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Fan-made crossover “Famicom Fighters” brings 8-Bit NES Stars into the fighting game genre

It’s pretty rare that MUGEN (an open source 2D fighting game engine, made in 1999) results in full, unified, cohesive games worth noting — but the fan-made crossover Famicom Fighters is shaping up to be something special.

Currently in development with a surprisingly large team, Famicom Fighters re-imagines the world of 8-bit games with smoother animation and old school 2D game-play. It’ll probably be the only time you’ll see Star Man from NES Pro Wrestling use El Fuerte-like run mix-ups, and its definitely the only time you’ll see him body slam Thonolan from Taito’s Kick Master.

Though still being refined, you can try out the game in the links below, and provide feedback to the team directly to the team through their Twitter.

Source: FamicomFighters

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Thief Arthur, arcade stick support coming to SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy in September 20 patch

As previously reported, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy‘s first DLC character is Thief Arthur from Square Enix’s Million Arthur franchise. The character is a guest that’s part of an exchange that see’s the King of Fighters‘s Iori Yagami appear in Square Enix’s Million Arthur: Arcana Blood.

During the livestream of a recent tournament for SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy in Japan, SNK revealed that Thief Arthur would be available on September 20. This guest character comes as part of a big patch for the game that’s coming on the same day.

In addition to adding Thief Arthur, this upcoming patch adds an important feature – arcade stick support. Currently, item use in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is mapped to the the right analog stick, meaning that arcade stick  users aren’t able to use them. The patch will provide an alternate method of using items for players using said arcade sticks.

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is currently available for Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation.

Source: SNK via HB|John Grimm

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Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is now available for pre-order on the PlayStation store in Japan

Following up on the news that Square-Enix and Examu’s Million Arthur: Arcana Blood was coming to PlayStation 4, digital pre-orders for the game have now gone live over in Japan.

The digital edition of the game can now be pre-ordered on the Japanese PlayStation Store for ¥7,538. Those who pre-order will get early access to the game, in addition to an extra character color and a PlayStation 4 theme. The arcade fighter, based on Square Enix’s Million Arthur mobile game franchise, first hit arcades last November before a home port for PlayStation 4 was announced a couple of weeks back.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood hits PlayStation 4 in Japan on November 29. When it arrives, it will come with additional characters not in the arcade version, including the King of Fighters‘s Iori Yagami.

Source: PlayStation Store, via Animé FGC News (Twitter)

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Fantasy Strike now available for Linux, adds bug fixes and new stage, will be on exhibition at SoCal Regionals 2018

Sirlin Games’ in-development fantasy fighter jumps onto a new platform.

Fantasy Strike, Sirlin Games’ YOMI-based in-development indie fighter (currently available on Steam Early Access) has recently updated, covering some bug fixes, balance changes, as well as adding the new “Murkwood Marsh” stage, home to the fishy fighter Argagarg. PC players also have a new platform option, as the game is now available on Linux.

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The game will be on exhibition at the upcoming SoCal Regionals 2018, offering casual stations for attendees to sample the title, as well as standard and team battle tournaments.

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Fantasy Strike Early Access

Fantasy Strike should be arriving on console platforms sometime in 2019.

Sources: Stream.me; Fantasy Strike

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Dragon Ball FighterZ producer Tomoko Hiroki thanks the players for their support

Ahead of the upcoming Switch release, the producer offers some words of appreciation to the fans.

The producer of Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tomoko Hiroki, offers a brief video message of gratitude to the players that have shown their support for Dragon Ball FighterZ. She points out that the upcoming Switch version of the title — coming September 28th — was only made possible by the volume of requests from the fanbase to see the game on Nintendo’s portable platform.

She also encourages us to look forward to upcoming DLC on all platforms, but what that will be — aside from already-revealed Cooler — Bandai Namco is still keeping under wraps for now, so stay tuned!

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Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America

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Who will be the Belle of the Brawl? SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy has arrived on Switch and PlayStation 4

The quirky SNK brawler finally makes its debut!

After a long lead of teases and gender-bending weirdness, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is now available! NIS America is marking the release with the customary launch trailer:

Sporting unique and unusual gameplay and a plethora of character customization options, you can dive into this explosion of fan service for the SNK ladies (apparently at Kukri’s indulgence) on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 today.

Source: NIS America

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Fighting EX Layer is getting a physical release in Japan, to be shown at Konami’s booth at the 2018 Tokyo Game Show

ARIKA’s passion project is getting a disc release in their home country.

One thing that many fans have been asking ARIKA for — in regards to Fighting EX Layer — has been a physical release for the game. Now, the game is actually getting one – at least in Japan, that is.

Due to high demand, ARIKA have announced that they will be releasing a physical disc version of Fighting EX Layer in Japan. The company will be exhibiting this physical disc version of the game at the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, at Konami’s booth. The fact that they’re exhibiting it at Konami’s booth indicates that Konami will be publishing said disc version. Indeed, the company’s own TGS 2018 listing shows Fighting EX Layer as one of their “Partner Titles”. However, the same listing shows that they won’t be showing Fighting EX Layer on their stage.

The 2018 Tokyo Game Show is will take place on September 20 to 23 at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Source: Gamer via Resetera

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Breach Technical Alpha to Start Next Week with Initial Invites

The Breach site has been updated with a new blog post that lays out a timeline to the upcoming first round of alpha testing. The team is hard at work preparing a new build based on player feedback from both PAX and Gamescom. Once done, it is expected that the initial round of technical alpha invites will begin rolling out, as early as next week. The invites will go out slowly, but ramp up over time.

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Tekken 7 producer Katsuhiro Harada promises bug fix patch incoming for Season 2 changes

No matter how rigorously tested something is, bugs slip by into released products all the time. Despite this, the Tekken 7 team may have been caught off guard by some of the problems that cropped up in the newly released Season 2. Eliza’s unblockable super, Lars’s combos into Rage Drive from 12-frame jabs, and other problems have riled Twitter to the point that even Katsuhiro Harada himself felt the need to respond:

The rush to get a patch out makes sense, given the sensitive nature of keeping the tournament scene running smoothly. It’s almost certain that the problems outlined above will be knocked out when the patch drops, though it’ll be interesting to see if anything covered in the patch notes (Katarina ff+2,4, etc.) that has shocked players will also be addressed.

There is currently no announced date, but we’ll keep you updated once there’s more information to share!

Source: Harada_TEKKEN