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FGC nominations for The Game Awards 2018 include Evo, Tokido & SonicFox, Street Fighter V, and more

The FGC gets multiple nods from The Game Awards in this year’s nominations.

The Game Awards, hailed as one of the video game industry’s biggest celebrations, has revealed this year’s nominees — and several entries from the FGC world have made their way onto the list for 2018. From the press release:

Reaching over 18 million viewers in 2017 and hailed as “the Oscars of the gaming world” by the New York Times, The Game Awards will bring together game industry creators, esports champions, digital influencers and Hollywood names for a night of awards, exclusive game world premieres, new game announcements and musical performances, including The Game Awards Orchestra. The Game Awards is available to watch for free across almost every major mobile, desktop and console devices used to play video games.

Making an impact from the FGC this year are two prominent players from team Echo Fox: Dominique “SonicFox” McLean, and Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi — two of the brightest stars in the competitive scene right now, certainly. Evolution Championship Series 2018 got a nod for Best Esports Event, and SonicFox’s side-switch against GO1 in Evo’s Dragon Ball FighterZ grand finals is an option for the Best Esports Moment. The Best Fighting Game category sees four big titles vying for votes: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and the recently-released SoulCalibur VI.

Head over to The Game Awards site for the full list of gaming nominations — and to cast your own vote for your favorites. The nominees will be honored at The Game Awards on Thursday, December 6, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, at 9:00 PM ET (6:00 PM PT).

Source: The Game Awards [press release]

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Cinemassacre reviews the ill-fated video game movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

James Rolfe — famous for his Angry Video Game Nerd persona — has begun to delve into retro movie reviews, which he has dubbed “Rental Reviews,” as a throwback to video rental stores from the 1990s. As such, he couldn’t help to turn his sights on one of the worst video game-inspired movies, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

While his review of the first Mortal Kombat movie was far more positive, this group interview focuses on how far off-base the sequel became. With cheesy special effects, bad one-liners, and horrible camera shots, if you were ever curious about this film, skip it to watch this review instead.

Source: Cinemassacre

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Last day to register for Red Bull’s “The Pit” 3v3 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tournament in Cologne, Germany

Red Bull is set to return to the tarmac for its hardcore Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition 3-on-3 team tournament The Pit on November 15th, 2018 in Cologne, Germany.

Hype and salt are guaranteed, as the tournament does not allow character changes and the final phase is in the single-elimination bracket. Only with the help of 2 teammates will it be possible to win.

If you were planning to go to this, the last day for registration is November 14th. You can find more information and register here — including stream info and spectator tickets.

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Source: Red Bull Esports [press release]

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Justin Wong shows off Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s Sagat and G at PAX West

You probably already know this, but just in case you didn’t know: 8-time Evo Champion Justin Wong is very good at fighting games. The wide list of games he’s excelled at give him the experience to breakdown pretty much any situation — making him an excellent player to get advice from.

Justin Wong spent PAX West 2018 playing Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, coaching players and focusing his own game-play on SFV’s latest characters, Sagat and G. In this 30-minute breakdown and reflection on PAX, Justin Wong shares the finer points of playing each character, their match-ups, strengths, and more.

Source: Street Fighter

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SNK has announced a Christmas Edition of the NEO GEO Mini, with even more games

For those looking to pick up SNK’s NEO GEO Mini micro console, you might want to wait until Christmas. SNK has just announced a “Christmas Edition” of the NEO GEO Mini — that comes with even more games than the regular versions.

The “Christmas Edition” of the NEO GEO Mini comes in a new Christmas-themed form factor and is packed with 48 games — 8 more total than the 40 included with in the regular and International versions, and nine of which have not appeared on the micro console before. For those interested, the list of games that SNK has confirmed for this new edition is as follows:

  • Aggressors of Dark Kombat
  • Blue’s Journey
  • Burning Fight
  • Cyber-Lip
  • King of Monsters
  • King of Monsters 2
  • Magician Lord
  • Metal Slug
  • Metal Slug 2
  • Metal Slug X
  • Metal Slug 3
  • Metal Slug 4
  • Metal Slug 5
  • Ninja Combat
  • Ninja Commando
  • Ninja Master’s
  • Robo Army
  • Sengoku 3
  • Shock Troopers
  • Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
  • The Super Spy
  • Top Hunter Roddy & Cathy
  • Alpha Mission II
  • Blazing Star
  • Twinkle Star Sprites
  • League Bowling
  • Soccer Brawl
  • Super Sidekicks
  • Top Player’s Golf
  • Art of Fighting
  • Fatal Fury
  • Fatal Fury 2
  • Fatal Fury 3
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves
  • Savage Rein
  • Kizuna Encounter
  • Samurai Shodown II
  • Samurai Shodown IV
  • Samurai Shodown V Special
  • The King of Fighters ‘97
  • The King of Fighters ‘98
  • The King of Fighters ‘99
  • The King of Fighters 2001
  • The King of Fighters 2002
  • The Last Blade 2
  • World Heroes Perfect

Compared to the standard and International version, the “Christmas Edition” is missing some The King of Fighters games, but trades these for games from other franchises such as Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, and more. This new bundle also includes two NEO GEO Mini control pads, and some other goodies.

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No release date for the NEO GEO Mini “Christmas Edition” has been announced as of yet, though it’s expected to arrive sometime next month, in time for the Christmas season.

Sources: Siliconera, SNK [press release]

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My Hero One’s Justice Inasa Yoarashi DLC price revealed, set for Nov. 14th release

There’s just one more day before Inasa Yoarashi blows you away! My Hero Academia‘s wind-powered student launches soon in Bandai Namco’s My Hero One’s Justice, and now we know how much damage this Gale Force will do to your wallet. Players will be able to purchase Yoarashi as a playable character for $2.99 and a set of missions revolving around his character for $1.99 beginning tomorrow, November 14, 2018.

My Hero One’s Justice is currently available for PlayStation 4, PC, Switch, and Xbox One.

Source: Bandai Namco [press release]

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ARIKA shows off footage of Fighting EX Layer running on a PC

One of the most-awaited things from ARIKA is the Steam version of Fighting EX Layer, and now the company has shared some more footage of the game running of a PC; the footage below of Fighting EX Layer shows it running off a PC, a laptop specifically. In addition to this, however, it also shows off some of the balance changes coming to the game — not just to the PC version, but to the arcade version, and original PlayStation 4 version as well.


Fighting EX Layer is currently out on PlayStation 4, and is set to arrive in arcades and PC in the near future. In addition to this, a physical disc release is coming to PlayStation 4 in Japan on December 6.

Source: Arika (Facebook)

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SoulCalibur VI version 1.02 launches this week, fixes Voldo/Tira meter bugs, Unblockable tech traps

When the Voldo and Tira meter-discount glitches were first discovered in SoulCalibur VI and Namco announced that a patch was in the works, we postulated that it likely would be released soon based off the turn-around time of a very similar bug in Tekken 7 season 1. Namco didn’t disappoint: Version 1.02 is just around the corner. The following patch notes below are via Avoiding The Puddle’s English translation of the original notes found here.

 

▌SoulCalibur VI – Version 1.02
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Update Distribution Dates:

PlayStation 4: 14th of November

Xbox One: 16th ~ 19th November (expected update date timing)

PC Steam: 16th of November

Update Contents:

For PS4, XBOX ONE & PC

  • Voldo and Tira bugs where in certain circumstances, they can use Soul Meter mechanics (Soul Charge & Critical Edge) without the necessary amount of meter have been fixed.
  • Geralt & Tira’s unblockable attacks having ‘more reach than intended’ when used in certain situations have been fixed.

For PC

  • Player Ranking Info displaying incorrect player records have been fixed.

*The dev team will continue to fix unintended effects and bugs in the game when they have been identified. We are very sorry for your inconvenience, but thank you for your understanding in the future.*

 

Source: Avoiding The Puddle

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Fighting Tuesday 36 streaming live tonight from Red Bull Gaming Sphere Tokyo, featuring SoulCalibur VI, Tekken 7, & Dragon Ball FighterZ

Tokyo’s best battle weekly for dominance in Bandai Namco’s hottest titles!

Fighting Tuesday, presented by ANIMEILLUMINATI, sees fierce competition from some of Japan’s best players in SoulCalibur VI, Tekken 7, and Dragon Ball FighterZ, and is held weekly at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere Tokyo. You can catch it every week on ANIMEILLUMINATI’s Twitch channel — and check out the VOD archive on JIYUNA’s YouTube channel!

Fighting Tuesday 36 begins at 7:00 PM JST (3:00 AM PT). Look for the bracket on Challonge; for more details check out JIYUNA on Twitter or search the #FightingTuesday hashtag.

Watch live video from ANIMEILLUMINATI on www.twitch.tv

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Know your weapon arts for SoulCalibur VI’s Azwel — even if you aren’t playing as him

Azwel is an overwhelming force when you first encounter him — and, it turns out, when you first try to play as him. SoulCalibur VI‘s weapon summoner has a unique check to his wide array of magic melee attacks — he’s penalized with an additional 8 frames of startup if he tries to use a new weapon out of the blue.

As sikshot gaming explains in his latest tutorial video, this is a critical bit of information for both player and foe to keep track of when Azwel is on the screen — particularly when it comes to how airtight his pressure is after certain moves.

Source: sikshot gaming