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YooZoo Games has announced that it has entered into a collaborative agreement with HBO to bring an officially licensed version of Game of Thrones to browsers everywhere sometime in 2019. YooZoo Games is best known for the League of Angels series of browser MMOs.
Fans of classic arcade gaming that make the ROM-based FightCade their arena of choice got some discouraging news this week, with the announcement that development on the new version of the online service will be indefinitely delayed. As an unpaid indie-developed project, it seems “real life” has gotten in the way:
PSA: Due to real life taking more and more of our time, we have decided to put Fightcade 2 development on hold. This means that the server will be kept on for the time being but there won't be new updates. Many thanks to our wonderful Discord mods and all of you for your support!
— Fightcade (@FightCade) October 8, 2018
While nothing is planned at this time, work may still resume on the project at some point in the future. And for those that want to play those good ol’ arcade fighters online via their PC, the original FightCade is still available.
Source: FightCade (Twitter)
FightCade alternative KnightCade has entered public beta
Savage Reign and The King of Fighters 2001 coming to ACA NEO GEO
Since the initial announcement of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour, we’ve known about the first five of the seven Saga Events where players can battle for a Dragon Ball — which will allow them to qualify as a seeded player for the Finals in 2019 — but the final two have remained a mystery.
Recently, the curtain was finally lifted on the locations, dates, and events that will be the battlegrounds for the 6 and 7-Star Balls. While the 5-Star Dragon Ball will be on the line at this weekend’s SEA Major 2018 in Singapore, we now know that the following Saga Event will take place in Tokyo, Japan, as Japan Round will be held at the VR Zone Shinjuku on the weekend of November 24th and 25th.
Meanwhile, the 7th and final Saga Event will be hosted in the Oceania Region’s Melbourne, Australia at the inaugural CouchWarriors Crossup, in the suburb of Coburg North, Victoria, between December 15th and 16th; it will represent the absolute final chance to obtain seeding for the Finals in January 2019, aside from the “8th Saga” Last Chance Qualifier Tournament to be held at the Finals themselves. CouchWarriors Crossup is conformed to be receiving the customary $5,000 pot bonus for a Saga Event, but any bonus for the Japan Round is yet to be revealed.
With GGP|Kazunoko (CEO Champion), Echo Fox|SonicFox (VSFighting Champion), CO|GO1 (Ultimate Fighting Arena Champion), and NRG|HookGangGod (Thunderstruck Champion), already qualified, and a 5th player set to soon join them, the battles are guaranteed to grow even more intense as we inch closer to the Finals — and it will certainly be interning to witness it all play out before our eyes. You can see the confirmation tweets of these events below.
ICYMI: Bandai Namco have announced the 6th Saga Event for the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour will be the Japanese Round. This will be taking place from November 24-25 and as always the winner will receive the 6th Dragon Ball and automatically qualify for the finals in January. pic.twitter.com/xhE8P7QTtp
— Anime FGC News (@AFGCNews) September 24, 2018
The final Saga event of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour has been announced to be CouchWarriors Crossup. Happening on December 15-16 in Melbourne, Australia it will be the final chance to earn a Dragon Ball and to qualify straight to finals in January. https://t.co/9V88PzvBD3 pic.twitter.com/PwmkkeY4ex
— Anime FGC News (@AFGCNews) October 6, 2018
Registration for CouchWarriors Crossup — which will also feature tournaments for the newly-released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (singles and doubles), Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st], Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, SoulCalibur VI, Project M, Rivals of Aether, Super Smash Bros. Melee (singles and doubles), Injustice 2, Tekken 7, Mortal Kombat XL, and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle — is currently live at smash.gg. Registration for the Japan Round will likely be opened at a date closer to the event.
Who are your picks to acquire the final two Dragon Balls later this year? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Source: AFGCNews (Twitter)
Final Showdown demonstrates character specific combos against Cooler in Dragon Ball FighterZ
For players that like the features the high-quality Qanba Obsidian arcade stick offers — such as its unobtrusive secondary controls, PS4 touch pad, LED features and aluminum exterior, not to mention its notable size and heft — Arcade Shock is now offering a control alternative for those that also enjoy the Hit Box Arcade all-button control scheme.
You can now order the Qanba Obsidian modified to the Hit Box all-button layout — a limited number of these two color schemes are already available ready-made, or you can make your own custom design via the COLORS modification service. If you want to modify your own Obsidian controller, the “Hit-Box” customized components are also available separately. Arcade Shock plans to post an instructional video to aid you in that conversion in the near future.
Source: Arcade Shock
Arcade Shock launching new COLORS Customization arcade stick ordering service on June 25
Play on almost anything, anywhere: Arcade Shock and Jasen’s Customs announce the Brook Retro Board
Arcade Shock — an FGC mainstay for parts, arcade sticks, and a variety of accessories — is holding an Anniversary Sale next week from Monday, October 15 until Sunday, October 21. Expect a lot of great deals and goodies, such as:
Head over to Arcade Shock‘s storefront to check out the deals.
Source: Arcade Shock
Arcade Shock launching new Colors Customization arcade stick ordering service on June 25
Play on almost anything, anywhere: Arcade Shock and Jasen’s Customs announce the Brook Retro Board
Check out Arcade Shock’s photos of the next generation HORI Real Arcade Pro at E3 2018
For those who have yet to pick up ARIKA’s excellent Fighting EX Layer, now may be a great chance to do so. The game is having a special flash sale this weekend over on the PlayStation Store in the Americas.
The flash sale sees Fighting EX Layer discounted at 35% off its normal retail price. This applies to both Fighting EX Layer‘s Light version, which comes with 14 characters and 5 Gougi decks, and Standard version, which adds DLC character Hokuto and 10 more Gougi decks.
Interested players should avail of this discount soon, as it ends on Monday, October 15.
Source: Fighting EX Layer
The physical disc version of Fighting EX Layer arrives on December 6 in Japan
ARIKA opens up on the development of Fighting EX Layer for Steam and arcades
ARIKA shows off screenshots comparing Fighting EX Layer’s different graphics presets on PC
Tencent has announced a series of future development plans for its increasingly successful Ring of Elysium battle royale. Players can expect to see three major phases of additions and fixes to the game over the coming months.
Bethesda has announced that it is opening a Moscow, Russia office to join with other offices located in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Eindhoven, Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The new office will be charged with all sales and marketing in Russia and other CiS nations and will be headed by Simeon Chirikov as the Managing Director. Chirikov has previously worked with Wargaming and Electronic Arts.
The Blizzcon Gear Shop is open for business with all the goodies that will be on sale at the annual convention next month. Out of all the books, accessories, apparel and artwork, there is one thing that has us intrigued. Two t-shirts (one men’s, one women’s) and a poster are featured in the Diablo section with the title “Diablo: Reign of Terror”. What we DON’T know is what it means beyond the fact that Blizzard has teased “several Diablo projects in the works”.
Cooler Master has a treat for us today, this time with the ControlPad, a brand new analog macro pad launching on Kickstarter today. Why Kickstarter, you may ask? That’s because the ControlPad is a new concept in macro pads – a niche of a niche, you might say – and they need your help to bring it to market and develop software that, for the first time, isn’t just for gamers.