Category: Fighting Games

Arc System Works has updated the Japanese BlazBlue: Central Fiction website with some details about the gameplay modes for the upcoming console version. BlazBlue’s trifecta of practice modes, Tutorial, Training, and Challenge, will make a return; the modes will take a page from Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and show input on an arcade stick display.

Abyss Mode has been rebranded as “Grim of Abyss.” As before, it will be a type of survival mode where your character acquires and equips gameplay-impacting skills. The Collection and Gallery Modes will allow purchasing of in-game items such as character colors, artwork, posters, and more.

The Story Mode will present the tale in an adventure game/visual novel style, with over 30 hours of estimated gameplay. The website mentions two characters “from another world” making an appearance: Naoto Kurogane and Es, the “heroine from another Tale of the Azure.”

The Wheel of Fate begins turning in Japan once more on October 6, 2016, while the American and European releases are following this Winter.

Source: BlazBlue.jp

Capcom’s quarterly earnings report has indicated that over the last three months, the publisher has shipped fewer than 100,000 copies of Street Fighter V. Additionally, sales figures compiled by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu have revealed that only 81,854 copies of Street Fighter V for PlayStation 4 have sold in Japan during the period of December 28, 2015 to June 26, 2016–while placing it at #43 out of Japan’s top fifty sellers, this is still far short of Capcom’s desired projections.

It certainly seems that Capcom is still reaping the whirlwind of Street Fighter V’s shaky launch and ongoing negative perception of being an “incomplete” product; while the addition of the expanded Story Mode, new fighters, and other add-on content are helping fight that perception, it still has a ways to go. Street Fighter V’s competitive reception has been much more positive, however–the increased exposure from large events such as Evo 2016, particularly ESPN2’s coverage, may yet still help put Street Fighter V on a smoother course.

Sources: CGM; Kotaku

In quite a drastic change of plan, “The Smash Brothers” director Travis “Samox” Beauchamp has announced that the sequel, titled “Metagame,” will now take the form of an episodic series rather than a feature film. Metagame was initially scheduled for winter of this year, but thanks to the substantial nature of this change, the series will now be released in early 2017.

This change in style does give Samox greater freedom to really dig into side stories and tangents alongside the documentary’s main narrative arc, as he is no longer limited to the usual 2-hour run time of a feature film. As such, expect lengthy 40 to 50 minute episodes within this series, similar to the original The Smash Brothers documentary.

Samox will be hosting a panel at Super Smash Con to talk about the production process of the original documentary, answering any questions about the current series, and showing off another glimpse of Metagame. He will also be filming at Super Smash Con–focusing on capturing footage on the younger generation enjoying Smash, to juxtapose against serious tournament play. If you are a younger Super Smash Con attendee–or know a friend or relative who is–and want to be part of the film, get in touch with Samox via Twitter or email to register your interest.

Source: EastPointPictures

In quite a drastic change of plan, “The Smash Brothers” director Travis “Samox” Beauchamp has announced that the sequel, titled “Metagame,” will now take the form of an episodic series rather than a feature film. Metagame was initially scheduled for winter of this year, but thanks to the substantial nature of this change, the series will now be released in early 2017.

This change in style does give Samox greater freedom to really dig into side stories and tangents alongside the documentary’s main narrative arc, as he is no longer limited to the usual 2-hour run time of a feature film. As such, expect lengthy 40 to 50 minute episodes within this series, similar to the original The Smash Brothers documentary.

Samox will be hosting a panel at Super Smash Con to talk about the production process of the original documentary, answering any questions about the current series, and showing off another glimpse of Metagame. He will also be filming at Super Smash Con–focusing on capturing footage on the younger generation enjoying Smash, to juxtapose against serious tournament play. If you are a younger Super Smash Con attendee–or know a friend or relative who is–and want to be part of the film, get in touch with Samox via Twitter or email to register your interest.

Source: EastPointPictures

Following in the footsteps of previous Super Smash Bros. Melee alumni like Johnny “S2J” Kim, Joseph “Mang0” Marquez and Zac “SFAT” Cordoni, premier Samus main James “Duck” Ma has joined Melee It On Me as their latest signing. Duck has gone from strength to strength as of late, achieving rank 22 on the latest MIOM World Rankings and picking up some impressive wins against fellow top 20 players like TSM|Leffen, G2 Westballz and CLG SFAT in the last year.

His placings have been equally as impressive, earning 5th at Dreamhack Winter 2015, 13th at Genesis 3 and 9th at The Big House 5, Smash Summit 2 and Evo 2o16. With the combined strength of Duck’s precise Samus play and MIOM’s connections across the world, here’s hoping that this duck will be taking flight with a top-level team very soon.

Source: Melee It On Me