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Korean in-development RPG brings classic Capcom characters to the mobile world

Korean publishers Kakao Games are releasing a new mobile RPG for Capcom fans.

Capcom Super League Online will feature characters from Capcom’s classic IPs, spanning from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney to the Devil May Cry series.

While the game is as yet unreleased, promotional images from the title tease the possibility of it being a turn-based RPG, where players can form teams of Capcom’s characters to battle against enemies. Further speculation suggests that a gacha-style system will be put in place for players to unlock the characters, due to the sheer amount teased in the images. The title is set to feature a variety of mini-games, as well.

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Characters teased for the game include Ryu, Cody Travers (Final Fight iteration), and even Sodom, as shown below.

While a release date has yet to be announced, the game is currently planned as a South Korean exclusive. However, players may pre-register for the title through Kakao Games’ website – provided they speak Korean!

Source: MMO Culture

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Get ready for the SoulCalibur VI Network Test with these character guides from Bandai Namco

On the 27th, you’ll download the SoulCalibur VI Network Test for either your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. On the 28th, you’ll log on to get (what is likely) your first experience in SCVI. And then, you’ll pick… who? And then what will you do with them?! Oh no! Decisions!

Namco thought ahead and prepared guides both for SCVI’s new system and the 15 characters available during the demo. You can find these guides right here — you’ve got one day to do your homework, warriors.

And for those wanting to know who will be available in the demo, here’s the list:

  • Mitsurugi
  • Sophitia
  • Grøh
  • Nightmare
  • Xianghua
  • Kilik
  • Ivy
  • Zasalamel
  • Geralt
  • Siegfried
  • Taki
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Maxi
  • Talim
  • Voldo
  • Tira [Hrm.]

Source: Avoiding The Puddle

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Absolver: Downfall adds a mountain of content to the online fighter

Absolver is arguably one of the most ambitious indie fighters on the market — with customizable movesets, online/offline hybrid gameplay, and an open world as complex as its combat, it seems as though the developers at Sloclap couldn’t possibly offer anything more to the table. Despite this, Absolver‘s first major expansion, titled Downfall, went live just recently.

Adjusting the game at its base, Absolver: Downfall will surely change the way the entire game is played, bringing even more new ideas to the unique 3D fighter. Downfall comes as a free update to the already-released Absolver, which can be found on both the PlayStation Store and Steam for $14.99 (until October 1st — full price is $29.99).

Source: Absolver

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Dragon Ball FighterZ adds original “Galactic Arena” stage, Halloween goodies, and more content in free update

The world of Dragon Ball FighterZ keeps expanding!

Bandai Namco has dropped a free update for Dragon Ball FighterZ today — and it comes with a fair bit of stuff:

In addition to new levels for Ranked, a pile of Halloween-themed customization items, and some changes to Versus, we’re getting a brand-new stage, the Galactic Arena. The preview above also promises more free content to come, so keep fighting!

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Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe (Twitter)

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Pre-orders for Arcade1Up’s arcade cabinets are back and discounted at Walmart

For any players interested in Arcade1Up’s arcade cabinets — but weren’t able to obtain them from their first release — here’s some great news. Pre-orders for these 3/4-sized arcade cabinets are now open in stock at Walmart, and they’re discounted to boot.

Originally priced at $399, Arcade1Up’s 3/4 sized arcade cabinets can now be ordered for only $299 over at Walmart. In addition to these, they’re also offered with free 2-day shipping for the cabinets.

Arcade1Up’s cabinets are slightly miniaturized (4 feet in height), flat-packed takes on the classic American style arcade cabinet. It comes in various flavors, each focusing on a specific game or franchise, with matching arcade controls. The Street Fighter II version (which is the one that’ll most likely interest our audience, naturally) features arcade emulations of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Super Street Fighter II: the New Challengers, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Each cabinet comes flat-packed and requires some assembly. While they’re sized for sitting down, a riser can also be purchased to allow for an “authentic” stand-up experience.

For anyone who pre-orders any of these cabinets, shipping will start on October 16.

Source: Walmart, via IGN

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Capcom Connect streaming live from Esports Arena Oakland

Capcom’s new weekly livestream kicks off tonight!

Capcom’s new weekly streaming show Capcom Connect is starting its run tonight at 8:00 PM PT, streaming live from Esports Arena Oakland! Tune in at Capcom Fighters on Twitch.

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

The stream will feature event and news recaps, Street Fighter V matches with guest players, and art and cosplay from Street Fighter fans. You can also win content codes by viewing. From Andy Wong’s Capcom-Unity announcement:

You will have the chance to win various codes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition just by watching and interacting with our social channels. In the afternoon before each show, we’ll tweet out a specific hashtag on the Street Fighter or Capcom Fighters Twitter account. All you need to do is use that hashtag in a tweet of your own before the drawing begins at around 8:15 PM PT. During the show, we’ll randomly choose winners and announce them on-stream. After the show, expect a Direct Message from the Street Fighter or Capcom Fighters accounts with your code. The codes are currently only for North America.

If you’re an artist or cosplayer, tweet @StreetFighter with pictures of your creation and we just might feature it on the stream with all credit going towards you!

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Capcom announces 3v3 Japanese Street Fighter League for 2019

With the intent to capitalize on the blooming esports industry in Japan, Capcom has officially announced a new team-based league for 2019: the Street Fighter League.

League matches are currently planned to feature 3-on-3 team battles, with six teams formed from a mix of both officially JeSU-pro licensed and unlicensed competitors. Capcom hopes to start in the Spring of ’19, though no date has officially been set yet.

This makes them the second fighting game company this month officially revealing plans to take advantage of Japan’s new Japanese eSports Union, right behind Arc System Works.

Source: Capcom

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The “Book of Souls” encyclopedia project from Uppercut Editions is the best Mortal Kombat book you haven’t read yet

When will we see this book made manifest in the Earthrealm?

The bloody and savage fantasy world that has developed around the Mortal Kombat franchise has many fans, but few are as passionate as those at Uppercut Editions, who have been working to get official backing behind their massive MK book project, the Book of Souls.

The book has gone through a few iterations (previously titled as the Book of Remembrance) but the goal (and the results) have been consistent: this is a massive collection of Mortal Kombat facts, lore, and trivia that the fans who love this world could easily become lost in. The 250+ page book covers the entire history of the franchise from its beginnings, up to and including Mortal Kombat X and Injustice 2.

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The catch is: this isn’t a published book, not yet. Uppercut Editions has been working to get their fan project some official backing from Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios, but to date that has not been accomplished. According to Uppercut Editions:

We are a group of MK fans who started this project 3 years ago with almost no support from WB and NRS, and only advice from a DC comics author, Shawn Kittelsen. While we contacted various publishers — Udon Entertainment, DK publishing, Prima Games, Insight Editions and some other smaller publishers — all who wanted to work with us, we couldn’t quite gain traction with WB. Our books currently sit inside NetherRealm Studios for review, and we need fan help to basically put pressure on them to make this for all MK fans.

The project started as a petition and surged to over 10,000 signatures and we even had Richard Epcar voice and record for our trailer we did.

You can see some “unboxing” preview videos below from unCAGEDgamez and History Behind the Warrior, showing off early test printings of the book:

The most recent version of the project is also viewable digitally over at Uppercut Editions itself. Mortal Kombat fans definitely should go check it out — and if you like what you see, spread the word.

Sources: Uppercut Editions; Sacredjuice

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Automatic Replay Viewer adds support for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

If you play Skullgirls or Rivals of Aether on PC, there’s a good chance you either use (or have heard of) taylorsussex‘s Automatic Replay Viewer. This program allows for sets of consecutive replays to be played back automatically, and can start/stop recording software such as OBS with a hotkey. It does this by simulating the inputs required to playback a specified amount of replays, making it useful for recording long sets without the system strain.

If that sounds good to you and you play BlazBlue:Cross Tag Battle, well…

There you go. To download the program and read the latest versions patch notes, head over to GitHub.

Source: NZMao

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Savage Reign and The King of Fighters 2001 coming to ACA NEO GEO

At the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, Hamster Corporation announced the next batch of games coming to their Arcade Archives line. Among these were a number of NEO GEO titles coming to ACE NEO GEO, including a couple of fighters.

Coming to the ACA NEO GEO line are Savage Reign and The King of Fighters 2001. The latter should need no introduction, being the final installment of The King of Fighters‘ NESTS Saga. The former, on the other hand, is a game set in the distant future of the Fatal Fury/Art of Fighting timeline, featuring a mix of weapons-based combat, and the plane-switching first seen in Fatal Fury.

In addition to these, the arcade version of Nintendo’s Urban Champion was also listed among the upcoming releases for the regular Arcade Archives line.

As for when all of these will be released, no details as of yet have been given. Same as for what consoles Savage Reign and The King of Fighters 2001 will be released on (Urban Champion, being a Nintendo game, is a Switch exclusive).

Source: Siliconera