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SoulCalibur VI event in San Francisco will present the latest version of the game with special guests Kayane and MarkMan

After a short break — peppered with exciting character reveals — it’s time for the Soul to burn once again and give players some opportunity to try the game in action. The latest build of SoulCalibur VI will be available for the public at an event in San Francisco at the end of March.

The Ring Out Event will feature special guests: famous French player Kayane and Bandai Namco brand ambassador Mark Julio. Musicians R3LL and Arius plan to take over the DJ sound booth. Attendees will get their hands on the latest version of the game, which, in addition to the characters we’ve seen in action, should include newly-revealed Ivy and Zasalamel as well as special guest character Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher games and novels.

The event is free as long as you reserve your ticket online at Eventbrite; there are event details there including address and time (the event is 21+). For the unlucky ones who aren’t in San Francisco area, Ring Out will be streamed on the Bandai Namco US Twitch channel from 7:30 PM PDT on March 29th.

Source: SoulCalibur (Twitter)

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PSA: Early bird registration for Evo 2018 ends on March 31

For anyone who’s planning to go to Las Vegas this summer for Evo 2018, here’s an important reminder for you: early bird registration for Evo 2018 ends on March 31, 2018.

Traveling to Las Vegas can get pricey for the uninitiated, especially in the summer. Early bird registration for Evo can help alleviate some of the cost — as anyone who registers before 11:59 PM PT on March 31 will save $20 off the regular price.

Evo 2018 will take place from August 3 to 5, 2018 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vagas, NV. This year’s event features a pretty interesting lineup set to appear on the main stage — including a number of hot new games.

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For those interested in either competing, or just attending to watch, we suggest you register before the early bird period ends!

Source: Mr. Wizard (Twitter)

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James Chen tests the gameplay speed of Super Street Fighter II Turbo in Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection at Final Round 2018

Some hands-on reassurance that Super Turbo won’t be racing out of control in the Anniversary Collection.

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After expectant Street Fighter fans saw the preview footage of Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection from PlayStation Underground, some concern arose about the speed that Super Street Fighter II Turbo appeared to be running at in the demo build — despite being played at only speed setting #1, Super Turbo was looking a little too turbo.

James Chen is on site at Final Round 2018, where Capcom has presented a build for attendees to try for themselves. Based on his own hands-on experience, it seems that the speed Super Turbo runs at is not actually as skewed as it appeared to be in the PlayStation Experience demo, thankfully. Have a look for yourselves in the video below!

We can also see in Chen’s video that a “versus” mode outside of the regular arcade mode structure is available for Super Turbo, the apparent lack of which was once of Maximilian’s criticisms in his time with an early build.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is expected to hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in May 2018.

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Source: UltraChen TV

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rooflemonger demonstrates Android 16’s own version of the “handcuff” glitch in Dragon Ball FighterZ

It looks like exposure to Android 16’s super moves can have an unintended side effect…

Seasoned players of Street Fighter II will probably remember the (potentially infuriating, at least for your opponent) “handcuff” glitch that Guile could perform to freeze up a helpless opposing character mid-match. While different in execution and effect, it seems that a glitch that shares at least some of the handcuff’s spirit is present in Dragon Ball FighterZ, too.

In the video below, rooflemonger explains and demonstrates Android 16’s own variation on the handcuff theme: when Android 16 uses his level 1 super, if the opposing character is at a specific range and tries to use a deflect, the result may be a strange, slow, and irresistible attraction towards Android 16 for a period of time. The opponent can still attack, but can’t move away from Android 16 until the effect wears off.

The glitch was reputedly first discovered by kamoihito.

Source: rooflemonger

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Is Arc System Works teasing another BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle reveal for April 11th?

Arc System Works has officially launched their new Instagram account. The posted embedded below is the first image ASW has posted:

The image has the ArcLive show logo, so presumably, it’s the date for another character reveal — that would be consistent with the closing tease of last night’s character reveal trailer. The pixelated “mosaic” can only leave us guessing as to who will appear, but personally, I feel like I see Kokonoe in the upper right corner, and maybe Nine on the left side of the image. Let us know who you think is in there!

Lastly, in case you missed it the other night, the recent ArcLive episode featured company president Minoru Kidooka. Along with James Chen and Mike (the translator) the three share a celebratory “Let’s Rock” wine and answer fan questions. They largely talk about the philosophy behind BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and how integrating a few franchises is a strategy to bring more fans into the BlazBlue franchise, which more or less officially ended after 10 years with Central Fiction (at least in terms of the main story). Kidooka mentions being open to fan feedback and shaping the series based on what the company hears. Near the end of the stream, the president gets to show off his Tekken 7 skills, which he picked up from Katsuhiro Harada himself during Evolution 2017.

Sources: ASW (Instagram); ASW (YouTube)

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Qudans talks with TekkenGamer.com about his challenges in winning Tekken World Tour 2017

After Byung-moon “Qudans” Son was picked up by team UYU, the Tekken World Tour 2017 World Champion now seems poised for a great return in 2018. How could he not? Judging solely on his latest interview with TekkenGamer.com, he already has something he didn’t have going into the 2017 tour: confidence.

It was Ji3moonace who highly recommended me to start playing again in 2012 for Tekken Tag Tournament 2. I was under a lot of pressure thinking what if I didn’t live up to people’s expectations.

– Byung-moon “Qudans” Son

Forced into early retirement in Tekken 5 due to health concerns, Qudans feared that by the time he started playing again that he wouldn’t be on the same level as everyone that stuck with the game. Those struggles, his thoughts on the lack of Mishimas, and his hopes for 2018 are all covered in this excellent interview — which you can read here.

Source: TekkenGamer

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The SRK Rollback: Best of March 9-15, 2018

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from March 9 to March 15, 2018!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

Frame 1:
kemonomichi 2 stream title card crop 750x400Epic battles between rivals: See the replays and results for Daigo Umehara’s Kemonomichi 2

These first-to-ten sets showcased some spectacular play, especially in the Tekken 7 set between Yuyu and Tanukana. If you haven’t seen these yet, stop what you’re doing and watch them. Now. Seriously.

Frame 2:
tekken 7 noctis kenny crow caw kidsSee more of the prince’s fighting style and his alternate outfits in the official Tekken 7 DLC launch trailer for Noctis

After a pretty hefty period of silence since his reveal, Bandai Namco finally delivers a good look at Noctis’ abilities — and his numerous clothing options — in his launch trailer… a mere week before his release! Watch for him to warp in next Tuesday.

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Sonic Fox and GO1 to face off in a first-to-ten Dragon Ball FighterZ exhibition this Friday at Final Round 2018

This is it: the first big exhibition face-off in Dragon Ball FighterZ, and all eyes are on which multi-title virtuoso — and which side of the globe — will make the first claim to DBFZ dominance.

Frame 4:
sfa3 on playstation underground 750x400Get a closer look at the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection in action, thanks to PlayStation Underground

For those that would rather forget Street Fighter V happened and go back to the good ol’ days — or just want to experience firsthand some of the best fighting games ever made — anticipation is high for this compilation. This preview gives us a solid look, and it looks pretty good — but why are the games running so fast?

Frame 5:
Geralt of Rivia reveal for Soulcalibur VI featured imageThe Witcher protagonist — Geralt of Rivia — officially joins the SoulCalibur VI roster

It just wouldn’t be a SoulCalibur game without a guest character, would it? And the next franchise-crosser has been officially revealed to be The Witcher‘s sword-swinging, portal-hating Geralt of Rivia.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

Frame 1:
Devil-Jin-620x349Team UYU.gg signs Tekken World Tour champion, Qudans, to their roster

Get ready to see UYU a lot more in the top placements of Tekken tournaments.

Frame 2:
dissidia_steelbookSquare Enix and Level|Up Series have launched the Dissidia Master Series at Wednesday Night Fights

Square Enix is really going the extra mile to find the middle ground between the FGC and team-based esports.

Frame 3:
jwongthelasthitJustin Wong to star in a fighting game comedy film “Last Hit” with UFC fighter Elias Theodorou and Kayane

“But why are we doing this?” asked no one involved in the production of this film.

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sfv akuma shun goku satsu finish raging demontheScore esports provides an in-depth look at Tokido’s long journey towards last year’s Evo victory in Street Fighter V

Everyone can learn something from Tokido’s journey and spirit.

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ngageNGage Esports to build Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas

I personally know of the strength of the FGC in Texas, and I’m really excited to see this develop.

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Final Round 2018 streaming live from Atlanta, Georgia

This Friday through Sunday is the 21st edition of Final Round, one of the largest fighting game events in the US. Final Round also marks the beginning of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour and Tekken World Tour seasons. On top of that is one of the most anticipated duels in the short life of Dragon Ball FighterZ: SonicFox versus GO1. This is a weekend of action you certainly don’t want to miss.

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In addition to the above games is an exhibition for the upcoming title SoulCalibur VI, Saturday at 2:30 PM EDT.

As the first tournament in the Capcom Pro Tour (a Global Premier event) and the Tekken World Tour (a Master Tournament), FR2018 is attracting some of fighting game players in the world. For a full list of entries and brackets, check out Smash.gg.

At 6:00 PM EDT Friday is the clash between SonicFox and GO1, arguably the strongest DBFZ players currently in the US and Japan, respectively. Catch this first-to-ten exhibition live on Bifuteki’s Twitch channel.

You can watch Final Round 2018 live in its second year at the Georgia International Convention Center on the channels below.

CapcomFighters (SFV AE)

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

TEKKEN (TK7)

Watch live video from TEKKEN on www.twitch.tv

bifuteki (BBCF, DBFZ, GGXrdR2, Exhibitions)

Watch live video from bifuteki on www.twitch.tv

FunkyP (MVCI, DBFZ, GGXrdR2)

Watch live video from FunkyP on www.twitch.tv

KombatNetwork (DOA5LR, INJ2)

Watch live video from KombatNetwork on www.twitch.tv

DATAFGC (Pokkén DX, Arcade)

Watch live video from DATAFGC on www.twitch.tv

All times in EDT (UTC -4).

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Results

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Dragon Ball FighterZ

FOX|SonicFox (Goku Black/Hit/Android 16) vs. CYC|GO1 (Adult Gohan/Cell/Vegeta) – 3-3 ○○●●●○

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BlazBlue Centralfiction

1. PONOS|garireo (Litchi)
2. Fame96 (Susanoo)
3. TheArm (Rachel)
4. Elyon (Jubei)
5. UYU|Beautifuldude (Relius)
5. ScrawtVermillion (Λ-No.11-)
7. HyponicZero (Naoto)
7. Method|Flux (ν-No.13-)

Match Log

Sources: Final Round, Smash.gg

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ARMS director Kosuke Yabuki talks about updates, and the possibility of a sequel

Nintendo’s stretchy arena fighter ARMS  is one of the most unique games — let alone fighting games — to come out on any system. Its unique combat, controls, and character designs have endeared quite a number of people to it.

This week’s issue of Famitsu includes an interview with the director behind ARMS, Kosuke Yabuki. As part of the interview, Yabuki was asked about the future of the game, including whether or not he would like to see a sequel. Responding to this, Yabuki stated that since the game was less than a year old, they will continue to work on updates to it. That said, he also said that he would eventually like to continue the game’s story, someday.

Whether or not that means we’ll get a sequel, it’ll probably take a while before that happens. Yabuki is, at the moment, still busy with the game — specifically preparing for its official launch in South Korea on April 12.

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Source: Japanese Nintendo via Siliconera
Photo c/o Famitsu

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Aigis, Carmine, and Jubei are headed to BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle in Cross Character Pack 2

Earlier today, Arc System Works held their monthly March Arc Nama stream where we got to see the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle‘s seventh character introduction trailer, revealing the DLC characters that will comprise Cross Character Pack 2.

Breaking from their pattern of revealing the Investigation Team members in the order they joined, we instead got “The Heartless Armed Angel,” Aigis. Our first character from Persona 3, this Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon wields the Persona Pallas Athena, bringing a deadly assortment of firearms, as well as her Orgia Mode, which gives her access to extreme movement options, terrifying instant overheads, and new specials. She also doesn’t appear to have her ammo counter, which should make her a bit easier to play — and make her zoning game even more dangerous.

For Under Night In-Birth we have Carmine Prime, a literal blood knight who possesses the EXS of Lifeblood: Blood Spike, which allows him to freely manipulate his blood in exchange for a portion of his own health, giving him quite the unique and technical playstyle. Finally, we have perhaps the most surprising addition to the cast: the newest member of BlazBlue‘s roster, Jubei. Joining Platinum as the second playable member of the Six Heroes, the “One-eyed Lotus” retains his blistering speed, as well as his upgraded Drive, Shiranui Hagane.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be released in Japan for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on Thursday, May 31st, with a North American release following on the same platforms Tuesday, June 5th. European release details are still being finalized. These characters can be purchased in Cross Character Pack 2 for $4.99 or as part of the All-In-One Character Pack, which includes all 20 DLC characters for $19.99.

Source: arcsystemworks