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At E3 2018, one of the things that Bandai Namco was promoting was SoulCalibur VI‘s new story mode, called “Soul Chronicle”. However, it seems that this won’t be the only major single player mode for the game. In this week’s issue of Famitsu, producer Motohiro Okubo teased that SoulCalibur VI would have another big single player mode. “There’s one more major single-player mode we’re working on,” he states in the article, “but I can’t say anything about it for now”.

SoulCalibur as a series has been known for these kinds of big single player modes — such as SoulCalibur II‘s “Mission Mode”, and SoulCalibur III‘s “Chronicles of the Sword”. With this in mind, it looks like SoulCalibur VI may yet continue that tradition.

As for the rest of the article, it provides additional details about Soul Chronicle. It will play out with a combination of both 3D video and 2D hand drawn scenes, as well as the timeline; on the latter, Soul Chronicle will tell stories happening in the period between 1583 and 1590 CE, with a deep dive into the story that starts out in 1586 CE.

SoulCalibur VI launches on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on October 19.

Source: Famitsu, via Ryokutya2089

For a little while now, we’ve known when Dragon Ball FighterZ would be hitting Switch in Japan. Now, we finally know when the game will be hitting Nintendo’s hybrid console in the West as well: Bandai Namco has announced that Dragon Ball FighterZ  will be releasing on Switch in North America and Europe on September 28. This means that players in the West will be able to purchase and play the three-on-three tag team Dragon Ball fighter just a day after Japan gets it.

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Pre-orders for the game are already open. Those who do so will get some of the same bonuses coming to the Japanese version — namely early access to Super Saiyan Blue versions of Goku and Vegeta, and a download code for the Super Famicom classic Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden.

Sources: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe; Bandai Namco [press release]

Aside from reviving  the franchise, SoulCalibur VI represents another milestone for the series — it’s the first time a new installment of the series will launch on PC. As such, many players are likely wondering what the game’s hardware requirements may be… now, wonder no longer.

Nvidia has posted an update on their site detailing what the minimum and recommended system requirements for the game will be. The minimum requirements are par for the course for most Unreal Engine 4 games, requiring only a Core i3-4160, 6 Gigabytes of RAM, and a GeForce 1050 or equivalent (or a GTX 660 or 750TI for those on older video cards). Recommended specifications follow the same trend, requiring a Core i5-4690, 8 Gigabytes of RAM, and the equivalent of a GeForce 1060.

Both specifications mention DirectX 11 and Windows 7 64-bit, so for anyone still running older versions (such as Windows XP), then it’s time to upgrade.

Of course, being on PC this means that, with powerful enough hardware, the game can be made to run at full 4K resolution and 60fps. Nvidia has already previously released footage of the game running at this resolution.

SoulCalibur VI will launch on PC, as well as PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 19.

Source: Nvidia

To the victor goes the spoilers.

The trophy list for the PlayStation 4 version of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy has been revealed, and it seems that with it comes the identity of the final two members of the cast. Specifically, the trophy lists identify these characters as Mui Mui and Terry Bogard.

The trophies have been listed in trophy-hunting site Exophase. The specific trophies in question require players to complete the game’s story mode with a team using Terry or Mui Mui.

Of the two, it’s the addition of Terry that is quite surprising, considering that by no means does he fit the definition of a “Heroine”. Whatever his reason is for being in the game, he’s currently the only male character in it (unless the final boss does turn out to be Kukri… or should we say, Sandel Dark).

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is set to launch on PlayStation 4, and Switch in the West on September 7.

Source: Exophase

With Dead or Alive 6 in development, there’s a lot of talk among fans about who will be making it into this new installment. As part of this, some may be wondering if the new characters introduced in the Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation spin-off will make the cut…

For those not familiar with it, Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation is a browser-based version of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, developed in collaboration with DMM. One of the draws of the browser version was three new characters: Misaki, Luna, and Tamaki.

Now, in speaking to DualShockers, director Yohei Shimbori has confirmed that the three characters will not be added to Dead or Alive 6. The characters aren’t being excluded because of rights — Team NINJA owns them and not DMM, as some have speculated. Rather, it’s simply because the three characters weren’t designed as fighters. Shimbori even joked that, if they were to join the cast of DOA6, they would have to undergo combat training.

Of course, even without those three, Dead or Alive 6 still has a large lineup of possible characters within the shared DOA and Ninja Gaiden universe to choose from. We’re bound to learn more about who will make it into Dead or Alive 6 in the coming months, so stay locked on to Shoryuken.

Source: DualShockers

In a recent interview with Newsweek, SoulCalibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo confirmed a couple of items coming to the game. The first of these is none other than the franchise’s famous “Create-A-Soul” mode. Introduced in SoulCalibur III, Create-A-Soul allows players to create their own custom character using a pre-determined moveset for casual play. Originally, the mode used unique movesets, however later games had custom characters use the moves of existing characters instead.

In the interview, Okubo confirms that Create-A-Soul would be returning to SoulCalibur VI, stating that it was a key element of the franchise. That said, he did state that they don’t know how it will look yet in the final game. [Editor’s note: Okubo has also indicated the intention to include a character creator in the title in prior interviews, including our own from E3.]

In addition to this, Okubo also confirmed that the game will have a Season Pass. Alongside this, he did confirm that there will be DLC content for the game, alongside future updates. He also mentioned that they plan to continue updating the game as long as the DLC lasts, but that this was all up to the reception of the fans. There has been no confirmation of what DLC content to expect.

SoulCalibur VI is set to launch on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on October 19.

Source: Newsweek

At E3, it was revealed that Dragon Ball FighterZ would be making its way to the Switch. Now, we also know exactly when the game will be hitting Nintendo’s hybrid console (at least, in Japan). Bandai Namco will release their hit Dragon Ball-based tag-team fighter in Japan on September 27. And when it arrives, it will come with some features specific to that version of the game — the biggest of which is a new “Extreme Type” control scheme.

This new control scheme allows players to pull off special moves much more easily by pressing the the L and R buttons alongside a combination of other buttons (e.g. L and R plus Heavy Attack activates a Meteor Smash). This is so that the game can be played using the detached Joy-Con controllers.

In addition to this, the Japanese release will come with a few other extras, including a download code for Dragon Ball Z Super Butoden. Originally released for the Super Famicom back in 1993, this was one of the first fighting games based on the Dragon Ball Z franchise! Meanwhile, the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan versions of Goku and Vegeta will also be unlocked early. Finally, it will also come with a SR card for Super Dragon Ball Heroes, the Dragon Ball Z: Data Carddass game.

For those interested in picking this up, Dragon Ball FighterZ for Switch is set to retail for ¥6,800 — lower than the original price of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions.

Source: Ryokutya2089