Category: Fighting Games

Acting as a natural extension of his Rough Sets series, UA’s Bass has just released a special video breakdown for Killer Instinct which shows off the TJ Combo vs. Jago. Rather than simply commentating over footage after the fact, Bass and fellow UA compatriot/top TJ player DevilMayCare try to analyze their actions mid-match.

This way, you get match-up knowledge from both sides and get an active view of how each player is trying to beat the other. Hopefully, Bass will continue this series with other notable character specialists, to help people overcome difficult match-ups. With many KI players having a roster of about two to three characters they play at tournament level, mastering match-ups is crucial to doing well in competitive Killer Instinct.

Source: XiBassiX

Season 2 of the Skullgirls Tour kicks off this month with a free online tournament on July 8th and the first offline stop at Defend the North on July 30th. So far Skullgirls Tour Season 2 includes seven major offline events across the US along with a series of free online tournaments held before each major.

Each offline event will add a $500 pot bonus sponsored by Steam.me and the online tournaments will provide cash prizes as well. Each pre-registered attendee for the tour’s first stop, Defend the North, will add $5 to the pot for the July 8th online tournament, going up to a maximum of $300. The online tournaments will be streamed at Stream.me/SkullgirlsTour, and be sure to follow @SkullgirlsTour on Twitter to find out future online tournament dates.

SonicFox dominated the Skullgirls Tour’s inaugural season, winning each offline event he entered. The tour’s finale at Combo Breaker this year brought in 150 entrants and international competition from Europe, Brazil, Mexico and Japan.

Once season two of the tour is underway the full schedule and standings for will be maintained on smash.gg. Take a look at the current schedule below:

• Defend the North, White Plains, NY (July 29-31, 2017)
• CEOTaku, Orlando, FL (Sept. 23-24, 2017)
• Northeast Championships, King of Prussia, PA (Dec 15-17, 2017)
• Frosty Faustings, Illinois (Jan. 2018)
• Anime Ascension, Irvine, CA (Feb. 2018)
• Northwest Majors, Des Moines, WA (April 2018)
• Combo Breaker, St. Charles, IL (May 2018)

Source: @TheSkullgirlsTour

We’ve got some great news for Under Night fans who are itching to play the upcoming latest installment, but aren’t too keen on importing. Earlier today at Anime Expo 2017, Aksys Games announced that it would be bringing Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] to gamers in the West before the end of 2017. Published by Arc System Works and developed by French Bread, the updated version of Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late will feature balance and system changes, four new characters — including console-exclusive fighters Enkidu and Erika Wagner — as well as Chronicle and Challenge Modes.

Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] comes to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita on July 20th in Japan, with an exclusive physical release set for Sony’s latest console, and a digital version hitting all platforms. Keep your browser locked to Shoryuken, as we’ll pass on the latest developments regarding the game as it’s released. In the meantime, get hyped by checking out the game’s official trailer and opening movie!

Source: Dualshockers

What does it mean… to be a Gundam? Find out on September 29!

Whether you plan to fight to defend the colonies, exterminate the Naturals, or eradicate warfare à la Celestial Being, you’ll be getting your chance soon! Releasing for PlayStation 4 in Japan on July 6, Bandai Namco’s Gundam Versus now has an official launch date for the Americas as well: it will arrive exclusively on PlayStation 4 on September 29, 2017.

Newtypes! #GUNDAMVERSUS will arrive exclusively for the #PS4 on 9/29/17! Preorder now: https://t.co/15Y2TgGBUp #WingGundamZero pic.twitter.com/JqUrLFPOzO

— Bandai Namco US (@BandaiNamcoUS) July 1, 2017

A European release is still planned for this fall, but no set date has been revealed yet. If you’re going to Evo 2017 on July 14-16, you can try the game out for free at AnimEVO’s Bandai Namco-sanctioned side tournament!

Sources: Bandai Namco US (Twitter); Gematsu

In April, SNK expanded The King of Fighters XIV with a number of new characters available as DLC. While many thought that this would be a one-time thing, it seems that SNK may be gearing up to update the game with even more characters.

This speculation comes from The King of Fighters XIV‘s PC version on Steam, specifically a few entries discovered on Steam datamining site SteamDB, as well as datamining performed on the game’s code itself. The SteamDB entries for the game list a number of as of yet unidentified DLC items. While it could be easy to just dismiss these as entries for cosmetic DLC, investigation into the game’s code by known dataminer X-Kira seems to indicate otherwise.

X-Kira has found entries for possible DLC characters in the game’s code. Some of these entries possibly hint at the return of veterans such as Oswald, Blue Mary, Shingo Yabuki, and Hinata. The other entries however seem to point to new characters such as “Ymd,” and “HDR.” Entries named “Van,” “Kangil,” “Sissel,” “Meiland,” and “Catalina” have also been found, however some players have pointed out that these may be entries for existing characters, such as Vanessa, Gang Il, Hein, Mian, and Zarina, since they’re not listed in the screenshots that X-Kira posted.

In addition to these characters, there also appear to be entries for new stages as well, as the total number of files for stages has 3 more than that which is actually in-game at the moment.

Take note that this does not mean that DLC characters (and stages), especially the ones mentioned, are coming. It’s entirely possible that these are just placeholders or incomplete assets, and SNK may or may not decide to use them to expand the game.

Sources: X-Kira; SteamDB