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Gundam AGE-1 Full Glansa and Montero revealed for Gundam Extreme Vs. 2; Plus Coin, VS. Mobile, and EX Burst detailed

Some new details have surfaced for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 via a booklet from the game’s recent location test. Revealed were a couple of new mobile suits, as well as details of the EX Burst system.

Twitter user UMR has shared some photos of the booklet which you can see below.

The two revealed mobile suits were the AGE-1G Gundam AGE-1 Full Glansa from Mobile Suite Gundam AGE, and the MSAM-YM03 Montero from Gundam Reconguista in G. These will be joining the existing roster, which includes the ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos, TBG-11B Try Burning Gundam, and GF13-006NA Gundam Maxter.

In addition to this, the booklet also detailed the changes to the game’s “VS. Mobile” mode as well as the workings of the “EX Burst” mode. With the former has been completely revamped with medals acquired through gameplay now being used for scratch tickets for a chance at scoring extra mobile suits.

EX Burst mode has 5 different kinds of awakenings, these are:

  • M-Burst: Enhances mobility and performance.
  • L- Burst: Refills an ally’s ammo and boost recovery effects, also fills up EX Gauge.
  • F-Burst: Enhances close-ranged attacks, enables guard breaks.
  • E-Burst: Avoids critical situations, requires only half an EX Gauge.
  • S-Burst: Enables cancelling of shooting attacks, decreases reload time, and increases meter build.

For beginners, the game will has a Plus Coin mode. Here beginners can insert two credits in advance to play a minimum of three games. It basically allows beginners more time on a cabinet than normal.

Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 is set to launch in Japanese arcades sometime next year.

Source: UMR via Siliconera

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Esports Arena Oakland hosting tournaments for Street Fighter V, Smash 4, and Melee for its grand opening this weekend

It has been a long time coming, but the Esports Arena in Oakland, CA will finally be having their grand opening this weekend. Of course, what better way to kick it off than with some gaming competitions for some of the most popular fighting games. ESA Oakland’s Twitter page made the announcement, listing the games that will be on hand in the tweet below:

As you can see, the insanely popular third-person shooter Fortnite will be a featured tournament game as well, but the main focus is fighting games with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U leading the way in entrants so far with 70+ entrants. For both Melee and Smash 4, there will be a pot bonus of $500 for each game spice up the stakes.

Registration is still open for all games. There is no venue fee for this event, spectating is free, and each game only costs $5 to enter. Go to to smash.gg for if you want to register — and if you live in the Bay Area, come through to meet and hang out with people from these communities and check out all the exciting action.

Sources: smash.gg; ESA Oakland (Twitter)

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Register for Street Fighter V at Combo Breaker 2018 and get this Nicki Minaj-inspired Chun-Li poster

Street Fighter competitors at Combo Breaker get a special treat for attending this year!

Registered for Street Fighter V at Combo Breaker 2018 yet? If you have — or if you haven’t, but still sign up before the May 13th deadline — you’ll get a great Chun-Li poster by Long Vo as a registration bonus. Fans of the Strongest Woman in the World won’t want to miss this:

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Combo Breaker 2018 is a Capcom Pro Tour Premier event, and hits Chicago, IL on May 25-27. Head over to the official Combo Breaker website to register!

The poster itself, of course, is based on the cover image for Nicki Minaj’s recent single Chun-Li, as you can see:

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The single itself has met with mixed reactions from Street Fighter and hip-hop fans alike; if you’ve missed it, you can check out the video below. (It’s Nicki Minaj — so, yeah, definitely NSFW, by the way.)

Sources: Combo Breaker (Twitter); Long Vo (Twitter); Nicki Minaj (YouTube)

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Shovel Knight swings into Blade Strangers as its next guest character

Blade Strangers is getting stranger by the second!

Nicalis, Inc. continues its surprise announcement spree for Blade Strangers by enriching its roster with the presence of none other than Shovel Knight, the star platformer from the game of the same name.

Shovel Knight boasts an impressive sprite size, particularly in contrast with Isaac from Binding of Isaac, another surprise character that was recently revealed. Shovel Knight certainly looks like a fighter to reckon with, even judging by his size and reach alone. Nicalis also recently announced the guest characters Gunvolt from Azure Striker Gunvolt, and Quote from Cave Story.

It won’t be long until Blade Strangers releases this summer on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Until then, check out the shovel-rous soldier for yourself below!

Source: Nicalis

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Deleted tweet hints that Bandai Namco may be involved in the development of Super Smash Bros. for Switch

Nintendo and Bandai Namco seem to have a very close relationship nowadays. The latter has been involved with a number of the Big N’s games, specifically Pokkén Tournament and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS. Now, it seems that Bandai Namco may once again be involved with Smash.

Recently, Tiago Sonobe, a former developer at Bandai Namco, tweeted that the new Super Smash Bros. for the Switch would be using an engine that he developed. In addition to this, however, he stated that he left the company before production of the game began.

The plot thickens though, when you consider that based on his LinkedIn profile, Sonobe is now an engineer at Nintendo. Also both the tweet and Sonobe’s Twitter account have now been deleted. Fortunately for us, some people — such as Twitter user IceDoesn’tHelp — were able to capture a screenshot of the tweet.

Neither Nintendo nor Bandai Namco have officially commented on this as of this time. That said, the latter working on the new Super Smash Bros. game for the Switch wouldn’t be unprecedented, considering that they did the same for the game’s previous iteration.

Sources: Wccftech; LinkedIn; IceDoesntHelp

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Taiwan’s Capcom Pro Tour Premier event TWFighter Major 2018 gets bumped from June to August

A slight change of plans for an important stop on the fighting game circuit in Asia.

Taiwan’s Premier stop on the Capcom Pro Tour this year is going to suffer a bit of a delay — due to a venue-related issue, TWFighter Major 2018 has been rescheduled from its original dates in June to new dates in August, on the 18th and 19th.

If you need to change any travel plans, don’t delay! In addition to being a Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier event for Street Fighter V, TWFighter Major 2018 will also feature competition in The King of Fighters XIV, Tekken 7, and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2. Check out event details on the official website.

Source: TWFighter Major via Bruce Hsiang (Twitter)

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Soon Steam will let you stream your games to your Android or mobile device

We’re getting another step closer to being able to access our PC gaming library in any place — whether it’s our bathroom or our bedroom. Though it already has been possible with a Steam Link device, Valve announced today that soon they will unveil the Steam Link app for mobile devices. The app will let iOS and Android users direct access to their full Steam library without any other devices, for as long as they are on the same network.

Any other devices powered by the two major mobile technology providers, such as Android or Apple TVs, will also be able to take advantage of this. For now, we know that Valve will support the “Steam Controller, MFI controllers, and more across both platforms.” The rollout begins on May 21st for iOS and Android, though the Android release will be a beta, initially.

Provided that the connection is stable, this could be a turning point for the fighting game market, which has been increasingly present on the PC market. Dragon Ball FighterZ has been record-setting on Steam, and every major fighting game is either on that platform or heading to it, like BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and SoulCalibur VI.

Source: PC Gamer

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The BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle beta is coming to all US Nintendo Switch users, European beta information announced

Big news about the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle beta! Arc System Works has been quiet regarding the Nintendo Switch version, but the announcement is even better than expected. Also, our European anime fans finally find out some news regarding the pre-release access.

Whether you pre-ordered or not, anyone can download the Nintendo Switch demo of BBTAG. The demo works similarly to the PSN BBTAG beta, which contains 20 characters and a few select modes. It’s available from 10:00 PM PT on May 10th, and the demo will work past the beta period — but with only four characters. So the demo is free, but on the flipside, there’s no way to have an extended “fuller” beta with 20 characters until the game’s June 5th release. If you have questions about the beta, Arc System Works posted a new FAQ on their site.

Until now, we’ve only heard that Europe is getting BBTAG “sometime in the summer,” but publisher PQube announced via Twitter that the release is slated for June (unspecified day, but it’s at least the same month as the US version). Additionally, there be an offline demo for the European region starting from May 18th until release. Sadly, the European Nintendo Switch users are out of luck, as there is no demo for them at all.

Sources: Arc System Works; PQube

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The BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle beta is coming to all US Nintendo Switch users, European beta information announced

Big news about the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle beta! Arc System Works has been quiet regarding the Nintendo Switch version, but the announcement is even better than expected. Also, our European anime fans finally find out some news regarding the pre-release access.

Whether you pre-ordered or not, anyone can download the Nintendo Switch demo of BBTAG. The demo works similarly to the PSN BBTAG beta, which contains 20 characters and a few select modes. It’s available from 10:00 PM PT on May 10th, and the demo will work past the beta period — but with only four characters. So the demo is free, but on the flipside, there’s no way to have an extended “fuller” beta with 20 characters until the game’s June 5th release. If you have questions about the beta, Arc System Works posted a new FAQ on their site.

Until now, we’ve only heard that Europe is getting BBTAG “sometime in the summer,” but publisher PQube announced via Twitter that the release is slated for June (unspecified day, but it’s at least the same month as the US version). Additionally, there be an offline demo for the European region starting from May 18th until release. Sadly, the European Nintendo Switch users are out of luck, as there is no demo for them at all.

Sources: Arc System Works; PQube