page.

Source: Unequalled Media

Those who’ve been following Street Fighter V’s development may recall that the game appeared at the Taipei Game Show last year. There, Taiwan’s AVM|Gamerbee took on MCZ|Daigo Umehara for an early exhibition in the alpha build of the game. Information recently surfaced confirming that Sony will once again have Capcom’s upcoming fighter on their stage at this year’s Taipei Game Show.

The game will take the stage on January 30 from 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM local time. In addition to Capcom’s own Yoshinori Ono and Tomoaki Ayano, the stage show will feature sets between well-known players from the region, though the players chosen to participate have yet to be announced.

For more details on this and other Street Fighter V related news, stay locked on to Shoryuken.com. Street Fighter V launches on February 16 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

Source: Gematsu via NeoGAF

One of the big issues fighting game players face when coming to current consoles is the fact that the newer systems aren’t generally compatible with arcade sticks from the previous generation. To help these players, a small company known as Brook has come up with a solution: their new Universal Fighting Board. The Universal Fighting Board is a custom PCB that replaces the existing electronics of any arcade stick to allow it to work on the newer Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as the previous generation’s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

In addition to this, the Universal Fighting Board features a turbo function, built in SOCD cleaning to prevent opposing directional inputs, and XInput support for PC games. Basic installation requires no soldering thanks to the built-in screw terminals, allowing anyone who’s handy with a screwdriver to install the board themselves.

Those leery of picking up a Universal Fighting Board will find comfort in the fact that Jasen’s Custom Creations thoroughly tested the PCB, putting it through rigorous latency, compatibility and functionality tests. The board passed these tests, of course.

Pre-orders for the Brook Universal Fighting Board are now open at Arcade Shock and Paradise Arcade Shop. The boards are expected to start shipping between February 3 and 6.

Source: Arcade Shock

One of the big issues fighting game players face when coming to current consoles is the fact that the newer systems aren’t generally compatible with arcade sticks from the previous generation. To help these players, a small company known as Brook has come up with a solution: their new Universal Fighting Board. The Universal Fighting Board is a custom PCB that replaces the existing electronics of any arcade stick to allow it to work on the newer Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as the previous generation’s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

In addition to this, the Universal Fighting Board features a turbo function, built in SOCD cleaning to prevent opposing directional inputs, and XInput support for PC games. Basic installation requires no soldering thanks to the built-in screw terminals, allowing anyone who’s handy with a screwdriver to install the board themselves.

Those leery of picking up a Universal Fighting Board will find comfort in the fact that Jasen’s Custom Creations thoroughly tested the PCB, putting it through rigorous latency, compatibility and functionality tests. The board passed these tests, of course.

Pre-orders for the Brook Universal Fighting Board are now open at Arcade Shock and Paradise Arcade Shop. The boards are expected to start shipping between February 3 and 6.

Source: Arcade Shock

Some months ago, XSEED announced that they would be bringing EXAMU’s Nitroplus-based fighting game, Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel, to North America in the winter. Now, we finally know exactly when in the winter that release will be.

XSEED recently announced that we can expect to see Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel on North American PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 systems on February 2. The PlayStation 4 version will retail for $39.99, while the PlayStation 3 version will go for $29.99.

In addition to this, those who grab the game early will be able to download Homura Senran Kagura’s Homura and Arcana Heart’s Aino Heart for free up until February 29. After that time, both DLC characters will be available for $5.99 each or $9.99 as a bundle.

In the meantime, this new gameplay footage and selection of screenshots should tide you over.

Click to view slideshow.

Source: Gematsu via Bill307

When phase 3 of Street Fighter V’s beta took place last December, many assumed it would be to last time they’d get to play the game before its February 2016 launch. However, a new update to the beta client seems to hint that we may yet get another, unannounced beta phase.

The PlayStation 4 version of Street Fighter V has been updated with a massive 3.2 gigabyte patch. The notes for this update, which you can see below, only state that this is an “Overall renewal for next Beta Test.” In addition to this, we’ve received reports that the PC client on Steam has been updated as well.

Back at the San Diego Comic-Con in June, Capcom announced that Street Fighter V would have only three beta phases. This update hinting at a 4th beta phase comes as a pleasant surprise, especially for those suffering from withdrawal after the last beta phase ended.

Source: r/StreetFighter, Shoryuken forums