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With featuring roles coming from mechanically different fighting games, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle has a very delicate roster balance. Fine tuning BBTAG characters isn’t just a matter of individual strength, but also of interpretation of the original systems — the fact that Arc System Works was able to put these characters together at all is pretty impressive. ArcSys has announced their plan to keeping their ambitious crossover balanced, showing off the upcoming character changes in version 1.30.

The patch for #BBTAG version 1.30 is coming soon! Read up about all of the coming changes to all of the characters here: https://t.co/PcV3SkMcro pic.twitter.com/HuHqZChMh8

— ArcSystemWorksU (@ArcSystemWorksU) September 7, 2018

Read the full list of changes here. After an exciting first tournament season, as well as a steady stream of new content, the future for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle still looks promising.

Source: Arc System Works

Classic SNK fans in the West, get ready!

Fans of the many classic arcade titles that SNK has produced are no doubt eager for the NEO GEO Mini, SNK’s creative take on the microconsole trend. It’s been confirmed now that the International version — which sports a slightly different game library than the Japanese version — will be available in the U.S.A. and Europe on September 10, 2018.

The miniature arcade cabinet can be played on its own or connected to an HDMI video display, and can be also be used with arcade sticks or controllers. It’s packed with 40 SNK classics, including fighting games from The King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown and other series!

Interestingly, September 10 is also the date that the teaser countdown on the SNK website will conclude, and a new game is expected to be revealed.

Sources: NEO GEO Mini; Funstock Retro

Hot off the heels of its appearance at NYG13 ,Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown adds another date to its continued US tournament presence. This time though, Sega’s flagship 3D fighter is getting repped on the West Coast: VF5 will be at SoCal Regionals 2018 this year on September 16th, 2018 in Ontario, CA thanks to the efforts of Dropkick Events.

Sign up for Virtua Fighter at #SCR2018 on Sep 16 at Ontario Convention Center, Cali!
You can enter VF with only a Spectator Pass!
Registration for VF is here: https://t.co/uBKriVhoMm

Thanks to @dropkickevents and @levelupseries @SEGA_Europe @SEGA

— VFDC (@vfdotcom) September 4, 2018

SoCal Regionals registration time is running out — if VF5:FS is your one true FGC love, you’ll need to sign up for it here and register for SCR here.

Sources: SCR; vfdotcom

Learn about the Leader of Humanity’s unique Weapon Arts in SoulCalibur VI!

Last month we were introduced to the second newcomer joining the cast of the upcoming SoulCalibur VI, the “Leader of Humanity” Azwel, who was first seen in the Libra of Souls trailer. Wielding the Palindrome, with a fighting style described as, “the practical application of Martial Philosophy and Theory,” Azwel can summon a variety of weapons from thin air, all notably colored blue and red, similar to SoulCalibur and Soul Edge.

Recently, SCVI’s Battle Director spoke with Famitsu about this mysterious fighter’s style of combat, which has been generously translated by Avoiding The Puddle. The “Leader of Humanity” can utilize a trio of weapons during matches — which seem to be randomly generated, similarly to Faust’s Items in the Guilty Gear series. These sets can be enhanced to become “Weapon Arts,” providing the researcher with more powerful versions of his attacks. You can read the full description below.

Azwel, a researcher aiming for the salvation of humanity, has mastered the unique school of fighting by summoning three weapon sets of “Twin Swords,” “Large Axe,” and “Spear Shield,” into battle. The biggest feature to Azwel is that each weapon set that he summons to attack are already “generated” after, so the next time they are used, they will become “Weapon Arts,” which is a more powerful version of an attack, that can only be used once for the particular weapon set. Since you can’t see which weapon set is being generated, switching between the three different weapon sets and using the same type to utilize the Weapon Arts will be the shortcut to success when it comes to outwitting the opponent. In Soul Charge mode, all Weapon Arts can be used freely in his almighty existence transformation! It is only during this time that he has access to his new devastatingly powerful Critical Edge, where the opponent shall be loved by sending them Azwel’s salvation.

This certainly sounds like a unique and interesting moveset for a character that could serve as a key antagonist. Does this description entice you to save humanity this October? Let us know in the comments. SoulCalibur VI releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam on October 19th.

Source: Famitsu via Avoiding The Puddle

Ever since it was first announced a few months back, we’ve only seen two characters confirmed for Kill la Kill: The Game. Now, it seems that two more characters will be joining the iconic duo of Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuin.

Arc System Works recently revealed their lineup for the upcoming 2018 Tokyo Game Show. While their lineup is pretty small, with only three other games aside from Kill la Kill: The Game (none of which are BlazBlue or Guilty Gear). However, they are teasing that they will reveal two more characters for said game.

More importantly however, it seems that the two new characters will be playable at the show alongside Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuin. This means that those at the show will get to try them out, and that we’ll likely get some gameplay footage of them as well.

The 2018 Tokyo Game Show takes place from September 20 to 23 at the Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Kill la Kill: The Game is set to launch on PlayStation 4 sometime in 2019. For more on it, be sure to check out our previous coverage of the game.

Source: Arc System Works via Siliconera