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Kefla and Super Baby 2 arrive in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2’s Extra Pack 3 release trailer

After revealing Kefla and Super Baby 2 as the next pair of DLC characters for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment has released the launch trailer for the game’s next update: DLC Extra Pack 3, which is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.

In addition to the two new Z-Fighters, this update adds more costume options for custom characters, including an Ultra Instinct Goku Wig, a Janemba Suit, and an Arabian Costume, with the promise of even more special costumes coming soon. There are also 5 new Parallel Quests, 8 new Skills, and 2 additional Super Souls. Free updates are also ongoing, which will provide us with a Swimsuit Costume for Towa, 40 new Figurines, 20 Quests, 21 Character Skills, an additional Scenario, 20 Posing Skills, and additional NPCs for the Hero Colosseum, and additional costumes and accessories. There have also been over 100 adjustments made to Skills for the sake of overall game balance, as well as netcode improvements to ensure an even smother online experience. You can now even select additional custom warriors from the character select screen, and more online events have also been promised for the future. You can see the full trailer below.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2‘s Extra Pack 3 is currently available, and should set you back the usual price of $9.99.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America

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Equinox Gaming signs Tekken 7 powerhouse JoeyFury

Since before Tekken 7 was officially out on consoles, JoeyFury was traveling the country placing consistently in Namco’s first tournaments. Joseph “JoeyFury” Bennett has kept his reputation as a top talent in tact since then, boasting wins across JDCR, Dimeback, and others along the way.

It just makes sense, then, that the esports organization Equinox Gaming made the call to sign Joey to their team.

Ironically, it’s the defeat (of now fellow teammate) Dimeback that likely landed him this position. Check out the video above for interviews with Equinox’s owners discussing their latest acquisition.

Source: @EQNXGaming

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Blade Strangers is now available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam

It has been quite the pre-release journey for Nicalis’s latest fighter, hasn’t it? Announced to little fanfare over a year ago, the Studio Saizensen-developed cross-over fighter Blade Strangers built up momentum with surprising character reveals, smart location testing, and a creative, free-form juggle system. And now, it’s here!

Not only is Blade Strangers out, it’s on sale! If you plan to get it on Steam, that is. Otherwise, the game is available for about $40 USD for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

Sources: PlayStation Store; Nintendo eShop; Nicalis

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Starflight 3 – The ‘Godfather’ of Sci-Fi RPGs Takes to FiG to Bring a Classic Series Back to Life

HumaNature is ready to revive a classic series with the announcement that Starflight 3 is taking to FiG to raise $800k to develop the game. The series’ original designer and HumaNature founder Greg Johnson is back to develop Starflight 3, the “next chapter in the PC sci-fi single player sandbox RPG”. Currently in pre-production, HumaNature is targeting a 2020 release.

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The future of the SoulCalibur franchise depends on SoulCalibur VI’s success

The sales of this sixth entry could make or break the tale of souls and swords.

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When SoulCalibur VI was announced at the Game Awards last December, it had been over 5 years since the previous game had been released. During that time, there was a lot of uncertainty about the series’ future — at least until this new game was announced.

Now, in an interview with DualShockers at Gamescom 2018, producer Motohiro Okubo explains that the series still isn’t exactly out of the woods yet. SoulCalibur VI itself almost didn’t happen, as Bandai Namco had low expectations for the franchise at that point, and it took a lot of convincing for him to actually be given the green light to do it.

More importantly, Okubo confirms that the future of the franchise could depend on the success of the game. When asked about whether SouCalibur VI  could be the last SoulCalibur game if it didn’t sell well, Okubo stated “Yeah, that’s right,” he continues by stating, “We don’t want to blackmail the users by saying that it could be the last one, but as it is, yes.”

With this, Okubo has made it pretty clear now how much the fate of the franchise rests on this latest entry. Will this be the final tale of souls and swords, or will the series once again rise to prominence? We’ll find out when SouCalibur VI launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19th.

Source: DualShockers

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Street Fighter V servers down for maintenance today, adding new Professional premium costumes

Online functions will be down for a while as they get ready to open the maid café.

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Back to the regular Tuesday schedule after G’s and Sagat’s release, Street Fighter V servers are going offline today during 11:00 AM PT and 5:00 PM PT for maintenance:

At least part of today’s maintenance is the release of the new batch of “Professional” premium costumes, this time offering the outfits Falke, Kolin, Menat, and R. Mika would slip into if they were spending the day providing service at a maid café:

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Players that have picked up G and Sagat will want to keep an eye out for possible balancing changes for the new fighters as well — Capcom has already indicated their intention to adjust Sagat’s uppercut properties.

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Source: SFV Server Status (Twitter)

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Brutal Viking RPG ‘RUNE’ to Launch Early Access on September 19th

If you’re looking for brutal Viking action, RUNE has your back. The open-world Viking-themed RPG will be launching into Early Access on September 19th. From now through EA launch, interested players can leverage at 15% discount. RUNE is the “spiritual successor” to Rune Classic, but one where the team is “pushing even further [the boundaries of PvP] with intense, brutal combat mechanics not often seen in these types of games,” said Project Lead Chris Rhinehart.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting a special edition and its own Pro Controller

Almost every major AAA game release has a “special edition,” and fighting games are no exception. Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Dragon Ball FighterZ all hit the shelves with their own collectible releases, and now Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will as well. Without any formal announcement or reveal, the official Smash Bros. website was updated with the following listing:

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Below the special edition is also a spot for the bundled Pro Controller on its own:

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With the vague nature of the update, it’s reasonable that most western distributors have yet to put up any pre-orders — the only one to do so at the moment is Best Buy, hosting a (relatively blank) product page with a price tag of $139.99 (nothing has shown up for the stand-alone Pro Controller, though expected price is the standard $69.99)

Despite Smash usually being lumped with the long-living GameCube controller, Nintendo’s sleek design (on their already impressive hardware) will surely bring in sales, sweetening the deal for one of the most-anticipated releases of 2018. The special edition and Pro Controller will release alongside Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on December 7th.

Source: Nintendo

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The 2018 NEO GEO World Tour wraps up in a burning finish

This year’s NEO GEO World Tour featured top competition across two games in The King of Fighters franchise.

The 2018 NEO GEO World Tour came to a head during August’s Hong Kong Esports Festival. The tournament lasted two days, with a total of twenty-six players competing across two games. These competitors went head-to-head in both The King of FIghters XIV and The King of Fighters ‘98 to determine the real King of Fighters, with thirteen players facing off in each title.

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KOF ‘98 featured some of the series’ most celebrated competitors, with names like JoJo, Qanba x Douyu|Xiaohai, Blackwell|ET, and more fighting for top spot – and $57,000 HKD. Although a seasoned veteran of The King of Fighters series, JoJo didn’t make it past the first round of Finals for ‘98: he lost to Jovin 2-nil in the Losers bracket, knocked out of the tournament for good.

A favorite competitor to take ‘98 was ET, Evolution champion for the past two years. While he had fairly smooth sailing through Winners side, he ended up going 0-3 against Xiaohai in Winners Semifinals. Upon being sent to Losers Finals, he went head to head with WILD-HOPP1802, losing in a close set 2-3. This set Xiaohai against WILD-HOPP in the Grand Final, and it was no contest: Xiaohai took the set 3-0 with Chris, Orochi, and Chizuru, solidifying himself as the NEO GEO World Tour Champion of KOF ‘98.

Xiaohai and ET also competed in The King of Fighters XIV, alongside Sanwa|M’, VSlash|Zantetsu, VSlash|Whiteash, and VSlash|Frezzer. With three competitors in the mix across each title, VSlash made a strong showing in the Tour — but only one could remain standing. In a battle of teammates, Frezzer took out Whiteash 2-1, moving on to fight M’ in the third round.

M’ likewise showcased his strength in KOF’s latest installment. Staying in Winners side, M’ took out SSONG, Zantetsu, and Frezzer 2-0 before meeting LAU in Winners Semifinals. Taking the win 3-1, he went on to fight ROWY|ZJZ in Grand Finals, who had just taken out Xiaohai 3-nil and LAU 3-2 with Mature, Heidern, and Najo. ZJZ managed to reset the bracket against M’ 3-1, but M’ wasn’t about to take the loss — he came back with a vengeance, defeating ZJZ in a sound 3-0 with his team of Shun’Ei, K’, and Iori.

Both M’ and Xiaohai received a check for $57,000 HKD — the rough equivalent of $7,260 USD. The winners likewise won a ZOWIE RL monitor for future practice sessions and a spot in NEO GEO World Tour history as KOF champions. With the 2018 Tour concluded, the 2019 Tour is already underway, with more regions represented and even more competition approaching on the horizon.

Results

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The King of Fighters ’98

1. QANBA x DOUYU|Xiaohai
2. WILD-HOPP1802
3. Blackwell|ET
4. QUANBA|Dakou
5. Hakchai
5. Pacman Loon
7. Jovin
7. LABAN
9.  Cristina
9. JoJo
9. Ken Sou
9. KOF2982

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The King of Fighters XIV

1. SANWA|M’
2. ROWY|ZJZ
3. LAU
4. QANBA x DOUYU|Xiaohai
5. VSLASH|FRZ1X
5. BLACKWELL|ET1120
7. SSONG
7. TXC|ViolentKain
9. OSWALDACE
9. VSLASH|Zantetsu
9. VSLASH|WhiteAsh
9. Luis Cha

Source: Challonge (KOF XIV, KOF ’98), NEO GEO World Tour (Twitch)

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New Dead or Alive 6 screenshots show off classic costumes for Kasumi and Leifang

In the visuals we’ve seen for Dead or Alive 6 so far, many folks will have have noticed that many characters are wearing brand-new outfits. However, that doesn’t mean that their classic costumes won’t be in the game, as this new batch of screenshots from Famitsu demonstrate.

The screenshots below specifically showcase the classic costumes for Kasumi and Leifang. Both of these character are sporting totally brand new default outfits for this game, so seeing some of the classic outfits return will be good news for some fans. In addition to this, we also get a look at a new costume for Zack.

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It’s nice to see these costumes as they appear in the new game; producer Yohei Shimbori has previously confirmed that characters will still have their classic costumes in DOA6. (The rest of the screenshots, on the other hand, are ones we’ve already seen before.)

Dead or Alive 6 is coming to PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One in early 2019.

Source: Famitsu