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More fighters assemble at the Summit of Power!

After revealing the first four of eight invited Z Warriors to the Summit of Power taking place in June, Beyond The Summit has revealed the second half of their specially-invited lineup of fighters. Joining the previously announced Echo Fox|Sonic Fox, CO|GO1 and Dogura, and PG|Nakkiel will be:

• EG|NYChrisG
• GGP|Kazunoko
• ApologyMan
• TSM|Leffen

In addition, the Qualifiers at both Next Level Battle Circuit and Wednesday Night Fights have concluded, declaring that HookGangGod — who scored a 2nd place finish behind the gatekeeping Sonic Fox — and Reynald — debuting his Bardock in place of his signature Goku Black — will be competing as the strongest warriors from the East and West Coasts. You can see the announcement tweets below:

Two more warriors will battle at Summit of Power… @NYChrisG and @kazunoko0215 ! Art by @mynare pic.twitter.com/n5lbJh3rZB

— Beyond the Summit (@BeyondTheSummit) April 9, 2018

The amazing piece by @mynare is finally complete! The final two warriors directly invited to Summit of Power are @ApologyMan and @TSM_Leffen ! #DBFZ pic.twitter.com/gH3UCe0fT2

— Beyond the Summit (@BeyondTheSummit) April 10, 2018

Congratulations to @HookGangGod and @ReynaldJT , winners of the east and west coast qualifiers for #SummitofPower! Can't wait to see you guys in June at the house! pic.twitter.com/3ncAdHNgSP

— Beyond the Summit (@BeyondTheSummit) April 12, 2018

That brings us up to 10 of the 16 fighters now assembled. There will also be a Last Chance Qualifier at Combo Breaker in St. Charles, Illinois May 25-27. The Summit of Power takes place June 8-10th in Los Angeles, California, with a $10,000 prize pool up for grabs.

Are you excited to see these names join the fray — or were you hoping for someone else to be competing at the Summit instead? Sound off in the comments below.

Source: BeyondTheSummit (Twitter)

Arc System Works certainly has been ramping the marketing for their upcoming title, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The title has been available for the public to play at various events, such as Anime Ascension and New York’s Next Level Arcade. It turns out that next week, many more players — at least in the United States — will have an opportunity to try out the game: at GameStop stores.

The company tweeted that BBTAG will be available at kiosk stands at GameStop stores sometime next week. Though there aren’t specific details yet, it’s possible that every store in the national chain will have demos available. The newest build includes most of the character cast at this point, except for RWBY‘s Yang and one more character pack. The English dub is also officially confirmed to be part of the game.

This will be a good opportunity to check out the game before thinking about the BBTAG Collector’s Edition, which will include all the DLC and several goodies.

Soon you'll be able to get your hands on #BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle! Rolling out next week, GameStop will be getting demos of #BBTAG in their retail kiosks, so keep your eyes peeled and try it out for yourself! pic.twitter.com/PcPxlUpWMU

— ArcSystemWorks (@ArcSystemWorksU) April 11, 2018

Source: Arc System Works (Twitter)

You might have thought the latest patch for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition was already fairly expansive, what with its numerous character tweaks and system changes. Well, that’s not all that got changed in 3.5: Capcom revealed last night that even their previously-released patch notes didn’t cover everything:

We’ve documented additional features that were not included in the initial patch notes for the update on 4/3. More information below: https://t.co/lgK8bEDbLZ

— SFV Server Status (@SFVServer) April 12, 2018

The majority of the “hidden” changes are UI and functionality changes. Here’s the full list below from the updated change log:

• Implemented “New Releases” in the Information menu, for viewing new items. (Note: Press the megaphone icon on the top left of the menu screen when “New Releases” is highlighted.)
• You can now restrict entry into Battle Lounges based on connection status. Connection Restrictions has also been added to the Lounge Settings when searching for a lounge.
• Added “Next 50” skip functionality when inviting friends to the Battle Lounge.
• If a disconnect happens during the match, the notification will be left in the message log, and you will be able to view the Fighters Profile of your opponent.
• A sound effect will play at the rematch screen for Ranked and Casual Matches.
• The button guide will be displayed upon spectating a match in the Battle Lounge.
• Enabled a voice sample playback when selecting your favorite character.
• Search and creation settings for Battle Lounge will be saved.

Source: SFVServer (Twitter)

The King of Fighters XIV’s new version 3.0 patch is now live. While the main focus of the patch for many will be the four new DLC characters – Oswald, Najd, Heidern, and Blue Mary – it also brings with it a host of balance changes for the existing cast.

The patch brings both general system changes as well as character-specific changes, meant to improve the game’s overall balance. On the system side of things, the changes include fixing a bug allowing charged moves to retain their charge in situations where they shouldn’t, standardizing the properties of evasive rolls, and more.

The character-specific changes are also quite extensive, with a number of characters receiving multiple adjustments to a lot of their moves. In fact, they’re so extensive that the entire change log fills out 31 pages. Players looking to learn how their characters may have changed can check the change log directly from SNK.

Source: SNK

Join the Pro Tour from your own console (or PC) with these regional online Ranking events!

While we already knew the first of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour Online Ranking events would hit the LATAM region this weekend, Capcom has revealed the full details for the online leg of the 2018 CPT, and registration has now opened for all regions to compete in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition!

Head over to the Capcom Pro Tour site to see the rules and details (notably: the Kanzuki Beach, The Grid, Flamenco Tavern, and Skies of Honor stages, and R. Mika’s cheerleader Professional Costume, are all banned from use) and to confirm what region you are eligible to compete in. Then head to smash.gg to join the fight.

Sources: Capcom Pro Tour; smash.gg

Looks like we’ll be seeing something for the next DLC fighter very soon.

Blanka’s been out in the wild long enough that we’re all itching to see some details on the next DLC character for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition — Ed’s Neo Shadaloo compatriot Falke. So far, all we’ve seen of her is some tantalizing glimpses alongside Ed in the SFVAE cinematic opening and his own story mode ending, and her theme’s inclusion on the SFVAE soundtrack.

Well, today Capcom teased some background flavor on Twitter about a character that, in context of our DLC expectations, almost certainly refers to Falke:

TEST SUBJECT FINDINGS: Suitable pic.twitter.com/IGaJlHOIoS

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) April 11, 2018

The inclusion of the plans for “tomorrow” are likely pointing to further reveals for the character, so keep your eyes peeled, as we might see Falke in action very soon.

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

Nintendo’s springy-limbed arena fighter ARMS has received a new update, which brings the game up to version 5.3. It adds some new features and some balance tweaks to the cast.

The biggest new feature in ARMS‘ version 5.3 update is the new “Dashboard”. Here, players can keep track of regional and worldwide rankings, including those for the Party Crash mode. In addition to this, the “Dashboard” also features various videos, including “Tips & Techniques” and “Fighter Focus” videos that show of things players can do with characters and Arms, as well as tournament videos.

Other things included in the patch include Korean language support — coinciding with the game’s release in South Korea last month — and 15 new images in the game’s gallery.

Of course, no update is complete without a few balance changes to the cast. You can check these out below.

Source: Nintendo