Capcom announces new broadcast partners for the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour

There will be a few new ways for you to catch Capcom Pro Tour action this year.

Capcom revealed today that not only will you be able to watch the Capcom Pro Tour’s fierce Street Fighter V battles on the usual Twitch channel this year, but event footage will also be broadcast via two additional web platforms for 2018.

Along with Twitch, you will be able to catch it on the Capcom Fighters YouTube channel, and on the Capcom Fighters Facebook page as well. You’ll also be able to watch broadcasts on the official Capcom Pro Tour website.

The 2018 CPT circuit kicks off with its first Premier event, Final Round 2018, on March 16-18.

Source: Capcom Pro Tour

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy — Yasuyuki Oda talks surprise characters, DLC plans, Garou sequel, and more in this new interview

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is definitely an interesting choice for SNK’s first non-King of Fighters fighting game in years. As such, many fans are bound to have more than a few questions about it; now, SNK’s Yasuyuki Oda answers some of these questions in a recent interview by Honey’s Anime, covering a lot of ground.

Some of it cover topics that Oda and other SNK staff have already talked about in other interviews. One of these — one of the most popular topics about the game, in fact — covers the game’s characters. Previously, Oda hinted that SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy would have characters not normally seen in King of Fighters games. In this new interview, Oda seems to reiterate that, stating that they “have some characters that will surprise people”.

Additionally, when asked about it, Oda also mentioned that  they are looking into possibly having DLC characters to expand the cast in the future. This, of course, will not be surprising to most fans, considering that SNK has been fairly generous with DLC characters for The King of Fighters XIV.

Now, while the rest of the questions in the interview are still mostly covering the same topics we’ve seen previous interviews, Honey’s Anime does bring up on important question: are they working on a sequel to Garou: Mark of the Wolves? To this, Oda gave the very vague answer of “I will continue to make them until the day I die.” Garou fans, take that as you will.

Check out the full interview here.

Source: Honey’s Anime, via Siliconera

Sonic Fox and GO1 to face off in a first-to-ten Dragon Ball FighterZ exhibition this Friday at Final Round 2018

The Battle of Dragon Ball FighterZ Gods is on! Going back and forth over which one of them was superior (following respective tournament victories at Mix Up Night 37 and Winter Brawl 12), Echo Fox|Sonic Fox and Cyclops Osaka|GO1 will finally do battle at Final Round 20 this weekend.

The Final Round Twitter account officially announced that the two will face off in a FT10 exhibition this Friday, March 16th, at 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM PT). The two men who are widely considered to be the top DBFZ players in the world today.

We’ve seen plenty of trash talk on stream and on Twitter, and both players are rocking some of the most powerful teams in the game: with GO1’s Gohan (Adult)/Cell/Vegeta (Super Saiyan) squad likely battling Fox’s Goku Black/Hit/Android 16 in what should be a battle for the ages — even at this early stage of the title’s life — between two of the strongest multi-game players going today. You can see the announcement tweet below!

You can catch all the action on twitch.tv/bifuteki, and view a full streaming schedule of events to plan your viewing weekend accordingly.

Let us know who you think will emerge victorious in this Battle of Gods in the comments!

Source: ATLfinalround (Twitter)

Sonic Fox and GO1 to face off in a first-to-ten Dragon Ball FighterZ exhibition this Friday at Final Round 2018

The Battle of Dragon Ball FighterZ Gods is on! Going back and forth over which one of them was superior (following respective tournament victories at Mix Up Night 37 and Winter Brawl 12), Echo Fox|Sonic Fox and Cyclops Osaka|GO1 will finally do battle at Final Round 20 this weekend.

The Final Round Twitter account officially announced that the two will face off in a FT10 exhibition this Friday, March 16th, at 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM PT). The two men who are widely considered to be the top DBFZ players in the world today.

We’ve seen plenty of trash talk on stream and on Twitter, and both players are rocking some of the most powerful teams in the game: with GO1’s Gohan (Adult)/Cell/Vegeta (Super Saiyan) squad likely battling Fox’s Goku Black/Hit/Android 16 in what should be a battle for the ages — even at this early stage of the title’s life — between two of the strongest multi-game players going today. You can see the announcement tweet below!

You can catch all the action on twitch.tv/bifuteki, and view a full streaming schedule of events to plan your viewing weekend accordingly.

Let us know who you think will emerge victorious in this Battle of Gods in the comments!

Source: ATLfinalround (Twitter)

New Brook PlayStation 3 & 4 to Dreamcast Super Converter now available to pre-order at Arcade Shock

Keeping the dream alive!

Following other retro-tech Super Converters from Brook — like their PS3/PS4 to PS2 converter and the Arcade Shock exclusive PS3/PS4 to NEO GEO converter — Brook’s attention now turns to the Sega Dreamcast with their upcoming PS3/PS4 to Dreamcast Super Converter!

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While providing a means to use modern fight sticks with some of the Dreamcast’s great fighting game offerings, this converter also features the ability to use the Sony Dual Shock pads wirelessly on Sega’s console. The new Super Converter can be pre-ordered now at Arcade Shock for $39.95 USD. Since Dreamcast systems aren’t as common out there anymore, Brook will only be producing a limited first run of these adapters — so don’t dawdle if you’re part of the Dreamcast faithful.

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Source: Arcade Shock

New Brook PlayStation 3 & 4 to Dreamcast Super Converter now available to pre-order at Arcade Shock

Keeping the dream alive!

Following other retro-tech Super Converters from Brook — like their PS3/PS4 to PS2 converter and the Arcade Shock exclusive PS3/PS4 to NEO GEO converter — Brook’s attention now turns to the Sega Dreamcast with their upcoming PS3/PS4 to Dreamcast Super Converter!

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While providing a means to use modern fight sticks with some of the Dreamcast’s great fighting game offerings, this converter also features the ability to use the Sony Dual Shock pads wirelessly on Sega’s console. The new Super Converter can be pre-ordered now at Arcade Shock for $39.95 USD. Since Dreamcast systems aren’t as common out there anymore, Brook will only be producing a limited first run of these adapters — so don’t dawdle if you’re part of the Dreamcast faithful.

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Source: Arcade Shock

Vayne Carudas Solidor is Dissidia Final Fantasy NT’s first DLC character

During their recent livestream, Square Enix revealed the identity of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT‘s first DLC character — Vayne Carudas Solidor.

For those not familiar with him, Vayne is one of the antagonists from Final Fantasy XII. Heir to the Arcadian throne, Vayne involved himself with a rogue deity in a conspiracy involving the fate of the world — and the freedom of its inhabitants from the machinations of other deities.

His involvement in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is most likely much less convoluted. Indeed, his trailer focuses less on any conspiracies he may be planning, and more on the combat techniques that he brings into the game.

Vayne will be coming to the arcade version in the March update, and will be available for purchase for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT on PlayStation 4 in late April.

After him, Square has five more DLC characters in store — the next of which is yet another male character, but from the earlier half of the Final Fantasy series.

Source: Square Enix

Digital pre-orders of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle for PlayStation 4 will grant early access to the open beta

Looking for a chance to get to play BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle early? Well here’s some great news — if you’re on PlayStation 4, that is. In a recent post on the Japanese PlayStation Blog, Arc System Works has announced that those who pre-order their upcoming crossover fighter digitally on PlayStation 4 will get early access to the game’s open beta.

As previously announced, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is coming out on May 31 in Japan and June 5 in North America. Prior to this however, Arc System Works will be holding an open beta for the game sometime in May. Those who pre-order their game on PlayStation 4 will get to access this open beta a bit earlier; as for exactly when this open beta will take place, Arc System Works has stated that they’ll be announcing the dates and other details sometime in the near future on the game’s official site.

Source: PlayStation Blog via Siliconera

Bandai Namco releases full character intro trailer for Broly in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Words cannot reach this unstoppable beast!

Bandai Namco has finally released the full reveal trailer for Broly, one of two confirmed upcoming DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ. After his first announcement and an insane amount of teasing, players finally have close to fifteen unadulterated seconds of Broly goodness.

It’s only a matter of time before players break down this brief albeit action-packed trailer and connect all of its references to other Dragon Ball media. Bardock’s trailer cannot be too far behind, and a release date for both fighters should be right around the corner.

I hope that Broly gets a character color that gives him his blue hair from his initial Super Saiyan transformation; he went Super Saiyan Blue before it was cool. Check out the trailer for yourself, below!

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment