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Strange Brigade DLC Released with New Levels, a New Character and a Free Map

Rebellion is off and running and has released the first DLC for Strange Brigade. New content includes a new character, a new map and three free levels. In addition, players can look forward to two Season Pass and free content releases in October and an additional one in November. Season Pass content includes The Thrice Damned campaign mission (1 part each content release), new playable characters, and weapons. Free content includes new maps, a new playable character & weapons.

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Blizzard’s Unannounced Project: Visceral Combat, Co-Op, Action-Packed & Totally New

A casual look at BlizzardCareers.com reveals that a lot of Diablo projects are in the works which is something that we’ve known for a while and are cautiously optimistic that more will be revealed at this year’s Blizzcon. However, one thing piqued our interest: Blizzard’s unannounced project that is looking for people interested in building an “action packed game” with a beautiful, visceral core combat experience” and that someone should have a “passion for co-op games, RPGs & board games”.

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Namco drops Tekken 7 version 2.01 on PlayStation 4 and Steam, fixes Lars Rage Drive, Eliza Super, and more

Good news and bad news, my friends. Good news is that Namco dropped the previously promised emergency patch for Tekken 7. The bad news is that, at the time of this writing, there’s no information as to what’s actually changed:

Luckily, there were clear targets for this patch: Eliza’s Super Unblockable glitch, Lars’s Rage Drive comboing from F+21, and Katarina’s absurd ff+24 jailing all immediately set Tekken Twitter ablaze when discovered. You can consider these oddities things of the past:

If there are other changes, we’ll have to wait until Namco reveals them. In the mean time, we can at least go to sleep without fear of Lars’s F+21.

Source: Flying_Wonkey; Gold3263301; BLAZE_YOSHI; CCtxsolo4life

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Lethal League Blaze is coming to PC on October 24 and to consoles Spring 2019

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Lethal League Blaze is nearly here! Team Reptile published a trailer today showcasing all of the announced characters in their updated designs alongside the title’s new gameplay mechanics. The trailer also nails down a release date for the PC version of the game, October 24, 2018.

For those with an ear for fresh electronic sounds, you might have noticed the trailer’s song has a familiar tone. Composer Hideki Naganuma, from Jet Set Radio fame, provided his mastery of music for the track, “Ain’t nothin’ like a funky beat”.

Lethal League Blaze will arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2019, so everyone will be able to join in on the fun. Its been just over a year since the game was first announced, luckily the wait won’t be much longer!

For those who are new to the series, feel free to check out Shoryuken’s review of the console version of Lethal League to catch yourself up to speed!

Source: Team Reptile

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Is EA Ready to Go to Court in Belgium Over Lootboxes?

A Belgian news outlet is reporting that EA may be being investigated by Belgian court officials as the company has yet to remove loot boxes from its games in the country. Earlier this year, the Belgian Gaming Commission found that loot boxes violate national regulations against gambling. While other companies have removed loot boxes from their games (i.e. Blizzard Valve and 2K Games), EA has yet to comply.

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Nyotengu and Phase-4 are coming to Dead or Alive 6 as DLC bonuses

Plan your purchase accordingly!

In addition to revealing four returning veterans for Dead or Alive 6, Koei Tecmo also dropped info regarding two more characters, Nyotengu and Phase-4 and other digital pre-order bonuses.

Nyotengu is a digital pre-order bonus for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions with PS4 owners also receiving a special theme and Xbox One owners receiving an exclusive costume for Ryu Hayabusa. PC owners will automatically get the character as long as the game is purchased digitally before March 14. Anyone who purchases the title digitally before March 14 will also receive a bonus Kasumi costume regardless of platform.

Phase-4, on the other hand, will be available to those who purchase the “Digital Deluxe Edition” on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC. Also included in the package are 25 extra costumes, 3 bonus musical tracks, and an exclusive Kasumi costume separate from the pre-order program.

Expect more information regarding the pre-order bonuses as the title nears its release date. Dead Or Alive 6 launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 15, 2019.

Source: Team NINJA

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Various PC Capcom fighting games are on sale over at Green Man Gaming

Green Man Gaming is currently having its “Big in Japan” sale — a sale featuring discounts on  PC games from various Japanese publishers. As part of this sale, a number of Capcom’s fighting games are discounted. This includes most of the recent releases in both the Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom franchises on the platform.

The sale lasts up until the morning of September 11. For those interested in checking out the titles on sale below, entering the coupon code BIGINJAPAN during checkout gives an extra 20% discount.

This is box title
Game Regular Price Sale Price Discount %
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite $39.99 $15.97 60%
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Deluxe Edition $59.99 $23.97 60%
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 $24.99 $9.97 60%
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection $39.99 $23.98 40%
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition $39.99 $19.17 52%
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Deluxe $69.98 $43.10 38%
Street Fighter V – Season 1 Character Pass $9.99 $4 60%
Street Fighter V – Season 2 Character Pass $19.99 $10.70 46%
Street Fighter X Tekken $29.99 $4.77 84%
Ultra Street Fighter IV $29.99 $5.98 80%
Ultra Street Fighter IV Upgrade $14.99 $3.02 80%

Source: Green Man Gaming

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Capcom Pro Tour Japan Premier tournament set for September 22nd-23rd at Tokyo Game Show

The Capcom Pro Tour Japan Premier registration has closed and the list of players attending is frightening: It’s a who’s-who of Street Fighter top players from around the world, including Evo 2017 champion Tokido and TWFighter Major 2018 champion Sako, all gearing up for the ever exciting Tokyo Game Show.

Pool play is currently scheduled for Sept. 22nd (Saturday) 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM JST, with top 8 playing out on Sept. 23rd 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM. 1st through 7th place will receive money from a nearly $100,000 USD Prize Pool — a first in TGS’s history, thanks to Japan’s new pro gamer licenses.

Also worth noting is that anyone in attendance, player or spectator, will have the chance to meet Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono. Considering TGS is typically where new character announcements have been made in the past, it would be nice to see Ono take the stage.

Make sure you check out the action at the end of this month at CapcomFighters!

Sources: Capcom; Yoshi_OnoChin

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Dead or Alive 6 will arrive on February 15, 2019; Ayane, Marie Rose, Honoka, & Bayman returning to the roster

At Sony’s PlayStation LineUp Tour stream in preparation for the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, Team NINJA showed off a new trailer for Dead or Alive 6.

The new trailer revealed some veterans who are returning to the new game: Ayane, Marie Rose, Honoka, and Bayman. Interestingly enough, both Ayane and Marie Rose were shown in story scenes during the trailer, which should finally give the latter the story she lacked in Dead or Alive 5. More importantly however, the trailer revealed the date when Dead or Alive 6 will be available. The latest installment of Team NINJA’s fighting game franchise goes on sale on February 15, 2019.

The trailer included a glimpse of a new dinosaur park stage that seemed to have some pretty detailed danger zones, as well as the previously mentioned peeks at the game’s story mode.

You can check these out at 58 minutes and 30 seconds into the replay of the Sony livestream below.

[UPDATE: Added YouTube trailer embed from PlayStation Japan.]

Sources: PlayStation; PlayStation Japan

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SNK announces Samurai Spirits for PlayStation 4

Since last week, SNK has been counting down to a new game announcement. It seems we now know what that that game is: Samurai Spirits is coming to PlayStation 4! For those who may not be familiar with it, Samurai Spirits is the Japanese name for Samurai Shodown. The new game was announced at Sony’s event, where they revealed their lineup for the 2018 Tokyo Game Show.

Details for the game are scarce, aside from the fact that it’s running on Unreal Engine 4, and is scheduled to arrive sometime next year. However, more should be revealed on the official site soon. It appears to be a remake of the original title, but with a new 3D engine and updated art style.

In the meantime, you can check out the trailer from the event stream, at the 1 hour and 3 second mark of the video below.

Source: PlayStation