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Dragon Ball FighterZ video roundup: Goku breakdown, “Team Volleyball”, and more!

Welcome West City Warriors! Despite living in a post-GO1 world, none of the Dragon Ball FighterZ content that came in recently has been Vegeta-related. If you’re a Goku main, though, there’s plenty of combos and strategies broken down in the video haul below. Let’s jump in!

Starting us off, TrulyAmiracle shows the synergy of “Team Volleyball” (Tien, Piccolo, Gotenks).

Since we last saw him, Mr. Clayton Chapman, aka FinalShowdown, has put his spin on virtually the whole cast. If you haven’t already looked at his innovative work, now’s a good time to check it out:

Famed Tekken content creators That Blasted Salami have turned their high production values to DBFZ. Understandably, they have started their analytical breakdowns with Dragon Ball’s hero, Goku.

YMB9 Sho closes us out today with a quick breakdown on how to stay safe with Frieza.

Sources: TrulyAmiracle; Clayton chapman; That Blasted Salami; YMB9 Sho

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Tsuyu Asui, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Denki Kaminari coming to My Hero Academia: One’s Justice

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.

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As well as these new screenshots:

Click to view slideshow.

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

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Tune into Capcom Unity on Twitch today to see more live footage of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

See more of these classics in action, courtesy of Capcom Unity.

Early looks at the upcoming Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection — due to arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime this May — from PlayStation Underground and Maximilian were promising in many ways, but raised concerns about potential issues with the gameplay speed, and a lack of non-arcade features. Thankfully, community hands-on experience with a more recent build brought to Final Round 2018 alleviated a lot of concern: not only were the gameplay speeds apparently more arcade-accurate, but many of the original arcade bugs were found to be intact, minus the game-crashing ones. Offline versus mode for Super Street Fighter II Turbo was also confirmed.

If you want to see more of these games prior to their impending release, Capcom Unity wants to show you! Head over to Twitch today (March 20) at 3:30 PM PT to see some more in-game footage direct from Capcom.

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Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

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Have a look at the exclusive “Tournament Battle” mode for Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection on Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch hardware lends itself well to a unique aspect of Street Fighter II arcade history.

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Street Fighter fans looking to pick up Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection on the Nintendo Switch will get to experience their own special addition to the Switch version: a re-creation of Super Street Fighter II: The Tournament Battle, an arcade-exclusive version of Super Street Fighter II that utilized four arcade cabinets to provide an eight-player bracketed tournament setting. So, if you’ve got a Nintendo Switch and three friends that are also Street Fighter/Nintendo fans, you can play this variation on the game for yourselves!

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection arrives on Nintendo Switch (and PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC) on May 29, 2018.

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Source: Street Fighter

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EZ Mod kit for Qanba Obsidian w/ Brook Universal Fighting Board now available for pre-order at Arcade Shock

Upgrade your Qanba Obsidian fightstick easily with this kit!

If you’d like to add a Brook Universal Fighting Board to your Qanba Obsidian arcade stick — with a minimum of installation fuss — this kit is for you. The EZ Mod kit for the Qanba Obsidian with the Brook Universal Fighting Board is now available to pre-order at Arcade Shock.

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Like prior EZ Mod Kits for other arcade stick models (such as the Mad Catz TE2, TE2+, HORI VLX, and Razer Panthera) this kit allows you to install a Brook UFB without any soldering or costly custom modifications. The features of this kit include:

  • Universal system compatibility PS3/4, Xbox 360/One, Wii U/Switch, PC
  • Solderless modding (est. about 30 mins. or less), can be installed by a novice
  • Lowest latency on the market (based on PS4 testing)

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Source: Arcade Shock

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Tekken 7 version 1.1.2 now live: Update adds Noctis Lucis Caelum, Nvidia ShadowPlay compatibility for PC

Similar to the Geese release, Noctis’s compatibility patch for Tekken 7 arrived a day before his announced launch date. Since yesterday, Noctis’s release has gradually been rolled out to all platforms, and the Prince of Lucis is now ready for action.

But he doesn’t come alone, at least if you’re on the PC — the latest version 1.1.2 patch also adds Nvidia ShadowPlay compatibility. ShadowPlay highlights captures the following gameplay moments:

  • Rage Art round finishes
  • “Great” victories
  • Super Slow Motion activation
  • High damaging and high hit count combos (at least 50, 70 or 85 damage with more than 10 hits)
  • Online Matches, win or lose.
  • Online Matches with an opponent with higher than 5 win streaks
  • Ranked Match promotions

Outside of the new Warp-Strike Warrior, there’s currently no information on any gameplay changes regarding the original cast. Make sure to check your mains to see if you notice anything different!

Sources: Avoiding The Puddle; Tekken Official

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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection launches May 29, 2018; Digital pre-orders include a copy of Ultra Street Fighter IV

The release date — and a surprise bonus — finally revealed!

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Capcom has, at last, confirmed the release date for the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection! This 12-title compendium of Street Fighter history will arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on May 29, 2018. Also, a bonus has been revealed for digital pre-orders on PlayStation, Xbox, or Steam: a pre-order will get you an copy of Ultra Street Fighter IV as well!

To see the Collection in action, have a look at these previews from PlayStation Underground and Maximilian, and some hands-on impressions from Final Round 2018 by James Chen.

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Source: Street Fighter (Twitter); Street Fighter (YouTube)

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Legends become real when Broly and Bardock drop into Dragon Ball FighterZ on April 28

Bandai Namco has just dropped a new Dragon Ball FighterZ trailer; alongside showcasing DLC character Bardock, it also reveals the date of when we’ll be getting both Bardock and Broly: April 28! Alongside Bardock and Broly, Bandai Namco will also be releasing a Commentator Voice Pack, that will allow Chichi, Videl, and Android 18 to commentate fights.

Going back to the trailer: aside from showing some of Bardock’s moves, we also get glimpse of his Super Saiyan form during his Meteor Attack. This was originally shown in a side story called Episode of Bardock which saw him sent back in time due to the destruction of Planet Vegeta. Here, ascending to Super Saiyan while fighting one of Frieza’s ancestors caused said ancestor of Frieza pass on the legend of the Super Saiyan to his descendants.

What’s interesting about this is that this means that both characters in this batch of DLC are related to the Super Saiyan legend — Broly being the “Legendary Super Saiyan”, and Bardock being the one who may have started it (at least when it comes to Frieza’s family!).

Check out the trailer below:

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment

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Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier Pass announced; New “Ring of Power” stage and costumes for Akuma & Sakura revealed

A new arena and new outfits for a new year of the Capcom Pro Tour.

Via the Japanese Street Fighter V website, Capcom has revealed the first images of the new stage and costumes that will comprise the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour Premier Pass. This year, Sakura and Akuma get their own classy outfits to show off:

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Akuma (CPT 2018)

Prior years brought us the Ring of Destiny and the Ring of Pride; now, get ready to step into the Shadaloo-influenced Ring of Power.

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Ring of Power (CPT 2018)

The Sakura and Akuma costumes are listed as being available individually at ¥600 (about $6.00 USD) apiece. ¥2000 ($19.00 USD) gets the complete Premier Pass, which will include both costumes, the Ring of Power stage, a new EX color for the whole roster to date, new titles and fighter profile themes, access to exclusive Missions, 5000 Fight Money — and of course, the upcoming CPT costume for Birdie, as designed by Capcom Cup 2017 champion MenaRD.

Release details for North America are still unconfirmed — but based on the present posting, we can expect this to become available in the West on April 3, 2018. More details on the exclusive Missions can be found on the Japanese SFV site.

Source: Street Fighter V (Capcom Japan)

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Video artist Bitplex re-imagines Mortal Kombat II in 3D pixel-extruded models

Even though we live in a post Mortal Kombat 9 world, it’s hard not to think of Mortal Kombat 4 when you hear the phrase “3D Mortal Kombat”. It was the first game in the series to abandon its signature digitized sprites, and the jump to clunky polygonal models was a jarring experience, for many.

Of course, the ambitious jump to 3D was never going to recreate what they had accomplished in their previous games — particularly not with the technology available in 1997.

But what if the 3D pivot Mortal Kombat took still played with the original series’ sprites? That’s what Bitplex asks with their take on fan-favorite Mortal Kombat II, and the results are fantastic. Instead of forcing more realism onto the MK world, they embrace the unique quality of MK’s original sprites, while still bringing them into the 3D realm.

Rarely do big video game companies pluck an artist to work for their team just based off of fan work — but if NRS did take Bitplex‘s idea and flesh it out into a 3D-ified MKII revision, I imagine it would sell quite well.

Source: Bitplex