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Rivals of Aether has released two new characters in its third DLC pack

Rivals of Aether — the Smash-esque platform fighter for PC and Xbox One — has received another boon in variety. The game, with its small 11-character roster, added two more to the fray in their most recent DLC pack, which was recently released.

Joining the group is Elliana, a mech-piloting snake, and Sylvanos, a half-plant, half-lion. The former is said to resemble R.O.B. in Super Smash Bros, not only in looks but playstyle, while the latter operates as a heavily-grounded zoner.

The two are available for $5 on their respective platforms, and are already available.

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Sylvanos Reveal

Sylvanos and Elliana

Source: Smashboards

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Bod Count Fighting gives pre-match analysis for BCF5’s Dragon Ball FighterZ featured matches

The upcoming SoCal region Title Event, BCF5, will feature all-star matches up and down the card. Of the three games with top tier matches, the most-represented title is Dragon Ball FighterZ — and it’s no surprise when you see the skill level of the players showing up.

  • dekillsage (champion) vs. Perfect Legend — Title Match
  • Tatsunical vs. Richard Nguyen
  • Supernoon vs. Kizzie Kay
  • Cloud805 vs. NerdJosh

Each of the above matches promises to be a spectacle. As the boys over at Body Count Fighting point out, each of the above players have preformed exceedingly well in tournaments, and most are names with weight beyond just DBFZ. It’s easy to see the winner of any of the under-card matches getting a shot at whoever wins between Perfect Legend and Dekillsage — who do you think that’ll be?

Source: Body Count Fighting

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The BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle English dub version is packed with special intros

English dubbing returns to Arc System Works’ upcoming title, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, something that many fans have been clamoring for since its departure from Central Fiction. Lo and behold, the BBTAG version with dub finally debuted at Anime Ascension this weekend. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s packed with adorable special intros for many of the characters, even if they aren’t from the same franchise.

Pssych kindly compiled the footage from this past weekend to show off just the intros. There are lots of expected pairings, like Ruby and Weiss, as well as Yosuke and Chie. Tager and Waldstein discuss their approach before entering battle. Predictably, Rachel prefers Ragna to do the dirty work for the two of them. Noel considers a peaceful approach, but Hyde doubts that’s going to work. Noel also has a special interaction with Nu-13, which makes sense per BlazBlue‘s lore. Best of all, though, is probably Ruby and Ragna’s intro. Ruby is such a geek over weaponry, she can’t help but go full-fangirl over his sword-scythe.

Check out the compilation below — and if you’re looking for more footage, Anime Ascension’s BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle tournament is worth the watch!

Source: Pssych

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Eraser Head and Stain revealed for My Hero Academia: One’s Justice

Another set of characters have been revealed for upcoming arena fighter My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Last week’s Shonen Jump revealed that Shota Aizawa, a.k.a. “Eraser Head”, and the “Hero Killer” Stain would be joining the game’s cast.

True to his name, Eraser Head can use his “Erasure” quirk to cancel out the quirks of his opponents. On top of this, he can use his scarf to as a weapon to hold his opponents down. He uses these to force his opponents into close range combat where he can deploy a number of counter moves on them.

Stain, on the other hand, uses his “Bloodcurdle” quirk to paralyze opponents. He combines this with fast movement as well as long range attacks with his knives to pressure his opponent.

You can check out a scan of the Shonen Jump article below…

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… As well as these screenshots of Eraser Head and Stain.

Click to view slideshow.

My Hero Academia: One’s Justice launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime in 2018.

Sources: Shonengames; Siliconera

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Bandai Namco offers 300,000 Zeni gift in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Now to get those character colors I’ve always wanted!

Those still seeking perfect color coordination for their team in Dragon Ball FighterZ are in luck. Bandai Namco is offering 300,000 Zeni as a gift to celebrate the release of the DLC characters Bardock and Broly.

There’s no catch! Just logging into the game nets players the spoils. This event has been confirmed to work in North America as well as Europe, so when Bandai Namco says “every player” it seems like they mean it!

Please let us know what cool items you unlock in the comment section and if the event is live for your region.

Now to unlock the pink color for Goku Black to complete my Super Saiyan Goku Ranger squad!

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment

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Cristina Vee, Noel Vermillion’s voice actress, is joining the next episode of ArcLive

English-speaking fans are finally getting what they asked for since the release of BlazBlue: Central Fiction. The upcoming Arc System Works title, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, will once again feature English voices during the Episode Mode and battles. For years, Cristina Vee has voiced Noel Vermillion and related characters, like Nu-13, and she’s reprising the role of the NOL lieutenant in BBTAG.

The next episode of the weekly ASW stream will feature Cristina Vee. There’s no mention of other guests, but presumably, the actress will be interviewed about her work on BBTAG. Maybe she will even give the game a shot? The stream will showcase the latest build of the game, which does include English dubbing.

Don’t miss the show; it starts today at 5:oo PM PT/7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET on the Arc System Works USA Twitch account. If you’re hungry for some gameplay, check out some BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Anime Ascension tournament footage.

Source: Arc System Works (Twitter)

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Cristina Vee, Noel Vermillion’s voice actress, is joining the next episode of ArcLive

English-speaking fans are finally getting what they asked for since the release of BlazBlue: Central Fiction. The upcoming Arc System Works title, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, will once again feature English voices during the Episode Mode and battles. For years, Cristina Vee has voiced Noel Vermillion and related characters, like Nu-13, and she’s reprising the role of the NOL lieutenant in BBTAG.

The next episode of the weekly ASW stream will feature Cristina Vee. There’s no mention of other guests, but presumably, the actress will be interviewed about her work on BBTAG. Maybe she will even give the game a shot? The stream will showcase the latest build of the game, which does include English dubbing.

Don’t miss the show; it starts today at 5:oo PM PT/7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET on the Arc System Works USA Twitch account. If you’re hungry for some gameplay, check out some BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Anime Ascension tournament footage.

Source: Arc System Works (Twitter)

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The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match is now available for purchase on Steam

When we first reported on the launch date for The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match, the April 5 date was only for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, but not on PC. Now however, we know when the game can be purchased on Steam — right now.

The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match can now be purchased for $9.99 on Steam. Prior to this, the game didn’t even have a listing on the platform, despite being announced for it. It seems that SNK waited until the game was available before putting the page up.

While never reaching the same competitive status as The King of Fighters ’98 or The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match, The King of Fighters ’97 has garnered something of a cult following in some places (most notably China). The Global Match release takes the original KoF ’97 and adds online play, and comes with all characters already unlocked. In addition to this, it also adds an artwork gallery and menu background music selection.

As stated above, The King of Fighters ’97 Global Match is also coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on April 5. In the meantime, check out this launch trailer for the game.

Sources: Steam; SNK

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The Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier Pass is now available for Street Fighter V on the PlayStation Store and Steam

You can now get the 2018 CPT costumes for Sakura and Akuma — but the Ring of Power and Birdie’s outfit are still yet to be released.

In addition to the Darkstalkers crossover costumes for Juri, Urien, and Menat, and the extensive balance patch, Capcom had another addition to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition to drop today. The Capcom Pro Tour 2018 Premier Pass is now available to purchase on both the PlayStation Store and Steam, featuring a host of CPT-themed goodies — but most prominently the CPT 2018 costumes for Sakura and Akuma, and Birdie’s costume (as designed by Capcom Cup champion MenaRD) and the “Ring of Power” stage still to come in the future.

Sakura (CPT 2018)
Akuma (CPT 2018)

Ring of Power (CPT 2018)

Today’s server maintenance is scheduled to finish at 5:00 p.m. PT (though they are reports that some players are already able to log back into CFN at the time of publication); be sure to check out all this new content once the game is back online!

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Source: Capcom Fighters (Twitter)

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Bandai Namco is ending Tekken-Net service for vanilla Tekken 7 in arcades

When Tekken 7 first launched in arcades, it came with Bandai Namco’s Tekken-Net service, first pioneered with Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Now, Bandai Namco has announced that they are ending the service for Tekken 7 in arcades on May 31, 2018.

Now, before anyone panics, take note that this is only for the “vanilla” version of Tekken 7 in arcades. For those who may not already know, Tekken 7 in arcades has received an updated version called Tekken 7 Fated Retribution. It’s this latter version that the home versions are based on, and this arcade version will still continue on the service.

The only arcade machines affected will be those who are running the original release of Tekken 7 that haven’t been updated to Fated Retribution. Tekken-Net service for these will end at exactly 7:00 a.m. Japan Time on May 31. These cabinets will no longer receive have access to online matchmaking, Banapassport card functionality, as well as Tekken-Net online website services. All such cabinets can then be identified by the game displaying the version number “X03” on the title screen.

Source: Tekken-Net