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For any players on Switch chomping at the bit to get a taste of Dragon Ball FighterZ, here’s some great news. Bandai Namco has just dropped some important details regarding the game’s open beta.

The open beta client for Dragon Ball FighterZ on Switch will be available for pre-download from the eShop today, August 3rd. The open beta period itself will take place in North America from 9:00 PM PT on August 9 to midnight (11:59 PM) PT on August 12.

In addition to this, they’ve also revealed the characters that will be playable in said open beta. These are as follows:

• Goku (Super Saiyan)
• Vegeta (Super Saiyan)
• Gohan (Teen)
• Gohan (Adult)
• Gotenks
• Trunks
• Frieza
• Cell
• Majin Buu
• Kid Buu
• Krillin
• Piccolo
• Tien
• Nappa
• Android 16
• Android 18
• Yamcha
• Ginyu
• Hit
• Goku (SSGSS)
• Vegeta (SSGSS)
• Beerus
• Goku Black

The beta will allow players to fight 1-on-1 in Arena Matches, or enter into a lobby in Ring Match. The latter also allows for the Ring Party Match where up to 6 players can participate in a single battle. Aside from this, the beta will also include the Practice Battle Tutorial, let players watch replays, and will have the Extreme Type simplified control scheme available for players to use.

The retail release of Dragon Ball FighterZ for Switch arrives on September 28, 2018.

Sources: Games Talk; Bandai Namco [press release]

Yet another character has been revealed for Bandai Namco’s upcoming My Hero Academia arena fighter, My Hero One’s Justice. The latest issue of Weekly Jump has revealed that the villain All For One will be joining the game’s cast.

The true leader of the League of Villains, All For One is one of the most powerful villains in the series, able to stand up even to the mighty All Might. His quirk allows him to absorb and use the quirks of his opponents, something that seems like it’ll be quite useful in game.

In addition to All For One, the issue also gives some details on the game’s  “Plus Ultra All” special attack. Players can fill up a meter called the Plus Ultra Gauge. Once three bars of this have been filled up, they can activate the deadly Plus Ultra All attack, which sees all three members of a players team joining in the fight.

My Hero One’s Justice is set to launch in Japan for PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One on August 23, followed by a Western launch for PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC on October 26.

Source: Weekly Jump via Gematsu

… But it’s still not available quite yet.

In addition to Sakura and Akuma getting new outfits as part of the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 DLC content for Street Fighter V, we’ve been waiting for Capcom to reveal the Champion’s Choice costume for Birdie, designed by 2017 Capcom Cup Champion RISE|MenaRD for his main. After a slight tease, we can now see the costume revealed in full — and unlike previous designs for Necalli and Guile from former champs, this one is essentially a tribute to the Champion himself, full of personal touches to transform Birdie into sort of a Mena-avatar, channeling the Champion into the game itself.

Click to view slideshow.

No date of availability has been confirmed yet, only that we’ll gain access to the costume “soon”. You can pick up the outfit as part of the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier Pass, or on its own once it’s been released.

Source: Capcom Pro Tour

… But it’s still not available quite yet.

In addition to Sakura and Akuma getting new outfits as part of the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 DLC content for Street Fighter V, we’ve been waiting for Capcom to reveal the Champion’s Choice costume for Birdie, designed by 2017 Capcom Cup Champion RISE|MenaRD for his main. After a slight tease, we can now see the costume revealed in full — and unlike previous designs for Necalli and Guile from former champs, this one is essentially a tribute to the Champion himself, full of personal touches to transform Birdie into sort of a Mena-avatar, channeling the Champion into the game itself.

Click to view slideshow.

No date of availability has been confirmed yet, only that we’ll gain access to the costume “soon”. You can pick up the outfit as part of the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier Pass, or on its own once it’s been released.

Source: Capcom Pro Tour

With all eyes turning towards Las Vegas for Evo 2018, fighting game companies have no better time to show off what sort of magic their games are capable of. It’s no surprise, then, that the following titles have gone free-to-play for Evo weekend:

• Street Fighter V
• Tekken 7
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

In addition to that, Steam is running a Evo 2018 sale for the main stage titles — some of the markdowns are quite significant, such as Tekken 7‘s 60% reduced price. This sale, and the free-to-play states of the games above, lasts until the 6th.

You can check out the full sale here.

Sources: StreetFighter; Steam

Did you miss some challenges? You’re getting another chance!

Those that failed to grab all the pieces to complete the Monster Hunter Crossover Costumes for Ken, Ibuki, and R. Mika in Street Fighter V‘s Extra Battle mode will be getting another shot at completing their costume collection when the first challenge appears for Rashid’s Air Man outfit tonight; Capcom is bringing the challenges to obtain the Monster Hunter costumes back as well.

Continue your quest for missing pieces!

Challenges for Crossover Costumes inspired by @MonsterHunter will return to Extra Battle Mode on August 2 at 9pm PT along with Air Man. pic.twitter.com/QTZ7FeOwhM

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) August 2, 2018

It’s good to see that these in-game items aren’t going to be offered only a single time; since we’ve seen bosses return to Extra Battle as well (both Shin Akuma and “True Martial Artist” Ryu have passed by more than once so far) hopefully all of the Crossover Costumes get at least a second pass for players to catch up on what they may have missed.

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

Will we finally learn who “G” actually is at Evo this weekend?

As has become the pre-reveal tradition for Street Fighter V DLC fighters, Capcom is hinting in their not-so-subtle way that this weekend will be the reveal for the next brand new character to join Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in Season 3: the mysterious “G”.

Cody’s brick-smashing social media avatar has now been replaced by a gilded globe on Street Fighter’s Twitter and Facebook accounts — an image clearly associated with G and his golden world-map body markings, for as little as we know about him.

pic.twitter.com/wGFFuxM2Bc

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) August 2, 2018

And what we know is very little — how he fights and his place in the story are all blanks at this point, not to mention his seeming connection to that most-mysterious Street Fighter of all, Street Fighter III‘s fan-favorite Q. (BornFree has explored some of this speculation before.) With this tease, we can definitely expect at least some of this to be cleared up at Evo 2018 this weekend, so keep an eye on Street Fighter V at Evo!

Sources: Street Fighter (Twitter); Street Fighter (Facebook)

As previously reported, ARIKA’s new fighting game Fighting EX Layer is getting an official Evo 2018 side tournament, despite being just over a month old. To celebrate this milestone — and help get players who may be interested to try out this excellent new fighter —  the company is hosting a special Evo sale.

From August 2 up until August 14 (August 15 in Japan and Asia), Fighting EX Layer will be on sale on the PlayStation Store. Both the Light and Standard version are subject to a 10% discount — unless you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, where the discount goes up to 44%.

The sale will be available for the PlayStation Store in Japan, Asia, and North America. Whether or not Europe will also get the sale is “to be decided”.

Evo 2018 takes place from August 3 to 5 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV.

Sources: ARIKA (Facebook); ARIKA [press release]