Could we see this cosmetic item appear in BBTAG in the future?
One of the unique aesthetic aspects of the Persona 4 Arena series — beyond being able to mix and match character and Persona colors — was the ability to purchase pairs of glasses to be worn in battle, (or some other form of face wear, such as goggles, masks or visors, depending on your character). This served as another bit of fan service in the RPG series, as the members of the Investigation Team would use them in Persona 4 to help them clearly see through the thick fog of the Midnight Channel. These would not only be visible on the character sprites during a match, but would also be added to the Awakening portraits of each fighter, as well as their artwork during Instant Kills.
Though this feature is currently absent for the Persona cast in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, evidence for it appears have been found by data miners, indicating that it was possibly planned at one point — or that it could eventually come to the game as future DLC. Twitter user SeGel2009 even notes that there are glasses colors for the new reference palettes, as well as the trio of DLC colors, for all characters. You can see each character’s full color assortment — with the corresponding glasses for reference — below.
Apparently all of the P4A characters still have their glasses colors coded into their palette files. Even the new colors in #BBTAG have their own glasses colors. (Sprites containing the glasses are not from the game)
Aside from the main Community Effort Orlando tournament, one of CEO Gaming’s biggest events is CEOTaku: a tournament focused on anime games and less-mainstream titles. Now, Alex Jebailey has shared the games list for this year’s edition of the tournament.
The lineup covers just about every major anime fighting game out there. This ranges from big titles such as Dragon Ball FighterZ to smaller games such as Melty Blood, and even currently-unreleased games such as SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy.
You can check out CEOtaku’s games list below:
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Guilty Gear XRD REV 2
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Fighting EX Layer
Melty Blood
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core+R
Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
Catherine
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX 6 Stars!!!!!!
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
CEOtaku 2018 will take place on September 21 to 23 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL.
A few weeks back, Bandai Namco revealed the characters Gran Torino and Muscular for My Hero One’s Justice. Now, they’ve dropped a couple of trailers showing them off.
Gran Torino is an older “retired” hero who takes the main character under his wing. He possesses both increased strength and speed — which he wields in the video below, despite his old age.
Muscular, as his name implies, can increase his muscle mass, using his muscle fibers to cover his body.
My Hero One’s Justice is set to launch on PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC on October 26.
Is C. Viper really about to infiltrate Street Fighter V?
Thanks to DasVergeben, new rumors are circulating about who we can expect to appear in the next Season of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition — and the list is interesting, for a few reasons! Eight characters, including C. Viper, Makoto, Oro, Necro, Q, and Sodom, along with F.A.N.G’s apprentice Phantom, and another unnamed newcomer? Is this list true — or even likely?
That’s what VesperArcade speculates on in this new video. While quick to point out that he’s not totally convinced of this list (I think few of us are), he delves into the credibility of the picks — pointing out that some of these characters have been trotted out as “leaked” DLC multiple times before, but also that DasVergeben has been right on other non-Street Fighter news recently, such as Ridley coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Check the video out below!
Eight years after his intro to the Evo 2010 Super Street Fighter IV finals, Zaid Tabani — a.k.a. Redrapper — found inspiration in the new version of Cody’s theme for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. The result: this fantastic remix! (NSFW language included.)
And that’s not all: Zaid Tabani’s movie project Ranbat has been transformed into an upcoming album, featuring FGC community mainstays such as Gootecks, James Chen, and Sherryjenix. Look for it on July 27!
After battling their way through the group stage, the eight finalists of the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V 2018 Invitational will face-off in the playoffs tomorrow for their shot at the $250,000 prize pool. Each finalist fought their way through a six-player round-robin and elimination bracket during the group stage, and losses in the elimination bracket will carry over into the playoffs. The player pool includes five Japanese players, two Americans, and a single representative from the UK.
Winners Bracket
Echo Fox|Tokido vs. Echo Fox|Punk
This is a rematch of one of the most memorable Street Fighter V matches of 2017, but Punk is ready to put his 0-6 loss in the Evo Grand Finals behind him for good. Since that match Tokido has consistently been at the top of international events while Punk’s stock has slowly dropped. But Punk is still the reigning ELEAGUE Champion and will have to overcome this demon to defend his title.
Tasty Steve and Echo Fox|Punk, the defending ELEAGUE Champion.
“I don’t really think about it anymore. That’s last year, this is a different year so I just try to forget about it,” Punk said, when I asked him about learning from the loss. “But everyone asks me the question so much that I have no choice but to think about it. I just try to put it in the past because stuff happens. Sometimes you get bodied, sometimes you win.”
Tokido is regarded as the best Akuma in the world, while Punk has added Cammy and Chun-Li to his roster of tournament characters, alongside his signature Karin. In an interview before the playoffs Punk said that for him to have an actual rivalry with Tokido, he’ll need to beat him first.
CYG BST|Daigo vs. Mouseesports|Problem X
While Guile vs. Bison is historically one of the hardest match-ups in the entire Street Fighter series, the Dictator has some new tricks in Street Fighter V. Several Japanese players have noted that Problem X seems to exceed the level of any Japanese Bison players, and Problem acknowledged that he has been pushing the character to the limit. He was able to score a 2-1 win over NuckleDu’s Guile in Group C but Daigo’s slow style could bring a much different look to the match. Problem X said he has been able to prepare for the Guile match-up with other European players, but struggled to find Akuma and Ibuki players to practice for Tokido and Fujimura.
Daigo Umehara continues to build his legend in the Street Fighter V era.
As the world’s most popular Street Fighter player, Daigo will have no shortage of fighting gamers cheering him on. But when asked why a newcomer to Street Fighter might root for him in the playoffs, Daigo — who has been playing competitively since the late ’90s — said he that he wants his performance to inspire people his age.
“I’m the oldest of all and I want to show everyone who’s as old as I am, I can still fight,” Umehara said, via translator.
Losers Bracket
Echo Fox| Momochi vs. CYG|Dogura
This match is a tough one to predict, because of Momochi’s character choices. During an interview before the tournament Dogura said he was worried about whether Momochi would play Cody or Kolin in their match and each time he asked, Momochi refused to answer. Dogura said he’s been preparing for Kolin but has yet to play against a strong Cody. Dogura lost to Wolfgang’s Blanka at CEO 2018, so his fear of Season 3 characters might be justified.
Momochi admitted that his focus in Street Fighter V has been on developing his Cody, but the character remains hard to win with. During their recent meeting in the Rage Esports All-Star League Momochi beat Dogura with Kolin, so he can always go back if a Cody pick doesn’t work out.
Is Momochi’s Cody ready to shakeup the playoffs?
FUDOH|Fujimura vs. RISE|Smug
Fujimura is the probably the hottest Street Fighter V player in the world right now with major wins at CEO and Stunfest. He’s also one of the few top players using Ibuki, but Smug’s Balrog is even more rare. Smug is the closest thing to a wild card in the playoff bracket, and he’s been playing Shine and other New York players to get himself ready. While Fujimura is certainly the favorite here, a lack of experience with Balrog could create a chance for an upset.
The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V 2018 Invitational Playoffs will take place tomorrow night, July 13, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Twitch, with a rebroadcast on TBS at 11:00 p.m. ET. You can watch the stream at Twitch.TV/ELEAGUETV and check out the playoff bracket at https://www.eleague.com/street-fighter-v-2018/schedule.
It’s not going to be available at retail until October, but that’s not stopping Bandai Namco from bringing the latest chapter in the Tale of Souls and Swords to Las Vegas next month for Evo 2018!
Details on how to register are still to come.
The halls of EVO will ring with the clashing of swords! We're proud to announce the SOULCALIBUR VI tournament at this year’s EVO Championship series! Tournament registration details coming soon…
Don’t miss your chance to attend the biggest fighting game event of the year!
Signed up for Evo 2018 yet? Time is running out: registration closes at midnight on July 19th! If you want to attend but haven’t signed up, don’t wait any longer! Register now.
If you’re competing in Street Fighter V, you’ll want to grab one of these exclusive tribute t-shirts, too!
Though Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist was heralded as one of the best video-game-to-live-action adaptations yet seen, video game movies and shows still have a (perhaps, deserved) stigma about them. Luckily, that stigma hasn’t impacted the future job prospects of Mike Moh. He was SF:AF’s Ryu, and now he’s Quentin Tarantino’s vision for Bruce Lee in his new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood:
From Ryu in Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist to Bruce Lee, congratulations @mikemoh on being cast in Tarantino's upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! 👊🏼 https://t.co/LTpoxEAv8m
Moh will be starring alongside Leonard DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Dakota Fanning, and more in the star-studded ensemble cast. And he might not have got there at all had he not thrown a Hadouken on YouTube first.
It has been announced that Bandai Namco Entertainment will be hosting a special “Dragon Ball Game Summer Festival 2018″ livestream on Twitch, Niconico, and OpenRec TV. During the event we’ll see a Dragon Ball FighterZ Regional Team Tournament, featuring some of the top players in Japan. Captains include:
What are you hoping to see revealed for either DBFZor Xenoverse 2 on this stream? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with a Nintendo Switch version set to release on Thursday, September 27th in Japan, and Friday, September 28th in the West. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is also currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
