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Kill la Kill the Game announced by Arc System Works

Pull the Trigger on a new stylish fighter published by Arc System Works!

Arc System Works announced Kill la Kill the Game on their official YouTube channel earlier today, ending with a link to the game’s official website which included the first look at the visuals to be expected from the new title.

Kill la Kill the Game is being developed by A+ Games, the developer of Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time, and published by Arc System Works. The game is expected to release in 2019 but not much else is known about the fighter aside from the fact that it can be played with 1-2 players.

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More information about Kill la Kill the Game will be revealed at Anime Expo 2018 on July 5-8 alongside an Arc System Works booth featuring special guests KLK Character Designer Sushio and Creative Officer Hiromi Wakabayashi.

Source: Kill la Kill the Game

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– Sky Noon Now Available on Steam

Anyone looking for a wild west shootout on the Floating Frontier should be taking a hard look at Sky Noon. The game has catapulted itself into Steam Early Access, with devs looking forward to the chance to work with a growing community to drive the game’s development.

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Ed Boon talks about the absence of a Mortal Kombat reveal at E3, breaking NetherRealm’s release pattern

While there was much speculation that a new Mortal Kombat game would be announced at E3, no such announcement has been made. Now, as part of Giant Bomb’s E3 live streams, Ed Boon himself talks about this, confirming that there was no forthcoming Mortal Kombat announcement at the event.

In addition this however, Boon also talks about NetherRealm’s pattern of announcing games. For those who aren’t familiar: for the past four games now, NetherRealm has always revealed them on or slightly before E3. This on the E3 after their previous game had received its “complete” retail edition (e.g. Mortal Kombat XL, Injustice: Gods Among Us – Legendary Edition). Specifically, Boon states that they’re moving away from that, stating that “It’s certainly something that we’re changing around.”

In addition to this however, he does also states that they’re “chomping at the bit to talk about stuff, but at the moment we have nothing that they’re announcing.” This seems to indicate that they are working on something, but that they aren’t ready to reveal what it is at the moment.

You can check out Boon talking about this at 1:43 in the video below.

Source: Giant Bomb

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Sakura could have remained a schoolgirl: Capcom shows off her concept art for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition represents the first time the Sakura is no longer represented as a schoolgirl (at least as a default, she does still have her Nostalgia costume). However, that almost wasn’t the case; as the new concept art that Capcom has released shows, some of Sakura’s early concepts for the game did still have her in her iconic sailor-style uniform.

As can be seen from the concept art shown on the CFN Portal, some of Sakura’s early designs had her in variations of her classic schoolgirl outfit. This included a long sleeved, navy blue colored “winter” variation, as well as other variation with her carrying various sorts of additional gear, culminating in the “chasing after Ryu” version with a jacket and large glasses.

Aside from the schoolgirl outfits, some of the other concept art had her on various sorts of training gear. Meanwhile, others played with her doing various jobs, these included a more traditional looking outfit for a job delivering bento boxes, an outfit as a mountain-climbing guide, as well as a motion capture suit for a job as a mo-cap actor. Of course, these all led to her final design (working in an arcade), though even that had a few variations, including one with stockings.

You can see all of these in the gallery below, or on the CFN Portal.

Going to the Gym Versions
Winter Outfit Version
Chasing after Ryu Version
Lifesaver Version
Delivery and Sales Version
Motion Capture Version
Weighted Training Version
Mountain Guide Version
Personal Outfits Version
More or Less Final Version

Source: CFN Portal

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ELEAGUE 2018 Street Fighter V Invitational (Group C) streaming live on Twitch

Don’t miss the action-packed fights between these Street Fighter V greats!

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The fight continues at ELEAGUE in their Street Fighter V Invitational for 2018! Today, Group C fights each other in a series of round-robin matches and an elimination bracket to decide who from this group will move forward into 2 of the 8 spots in the Playoffs bracket. Today’s competitors are:

  • NuckleDu
  • F3|Brolynho
  • Echo Fox|Justin Wong
  • RISE|Smug
  • RB|Snake Eyez
  • Mousesports|Problem X

The action starts at 3:00 PM ET — 12:00 PM PT — on ELEAGUE’s Twitch channel. (In the event of streaming trouble, check their YouTube channel as well.)

Watch live video from ELEAGUE TV on www.twitch.tv

If you missed them, you can also check out the Group A results and highlights, and Group B results.

Source: ELEAGUE (Twitch)

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Hints from game stage and producer Okubo suggest Talim will make it into SoulCalibur VI

Though plenty of fans are happy with how SoulCalibur VI looks and feels, the game is very much in that stage where people are wondering “will my character make it in?!” (Seriously, Setsuka please?) Perhaps it was her absence in SoulCalibur V that exacerbated them, but many players are very hopeful for the return of the tonfa-wielder, Talim. There’s actually a good amount of evidence to suggest that she will indeed make it to this Stage of History.

In the newest SoulCalibur VI gameplay footage, surely you’ve noticed a new, nature-themed stage with windswept plains. A Twitter user, iambic_feet, points it out in screenshots here, also bringing up that the song for that stage is called “Following the Wind Trail,” closely related to Talim’s association with wind.

Additionally, Dynasty brings up another big hint in the video below; a mysterious tweet from the game’s producer, Motohiro Okubo. Or rather, not so mysterious once you look at the first letter of each word:

Check out the video below, and if these signs really point to the truth, expect a reveal of Talim soon!

Source: Dynasty; @iambic_feet; Motohiro Okubo

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SoulCalibur VI producer Okubo talks about incorporating guest characters like Geralt into the game

As E3 2018 has drawn to a close, we got to see one more interview with the SoulCalibur VI producer, Motohiro Okubo. Interviewed by a Bandai Namco employee, Okubo talks about why the game is positioned around the first SoulCalibur in the timeline, and about the intention behind the Reversal Edge mechanic.

The most interesting tidbit perhaps is when Okubo goes into adding guest characters into the game. He mentions CD Projekt RED’s extremely detailed approach to animating Geralt, making sure that all his animations are in-line with The Witcher lore and video game. Everything — from Geralt’s swings to the angles on his elbows and wrists — is drafted with purpose. Some may not realize that Okubo is also the producer behind Tekken 7, so he’s obviously aware of other guest characters like Geese and Noctis who made it into the other Bandai Namco fighter. In another SoulCalibur interview, Okubo mentioned that Geralt is already “on the disc,” and he did not discount the possibility of adding more guest characters (the game will have a season pass).

Check out the interview above — and for more footage, take a look at how SoulCalibur VI runs on 4K PC graphics.

Source: SoulCalibur (Twitter)

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– Melting World Online Enters Early Access – Battle Mechs Galore

Juvty Worlds, the studio behind Wild Terra, has released Melting World Online into Steam Early Access. The game is “a multiplayer strategy game with tactical turn-based battles”. Players will lead a group of Battle Mechs that can be customized with new equipment and weapons gained through looting, production, researching and trading. In addition, players can take part in dueling, the PvP arena or head through the game in 4-play co-op.

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Rage Esports Street Fighter V All-Star League Day 3 results

The Rage Esports Street Fighter V All-Star League is officially underway, featuring 24 of Japan’s best players in 3v3 team matches. Six team captains were chosen based from the highest-ranking Japanese players on the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour, including Hx.Twitch.CYG BST|Daigo, Echo Fox|Tokido, Fujimura, AW|Nemo, Moke, and Itazan. Captains drafted their teams for the league last week; match play began June 5 and will run until July 28, the weekend before Evo 2018.

The league follows a double round-robin format; each team will play the others twice in a first-to-three set match. During each set the teams select their order and play three matches. The team with two victories will win the set, but each win and loss also counts towards the team’s total round robin score. The three teams with the best records at the end of the both round robins will play each other in the finals on July 28.

The event streams live at 6:00 AM ET/3:00 AM PT/7:00 PM JST at OpenREC.tv. Be sure to check below for the match schedule, and keep up with us for results as the league continues through June and July. You can also check out the official website for the event from Japan-based Rage Esports for more information.

Team Rosters for Rage Street Fighter V All-Star League

Sunrise (Team Moke)
-PONOS|Moke (Cammy)
-Cyclops|Dogura (Urien)
-FD|Haitani (Akuma)

Flame (Team Tokido)
-Echo FoxTokido (Akuma)
-CYG BST|Fuudo (R. Mika)
-Mago (Cammy)

Emerald (Team Fujimura)
-Fudoh|Fujimura (Ibuki)
-Echo Fox|Momochi (Kolin)
-GRAPHT|MOV (Chun-Li)

Gold (Team Daigo)
-CYG BST|Daigo (Guile)
-Scarz|Sako (Menat)
-RedBull|Bonchan (Nash)

Aurora (Team Nemo)
-Liquid|Nemo (Urien)
-GodsGarden|Kazunoko (Cammy)
-AtlasBear|StormKubo (Abigail)

Ocean (Team Itazan)
-Detonation|Itabashi Zangief (Abigail)
-Machabo (Necalli)
-Gachikun (Rashid)

Day 1 Results – June 5

Team Sunrise (Moke) vs. Team Flame (Tokido)

Set 1

  • Dogura (Urien) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Moke (Cammy) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Haitani (Akuma) vs Tokido (Akuma)

Set 2

  • Dogura (Urien) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Moke (Cammy) vs Mago(Cammy)
  • Haitani (Akuma)vs Tokido (Akuma)

Set 3

  • Haitani (Akuma)vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Moke (Cammy) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Dogura (Urien) vs Tokido (Akuma)

Team Moke wins 3 to 0

Team Emerald (Fujimura) vs. Team Gold (Daigo)

Set 1 (2-1)

  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Bonchan (Nash)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Sako (Menat)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Daigo (Guile)

Set 2 (0-3)

  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Sako (Menat)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Bonchan (Nash)
  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Daigo (Guile)

Set 3 (1-2)

  • Bonchan (Nash) vs Fujimura (Ibuki)
  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Daigo (Guile)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Sako (Menat)

Set 4 (0-3)

  • MOV (Chun Li) vs Bonchan (Nash)
  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Sako (Menat)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Daigo (Guile)

Team Daigo wins 3 to 1

Team Aurora (Nemo) vs. Team Ocean (Itazan)

Set 1

  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Gachikun (Rashid)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Itazan (Abigail)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Machabo (Necalli)

Set 2

  • Nemo (Urien) vs Machabo (Necalli)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Gachikun (Rashid)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Itazan (Abigail)

Set 3

  • Nemo (Urien) vs Itazan (Abigail)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Gachikun (Rashid)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Machabo (Necalli)

Set 4

  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Machabo (Necalli)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Gachikun (Rashid)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Itazan (Abigail)

Set 5

  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Machabo (Necalli)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Gachikun (Rashid)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Itazan (Abigail)

Team Itazan wins 3 sets to 2

Day 2 Results – June 13

Team Ocean (Itazan) vs Team Emerald (Fujimura)

Set 1

  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Fujimura (Ibuki)
  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Momochi (Kolin)
  • Machabo (Necalli) vs MOV (Chun-Li)

Set 2

  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Momochi (Kolin)
  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Fujimura (Ibuki)
  • Machabo (Necalli) vs MOV (Chun-Li)

Set 3

  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Fujimura (Ibuki)
  • Machabo (Necalli) vs MOV (Chun-Li)
  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Momochi (Kolin)

Set 4

  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs MOV (Chun-Li)
  • Machabo (Necalli) vs Momochi (Kolin)
  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Fujimura (Ibuki)

Team Itazan wins 3 to 1

Team Aurora (Nemo) vs Team Flame (Tokido)
Set 1

  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)

Set 2

  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Mago (Cammy)

Set 3

  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)

Set 4

  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)

Set 5

  • Nemo (Urien) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Mago (Cammy)

Team Nemo wins 3-2

Team Gold (Daigo) vs Team Sunrise (Moke)
Set 1

  • Bonchan (Nash) vs Moke (Cammy)
  • Daigo (Guile) vs Dogura (Urien)
  • Sako (Menat) vs Haitani (Akuma)

Set 2

  • Daigo (Guile) vs Haitani (Akuma)
  • Bonchan (Nash) vs Dogura (Urien)
  • Sako (Menat) vs Moke (Cammy)

Set 3

  • Sako (Menat) vs Dogura (Urien)
  • Daigo (Guile) vs Moke (Rashid)
  • Bonchan (Nash) vs Haitani (Akuma)

Set 4

  • Daigo (Guile) vs Dogura (Urien)
  • Sako (Menat) vs Moke (Cammy)
  • Bonchan (Nash) vs Haitani (Akuma)

Team Daigo wins 3-1

Day 3 Results – June 14

Team Emerald (Fujimura) vs Team Flame (Tokido)
Set 1

  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Tokido (Akuma)

Set 2

  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Mago (Cammy)

Set 3

  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Tokido (Akuma)

Set 4

  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)
  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Tokido (Akuma)

Set 5

  • Momochi (Kolin) vs Tokido (Akuma)
  • Fujimura (Ibuki) vs Mago (Cammy)
  • MOV (Chun-Li) vs Fuudo (R.Mika)

Team Fujimura wins 3-2

Team Aurora (Nemo) vs Team Sunrise (Moke)
Set 1

  • Nemo (Urien) vs Moke (Cammy)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Haitani (Akuma)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Dogura (Urien)

Set 2

  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Moke (Cammy)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Haitani (Akuma)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Dogura (Urien)

Set 3

  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Moke (Cammy)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Haitani (Akuma)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Dogura (Urien)

Set 4

  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Dogura (Urien)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Moke (Cammy)
  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Haitani (Akuma)

Set 5

  • StormKubo (Abigail) vs Dogura (Urien)
  • Kazunoko (Cammy) vs Haitani (Akuma)
  • Nemo (Urien) vs Moke (Cammy)

Team Moke wins 3-2

Team Ocean (Itazan) vs Team Gold (Daigo)
Set 1

  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Sako (Menat)
  • Machabo (Necalli) vs Daigo (Guile)
  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Bonchan (Nash)

Set 2

  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Daigo (Guile)
  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Sako (Menat)
  • Machabo (Necalli) vs Bonchan (Nash)

Set 3

  • Machabo (Necalli) vs Daigo (Guile)
  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Bonchan (Nash)
  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Sako (Menat)

Set 4

  • Machabo (Necalli) vs Sako (Menat)
  • Itazan (Abigail) vs Bonchan (Nash)
  • Gachikun (Rashid) vs Daigo (Guile)

Team Daigo wins 3-1

Match schedule

The event streams live at 6:00 AM ET/3:00 AM PT/7:00 PM JST at OpenREC.tv.

6/18 (Monday)
Emerald (Fujimura) vs Sunrise (Moke)
Aurora (Nemo) vs Gold (Daigo)
Ocean (Itazan) Flame (Tokido)

6/19 (Tuesday)
Aurora (Nemo) vs Emerald (Fujimura)
Ocean (Itazan) vs Sunrise (Moke)
Gold (Daigo) vs Flame (Tokido)
Match schedule after this point is to be determined

7/4 (Wednesday)
7/5 (Thursday)
7/10 (Tuesday)
7/17 (Tuesday)
7/25 (Wednesday)
7/28 (Saturday) – Climax series, tournament with top 3 teams

Team (Captain) Record Points
Gold (Daigo) 3-0 +10
Sunrise (Moke) 2-1 +10
Ocean (Itazan) 2-1 +3
Aurora (Nemo) 1-2 -5
Emerald (Fujimura) 1-2 -9
Flame (Tokido) 0-3 -9

Source: Rage Esports

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Qanba is releasing a limited-edition SoulCalibur VI Obsidian fight stick with stunning new panel artwork

Does your soul burn for a new weapon?

qanba obsidian soulcalibur logo

The Qanba Obsidian fight stick rapidly became a very popular controller in the FGC, and with good reason: it’s one of the best options on the market. Now, Qanba has partnered with Project Soul and Bandai Namco to announce a new version of the arcade stick — coming in October 2019 — that warriors returning to the Stage of History will want to take notice of!

The new SoulCalibur VI Qanba Obsidian sports all of the functional features of the stock Obsidian, but with some gorgeous new panel artwork — designed by Kaydie — that compliments the already stylish look of the Obsidian very nicely.

qanba obsidian soulcalibur vi

Qanba Obsidian product features:

  • Sanwa joystick and pushbuttons
  • PS3/PS4/PC compatibility
  • Clickable touch pad on back
  • XInput and Direct Input drivers
  • Tournament LOCK switch
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • 8.8’ USB cable
  • 18″ x 10″ x 5″
  • 8 lbs

SoulCalibur VI is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 19, 2018. Expect this stick to arrive very soon before or after; pricing and availability details still to come.

Sources: Qanba USA; Kaydie (Twitter)