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As you may know, Japan is getting a qualifying series for Red Bull Kumite 2018. As part of this, Red Bull has a couple of promotions in the country that allows players to win exclusive Red Bull Kumite-themed gear, as well as a chance to fly to Paris for Red Bull Kumite 2018.

The first of these is a raffle to win Street Fighter V-themed gear, including an exclusive Razer Panthera. To get a chance to win these, interested player must purchase a Red Bull at any AEON supermarket and then upload the receipt via Line. One lucky winner will be drawn each day from April 24, to May 14. Aside from said Panthera, other prizes in the raffle include Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition-themed skins for the PlayStation 4 and Dual Shock 4, as well as in-game Red Bull skins for Nash and Guile.

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In addition to these, Red Bull Japan is also giving away an exclusive Red Bull Kumite themed Vewlix arcade cabinet, alongside a free trip to Red Bull Kumite 2018 in Paris this November. From April 24 to May 7, Red Bull will be tweeting two questions from team Red Bull’s Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi. Those who reply to these tweets with the correct answers and appropriate hashtag will gain entry into the raffle.

Source: Red Bull Japan via Fubarduck

UDON offers up another can’t-miss Free Comic Book Day exclusive!

Saturday, May 5th this weekend is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, and UDON Entertainment has a new story for Street Fighter fans to grab if they head out to their local comic shops tomorrow. Spinning out of the events of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers and taking some inspiration from Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers on the Nintendo Switch, UDON presents Ultra Street Fighter II #1! Their synopsis:

While Ryu has struggled for years to control the darkness within himself, his best friend Ken Masters has now succumbed to his own inner demons to become… VIOLENT KEN! Ryu, Sakura, Sean, and even Dan Hibiki must fight to prevent Ken from destroying himself and those he cares about most! … Featuring the creative team of Ken Siu-Chong (story) and Hanzo Steinbach (art) this is definitely a comic you do not want to miss!

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This single issue is available — for free — at a comic retailer near you tomorrow, May 5th. Check out the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY website for more information.

Source: UDON Entertainment

European warriors, it’s your time to prove your worth! Publisher PQube announced Road to Revolution 2018, a tournament circuit series that spans multiple countries. Contestants will fight it out in two Arc System Works titles: Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle.

These are the four events that the circuit covers:

• Viennality (Vienna, Austria)
• VSFighting (Birmingham, England)
• Dreamilition Derby V (Munich, Germany)
• The Mix-Up (Lyon, France)

Each winner of those events will get a “special, exclusive prize”. PQube is partnering up with artist muchunow_custom to make swag for the champions. Additionally, they will receive free entry to the Revolution 2018 tournament, which is coming up in late September.

For specific addresses and dates on these events, there’s a handy infographic on the Road to Revolution website. Keep in mind that you need to be 18 and over years old to participate and that you need a passport to travel. The first event begins July 7th.

Source: [press release]; PQube website

22 out of 24 participants have been revealed.

As we draw closer to the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational tournament — featuring 24 of the game’s top competitors divided into four Groups, fighting for $250,000 — we’re getting closer to seeing the full fight card. In addition to the 20 players we already knew, we’ve since seen tweets from PG|Infiltration and RISE|Smug announcing their impending participation in the event. The list of competitors so far:

• Echo Fox|Justin Wong
• Echo Fox|Punk [2017 ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational Champion]
• NVD|Phenom
• Mouz|Problem X
• Twitch.Hx.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara
• 801 Strider
• Echo Fox|Momochi
• RISE|MenaRD
• Echo Fox|Tokido
• F3|Brolynho
• CYG BST|PR Balrog
• Fudoh|Haitani
• iDom
• Fudoh|Fujimura (formerly Yukadon)
• Filipino Champ
• CO|Dogura
• ARES.RB|Luffy
• CYG BST|Fuudo
• RB|Snake Eyez
• NuckleDu
• RISE|Smug
• PG|Infiltration

You can see their announcement tweets below:

Ladies & Gentlen, I Just want to say I'm back on @ELEAGUETV Invitational THIS YEAR! It's a true blessing! Words can't describe it! But stay tuned to watch me take people to #duffcity WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE! pic.twitter.com/HcM9I3KSyY

— SMUG (@SmugDaBeast) April 17, 2018

So proud i'm back to @ELEAGUETV !
Also very happy i am represent @PandaGlobalPG & @MonsterGaming too.
Super excited!#ELEAGUESFV

작년에 이어 다시 한번 E리그에 초청받게 되었습니다!
언제나 응원해주시는 여러분들을 위해서라도 멋진 모습 보이도록 열심히
노력하겠습니다 pic.twitter.com/WGb8VpvrBf

— PG | INFILTRATION (@INFILTRATION85) April 19, 2018

That puts us at 22 out of 24 competitors for the event at the time of this writing; we need two more yet, and since a spot is reserved for the winner of ELEAGUE’s SFV reality show project ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V, we can expect one other will surface soon aside from that. Two players have already been eliminated from the chance at a spot at the Invitational in the first two episodes of ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V — LowTierGod and Sherry Jenix.

The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational will be broadcast on both Twitch and TBS beginning on Friday, June 1, starting with Group A at 3:00 PM ET (Noon PT), at twitch.tv/ELEAGUETV, before the TBS broadcast at 11:00 PM ET (8:00 PM PT.)

Sources: Smug (Twitter); Infiltration (Twitter); ELEAGUE The Challenger

Following up on their Juri and Cammy figures, Kinetiquettes is now ready to unveil the final figure of their Femme Fatales series for Street Fighter. The “Strongest Woman in the World”, Chun-Li joins the fray with a new figure that’s currently available for pre-order.

The Kinetiquettes Femme Fatale figure for Chun-Li sees her ready to strike with her iconic Kikosho super, while rocking her classic costume. The statue itself is packed chock-full of small details, including the embroidery on her sash, as first seen in Street Fighter V.

When joined together with Juri and Cammy’s figures, this three will form a complete diorama based that recreates their epic fight from Super Street Fighter IV‘s introduction sequence.

For those interested in picking this figure up, it’s now available for pre-order for a single payment of $369, or for three monthly installments of $123 per month.

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Source: Kinetiquettes

M. Bison suits up to explore new realms of evil!

Revealed early via datamining a recent patch, Capcom has now confirmed that M. Bison will be next to receive a Crossover Costume via Extra Battle mode in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. Soon, you’ll be able to dress up the dictator as the Demon Lord Astaroth from Ghosts ‘n Goblins. Some history from the Capcom-Unity post:

Appearing in Ghosts ‘n Goblins (1985) and its sequels, Astaroth is the main antagonist to the chivalrous knight, Arthur. He is a demon lord and the ruler of the Demon Realm Village, which is a world inhabited by evil creatures. Astaroth has two faces, the primary one on his head and a secondary one on his abdomen. He can breathe fire through both of his faces to scorch enemies to a crisp. He’s also a master illusionist and can create mirages such as creating clones of himself. With clones and evil in mind, M. Bison is undoubtedly the best character to don the Astaroth Crossover Costume!

As per usual, you need to complete four Extra Battle challenge events during timed windows to get the costume. Each attempt costs 2500 Fight Money, so you’ll need at least 10,000 FM total to get the outfit — provided you beat Astaroth-Bison first time, every time. The CPU tends to get a bit tougher each challenge. Here’s the schedule for the Astaroth costume challenges:

M. Bison is fittingly bringing more Golden Shadaloo Soldiers along with him; take note of when you can play these limited challenges to ensure you don’t miss your chance at more Fight Money or EXP.

Guile is also finishing up his Nameless Super Soldier Crossover Costume this coming week, so hopefully you’ve got the first three pieces!

Source: Capcom-Unity

As we all know by now, series veteran Taki is returning to SoulCalibur VI. Now, for those looking to see more of the the series’ resident ninja, Bandai Namco have released new screenshots, as well as the official art for Taki in SoulCalibur VI.

The screenshots in the gallery below give us a closer look at the subtle changes to Taki’s look (including a new open-mouthed face mask). They also show more of the new glowing symbols she exhibits in a number of moves — something that’s most likely tied to the new systems that are being added into the game.

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SoulCalibur VI is set to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC sometime in 2018.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment, via HDKirin