Fighting EX Layer patch incoming to fix bugs on certain characters, planned for next week

Hot off the release of Fighting EX Layer, ARIKA has already announced the first patch for the game. The patch — which comes out sometime next week — is set to fix some bugs with a few characters. Affected by the patch are the characters Sanane, Kairi, and Hayate. Now, the patch isn’t to nerf or buff these characters, rather the ARIKA statement seems to indicate that it’s to fix some actual bugs with some of their moves.

What exactly these bugs are is unknown as of the time of writing; so far, nothing about them seems to have been shared in the community yet. That said, whatever these bugs are, ARIKA’s statement indicates that they’ve already scheduled the patch, which may show that they already found them before release, but not before having sent the game in to Sony for certification.

Source: ARIKA (Twitter)

Fighting EX Layer patch incoming to fix bugs on certain characters, planned for next week

Hot off the release of Fighting EX Layer, ARIKA has already announced the first patch for the game. The patch — which comes out sometime next week — is set to fix some bugs with a few characters. Affected by the patch are the characters Sanane, Kairi, and Hayate. Now, the patch isn’t to nerf or buff these characters, rather the ARIKA statement seems to indicate that it’s to fix some actual bugs with some of their moves.

What exactly these bugs are is unknown as of the time of writing; so far, nothing about them seems to have been shared in the community yet. That said, whatever these bugs are, ARIKA’s statement indicates that they’ve already scheduled the patch, which may show that they already found them before release, but not before having sent the game in to Sony for certification.

Source: ARIKA (Twitter)

Ryu appears as a new powered-up boss in Street Fighter V’s Extra Battle mode as “A True Martial Artist”

A new Extra Battle boss that’s really a force to be reckoned with.

In addition to this week offering us the last piece of Ryu’s Arthur Crossover Costume (and the last chance to get the BGM to go with it) in Street Fighter V‘s Extra Battle mode, a new boss also has shown up: now it’s Ryu’s turn to smash your Fight Money stash as “A True Martial Artist” — or, as he’s labeled in-match, THE MASTER.

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As an Extra Battle boss, it costs 1000 FM to fight him, and victory earns you an exclusive title. You have until July 1st to take on this challenge.

In the YouTube video below, cammyplayer shows that Shin Ryu doesn’t look too bad — until you see the compilation reel of their losses! Watch out for frame data shenanigans, incredible parrying craziness, special cancels into super, and… what? A new Critical Art?! Look for the Shin Shoryuken at 1:42.

Have you beaten this monster? Sound off with your strategy in the comments.

Sources: Street Fighter V; cammyplayer

Ryu appears as a new powered-up boss in Street Fighter V’s Extra Battle mode as “A True Martial Artist”

A new Extra Battle boss that’s really a force to be reckoned with.

In addition to this week offering us the last piece of Ryu’s Arthur Crossover Costume (and the last chance to get the BGM to go with it) in Street Fighter V‘s Extra Battle mode, a new boss also has shown up: now it’s Ryu’s turn to smash your Fight Money stash as “A True Martial Artist” — or, as he’s labeled in-match, THE MASTER.

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sfv ae extra battle boss ryu true martial artist start

As an Extra Battle boss, it costs 1000 FM to fight him, and victory earns you an exclusive title. You have until July 1st to take on this challenge.

In the YouTube video below, cammyplayer shows that Shin Ryu doesn’t look too bad — until you see the compilation reel of their losses! Watch out for frame data shenanigans, incredible parrying craziness, special cancels into super, and… what? A new Critical Art?! Look for the Shin Shoryuken at 1:42.

Have you beaten this monster? Sound off with your strategy in the comments.

Sources: Street Fighter V; cammyplayer

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s version 1.11 patch fixes bugs and changes attack attributes on PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 version of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle has been updated to version 1.11, marking the title’s first notable post-launch patch. Though the update was mainly about cleaning up bugs, there were a few small character changes that may impact the current meta, as several fighters have had the attack attributes of certain moves changed to better match with the attacks’ visual animations.

Characters impacted by this update include: BlazBlue’s Noel Vermillion, Rachel Alucard, Platinum The Trinity, and Makoto Nanaya, Persona 4 Arena’s Yu Narukami, Yosuke Hamaura, Kanji Tatsumi, Naoto Shirogane, and Aegis (whose Personas will now correctly face towards the opposition during various Smart Combos), Under Night In-Birth’s Gordeau, Orie, and Vatista, and the entirety of Team RWBY. Additionally, Gordeau’s pesky B Assimilation Infinite (that appeared to only work on fellow In-Birth Linne) has also been removed, as the float value for the move is now universal across all characters. Unfortunately, as has been the case with Dragon Ball FighterZ, this new patch will disable all Replay data saved from the previous version of the game. You can read the full patch notes below;  there has been no official word, as of this writing, on when this patch will roll out to the Nintendo Switch and Steam versions.

FIXES

– System Fix

Fixed behavior of lock-on skills when they hit during certain partner skills.

– BlazBlue Character Fixes

Noel
“Valkyrie Veil” has been changed and categorized as a body attack to better match the move.

Rachel
Fixed an issue where using “Sword Iris” within certain frames after using it near the lightning rod would cause the hit box to linger.

Platinum the Trinity
Fixed an issue where using “Magical Frying Pan” with “⇐ + Partner Assist” would register 2 hitboxes.

Makoto
Fixed an issue where “Lightning Arrow” may activate without the proper inputs.

– Persona Fixes

The following attacks have been fixed so that the Personas face towards the opponent.

Yu
A > A > A

B > B

Yosuke
B > B > B

Kanji
B > B

Naoto
B > B

Hamaon

Aegis
A > A

A > A > A

– Persona Character Fixes

Yosuke
Fixed an issue where Yosuke’s red health gauge would deplete when Reversal Action hits.

Kanji
Fixed an issue where you can Cross Burst in certain instances when “Gotcha!” hits.

Naoto
Adjusted Naoto’s “⇒ + Partner Assist” and “⇐ + Partner Assist” initial hit value to match the other characters.

– UNIEL Character Fixes

Gordeau
“Crouch – C” has been changed and categorized as a leg attack to better match the move.

“Soul Vanish” has been changed and categorized as a body attack to better match the move.

Fixed the float value for all characters when hit with “B – Assimilation.”

Fixed an issue where you can Cross Burst in certain instances when “EX – Assimilation” hits.

Orie
Adjusted the start-up value for “Distortion Skill – Duo” to match the other characters.

Vatista
Adjusted the recovery frames for “Clash Assault” to match the other characters.

– RWBY Character Fixes

Ruby
Fixed an issue where her “Clash Assault” would continue its counter-hit state.

Weiss
Fixed an issue where you can Cross Burst in certain instances when her ground throw hits.

“White Night” has been changed and categorized as a projectile attack to better match the move.

Blake
Adjusted “Empowered Ferocious Beast” so that you can connect easier into Distortion Skill – Duo when it hits.

Yang
Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, her invincible frames continued until her aerial Reversal Action ends.

– General Fixes

Avatars of players you battled before will now appear at the Entrance.

Minor bugged graphic fixes.

– In regards to the battle replay data after the update: Please note that the update will disable all replay data from the older version. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Source: arcsystemworks

Gran Torino and Muscular confirmed for My Hero One’s Justice

This weeks issue of Famitsu has revealed two new characters for My Hero One’s Justice. Joining the cast of Bandai Namco’s My Hero Academia-based arena fighter are Gran Torino and Muscular!

The elderly former homeroom teacher Gran Torino can use his quirk “Jet” to shoot of air from boosters on his feet. He can use this to fly around the battlefield and attack at high speed. The villain Muscular, on the other hand, lives up to his name with his “Muscle Augmentation” quirk that sees him able to dramatically augment his muscle fibers. In-game, this makes him something of the opposite of Gran Torino, focusing on his immense strength (instead of speed) to deal damaging blows.

Check out a scan of the issue (care of YonkouProd) below:

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My Hero One’s Justice arrives on PlayStation 4 and Switch on August 23 in Japan, and for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC sometime in October for the West.

Source: YonkouProd (Twitter) via Gematsu

Bleach protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki flash steps into Jump Force

The “Big Three” are together once again!

Substitute Soul Reaper, Ichigo Kurosaki, was announced for the upcoming tag-team brawler, Jump Force in the most recent issue of Shonen Jump.

Twitter user, Yonkou Productions, shared the Shonen Jump scan along with translated details. Ichigo’s longtime companion, Rukia Kuchiki, and bitter foe, Sosuke Aizen, will be featured in the game at some capacity. All Bleach characters will be in their “Thousand Year Blood War” appearances as well. A new stage modeled after Hong Kong is also set to be playable.

Take a look at the Bleach icons in Jump Force‘s unique art style below.

While it should be no surprise that Ichigo joined the roster, Bleach was one of the most successful manga franchises along with One Piece and Naruto, it is still great to see the character playable in Jump Force.

Although the two previously mentioned franchises have continued in one way or another, Bleach creator, Tite Kubo is looking at creating new adventures with his upcoming one-shot, Burn the Witch. The romantic comedy one-shot will be featured in Shonen Jump‘s 33rd issue on July 14th. Burn the Witch‘s story is still a surprise, but it will revolve around witches, dragons, and a “Reverse London”.

Hopefully, we get to see Ichigo and the others in action soon, stay tuned to Shoryuken for more updates. Jump Force is scheduled for release sometime in 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

Source: Yonkou Productions; Crunchyroll

Capcom unveils special miniature arcade cabinet trophy for Super Street Fighter II Turbo at CEO 2018

Traditionally, tournament winners at Community Effort Orlando receive a championship belt, however, for this year’s Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament, they’ll be getting something else. Capcom has just unveiled their special trophy for the winner of Super Turbo at CEO 2018.

The trophy, as you can see in the tweet below, is a blue and gold recreation of the classic, American-style, stand-up cabinet for Super Street Fighter II Turbo. This includes a backlit “screen”  with the words “Grand Master Challenge” (“Grand Master Challenge” being the subtitle for the Japanese version of the game, and also the name of the special tournament event CEO is holding for this game).

Of course, the fact that Capcom has a special trophy for the game shouldn’t be surprising — considering that Super Street Fighter II Turbo at CEO 2018 is part of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Tournament Series. That said, this does beg the question of whether or not the two other games on the series, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike will also have their own special trophies…

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

Registration for Atlanta’s “Climax of Night” Soft Circle French Bread tournament now open, early bird prices last until 7/29/18

Fighting game developer Soft Circle French Bread (formerly just French Bread) is responsible for Melty Blood, Under Night In-Birth, and Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax. The company’s design philosophy and style have been hugely influential to the anime fighting game sub-genre as a whole. Despite niche sales, their partnership with publisher and developer Arc System Works has led to bigger projects that have grown the communities around their games exponentially.

What does all this mean? It means that Soft Circle French Bread’s following is big enough to support its own tournament major. Enter: Climax of Night.

Announced at Combo Breaker 2018, Climax of Night is America’s first dedicated Soft Circle French Bread tournament, located in Atlanta, GA. And right now, sign-ups are officially open — if you, too, have been swayed by any of their recent entries (or by BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, which features Under Night characters), you should register for the tournament here!

Game List:

  • Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] (PS4)
  • Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition (PS4)
  • Melty Blood Actress Again: Current Code (PC/Steam)
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (PS4)

All official games are standard double-elimination bracket, singles (1v1) format. $10 each.

Venue Fees:

  • Early Registration (till 7/29) – $30
  • Regular Registration (7/30 – 10/12) – $40
  • Late Registration (10/13 – 10/29) – $50
  • Spectators (at the door) – $10

No more parking lots for you, Melty Blood.

Source: NightsClimax (Twitter)

Blade Strangers release date set for August 28th, can be pre-ordered via Amazon

If you’ve been patiently waiting for Nicalis to reveal a release date for their new crossover fighter Blade Strangers, your time has come:

Featuring characters from Code of Princess, Shovel Knight, Gunvolt Azure Striker, Binding of Isaac, and more, Blade Strangers is the second fighting game entry from developer Studio Saizensen. The game can be preordered here from Amazon for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Curiously, Amazon has a release date of September 28th, but with Nicalis’s new announcement, this will likely be updated soon.

Source: Nicalis (Twitter)