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The four Groups for the 2018 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition ELEAGUE Invitational have been finalized

The 2018 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition ELEAGUE Invitational is fast approaching, with the players in Group A battling it out this Friday — June 1st — on both Twitch and TBS. This past Friday, ELEAGUE held a preview show where the lineups of each of Groups A-D were fully revealed, and they are as follows:

Group A:
  • Echo Fox|Tokido
  • CO|Dogura
  • ARES.RB|Luffy
  • RISE|MenaRD
  • SonicBoxx|JB
  • CYG BST|PR Balrog
Group B:
  • Echo Fox|Punk
  • Echo Fox|Momochi
  • NVD|Phenom
  • CYG BST|Fuudo
  • 801 Strider
  • Commander Jesse
Group C:
  • NuckleDu
  • F3|Brolynho
  • Echo Fox|Justin Wong
  • RISE|Smug
  • RB|Snake Eyez
  • Mousesports|Problem X
Group D:
  • FUDOH|Fujimura
  • FUDOH|Haitani
  • PG|Infiltration
  • Hx.Twitch.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara
  • Filipino Champ
  • iDom

The Group A Round Robin action begins at 3:00 PM ET (Noon PT) at twitch.tv/eleaguetv, with TBS coverage beginning at 11:00 PM ET/PT. The remaining three Groups will kick off during those same hours respectively — with Group B battling on Friday, June 8th, Group C facing off on June 15th, and Group D going to war on June 22nd. The playoffs will take place on Friday, July 13th, at 5:00 PM ET on Twitch, with TBS coverage continuing at 11:00 PM.

Who do you think will be the two survivors of each of these four Groups? Share your thoughts and predictions with us in the comments section below.

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Sources: ELEAGUE; Liquipedia.net

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Teresa from Japan and Daru from Korea clash at the Combo Breaker 2018 Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 grand finals

It was an emotional finish for both viewers and participants of this year’s Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 competition at Combo Breaker 2018. The Illinois tournament attracted a rich assortment of personalities, from local players, to casual competitors, to sponsored and international players. The Korean sensation, Daru I-no, was definitely one of the players expected to rise to the top. He met Teresa — a player he often meets at Japan’s Mikado arcade — in a tenacious grand finals set.

Teresa, who mains Jam, was playing incredibly well that day. He beat Daru in the Winners Semifinals, popping off, and sending him to the losers’ side. He doesn’t normally beat the I-no master. Teresa continued this hot streak in the grand finals, playing at his very best. This set turned out to be a grueling and emotional battle, as Daru reset the bracket. Teresa dropped a key combo, which didn’t help his confidence. Later on, post the reset, Teresa felt the momentum break as his stick malfunctioned.

It’s a must-see set. Look forward to our interviews with both players this week, and don’t forget to check out the Combo Breaker 2018 results page to see how other tournaments ended.

Source: Team Sp00ky

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Injustice 2 and Mortal Kombat XL are discounted as part of the PlayStation Store’s Warner Bros. sale

The PlayStation Store is currently holding a special Warner Bros. publisher sale. As part of this, both Mortal Kombat XL and Injustice 2 are currently on sale for PlayStation 4.

Injustice 2‘s Legendary Edition, which includes all the DLC characters, is now on sale for only $53.99 (a 10% discount), or $47.99 (20% off) for PS+ subscribers. Meanwhile, the base game is also on sale for $27.99, or $23.99 for PS+ subscribers. Also, for those wanting to get the DLC, the game’s Ultimate Pack — which contains all three Fighter Packs — is also on sale for $35.99, or $31.99 for PS+ subscribers.

In addition to these, Mortal Kombat XL is on sale as well. The title, which includes all the Kombat Packs, can now be purchased for $11.99, or only $9.99 for PS+ subscribers.

Interested players should avail of these discounts soon, the Warner Bros. publisher sale ends this coming Monday, June 4, at 8:00 AM Pacific.

Source: PlayStation Store

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The battle of fusions is ready to begin: Vegito (SSGSS) and Zamasu (Fused) clash in new DLC trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ

Are the next pair of DLC fighters the most powerful yet?

They’re almost here… the next two DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ, Zamasu (Fused) and Vegito (SSGSS), are joining the fight tomorrow, May 31st! Bandai Namco is laying out the red carpet to welcome these god-level combatants to the arena with a new pre-launch trailer. Let the hype levels rise!

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America

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hfblade shows off the pile-bunker power of Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!’s Zenia

Anime fighting games tend to get pigeonholed for their screen munching projectiles and air-based footsies. For those that like the mental game of getting in, staying in, and punching until there’s nothing left to punch, they will likely enjoy Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!!‘s Zenia.

Armed with frame traps, a command dash, and some decent air-unblockables, the pilebunker wielding Zenia hits hard and takes control with some of the game’s most powerful pressure. If any of that sounds interesting to you, then hfblade‘s latest video above is a good place to start learning combos!

Source: hfblade

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Next BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Arc Nama stream set for Friday, June 15th

The Japanese website for the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle has recently been updated, revealing that the next Arc Nama stream will be held on Friday, June 15th. This will be an interesting broadcast, as it will be the first monthly stream following the title’s full release, making its potential contents all the more interesting.

Even though this month’s stream was the first to not feature any character reveals, and the 31-character lineup for Evo 2018 has already been set, we still have nine DLC characters (whom will comprise Cross Character Packs 4-6) left to be revealed. Recent datamining of the Nintendo Switch’s open online beta has indicated the remaining fighters to be BlazBlue’s Izayoi, Nine The Phantom and Mai Natsume, Persona 4 Arena’s Mitsuru Kirijo, Akihiko Sanada and Labrys, and Under Night In-Birth’s Yuzuriha Sougetsu, Merkava, and Mika Returna. There have also been rumblings of Senran Kagura’s Asuka and Yumi potentially Crossing Fate with the four core franchises of BBTAG (though that has been denied). While we currently have no idea what ASW plans to show off, there’s a strong possibility that Cross Character Pack 4 could be revealed.

As always, you can catch the action at twitch.tv/arcsystemworks at 4:00 AM PT (6:00 AM CT, 7:00 AM ET).

What are you hoping to see revealed on the upcoming stream? Give us your thoughts and predictions in the comments below.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam in Japan this Thursday, May 31st, with a North American release on the same platforms following next Tuesday, June 5th. A European release by PQube for PS4 and Switch will drop on Friday, June 22nd.

Source: blazblue/jp/tag

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SNK’s next The King of Fighters game is a mobile RPG

SNK has just announced a new The King of Fighters game, and it’s likely not what fans are expecting. The King of Fighters All-Star is a mobile role-playing game for Android and iOS. Developed in conjunction with Netmarble, The King of Fighters All-Star is described as a “a mobile action RPG with easy-to-use controls that enable the flashy skill actions and exciting combo actions of The King of Fighters series.”

Additionally, they state that fighters from The King of Fighters ’94 all the way to The King of Fighters XIII will make an appearance in the game, and will be presented “without change in their original form and with the highest level of graphics quality.” This seems to indicate that sprites from these previous games will be used in this new mobile spin-off.

Now, this isn’t SNK’s first foray into making an RPG spin-off of one of their fighting franchises. They’ve been doing this as far back as 1997’s Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidō Retsuden, which was a spin-off RPG based on their Samurai Shodown series.

As for this new game, we’ll learn more on June 15, when Netmarble has promised to reveal more details about it. In the meantime, check out this teaser trailer.

Source: Netmarble via Gematsu

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Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ livestream today will feature new Zamasu (Fused) & Vegito (SSGSS) gameplay

Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s incoming fusion-powered DLC warriors are getting some special screen time ahead of release.

If you’re waiting with bated breath for the arrival of the next pair of DLC fighters for Dragon Ball FighterZ, you won’t want to miss Bandai Namco’s Twitch livestream today at 4:00 PM PT: they’ll be showing off Vegito (SSGSS) and Zamasu (Fused) gameplay, thanks to their on-stream guests ready to deliver some fierce fights for us! They’ll also have some news to drop for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.

Zamasu (Fused) and Vegito (SSGSS) will be available in Dragon Ball FighterZ on May 31st!

Source: Bandai Namco US (Twitter)

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Climax of Night, a new French Bread-themed tournament, announced at Combo Breaker 2018

Fans of fighting games from French Bread, rejoice! An event dedicated to games from that studio (and more) is coming soon. At the end of the Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] tournament at Combo Breaker 2018, Climax of Night was announced. It’s a brand-new event that will take place in Atlanta, GA, later this year.

The event will include four games:

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

More details are yet to be announced, but we know that Climax of Night will happen in November this year. Stay tuned to Shoryuken, and also give the new Climax of Night Twitter account a follow to find out more about the event as details are revealed.

Source: Climax of Night

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Street Fighter V servers down for maintenance today, new costume content incoming for Karin, Vega, & Zeku

Servers will be offline for up to six hours today.

As per usual for the addition of new content, Street Fighter V servers are going down for maintenance today between 11:00 AM PT and 5:00 PM PT, so you’ll just have to practice combos offline while you wait:

Today’s new content is a set of Professional Premium costumes for Karin, Vega, and Zeku. Look for them in the Shop when the servers are back up.

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In the meantime, you could play Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection — it launches today!

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Source: SFV Server Status