Author: Franz "d3v" Co

Combo Breaker has always been an important tournament for the Killer Instinct community — the name of the tournament itself should already clue people in on that. As such, it should be no surprise that the tournament will be part of the Killer Instinct Ultra Tour!

As a part of the Killer Instinct Ultra Tour, the Killer Instinct event at Combo Breaker will also be getting a $15,000 prize pool bonus. The money for this will be coming from the Kilgore Community Fund that Microsoft and Iron Galaxy have put up to help support tournaments, based on sales of DLC character Kilgore.

For those wondering how the prize pool will be divided, Combo Breaker has confirmed that the the top 16 players from the Killer Instinct tournament at Combo Breaker will be receiving a payout.

Combo Breaker 2018 takes place from May 25 to 27 at the Mega Center at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.

Source: Combo Breaker

Kinetiquettes has done a bang-up job with their dioramas and statues from various fighting game franchises. However, there’s one franchise that they have yet to touch — until now, that is.

For those Guilty Gear fans looking for a new figure to collect, Kinetiquettes has announced that their first-ever Guilty Gear series diorama is now available for pre-order. The 39cm x 67cm diorama features series tritagonist Dizzy based on her appearance in Guilty Gear Xrd. Alongside Dizzy, her wings Necro and Undine are also on display.

In addition to the diorama itself, the pre-orders from Kinetiquette’s will also come with an exclusive Dizzy art print by Jason Chng.

Kinetiquettes will Only 500 of these dioramas, so interested fans should considering pre-ordering as soon as possible. The diorama is going for $649.00 — though, as with all Kinetiquettes pre-orders, buyers can also opt to pay via 3-month and 6-month installment plans.

Kinetiquette’s Dizzy diorama is set to release in the first quarter of 2019. In the meantime, check out some photos of it in the gallery below.

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Source: Kinetiquettes

During yesterday’s THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV Arcade Ver. BURN2FIGHT 2018 event, SNK had an announcement to make about SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. They revealed that their upcoming all-girl tag team fighting game would be getting an arcade version in Japan.

Specifically, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy would be coming to Taito’s NESiCAxLive 2 platform. (This is the same platform that runs The King of Fighters XIV‘s arcade version.) Other details regarding the arcade version have yet to be revealed, though the fact that it’s on NEXiCAxLive 2 should mean that it allows for online play between cabinets in different game centers.

While SNK has moved on to publishing more on consoles as of late, the company hasn’t forgotten its arcade roots. As previously mentioned, The King of Fighters XIV eventually got an arcade version (and later, PC release.) As such, it’s nice to see them continuing to do so with SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in the Summer of 2018. No word yet on when the arcade version will launch.

Source: Kakuge-checker

As you may know, the much-anticipated Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection will launch this May 29th. However, it seems that will no longer be the case in Japan.

Producer Tomoaki Ayano recently made an announcement over at the game’s official Japanese site regarding the delay. The release date has been moved from “Spring 2018” to a more nebulous “to-be-determined”.

According to the announcement, the reason for the delay is because they have received a lot of feedback from the fans, since the collection was first announced back in December of last year. As such, they have decided to move the release date in Japan to be able to address this.

As for what exactly the feedback was related to, they didn’t specifically say. That said, the original announcement for the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection indicated that it would have English titles, voicing, and text (likely including the names of the Street Fighter II bosses). As such, this could be the main thing being addressed in the delay — especially since no such delay has been announced for the West.

Source: Capcom

Those looking for some high-level Tekken 7 action are in for a treat this weekend with the Japanese Tekken Pro Championship. This double-elimination tournament will see eight of the best Tekken 7 players in Japan fight it out in a historic tournament.

Participating in the tournament will be Yamasa|Nobi, Yamasa|Take, Yuu|Yuu, Noroma, Hakaioh, Ao, Double, and Pekos. While this level of talent should be notable enough, the other unique thing about this tournament is that it will be the first Tekken tournament under Japan’s new professional license system.

On top of the pride of winning the first “pro” tournament under the system are some very generous cash prizes. The winner gets ¥600,000 (approximately US$5,7oo), 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place are given ¥350,000, ¥150,000, and ¥100,000 respectively, while everyone 5th place and below earns ¥75,000.

The tournament itself will start at 5:45 PM Japan time, March 24th (that’s 1:45 AM Pacific). For those interested in watching, the tournament will be streamed in both Japanese and English on Twitch. The Japanese stream will be on Bandai Namco Entertainment channel, while the English stream will be on their Tekken Channel. English commentary will be provided by Bandai Namco’s Michael Murray, as well as MajinObama.

Source: Tekken Official

With The King of Fighters XIV getting four new DLC characters, some fans may be curious about how they will affect the game’s balance and meta. Fortunately, SNK knows the value of testing, and will be holding preliminary tests of the game with the three currently-revealed characters at a couple of events in Japan next week.

The first of these events will be at AnimeJapan 2018, taking place this weekend from March 24 to 25, at the Tokyo Big Sight Hall. The King of Fighters XIV with Najd, Heidern, and Oswald (as well as the Riyadh stage) will be at the Manga Productions booth at the event on both days.

As previously reported, Manga Productions worked with SNK on the design contest that produced Najd. As such, participants in the test will also receive a special Najd badge.

For anyone attending, take note that they will be running the PlayStation 4 version of the game, using the DualShock 4 controller.

In addition to the AnimeJapan 2018 test, SNK is also holding the THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV Arcade Ver. BURN2FIGHT 2018 event, on Saturday, March 24.  The event will take place at MEGARAGE on the 3rd floor of the Taito Station Mizoguchi.

In addition to the location test, there will also be a mini-concert by the SNK sound team!

Sources: Manga Productions; Taito via 4Gamer

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT has just gotten a new update on PlayStation 4. This version 1.06 update brings with it some new content as well as a host of balance changes for the cast.

The biggest new addition to version 1.06 of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is the Orbonne Monastery stage. For those not familiar with it, the Orbonne Monastery comes from Final Fantasy Tactics — specifically, it’s the introductory mission of that game.

In addition to the new stage, version 1.06 also brings with it in-game move lists, as well as a host of balance changes for the characters; you can check all of these out below.

Source: Square Enix, via r/Dissidia

As previously reported, Injustice 2 will be getting a “Legendary Edition” next week on March 27. However, for those who already have the game, the Legendary Edition is coming early via a patch this coming Thursday, March 22.

The patch is expected to bring new things into the game: new gear, skins, and even some balance changes. Most of these will likely be detailed in NetherRealm’s Watchtower stream, which is scheduled for 3:00 Central Time today.

However, one thing that is coming is that all players Regen Tokens will now be converted into credits. This was explained in a post in the Warner Bros’ Games forums as necessary to “maintain the integrity of the leveling mechanic”. This means, come the patch, both new players and veterans will start at an even playing field in pursuing the new level 30 playing cap. After this however, players can begin collecting Regen Tokens once again.

Source: WB Games via Test Your Might

Bandai Namco has announced three more characters for My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Tsuyu Asui, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Denki Kaminari will be playable in the upcoming arena fighter based on the My Hero Academia manga and anime franchise.

The three were announced in a recent issue of Jump magazine. The issue showed the three character as well as some in game screenshots of them.

Of the three, Tsuyu Asui, a.k.a. Froppy, may be the one most people may be familiar — being one of the most popular and memetic characters to come out of the series. For those not familiar with her, her powers basically have her able to do whatever a frog can — something reflected in the screenshots below.

The more conventional-looking Momo Yaoyorozu, a.k.a. Creati, has the power of creation. She’s able to create just about any non-living object out of her body. One quirk of this power is that it’s tied to her food intake. It’ll be interesting to see how this will be represented in game.

Another character with an interesting quirk to his powers, Denki Kaminari, a.k.a. Chargebolt, can produce electricity from his body, to a point. Once he goes over the limit however, he shorts out his brain and lower his intelligence for at least an hour. Again, this may be something fleshed out as a mechanic for him.

We’ll likely learn more about these characters in the near future. In the meantime, check out this scan of the issue from Shonen Gamez.

As well as these new screenshots:

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My Hero Academia: One’s Justice is set to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime in 2018.

Sources: Shonen Gamez; Siliconera