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Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi has departed Echo Fox

The Murderface is now a free agent!

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Over the past few months, the once-mighty fighting game division of Echo Fox — an esports team run by retired NBA star Rick Fox, which swiftly acquired a collection of some of the best fighting game players in the world across multiple titles — has seen a massive amount of downsizing. The team saw the departures of Punk, Scar, Theo, Momochi & ChocoBlanka, Saint & JDCR, and later Justin Wong. The company even released their FGC Division Manager Boeken. Legendary Street Fighter competitor and Evo 2017 Street Fighter V Champion Tokido is now also no longer with the organization, as his contract expired last week and was not renewed.

Thankfully, the parting seems like an amicable one, as the “Murderface” thanked the organization for everything they did for him, noting that it was, “a great experience for me.” This now leaves the team’s remaining fighting game roster consisting only of SonicFox, Dekillsage, MKLeo, and Mew2King. These cuts have not even been limited to just fighting games, as Echo Fox also released their entire Gears of War team and their League of Legends head coach back in October.

This now presents an interesting opportunity for a variety of esprorts organizations, as one of the the best players to ever pick up an arcade stick has now become a free agent, and he would certainly be a massive boon to any organization he chooses to sign with. Regardless of what his future holds, all of us here at Shoryuken wish Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi all the best as he enters the next chapter of his fighting game career. You can see his tweet confirming his departure below.

Which team would you like to see Tokido get picked up by? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Source: Tokido (Twitter)

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rooflemonger warns players of game-breaking glitches with Videl and Jiren in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Looks like it’s already time for another patch!

Last week, Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 2 kicked off with a bang, as a new balance patch was released that heavily tweaked the game’s system mechanics — and the first pair of FighterZ Pass 2 characters, Jiren and Videl, were released to much fanfare.

Unfortunately — as can be the case with new DLC characters being added to a game — it seems the new pair are already packing some nasty, literally game-breaking glitches. As rooflemonger demonstrates, it is possible for the duo of Videl and Goku to easily cause the entire game to glitch out and freeze, effectively ending the current match on the spot. To achieve this, a player must cancel Videl’s Rainbow Storm into her medium Frankensteiner special, then immediately Ultimate Z-Change to Goku’s Kaioken, performing a 2M into the Kaioken Finisher, which will be hit by Videl as she’s exiting the screen — causing the screen to glitch out, rendering the opponent completely immobile while the initiator can still move around but can’t directly interact with their foe. This definitely needs to addressed with the quickness.

Additionally, the mighty Pride Trooper from Universe 11, Jiren, also possesses a glitch that will allow him to freeze Cell (and possibly other characters) in place, allowing him to both move about freely while his foe can only wait to be hit so they can return to a normal position… but Jiren can even walk out of the screen, traveling a good distance into the darkness of the Null Realm. This phenomenon is caused by Jiren’s air 2H, which can Clash with other aerial normals, such as Cell’s j.2H. However, if you can hit it low enough to cause a trade with your foe, then you will cause them to freeze mid-air in an outstretched T pose, that can only be escaped from by the Jiren player making contact with the opponent. Thankfully, unlike the glitch with Videl and Goku, this one is much more difficult to replicate in the middle of an actual match — though it’s obviously just as unintentional — and will hopefully be addressed as well in an upcoming update. (And maybe they can give Golden Frieza his post-transformation meter gain back while they’re at it!)

You can see both videos demonstrating the glitches below.

Source: rooflemonger

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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Jotaro Kujo and DIO confirmed for JUMP FORCE; Base roster is now complete

JUMP FORCE finally gets Bizarre!

With Bandai Namco Entertainment’s massive 3V3 arena fighter JUMP FORCE set to release in a matter of days, it was time to finally pull back the curtain on a much-requested pair of beloved Shonen Jump characters that have appeared to close out the game’s launch cast. The main protagonist and antagonist of Hirohiko Araki’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders, Jotaro Kujo and the villainous DIO, have finally stepped into the JUMP FORCE ring.

Wielding their iconic Stands, Star Platinum and The World, respectively, Jotaro batters foes with his signature barrage of rapid-fire punches, the Star Finger, and what appears to be his time stop as his Ultimate. DIO also battles in a similar melee style (they are both close-range Stands, after all), while mixing in The World’s ability to stop time, the vampire’s ability to drain the blood of his enemies, as well as his iconic knife barrage and infamous Road Roller to squash his adversaries in style.

It seems that these legendary Stand users will close out the game’s base roster of characters, as Bandai Namco Entertainment tweeted that there are no more fighters left to be revealed. However, there will be nine additional DLC characters released post-launch via a Season Pass.  You can see the bizarre reveal trailer below.

This brings our final base roster count to 42 playable characters from 16 Weekly Shonen Jump series, including:

  • Dragon Ball’s Son Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Perfect Cell, Piccolo, and Trunks,
  • Naruto’s Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Gaara, and Kaguya Ootsutsuki
  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generation’s Boruto Uzumaki
  • One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Sanji, Marshall “Blackbeard” D. Teach, Sabo, and Boa Hancock
  • Bleach’s Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Sosuke Aizen, and Renji Abari
  • Hunter x Hunter’s Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldyck, Hisoka Morrow, and Kurapika
  • Yu Yu Hakusho’s Yusuke Urameshi and Younger Toguro
  • Saint Seiya’s Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu
  • Rurouni Kenshin’s Kenshin Himura and Makoto Shishio
  • Fist of the North Star’s Kenshiro
  • City Hunter’s Ryo Saeba
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Yugi Muto
  • Black Clover’s Asta
  • My Hero Academia’s Izuku “Deku” Midoriya
  • Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai’s Dai
  • Akira Toriyama-designed original characters Kane and Galena. Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ryuk will also be in the game as major Story NPCs.

IGN also released some gameplay, featuring Jotaro, Deku, and Asta battling DIO, Kaguya, and Boruto.

A character reveal trailer for Boruto, Dai, Gaara, Kakashi, and Kaguya also recently dropped.

This brings our final base roster count to 42 playable characters from 16 Weekly Shonen Jump series, including:

  • Dragon Ball’s Son Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Perfect Cell, Piccolo, and Trunks,
  • Naruto’s Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, Gaara, and Kaguya Ootsutsuki
  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generation’s Boruto Uzumaki
  • One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Sanji, Marshall “Blackbeard” D. Teach, Sabo, and Boa Hancock
  • Bleach’s Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Sosuke Aizen, and Renji Abari
  • Hunter x Hunter’s Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldyck, Hisoka Morrow, and Kurapika
  • Yu Yu Hakusho’s Yusuke Urameshi and Younger Toguro
  • Saint Seiya’s Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu
  • Rurouni Kenshin’s Kenshin Himura and Makoto Shishio
  • Fist of the North Star’s Kenshiro
  • City Hunter’s Ryo Saeba
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Yugi Muto
  • Black Clover’s Asta
  • My Hero Academia’s Izuku “Deku” Midoriya
  • Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai’s Dai
  • Akira Toriyama-designed original characters Kane and Galena. Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ryuk will also be in the game as major Story NPCs.

JUMP FORCE will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam on February 12th for Ultimate Edition owners, and February 15th worldwide.

Sources: Bandai Namco Entertainment America (YouTube)/(Twitter); IGN

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Hack’n’Slash Warhammer: Chaosbane Set for Release on June 4th

If you’ve been looking for a Warhammer-based hack’n’slash game for a while now, you may be happy to hear that Warhammer: Chaosbane will be heading your way on June 4th.The game will available for PC, XBox One and PlayStation 4. Those who pre-purchase the Magnus Edition will be able to start playing on May 31st. Those who pre-order will also be treated to two beta adventures in March and April.

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Guts Man Crossover Costume for Balrog coming to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s Extra Battle on February 15th

No Guts, no glory!

Since its release in January 2018, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s Extra Battle has continuously offered players various in-game rewards for defeating special AI opponents — provided the have the required amount of Fight Money available to challenge them. This has mainly come in the form of special Crossover Costumes that see the cast of Street Fighter V dressed up as various characters from other notable Capcom franchises, such as Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Viewtiful Joe, Devil May Cry, Plasma Sword, Captain Commando, and Forgotten Worlds, to name some.

Currently, Ryu’s Jin Saotome Crossover Costume from Cyberbots is in its third week, and Capcom also recently announced the next crossover attire coming to the game afterwards. Following up from the Air Man Crossover Costume for Rashid back in August, Capcom has announced another Word Warrior will be getting dressed up as a Robot Master from Mega Man: Balrog will be receiving his first Crossover Costume, turning him into the mighty Guts Man. The first challenge will begin on February 15th, and as always will cost players, 2,500 Fight Money per attempt, with the outfit only obtainable by collecting all four Gems over the course of four consecutive weeks (setting you back a minimum of 10,000 Fight Money total). There will likely also be an additional Extra Battle for Guts Man’s Crossover BGM as well. You can see the official announcement from the Street Fighter Twitter account below.

Are any of you Balrog players out their excited for this upcoming Crossover Costume? Has it even inspired you to pick up the vicious boxer? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

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A Host of Best-Loved RPGs Coming to Consoles in 2019 – Planescape Torment, Neverwinter Nights & More

Skybound Games has announced a new partnership with Beamdog to bring a plethora of best-loved cRPGs to consoles throughout 2019. Games include Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II, Planescape Torment and Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear. These Enhanced Editions will be sold through physical and online retailers. There is no mention of exactly which consoles, though it is presumed that PlayStation 4, XBox One and, hopefully, Switch are included.

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Cyborg Raidou confirmed for Dead or Alive 6

The Regeneration of Brutality begins!

With the release of Dead or Alive 6 fast approaching, Koei Tecmo Games and Team NINJA have revealed that series veteran Cyborg Raidou will be returning to the latest installment of the franchise. The original antagonist of the DOA franchise, Raidou was thought to have perished following the conclusion of the original DEAD OR ALIVE tournament, but his body was recovered by DOATEC — who, using experimental biotechnology, revived him as a mindless cyborg who was stronger than ever, and returned in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. You can see his gameplay trailer — where he battles Hayate — below.

His trailer description reads: “With Mugen Tenshin Ninjutsu as a base, he uses his mimicry skills to copy various powerful moves of other styles as well. He favors a power-focused fighting style, making use of his colossal physique, using both moves stolen from others, and his own, such as the Tenho-Gorai-Sho and the Rekku-Jinraisatsu … without a mind of his own, he has now devolved into a madman who only craves strength and destruction.”

Cyborg Raidou joins Kasumi, Hayate, Ayane, Ryu Hayabusa, Bass and Tina Armstrong, Bayman, Brad Wong, Christie, Eliot, Helena Douglas, Hitomi, Honoka, Jann Lee, Kokoro, Mila, Leifang, La Mariposa, Marie Rose, Rig, Zach, newcomers Diego and NiCO, as well as pre-order DLC characters Nyotengu and Phase-4, bringing the current roster up to 26 characters, with more to be added as DLC.

Dead or Alive 6 will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam on Friday, March 1st, 2019 — with regular, digital, and digital deluxe editions.

Source: Team NINJA Studio (YouTube)

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Kabal and D’Vorah revealed for Mortal Kombat 11; Another female character to be shown on next Thursday’s Kombat Kast

The hooksword-weilding Black Dragon and Kytin Queen return to Kombat!

After a brief delay due to the Polar Vortex 2019 placing Chicago under literal sub-zero temperatures, the first Kombat Kast for Mortal Kombat 11 took place yesterday. Following a not-so-subtle tease at The Reveal last month, the hooksword-weilding Black Dragon warrior Kabal was finally revealed to be playable in Mortal Kombat 11 after missing out on Mortal Kombat XL.

The MK3 veteran has been slightly retooled to have his normals and strings focus more on his iconic hookswords than ever before, giving Kabal great reach and large footsie buttons to control neutral, in a similar vein to Skarlet. His low buzzsaws have returned, with the addition of an aerial version that replaces his iconic Gas Blasts (which have been removed in favor of Kabal utilizing a stationary cloud of gas that will do damage over time to his foes as long as they are standing in it, and will also disable their ability to jump). The former police officer’s Nomad Dash also returns granting him a rare meter less combo starter, that should prove very potent in the competitive meta. His fatality is also fittingly gruesome, as Kabal uses his speed to drag his opponent across the floor, ripping their face off before shredding them with his blades. You can see his full trailer, as well as the full Kombat Kast breakdown which also featured a look at Geras, below. It was also announced that a new female combatant will be revealed on the Kombat Kast next Thursday, February 14th, at 3:00 PM CT. Personally, I expect to see a member of the Edenian trio of Kitana, Mileena, or Jade, but we’ll find out together in eight days.

Shortly after the Kombat Kast’s conclusion, it was revealed on Inside Xbox that the female Kytin D’Vorah would be returning from Mortal Kombat XL, sporting a new look that gives an ever more insect-like appearance. Ed Boon has confirmed she will not be the female shown on the next Kombat Kast, but you can view her announcement below. Kabal and D’Vorah join Scorpion, Raiden, Sub-Zero, Sonya Blade, Skarlet, Baraka, Kano, and newcomer Geras, bringing the current known roster up to 10.

Mortal Kombat 11 will be released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23rd. However the European Switch version has been delayed until May 10th. An online beta will also be held sometime in March.

Sources: Mortal Kombat; MortalKombat (Twitter); Xbox

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Titan Quest Team is ‘Working on a Major New Build That’s Going to Change Quite a Few Things’

According to a new post on the Titan Quest Anniversary Edition Steam page, THQ Nordic is hard at work on a “major new build that’s going to change quite a few things”. The post further asks the community for its help in testing new builds. Only 10-20 people under NDA will be selected and will be working closely with the developers to find bugs they are not aware of.

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EA Stock Drops 18% After Investor Relations Call About ‘A Difficult Quarter’

EA’s investor call took place earlier this week with some surprising admissions from CEO Andrew Wilson. “Q3 was a difficult quarter for Electronic Arts and we did not perform to our expectations.” While Battlefield V sold 7.3M copies, it was nearly a million units short of projections largely due to the month-long delay of its release. “Unfortunately the release date meant the game launched deeper into a competitive holiday window,” Wilson said.