Category: Fighting Games

The REAL King of Iron Fist has finally come to claim his crown!

Though Season 2 of Tekken 7 came to an end at the close of February with the release of Julia Chang and The Walking Dead’s Negan, it seems another character could be heading to the game in the future, as the true King of Iron Fist has finally decided to step into the 3D arena.

Earlier today, Chief Series Producer Katsuhiro Harada tweeted the following, announcing that he’ll be the next entrant into the King Of Iron Fist Tournament 7, even revealing screenshots of him in a very fine suit facing off with Kazuya Mishima atop the G Corporation’s Helipad. His message reads as follows:

A new champion is about to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament! By popular demand, #TEKKEN 7’s very own Director @Harada_TEKKEN will step into the ring for some epic showdowns. Can you guess who he will side with in the war to settle the Mishima feud?

って実機映像やんこれ。。 pic.twitter.com/6RrA35U929

— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) April 1, 2019

This model looks very similar to the one that was threatened by Negan during his reveal trailer to release him alongside Julia in the game’s latest update. Though this is clearly a fun April Fool’s Day joke, we have seen an in-game avatar of Harada in a Bandai Namco Entertainment 3D title before, as he could be faced, clad in Heihachi Mishima’s trademark gi, in the Quick Battle Mode of 2012’s SoulCalibur V, rewarding players that defeated him with the Soul of Devil Jin moveset that was exclusive to Create-A-Soul custom characters, allowing them to harness the Devil Gene and the powers of Devil Jin on the Stage of History.

Interestingly, response to this joke has been extremely positive from the Tekken community, with fellow Tekken producer, Bamco Game Designer, and Harada’s personal translator, Michael Murray, Tweeting out his shocked surprise over the response, while also noting that he shows up during Harada’s Rage Drive to, “try to show him the mute/block button as he steamrolls over trolls, LOL!” Mr. Wizard has also preemptively banned Harada from Evo, citing that he’d be, “way too broken!” Let us know in the comments section if you’d be willing to buy Harada-san as a playable character in Tekken 7 and Happy April Fool’s Day from all of us at Shoryuken!

Lol. Really?! Didn’t think this was gonna be so popular https://t.co/8CsbVLnpTi

— Michael Murray (@mykeryu) April 1, 2019

Source: Katsuhiro Harada (Twitter); Michael Murray (Twitter)

The Tour will have $90,000 in prize money up for grabs!

It appears the 2019 Season of the Tekken World Tour won’t be the only competitive circuit beginning at The Mixup in Lyon, France this April, as Koei Tecmo Games and Team NINJA have finally revealed the details of their upcoming Dead Or Alive 6 World Championship, following its announcement at Evo Japan last February.

Qualifying events will be held in North America, Europe, and Asia, with the Finals event culminating later this year at the DEAD OR ALIVE Festival 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, where the 16 best Dead Or Alive 6 players across the globe will battle for ultimate supremacy.

As far as competitive rankings go, the tour will consist of three “Offline Fatal Match Events.” These will be the equivalent of the Premiere Events seen on the Capcom Pro Tour, with the winners of each earning immediate qualification and the remaining members of the event’s Top 16 being awarded a sliding scale of points towards their respective Regional Leaderboards.

There are three Regional Leaderboards in total, those being U.S., Asia, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa.) This trio of events will also have an $8,000 pot bonus up for grabs. Additionally, there will be eight “Offline DOA6WC Point Match” events, which will be the Tour’s equivalent of the CPT’s Ranking Events, as well as well as four “Online DOA6WC Point Matches.”

Eventually, 3 spots will be given to the tournament winners of the “Offline Fatal Match Event” (CEO 2019, Summer Jam, The Fatal Match in Japan), 11 additional players will be chosen based on their ranking on the DOA6WC Point Leaderboard, with three available spots for Asia, five for the United States, and three for the EMSA. Finally, there will also be two spots available to the Top 2 placers in the Last Chance Qualifier Tournament that will be held the day of the Finals at the DEAD OR ALIVE Festival 2019.

Players who have qualified through winning an Offline Fatal Match may still participate in other events, but any earned points will be considered null and void, so they do not factor into the Leaderboard standings, and should they win, the Rule of Succession will shift the qualification spot down the line until it is awarded to a player who is currently un-qualified.

Finally, if any qualified players choose not to participate in the Finals in Japan, (though Koei Tecmo is offering assistance with travel and lodging), then additional slots will be opened up for the LCQ Tournament. The overall prize pool for the entire Tour will total to $90,000 or the equivalent of 10 Million Yen. The event schedule is as follows:

• The MIXUP – April 2oth-21st, Lyon, France (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• KVO X TSB 2019 – May 2nd, Osaka, Japan (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• CEO 2019 – June 28th-30th, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (Offline Fatal Match) $8,000 pot bonus
• VSFighting 2019 – July 20th-21st, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• Summer Jam 13 – August 30th-September 1st, Location TBD (Offline Fatal Match) $8,000 pot bonus
• Kumite In Texas 2019 – September 13th-15th, Arlington, Texas, USA (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• Ultimate Fighting Arena 2019 – September 27th-29th, Paris France (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• The Fall Classic 2019 – Date TBD, North Carolina, USA (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• East Coast Throwdown 2019 – October 18th-20th, New Jersey, USA (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• ASIA Qualifier – Summer 2019, Taipei, Taiwan (Offline DOA6WC Point Match) $5,000 pot bonus
• The Fatal Match In Japan – Fall 2019, Tokyo, Japan (Offline Fatal Match) $8,000 pot bonus
• ASIA Online Qualifier – TBD (Online DOA6WC Point Match)
• U.S. Online Qualifier – TBD (Online DOA6WC Point Match)
• EMEA Online Qualifier – TBD (Online DOA6WC Point Match)
• DOA6WC Last Chance Match – TBD, Tokyo, Japan
• Dead Or Alive 6 World Championship Finals – TBD, Tokyo, Japan $30,000 Total Prize

The point distribution will be as follows:

Offline Fatal Match:

• 1st place – Qualification to DOA6WC Finals + $4,000
• 2nd place – 400 points + $1.600
• 3rd place – 240 points + $800
• 4th place – 160 points +$480
• Tied for 5th – 80 points each + $320 each
• Tied for 7th – 40 points each + $240 each
• Tied for 9th – 20 points each
• Tied for 13th – 10 points each

Offline DOA6WC Point Match:

• 1st place – 300 points + $2,500
• 2nd place – 180 points + $1,000
• 3rd place – 120 points + $500
• 4th place – 60 points + $300
• Tied for 5th – 30 points each + $200 each
• Tied for 7th – 15 points each + $150 each
• Tied for 9th – 10 points each
• Tied for 13th – 5 points each

Online DOA6WC Point Match:

• 1st place – 400 points
• 2nd place – 240 points
• 3rd place – 160 points
• 4th place – 80 points
• Tied for 5th – 40 points each
• Tied for 7th – 20 points each
• Tied for 9th – 10 points each
• Tied for 13th – 5 points each

DOA6WC Finals Prize Pool:

• 1st place – $15,000
• 2nd place – $6,000
• 3rd place – $3,000
• 4th place – $1,800
• Tied for 5th – $1,200 each
• Tied for 7th – $900 each

It looks like it’s going to be an absolutely fantastic season, showcasing the greatest action in Fighting Entertainment, so get out there Dead Or Alive 6 players and prove that you’re a fighter!

Source: Team Ninja

Could the Persona 5 fighter be coming this week, or was it simply a corporate communication mixup?

Electronics retailer, Best Buy, might have released the first look at the character render for upcoming DLC fighter, Joker, for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate through its weekly ad highlighting the Fighters Pass.

The design is definitely a nice adaptation of the stylish RPG character. If this truly is Joker’s render for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it’ll only look better in motion. Those looking for more details on Joker are out of luck, however, as following the link takes you to the store page for the Fighters Pass with no additional information. Check out the full ad for yourself below.

Joker is set to release sometime before the end of April as the first Challenger Pack of the Fighters Pass which is available for $24.99. All Challenger packs are also sold individually for $5.99. Each Challenger Pack includes one DLC fighter, one stage, and additional music tracks.

All packs are set to release by February 2020. Those who purchase the Fighters Pass, on top of gaining access to each of the five Challenger Packs, will also receive a Mii Swordfighter costume based on Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Source: Best Buy

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition has wrapped up its latest round of server maintenance, and the Version 04.030 update has been applied. As of now the recently-announced Field of Fate stage is now available in the in-game Shop for either 40,000 Fight Money or $1.99. Additionally, Balrog’s “Mike-Like” Costume, which sees him don the attire of Mike from the original Street Fighter game, has returned to Menat’s Fighting Chance until May 25th, for those who weren’t able to receive the fortune from the soothsayer the first time around. Finally, some battle-related bug fixes have been applied to Karin Kanzuki, Rashid, Blanka, Ed, and G, the most notable of which is increasing the damage on the “Master of the Turbulent Wind’s” Dash Spinning Mixers, which had been unintentionally reduced during the initial Season 4 balance update, making the UAE fighter ever stronger. You can see the full list below.

Did you miss the bell on Balrog's pugilistic parody of man like Mike from the original Street Fighter? It's time for round two as this costume returns to Fighting Chance from March 26 till May 15. pic.twitter.com/L70H2udRJt

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) March 26, 2019

3/26 Update Info (Ver. 04.030)

Following server maintenance on March 26, 2019, Street Fighter V has been updated to Ver. 04.030.

• DLC
— Stages
Field of Fate

• Fighting Chance
— Get Balrog’s “Mike-like” Additional Costume through “Lookalike” now available again in Fighting Chance.

• Battle Related Bug Fixes
— Karin
Fixed a bug where, after Karin gets hit with M. Bison’s V-Trigger II move Psycho Charge, if Karin successfully lands her backwards throw Arakuma Inashi and M. Bison performs recovery, the Psycho Charge status would not be removed.

— Rashid
As of Ver. 4.000, the damage for Dash Spinning Mixer was lower than intended. The damage has been restored to the values before Ver. 4.000.

— Ed
When hitting Psycho Snatcher – Air (non-hold version) against an airborne opponent who is relatively low in the air, the 2nd hit would not connect regardless of if the 1st hit connected. To fix this issue, the hitbox for the 2nd hit has been expanded in the downward direction, which helps to alleviate the situation.

— Blanka
Fixed a bug where, during the hit stun for certain attacks, Blanka’s horizontal hurtboxes would become larger than intended. The hurtboxes have been fixed to be the normal size for the corresponding motion.

— G
Fixed a bug where if G performed his V-Trigger II move G Rage, but if the move’s armor properties absorb a projectile attack at the same time as the throw becomes active, G would not be able to throw the opponent character.

We hope you continue to enjoy playing Street Fighter V.

Sources: Shadaloo C.R.I.; Street Fighter (Twitter)