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Check out the SRK Wiki for Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, now updated with new frame and hitbox data

Our online resource for Skullgirls enthusiasts has been improved!

It’s always a good time to pick up Lab Zero’s stylish tag-team fighting-fest Skullgirls: 2nd Encore — and it’s easier than ever to get the info you need to compete, since the SRK Wiki page for Skullgirls has been seeing gradual upgrades from the community to make it a better resource than ever before. You can find updated frame and hitbox data, new write-ups, and even links to tournament footage to help you delve into this fascinating fighter. And it’s all thanks to the devoted SG community. Check it out!

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Sources: Gelato (Twitter); Skullgirls (SRK Wiki); thanks to Eddie for the tip.

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E. Honda master Kusumondo joins the list of Japanese players invited to compete in Super Street Fighter II Turbo at Tournament of Legends III

Another Japanese legend joins the battle!

The fight at the upcoming Tournament of Legends III promises to be a fierce one, made even fiercer by the Japanese player invites joining the qualifying competitors in Super Street Fighter II Turbo next month. The fourth invite has been revealed to be none other than Kusumondo, the E. Honda “Yokozuna”!

From ST Revival:

Kusumondo’s resume is quite impressive to say the least. He is a former X-MANIA champion. He won Kakerugo 5on5 in 2015. He’s also competed internationally on many occasions, including winning Ultra 2 Old 2 Furious and X-Street Battle in 2017. He finished 2nd at Canada Cup in both 2016 and 2017 to Mattsun but did win the 3on3 tournament last year at Canada Cup. But possibly his most famous match came at EVO 2014 in the TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS I grand finals, as he and MAO had an epic battle that went to the very final round!

Kusomondo joins Mattsun, Komoda, Murasaki, and one other yet-unrevealed Japanese invite at TOIII. The Tournament of Legends III will take place at Canada Cup 2018 in Toronto on October 26-28. There are two qualifying events remaining before Canada Cup: The Fall Classic and East Coast Throwdown. There will also be Last Chance Qualifiers at Canada Cup itself, so there are still plenty of opportunities to prove your strength in Super Turbo! Currently-qualified competitors include Justin Wong, Chi-Rithy, eltrouble, Atari, and others; head over to ST Revival to see the full list!

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Source: Super Turbo Revival

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Dead or Alive 6 will be coming to arcades

While it used to be a given that fighting games would come to arcades first, now that isn’t quite the case. As such, it’s quite a surprise when an upcoming game does get an arcade version announced.

Koei Tecmo has confirmed that their upcoming Dead or Alive 6 will be getting an arcade version in Japan. The arcade version will run on Sega’s ALL-Net P-ras Multi Version 3 arcade game distribution service.  This likely also means that it’s running one of Sega’s PC based arcade boards. As for other details, more information regarding this arcade port is supposed to be revealed at a later date.

The home version of Dead or Alive 6 is coming to PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on February 15, 2019.

Source: Koei Tecmo

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The SoulCalibur VI Network Test is now live on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

The first reports of players getting into the beta are now coming in, and streams are going up on Twitch from NA players and abroad. It’s here, friends. The Stage of History is back.

As with any open beta or network test, you may have difficultly getting in to your first matches. Also, you will need to download the beta from the PlayStation Store, if you have not already done so. If you use MadCatZ sticks, such as the TE+, you’ll want to make sure your buttons are set to Type B in options.

Happy games, my friends!

Source: soulcalibur

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SoulCalibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo appears in “The Fight is Real” crossover ad with Olympic fencer Miles Chamley-Watson

Producer Motohiro Okbuo appeared in what can begrudgingly be called an advertisement for SoulCalibur VI today. It features him playfully trying to fence with Olympic medalist Miles Chamley-Watson, then not-quite-as-playfully getting destroyed in the game he helped make.

Clearly, an ad showcasing series producer Okubo losing fencing matches both in and out of the SoulCalibur universe is not aimed at the FGC. Nor does it tell anyone, FGC or otherwise, anything new about the game. But if you’re willing to believe that every marketing move is carefully calculated, there is a take-away here — Raphael isn’t the only prominent fencer in SC, and there’s still characters left to be revealed. Perhaps Amy’s debut is on the horizon? If she isn’t, then I guess we can enjoy the fact that we have some new Raphael footage.

Or maybe Namco will pull a fast one and this is all a lead-in to revealing Miles’s Stars-n-Stripes fencing gear is a part of the Season Pass…

Source: Bandai Namco

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The SoulCalibur VI online ranked beta test now available for download on PlayStation 4 & Xbox One

Get ready to step on to (the beta version of) the Stage of History!

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Soon everybody with a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One (and a network connection) will be able to try out SoulCalibur VI in Bandai Namco’s ranked beta stress test. The test goes live tomorrow, but you can pre-download the beta demo today so you’re ready to jump online. The SoulCalibur VI Network Test file is ready to download now on the PlayStation Store, and the Microsoft Store for Xbox One. Go get it and ready yourself to join the Tale of Swords and Souls once again!

This beta test is scheduled to run from tomorrow (September 28) morning at 8:00 AM PT to September 30th at 8:00 PM PT.

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Sources: PlayStation Store; Microsoft Store; Bandai Namco US (Twitter); thanks to Paul for the tip.

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SNK SOUND TEAM releases 32 classic game soundtracks spanning The King of Fighters series, Fatal Fury, and more!

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found that the bright synth horns and crunchy guitars of old SNK games light up a part of my brain most game soundtracks fail to do. Maybe I’m just a sucker for what they do, but given the way people go crazy for “Arashi no Saxophone” from The King of Fighters series, I’m sure I’m not the only one.

If you have a favorite SNK soundtrack (even if it’s just the unsettling ambient sounds from The Last Blade!) there’s a good chance you can now buy it through one of several digital and physical distributors. Everything from Apple-to-Amazon is indexed here in SNK’s Facebook post, so go check it out to see if your preferred music-grabbing choice is listed. You can even listen to the tracks through subscription services like Spotify.

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Source: SNK

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New ARIKA clip teases Fighting EX Layer for Steam

ARIKA, the company of masterclass trolls that they are, revealed their plans to release their indie fighter Fighting EX Layer onto the Steam platform in a short clip today.

This is big news for a lot of reasons, not the least of which because ARIKA was adamant that there would be no focus on the Steam version unless FEXL did well enough monetarily on PlayStation 4. That we’re getting this tease fairly early into the game’s lifespan is a good sign for how well ARIKA is doing, to say the least.

Source: arika

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Skullomania from Fighting EX Layer will be taking a guest fighter spot in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

A different kind of Skullo Dream…

Terry Bogard isn’t the only fighter being gender-bent into SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy; SNK has just revealed a new guest fighter will be crossing over (in more ways than one) to their tag-team title: Skullomania from ARIKA’s Fighting EX Layer!

This female version of Skullomania is a bit of a shared crossover with ARIKA, who has taken the original version of Terry Bogard into their own fighting game as a guest character as well. We can expect to see this new take on the skeletal superhero fight for her own Skullo Dream in SNK’s game sometime in mid-October.

Sources: snkGame; SNK JAPAN (Twitter)

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