While the game itself is still a couple of months away from release, that hasn’t stopped Bandai Namco from holding pre-release tournaments for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Such was the case at the recent Paris Games Week, where a tournament was held for the game in cooperation with the PlayStation League.
For those who weren’t able to catch the tournament live on Twitch, ShonenGameZ has now uploaded the footage from the event. The footage below features players from the region such as RnK’s xOver, Gwak.fr’s Sylvius and Baykou, Frionel, Cuongster, and many more.
Suit up, you PC DC heroes: NetherRealm Studios have finally launched the online beta for Injustice 2‘s PC version. This beta runs from today (November 6th) to November 10th, and is open to anyone with a Steam account. As the beta is to test the PC network infrastructure and netcode, you can only play 1v1 matches during the beta’s run.
All stages and characters (up to Raiden) are available to play, so make sure to test out as many characters as possible during the beta. If you do experience any glitches or connection problems, make sure to leave your feedback via the Discussions page on Steam.
No news on when the eventual PC port of Injustice 2 is coming out, but based on what happened with Mortal Kombat XL, I would guess it will launch alongside the final character of Fighter Pack 3.
X-Kira continues to datamine more of the content that will (probably) eventually be coming to Street Fighter V. In his latest report, he notes that the Union Station, Hillside Plaza, Lair of the Four Kings and Apprentice Alley will soon be receiving stage variations, with the “Setting 1” option that can be seen in several other arenas. These variations will remove several of the background NPCs, along with minor alterations to the battlefield — such as replacing F.A.N.G’s statue in the Lair with Sagat’s, which can currently only be seen in the Ngguhao leader’s Character Story. Though these variations currently exist within the game’s cinematic General Story Mode, it appears that they will finally be added to the in-game Shop for purchase and use in regular matches. He further claims that one of these stages is linked to the General Story Volume 2 script.
X-Kira also notes in the video description that “other DLC stages will have variations in their future, night versions, afternoon and gimmicks alike.” He also revealed that Capcom will seemingly be implementing the long-requested feature to request a change to your Fighter ID, which once set is currently permanently tied to your in-game CFN Profile. To close out the video, X-Kira notes that soon, every stage in the game will have a stage K.O. animation, and the stages for Rainbow Mika and F.A.N.G — based off the backgrounds of their official artwork — will also be arriving imminently. He also displays the official CFN renders for the Red Bull-themed costumes that are part of the 30th Anniversary celebration. You can see the full video below.
In another video, X-Kira also gave us a look at the colors of each Red Bull costume in-game (for those who still want a better look at them before going out and grabbing cans) at the 9:15 mark. These special outfits are the 16 “Set73” costumes mentioned in a previous report.
But it doesn’t end there. X-Kira has discovered a new series of incomplete Volume 3 Trials that will likely launch with Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in January — as two of the four utilize Zeku’s currently-unavailable second V-Trigger — and will likely pull from some of the upcoming balance adjustments that will be made to the cast in the new year.
He’s also revealed some more things on Twitter, noting that R. Mika’s tag team partner Nadeshiko will finally be receiving some alternate costumes of her own next year with AE, but he’s currently unsure if they will be sold separately or bundled with Mika’s Premium Costumes. He also states that we’ll be seeing Sagat and Sakura as the first two Legacy characters of Season 3, along with the female member of Neo Shadaloo (seen briefly in Ed’s Character Story) arriving as the first new challenger. He also recently posted Cody’s Super Street Fighter IV theme to his YouTube Channel, implying he might be joining the fray as well…
Finally, X-Kira notes that we shouldn’t trust the silhouettes that will be shown to us at the PlayStation Experience in December, as Capcom has given the fighters a visual makeover for their default attires.
Be prepared to confuse silhouettes during PlayStation Experience 2017, as Capcom changed various visuals on the characters. ?
As usual: X-Kira’s datamining has proven reliable but don’t count on any of this content for sure until Capcom reveals their intentions officially. What do you think of all of these leaks so far, and who else are you hoping to see in Season 3? Tell us in the comments below.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be released on January 16th, 2018, for PlayStation 4 and Steam PC, as both as physical release and a free downloadable update for existing users.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, the home console port of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy arcade arena fighter, is just a few months away from hitting PlayStation 4. To help keep hype for the game going strong, the company has released a new batch of screenshots and renders for it.
This new batch features character renders of the the Onion Knight, Cloud of Darkness, Cloud Strife, and Sephiroth — as well as non-playable deities Materia and Spiritus. The majority of the screenshots seem to be from the game’s story mode, depicting specific scenes from it.
You can check all of these out in the galleries below:
Fans who appreciate both RWBY and fine BlazBlue: Central Fiction combos are in for another treat. Koefficient is back with a new collaboration, starring RedJoker’s combo work this time. We’re looking at Izayoi, who has a color reference to RWBY‘s Weiss.
Interposed with video footage from the show, the video stylishly mixes combos in tune with the soundtrack. And if you think it’s slow at the beginning, just wait till things kick up a notch. I’m not sure anyone can follow Izayoi combos other than the players who use her, but it’s very entertaining to watch her zoom around the screen, particularly when she enhances her combos with the Distortion Drive, Slaver Trans-Am.
The last video had BlazBlue‘s Es pose as Ruby. More RWBY-themed movies are on the way, however! Tune in to SRK for the next one.
Devil May Cry may have started it all, but Dante at this point has Devil Triggered everyone in the Marvel Vs. Capcom series. As one of the more interesting characters of the series due to his very technical moveset, he has become one of the most popular characters in the franchise, owing mainly to his origins.
XusesGB takes us back to his origins from the very first Devil May Cry, following Dante’s adventure to become the top tier menace he is now in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. And yes, this list does include DmC: Devil May Cry as well.
With just about a month until its release, Bandai Namco has dropped the second trailer for their upcoming arena fighter, Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters.
This new trailer goes over the game’s mechanics, features, and online modes. Additionally, it gives us a closer look at some of the riders joining the fight this December. Specifically, the trailer gives us our first looks at Kamen Rider Accel, Kamen Rider Birth, Kamen Rider Meteor, Kamen Rider Beast, Kamen Rider Baron, Kamen Rider Mach, Kamen Rider Specter, and Kamen Rider Brave.
Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters hits PlayStation 4 in Japan and Asia — with English subtitles — on December 7.
Exploring Fighting Games is back after a bit of a break. Picking up what the last episode started, number six covers creating powerful pressure to keep the opponent blocking and eventually hit. That part mostly explained how to extend a pressure string, and this new one delves deeper.
The video calls parts of pressure “chain phases,” which are divided into early, middle, and late sections. Those correspond to light, medium, and heavy attacks. Lighter attacks present more cancelling options, but those are generally short-ranged. However, if your character has longer reach, you could end pressure at a distance where the opponent can’t hit you back, depending on their toolset. Mix in “pseudo extenders” and baits to overcome the opponent’s defenses.
Following an astounding night of action from Group A that saw the elimination of tournament favorite Echo Fox|Sonic Fox, the eight competitors of Group B stepped up to the plate to deliver another unpredictable night of action. More fan-favorites fell, proving that the competitive field for Injustice 2 is wide open at the moment, and that this is truly anyone’s game. The matches were guaranteed to be intense, as only two players could advance to the Finals against Evo 2017 Champion Allegiance|Dragon and Last Chance Qualifier runner-up Circa|ForeverKing.
Results
Injustice 2
Qualified for finals: NASR|TekkenMaster (Atrocitus, Green Arrow, Batman)
Qualified for finals: PxP|A Foxy Grampa (Batman, Deadshot)
3. PG|Hayatei (Robin)
4. Noble|Semiij (Catwoman)
5. FOX|Theo (Superman, Supergirl)
5. HappyPow (The Flash)
7. VX|KillerXinok (The Flash)
7. Emperor Knicks (Darkseid)
On November 10th, the six-month Injustice 2 Championship Series comes to a head with the crowning of the ELEAGUE Injustice 2 World Champion, live on TBS at 10 PM PT. You can also catch the action on ELEAGUE’s Twitch channel, their YouTube channel, or via the official ELEAGUE website, where you can win some in-game prizes by completing Quests. If you tuned in via that link last week, you can complete the second part of the “Stage Transition” Quest, to get a PS4 download code for Fighter Pack 2, just in time for the upcoming release of Hellboy. Don’t forget to tune in, as we’ll also bear witness to the exclusive reveal of the final two characters in the upcoming Fighter Pack 3. You can see the first round brackets below.
Allegiance|Dragon (Black Adam) vs. PxP|A Foxy Grampa (Batman, Deadshot)
NASR|TekkenMaster (Atrocitus, Green Arrow, Batman) vs. Circa|ForeverKing (Batman)
Who do you think will win the Injustice 2 ELEAGUE and become the overall Champion of the Injustice 2 Championship Series? Give us your predictions in the comments below.
Japan’s Mikado Arcade is home of some of the finest classic arcade action in the world. While we’ve been heavily covering the Super Street Fighter Carnival 2017 tournament series, that’s not the only big event Mikado is running right now:
“Vampire Hunter Championship 2017” is Mikado’s annual tournament for Vampire Hunter: Darkstalkers’ Revenge. Among Darkstalkers fans, Vampire Hunter is considered the slower paced, more methodical entry in the Darkstalkers series, though don’t let that fool you. If rush-down is your thing, don’t worry — there’s plenty of air-dashing, frame trapping, cross up insanity for you to cheer through. And while tiers are considered less compact in Vampire Hunter overall, there’s still some great low tier representation in this tournament from Victor and Felicia.
