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Udonna, Dragon Armor Trini, and the Cenozoic Blue Ranger are coming to Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid as free DLC in Update 1

More Rangers are stepping into the Grid beyond the Season Pass!

Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid has officially launched on all platforms, but developer nWay already has some big news for the young title, as three new Rangers are set to join the cast as free DLC as part of Update 1.

Udonna, the White Mystic Ranger and wise sorceress of Root Core from Power Rangers Mystic Force, Dragon Armor Trini from the BOOM! Studios comics, and the Cenozoic Blue Ranger, from the 2017 Power Rangers film and Zordon’s original ranger team will be heading to Battle For The Grid as separate roster additions from the other trio of currently unknown fighters who will comprise the game’s first Season Pass.

The Battle For The Grid Twitter account notes that “We hear you and are hard at work at packing more into this game. Stay tuned for more details on Update 1.” You can see their Tweets in full below.

Additionally, the Battle For The Grid website has been updated with a blog post discussing all the features that are currently available at launch, which you can find at this link. They also released a lunch trailer for the game that can be viewed below.

Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC for $19.99. The Season Pass, which contains three upcoming DLC characters, and an exclusive Dragon Shield Red Ranger costume for Jason Scott is available for $14.99. The $39.99 Digital Collector’s Edition is also available, which, on top of the Season Pass, adds exclusive Lord Drakkon EVO II and Kimberly Hart, Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger costumes for Lord Drakkon and the Ranger Slayer respectively.

Source: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

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Catching up with FEXL – Terry Bogard and Sharon now available in Fighting EX Layer; Version 1.2.0 patch notes also released

Two more characters join the fight!

A little over a week ago, ARIKA released the previously announced Sharon and SNK Guest Character Terry Bogard, for Fighting EX Layer. These two new warriors come alongside the Version 1.2.0 update, which includes balance changes for Kairi, who can now follow-ups to the float of his Garyuumesshu special move, and Darun Mister, who has the range reduced and the recovery increased on his Ganges DDT, in exchange for it now being able to hit crouching opponents, giving him another way to open up ducking foes. The damage has also been increased on his Chouzetsu Kishin Bomb.

Additionally, the Counter attacks of Shirase, Hokuto, Sanane, and Hayate, have all undergone input changes, in both Progressive and Classic controls, with their durations all being standardized to match the Medium versions of the moves. Finally, a new stage, “Intercontinental Railway” has been added for Terry, with both Evening and Night Variations, which of course includes a new soundtrack. Shadowgeist’s Arcade ending has been altered, as well as some other bug fixes pertaining to voice clips, UI, fire effects, extended hurtboxes, and other minor issues, have also been implemented.

As for pricing, Sharon is available to everyone free of charge, while Terry, as a licensed Guest, will set players back $4.99, the exact same price as the Gold and Silver Colors for the pair of new challengers. You can read the full patch notes below, as well as see a new trailer that was released for the new Version, below.

Fighting EX Layer Version 1.2.0 patch notes

Updated Content

• New characters Sharon and Terry have been added.
• A new stage “Intercontinental Railway” has been added with 2 versions (Evening and Night).
• A new BGM has been added for Terry’s stage.
• Sharon and Terry’s Gold and Silver colors have been added.
• Sharon and Terry’s Expert Mode challenges have been added.
• Sharon and Terry have been added to CPU and Kumite modes.
• Added endings for Sharon and Terry. Shadowgeist’s ending has been altered.
• Shadowgeist has had Intro and Victory voices added.

Balance Changes

Kairi
• You can now perform follow up attacks after floating your opponent with GARYUUMESSHU.

Darun
• GANGES DDT now hits crouching opponents.
• GANGES DDT range has been reduced.
• GANGES DDT recovery has been increased.
• CHOUZETSU KISHIN BOMB damage has been increased.

The Inputs for the following characters’ Counter type moves have been changed.

• Shirase
• Hokuto
• Sanane
• Hayate

The Input change is as follows:

PROGRESSIVE : 1P, 1PP (Downback+ Punch, Downpack + 2 Punch Buttons)

CLASSIC : 421P, 421PP (B,DB,D + Punch, B,DB,D + 2 Punch Buttons)

In addition to the Input changes, the duration of these counters has all been standardized to the Medium version.

Voice Addition

• A new voice clip for all characters has been added for when they receive a Medium damaging attack.

• In CPU Battle, the appearance order of your opponent’s has been changed for some characters (Skullomania, Doctrine Dark, Shadowgeist).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where your hurtbox would be extended when getting hit by a crouching Medium damaging attack.
• Fixed an issue where jumping forward in the corner after a GANGES DDT would result in you landing behind.
• Reduced an occurrence of a loud SE overwriting a previously playing sound.
• Changed it to the Information Notice doesn’t display when playing in offline mode.
• Fixed an issue in Allen’s Expert Mode challenge #12 where the opponent’s Gougi deck was not acting as intended.
• Added a system to deal with Character Effects resetting at the start of each round.
• Fixed an issue where performing Kairi’s MARYUUREKKOU would cause it to slide backward slightly.
• Fixed an issue where interrupting Rosso’s VULCANUS would cause the fire effect to remain on the screen.
• Fixed an issue with the UI in Expert Mode.

Source: ARIKA (YouTube); ARIKA EX (Facebook)

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The Kollector of the Outworld Empire joins the ranks of Mortal Kombat 11 in this reveal trailer

Hopefully, your debts to Shao Kahn have already been paid in full.

NetherRealm Studios announced its newest kombatant for the highly anticipated, Mortal Kombat 11, with the Kollector, Shao Kahn’s messenger of late taxes. The Kollector fights with magic, four arms, and an arsenal of deadly weapons. As his name suggests, the character is focused around subduing the opponent, trapping them, and closing the gap.

The character gives me some strong Gollum from the Lord of the Rings vibes, especially if he had more arms and expanded his focus from the One Ring to acquiring debts for a hyper-violent emperor. Check out the trailer for the Kollector and witness all of his tricks in the official reveal trailer below!

Mortal Kombat 11 releases on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23 with pre-orders granting access to Shao Kahn.

Source: Mortal Kombat

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One Former Valve Dev Says that Steam’s 30% Take of Profits is a ‘Tax on an Entire Industry’

Richard Geldreich, a former developer at Valve, has come out swinging against his former employer’s backbone, Steam. Geldreich was a participant in a thread with Epic’s Tim Sweeney as he tried to rebut those who allege that the Epic Game Store client is rife with spyware and that it collects too much information about users. Geldreich weighed in base on his experience and said that Valve collected volumes of information on players but doesn’t have to deal with what he sees happening to Epic.

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Samurai Shodown unveils full roster, including the final two original characters, launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One June 27th, details on season pass emerge

Prepare for your SamSho launch roster and additional details!

Last night, SNK held a stream showcasing new information for the upcoming fighter, Samurai Shodown, along with releasing a trailer featuring the entire cast of the game. While the trailer itself is brief, it definitely gets the message across, Samurai Shodown‘s roster is killer, in terms of presentation and technique. The trailer also unveils the final two original characters included in the game. Wu-Ruixiang and Yashamaru Kurama break new ground, with the recently announced Darli Dagger also being seen in action.

Samurai Shodown received its first release date, confirming the title will release on June 27 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with just enough time before players duke it out at Evo 2019 on August 2. The game will find its way to arcades this summer and on Nintendo Switch and PC later on this winter. There are multiple versions of the title being released, including a special collector’s edition, with various discounts depending on how the game is purchased.

Details about the game’s season pass were also revealed, which includes four additional characters and two skins for Haohmaru and Nakoruru based on their Samurai Shodown 64 appearances. One other classic appearance has been revealed so far, Genjuro Kibagami also has a classic skin which is given to those who purchase the game through Amazon Japan.

Samurai Shodown Deluxe Edition Classic Costumes
Samurai Shodown Genjuro Kibagami Classic Skin vs New
Samurai Shodown Genjuro Kibagami Classic Skin
Samurai Shodown Haohmaru Classic Skin vs New
Samurai Shodown Haohmaru Classic Skin

SNK brought additional focus to the company’s renewed esports program with the SNK World Championship which will feature Samurai Shodown and The King of Fighters XIV. Those who achieve victory will be granted additional support and potential sponsorship.

If you are pressed for time and just want to see who made the cut, check out these screenshots of Samurai Shodown‘s launch roster below!

Click to view slideshow.

Sources: Samurai Shodown; SNK Store; The Fighters Generation

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Dead by Daylight is Free to Play on Steam This Weekend

If you’re looking for something different to do this weekend, you may want to check out Dead by Daylight. The 4v1 horror game will be free to play on Steam throughout the weekend and all of the game’s many DLC are on sale. The base game itself is a cool $10.

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KurtzPel to Launch Into Steam Early Access on April 30th

On April 30th, players looking for an anime action MMO will want to check out KurtzPel when it launches into Steam Early Access. Later this summer, KurtzPel will be released as a free to play title, however, those leveraging early access will have a chance to check the game out early and to receive exclusive costume sets for purchasing a Founder’s Pack.

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Oath MMO Built From the Ground Up as a Sandbox Game with an Anime Feel

Ready-Up Studios has sent word that a KickStarter initiative for Oath has begun. The game is said to be “a new action combat, sandbox MMORPG” that is being built using SpatialOS and Unreal Engine 4. Developers mentioned that the game will feature a graphic style that brings back “that traditional anime MMO feel that we all loved from years ago”.

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Japan’s #1 Mobile MMO, Talion, Beings EU & US Registrations

Gamevil has announced that Japan’s #1 mobile MMO, Talion, is coming west and that preregistration in both the US and Europe is now open. The game has been out in several regions around the world and has met with success in each before being announced for EU and US. Talion is “a 3D open-world MMO, featuring 20vs20 large scale PvP battles with excellent high-quality graphics and in-game features”. Players will also be able to customize characters with 48 different components.