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Wizards of the Coast has sent word to let us know that Magic: The Gathering Arena has entered open beta testing in North America, Europe, Australia and South America. PC players can download the game starting today. “Magic: The Gathering Arena is the future of digital Magic,” said Jeffrey Steefel, VP of Digital Development at WotC.”
The Breach Steam page has been updated with a note to the excited community that is clamoring to get into the game to try it out. The team is looking at more time in internal and NDA testing before the game will be ready to invite non-NDA players in for a try. The anticipated goal is mid-October, though a more precise date will come over the intervening days and weeks.
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Bandai Namco has dropped a new trailer to herald the imminent arrival of Dragon Ball FighterZ on Nintendo Switch on September 28th. This latest trailer highlights the game’s portability and different play configurations on Nintendo’s mobile console — as well as the game’s appeal to cat lovers and fans of the God of Destruction.
For the rest of us on prior platforms, the latest DLC characters Cooler and Android 17 are now available to unlock at last, so check your Dragon Ball FighterZ game pages on your respective shop services.
Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America; thanks to Paul for the tip.
Final Showdown explores all kinds of team combos in his latest Dragon Ball FighterZ video
Pen7Ninja breaks Dragon Ball FighterZ’s combo structure with Hit’s Level 3 super
MOBA / Battle Royale hybrid game Battlerite Royale has landed on Steam early access. Players can get involved helping drive future development for $19.99. The current version features 20 retooled Champions spread across a variety of combat styles so that everyone can find the perfect way to fight.
The Funcom team is going to grow by 40 new developers after a hiring spree is completed. The jobs are divided between the Oslo, Norway studio and the one in North Carolina. There are a wide variety of jobs available as the company gears “up development of several new PC/console projects internally including a co-op multiplayer game and a new Conan single-player game”.
Indie darling Shovel Knight has dug deep into fighting game guest appearances: he’s a playable fighter in Nicalis’ Blade Strangers, he’s joined the cast of Rivals of Aether, and he’s even an Assist Trophy in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And he’s not quite done. Blue Mammoth Games has revealed the Knight is also joining their platform fighter Brawlhalla. — in a fashion.
Shovel Knight will be an alternate skin for an existing character — and so will his fellow Knights from his Shovel Knight source material: Black Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight will all also be available as character skins. The developers discuss details — including which skin will match up to which Brawlhalla fighter — in the video above.
Source: Brawlhalla
Rayman is coming to Brawlhalla as a guest character
Shovel Knight DLC launches this Friday, September 14 for Rivals of Aether
Shovel Knight Showdown brings multiplayer fighting to the retro-styled classic
With Arc System Works joining the JeSU and launching their own World Tour series, it’s more vital than ever before for the anime-powered company to stay connected to its fans. In that light, it’s no surprise that they’ve called for their fanbase’s feedback on their latest venture: the ArcRevo World Tour.
We're prepping an FAQ for the #ArcRevo World Tour! Let us know what questions you have so we can clear it all up.https://t.co/kRgEnSmTPr pic.twitter.com/ljVob0PQER
— ArcSystemWorksU (@ArcSystemWorksU) September 26, 2018
If you’ve got a twitter — which, if you’re in the FGC, you probably do — then throw all your ArcRevo questions to ArcSys by simply responding to the tweet above.
Source: ArcSystemWorksU
Sony has long been resistant to platform cross-play on the PlayStation 4, with only rare exceptions such as Street Fighter V (with a linked PS4/PC online system) standing out, while gamers call for more unified online communities across the myriad of multiplayer titles out there. While Microsoft has regularly taken the position of being amenable to cross-play, Sony has generally been seen as the villain locking the gates to a shared online experience. Is that about to change?
As announced on today’s PlayStation Blog post from SIE President John Kodera, a cross-play beta for the ridiculously-popular battle royale shooter Fortnite kicks off today — and this is not an anomaly, but instead the “first step” in “a path toward supporting cross-platform features for select third party content.”
For 24 years, we have strived to deliver the best gaming experience to our fans by providing a uniquely PlayStation perspective. Today, the communities around some games have evolved to the point where cross-platform experiences add significant value to players. In recognition of this, we have completed a thorough analysis of the business mechanics required to ensure that the PlayStation experience for our users remains intact today, and in the future, as we look to open up the platform.
This represents a major policy change for SIE, and we are now in the planning process across the organization to support this change. We will update the community once we have more details to share, including more specifics regarding the beta timeframe, and what this means for other titles going forward.
Has the Fortnite phenomenon convinced Sony to finally open their electronic borders and drop their platform’s sakoku? It sure sounds like it, and that could be a big plus to fighting games going forward — as the splitting of online competitive communities has been long decried as an inhibitor to the games’ online longevity and development of their competitive scenes.
Check out the full post over at the PlayStation Blog.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Namco to perform online ranked test for SoulCalibur VI on Sept. 28th for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
While Capcom has picked up the habit of selling prior costumes back to us as Nostalgia outfits when they introduce a returning fighter to Street Fighter V‘s roster (see: Akuma, Blanka, Cody, Sakura, Sagat…), some of the veterans that were in the launch cast haven’t gotten that treatment yet. It seems that Fighting Chance — SFV’s Fight Money-fueled lootbox game — will be an opportunity to amend this, as evidenced by the latest prize, “The Naked Nobleman”:
It's time to dance!
Vega's Classic costume from Street Fighter II is available in Fighting Chance until October 22! pic.twitter.com/zc1P0JvpxG
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) September 25, 2018
Vega fans that want their shirtless psychopath back have until October 22 to pull this prize from Fighting Chance. Maybe this means we’ll see SFV’s Dhalsim get a chance for a shave in the future?
Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)
