Author: Franz "d3v" Co

As the year comes to the close, one of the biggest tournaments — outside of the Capcom Cup — is the Northeast Championship. Aside from being the last major tournament of the year for most games, NEC has also been host to the Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Battle Royal Finals for the past couple of years.

Now, for those thinking of going to NEC 18, here’s some great news: BigE Gaming has extended the registration period for the event due to interest. Registration for the event is now extended up until December 4, 2017.

In addition to this, BigE has also increased the player cap for the Dead or Alive 5: Last Round tournament to 128 players. This is due to increased interest in the event. This means that even more players will be competing for the $6,000 pot bonus from Team NINJA.

Interested players can head on over to NEC 18’s smash.gg page to register. NEC 18 will take place on December 15 to 17 at the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, PA.

Source: NEC 18 via Free Step Dodge

It’s that time of year again: when people line up in stores to take advantage of massive discounts. However, taking advantage of Black Friday deals doesn’t necessarily mean having to take part in the rush. Thanks to digital retailers, players can take advantage of discounts from the comfort of their homes.

For fighting game players, we’ve got a number of deals on PC for a variety of fighting games from specific digital retailers. A number of Capcom titles are on sale over at Green Man Gaming; these include both Street Fighter V and Ultra Street Fighter IV, as well as Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Even Street Fighter X Tekken is added into the mix.

Bandai Namco, on the other hand, has Tekken 7 on sale over at GamersGate. This is on top of various anime arena fighters based on the Dragon Ball, and Naruto franchises.

Finally, Mortal Kombat X and its XL update are both on sale over at Fanatical, a.k.a. the site formerly known as Bundle Stars.

You can check out all these deals below. Take note, that all of these are for the Steam releases of the games.

GMG Capcom Black Friday (Coupon Code: GMGBLACKFRIDAY)

Game	Regular Price	% Off	Sale Price
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Deluxe Edition	$89.99	32%	$61.19
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite	$59.99	41%	$35.69
Street Fighter V 2017 Deluxe Edition	$80.07	43%	$45.60
Street Fighter V 2016 Season Pass	$19.99	20%	$15.99
Street Fighter V	$39.99	66%	$13.60
Ultra Street Fighter IV	$29.99	79%	$6.37
Street Fighter X Tekken	$29.99	83%	$5.10
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	$24.99	57%	$10.63

GamersGate Bandai Namco Black Friday (No Coupon Needed)

Game	Regular Price	% Off	Sale Price
Tekken 7 Deluxe Edition	$74.99	43%	$42.78
Tekken 7	$49.99	51%	$24.45
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Deluxe	$74.99	59%	$30.93
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2	$49.99	67%	$16.60
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy	$69.99	41%	$41.64
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy	$39.99	35%	$26.07
Naruto Shippuden: 4 Road to Boruto	$49.99	59%	$20.37
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2	$19.99	32%	$13.59
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 1	$19.99	32%	$13.59
Naruto Shippuden: 3 Full Burst	$19.99	45%	$10.91
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4	$29.99	72%	$8.36
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution	$29.99	80%	$6.11

Fanatical PC Black Friday (Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAY10)

Game	Regular Price	% Off	Sale Price
Mortal Kombat XL	$49.97	84%	$8.09
Mortal Kombat X	$19.99	78%	$4.49

Sources: Green Man Gaming; GamersGate; Fanatical; via Siliconera

It looks like two more DLC mobile suits are coming to Gundam Versus in Japan. This December, the Japanese version of the game will gain the RGM-79SP GM Sniper II and the GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam.

The RGM-79SP GM Sniper II hails from various works in the franchises original Universal Century timeline. This specific example in Gundam Versus is decked out in White Dingo Team colors from the Dreamcast game Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From The Ashes. Piloting it is White Dingo Team commander, Master Pierce Rayer.

The GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam on the other hand comes from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. This prototype suit is the commander unit of the Alliance’s “G Project” which resulted in the creation of most of the Gundams in that series. It’s piloted by none other than Gundam SEED deuteragonist Athrun Zala.

Both of these mobile suits will be available as DLC in Japan on December 12. No word yet on when they’ll hit game in the West. In the meantime, here are some screenshots of both suits:

Click to view slideshow.

Source: Siliconera

Looks like we’re getting a ton of good stuff for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. We already know that Venom, Winter Soldier, and Black Widow are coming in a couple of weeks. But before that, it seems that people who’re looking to try the game out — but haven’t bought in yet — will get a chance to do so.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will be getting a free demo weekend on PlayStation. The free weekend starts at 8:00 AM Pacific on Friday November 24, and runs all the way to 8:00 AM Pacific on Monday to November 27. All 30 launch characters will be available to play from the (currently unfettered) Dante, all the way to Ultron.

While the general consensus is that Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite actually plays great, the somewhat dodgy presentation and roster choices have kept some players from giving the game a shot. With this free weekend, it seems that Capcom and Sony are trying to give these players a chance to get a taste of the game’s gameplay.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Bandai America recently announced some GameStop-exclusive Dragon Stars figures for Dragon Ball FighterZ. What’s interesting about these figures, however, isn’t that they’re exclusive — rather the figures themselves clue us in to some details about the upcoming game’s plot.

The figures in question are for Goku and Vegeta in some alternate, red and black colors. However, these are more than just alternate colors, as Bandai Namco’s tweet specifically refers to them as “clones,” and that they have “arrived to threaten the safety of the planet.”

The clones have ARRIVED to threaten the safety of the planet!
Limited Edition GameStop-exclusive Dragon Stars figures from the upcoming DRAGON BALL FighterZ game are available for pre-order now! https://t.co/lDEMLMNHI0https://t.co/327YkxT4oY@BandaiNamcoUS @GameStop #FighterZ pic.twitter.com/evNE5Ge2TZ

— Bandai America (@BandaiAmerica) November 20, 2017

Combined with what we’ve seen in previous story trailers for the game, this seems to confirm that antagonist Android 21 is somehow involved in a plot to use clones of the series’ heroes for some nefarious purpose.

Both of these “Dragon Ball FighterZ edition” Goku and Vegeta Dragon Stars figures are available for purchase for $19.99 over at GameStop.

Source: Bandai America

Last year, MangaGamer announced that they were bringing Ōgon Musōkyoku CROSS to the west via Steam as Golden Fantasia CROSS. Now we know when the game is coming out, as they’ve opened up a Steam store page listing its release date as December 9.

Originally released on December 31, 2011, Ōgon Musōkyoku CROSS is an expansion on the original Ōgon Musōkyoku (itself a spin off of the Umineko When They Cry visual novel series). The update adds a number of new characters, specifically Dlanor A. Knox, Erika Furudo, and Black Battler.

The Steam release features all of these, as well as the three additional characters added in the 2012 patch — Bernkastel, Lambdadelta, and Willard H. Wright. In addition to these, this new release features online play using Steam’s online matchmaking. This online play uses rollback-based netcode, and includes a lobby system for players looking to set up online play sessions with friends and rivals alike.

As a bit of cross promotion, MangaGamer has put the latest installment of the Umineko When They Cry series, the so-called “Answers Arc,” on sale on Steam. Those interested in catching up on the main series can get the game at a 10% discount until November 25.

Source: Steam via Game*Spark

As previously reported, Saudi artist Mashael Al Barrack won a contest held by SNK and Manga Productions to design a new character to appear in one of their games. Now, as a result SNK has announced that a female fighter from the region of Najd will be coming to The King of Fighters XIV as a DLC character.

Mashael’s design was chosen from over 300 designs from artists from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and more. Involved in the selection was a 13-person panel including KOFXIV producer Yasuyuki Oda, character designer Eisuke Ogura, and art director Nobuyuki Kuroki.

In addition to the character, another contest was also held for a new stage. The winning design, based on the Masmak Fort in Riyadh — by Zainab Al-Lawaty of Oman — will also be coming as DLC.

Exactly when both the character and the Masmak Fort stage will become available has not yet been revealed.

Source: SNK via Gematsu