Category: Fighting Games

At E3 2018, Ubisoft showed that they were still supporting their medieval sword-fighting game For Honor by announcing a new expansion; called Marching Fire, the new expansion brings with it some new features for players to sink their teeth into.

First up is a new faction: the Wu Lin. This Chinese-inspired faction brings with it new warriors: Jiang Jun who wields a guandao, ex-bodyguard Nuxia who brings a pair of shuang gou, a Shaolin wielding a staff, and the tragic figure Tiandi, who uses a massive broadsword.

In addition to the new faction, Marching Fire also brings with it a new mode called “Breach”. This mode involves a castle siege where one team of four tries to break into the castle, while another does their best to defend it.

Other additions to Marching Fire include a new “unlimited” single-player or two-player co-op mode where players can face AI opponents together, as well as graphical updates. No significant details of both of these have been provided by Ubisoft yet.

For Honor‘s Marching Fire expansion launches on October 16, 2018. For those looking to try the game out, however, the game is currently free on PC until June 18.

Source: Ubisoft

At E3 2018, Ubisoft showed that they were still supporting their medieval sword-fighting game For Honor by announcing a new expansion; called Marching Fire, the new expansion brings with it some new features for players to sink their teeth into.

First up is a new faction: the Wu Lin. This Chinese-inspired faction brings with it new warriors: Jiang Jun who wields a guandao, ex-bodyguard Nuxia who brings a pair of shuang gou, a Shaolin wielding a staff, and the tragic figure Tiandi, who uses a massive broadsword.

In addition to the new faction, Marching Fire also brings with it a new mode called “Breach”. This mode involves a castle siege where one team of four tries to break into the castle, while another does their best to defend it.

Other additions to Marching Fire include a new “unlimited” single-player or two-player co-op mode where players can face AI opponents together, as well as graphical updates. No significant details of both of these have been provided by Ubisoft yet.

For Honor‘s Marching Fire expansion launches on October 16, 2018. For those looking to try the game out, however, the game is currently free on PC until June 18.

Source: Ubisoft

“Never underestimate Heroes!”

Bandai Namco Entertainment has confirmed as part of E3 2018 that their upcoming arena brawler My Hero One’s Justice — based on the My Hero Academia anime franchise — will be released in the Americas during October 2018. You’ll be able to join the action on PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch.

Check out the new E3 trailer — featuring a selection of the playable Heroes and Villians, and some glimpses of the character creation features:

From the Bandai Namco press release:

MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE, the 3D arena fighting game based on the popular Weekly Shonen Jump manga and anime franchise, will launch in the Americas this October for the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, PC via STEAM, and Nintendo Switch.

MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE enables players to form three-person squads made up of their favorite U.A. High students, such as Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, and Tsuyu Asui. Squads can also include Pro Heroes, such as All Might and Eraserhead, and villains, such as Stain, Dabi, and Himiko Toga, all fighting for their ideals in over-the-top three-dimensional, environment-destroying battles. Each squad consists of one primary fighter and up to two sidekicks, mirroring how Pro Hero teams are often structured in the anime.

During combat, fighters can call upon their sidekicks, as well as utilize their signature Quirks (the defining superpower of every hero and villain), to land explosive combination attacks to turn the tides of battle or finish off an opponent. As each character’s Quirk and support attack is unique, and can be executed on the ground, in the air, or even on buildings, MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE affords players the opportunity to “GO BEYOND” like only the MY HERO universe can.

MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE enables players to live the anime and gives them the chance to play through character-defining moments from the anime and from game-exclusive original scenarios in Story Mode. After clearing the story from the hero’s point-of-view, players unlock Villain Mode, where they will be able to play through the story from the villain’s perspective. By completing these missions, players can unlock items for their characters, making them even more powerful. Players can choose to play online and battle other players to hone their skills and become a worldwide hero.

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

Yes, I know, we’re slap in the middle of E3. But Mikado Arcade has decided it’s time for their retro fighter classic, Street Fighter Carnival 11, and no matter what time it is, they’re right. This wild tournament series pits Japan’s FGC against each other across a wide variety of arcade games between June 11th and July 6th — and it begins with a SFC staple, World Heroes 2.

Mikado Arcade will track the tournament performances of players via this public google document, which has also given us a sneak peek at future titles down the line: Virtua Fighter 3tb, Fight Fever, and, hilariously, the Taito soccer game Football Champ.

You can follow the action of SFC11 by subscribing to Mikado’s official YouTube channel. For the night owls in the US, you can even try to catch them when they livestream.

Source: Mikado Arcade

Saving the Earth from destruction? It’s just his ninja way, you know?

IGN has been busy with all the new stuff coming out of E3 2018 — one of the most prominent items for fighting fans is a new arena fighter coming from Bandai Namco: Jump Force.

Planned to drop sometime in 2019, the game is a one-on-one arena fighter, with each player bringing a tag team of their three favorite Jump characters into the battle. The trailer certainly grabs attention, but didn’t show much about how the game actually plays… luckily, IGN has some more footage of the game in action (at least, at this stage in development) from E3. You can see the scope of the huge arenas, some examples of how tagging and assists appear to work at this point, as well as Naruto powering-up — with the help of Kurama!

Source: IGN

Motohiro Okubo is a busy man. In his third interview at E3, this time with YouTube’s Geoff Keighley, Okubo revealed additional details about the game, and showed off exclusive footage of SoulCalibur VI.

One interesting tidbit that Okubo dropped is regarding guest characters. He revealed that Geralt is indeed intergrated into the game’s story, and he’s a character that is on the disc of the game (or rather, included digitally). Okubo does not rule out the possibility that more guest characters can come as downloadable content. The latter part of the conversation turned to SoulCalibur VI‘s development progress. Okubo said that the release date “may” be revealed during E3 — again, he didn’t say this with absolute certainty.

For what it’s worth though, this was also our first look at another returning fighter, Yoshimitsu, prominently featured in gameplay clips against Geralt and others.

In another interview, Okubo confirmed that Character Creation Mode will return to the series. Stay tuned to Shoryuken as more details emerge around SoulCalibur VI and other games.

Source: gameslice