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As part of the 10 year anniversary of the BlazBlue franchise for 2018, Arc System Works recently held a character popularity poll. The poll ran from last November all the way to this past January, and now, they’ve released the results.

The voting, which took place from November 20, 2017 up until January 31, 2018 saw BlazBlue fans given the ability to vote for their favorite character once a day. The poll saw a total of 77,819 votes from fans of the franchise.

For those curious about the results, Arc System Works has released to top 20 characters according to the poll, with actual vote numbers for the top 3.

Pretty fitting that Arc System Works has announced the results — with Ragna on top — on his birthday, March 3!

Source: Arc System Works

Back in the early 2010s, when Capcom was trying to get Street Fighter IV out on as many systems as possible, one of the most interesting versions was the Nintendo 3DS port, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, which showcased a number of unique features for Nintendo’s innovative handheld.

Now, for any 3DS owners looking to own this interesting port of the game, here’s a great chance to pick it up. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition is currently on sale as part of Capcom’s Publisher Sale on the Nintendo eShop in North America. Anyone looking to pick the game up can do so for only $7.99, 60% off its regular price of $19.99.

Released back in early 2011, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition debuted to mostly favorable reviews from various outlets. To take advantage of the 3DS’s 3D capabilities, the game has a “Dynamic Mode” that displays the action over the characters shoulder (as opposed to the traditional side view). In addition to this, the game also has touch controls for pulling off special moves. This latter option — while great for casual players — does tend to skew the game’s balance in favor of certain charge characters, who can now pull off moves without charging.

Interested players can pick up Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition here. In addition to this, a number of other Capcom titles for 3DS, as well as Wii and Switch, are also on sale on the eShop.

Source: Nintendo eShop via Nintendo Everything

Add some extra spring to your inputs with these new pushbuttons from Seimitsu!

Seimitsu is pushing the envelope once again, this time seeking to provide a 30mm pushbutton that returns to neutral faster than the usual design that relies on being pushed back up from the tension of the switch alone.

By adding one of two spring options to the mix, the PS-14-K now can have 2 additional tension levels: 1.0N (standard, no extra spring), 1.25N (medium), and 1.50N (heavy) — with stronger tension giving the button a faster “bounceback” for quicker response. This results in a button that will snap back up into neutral position more quickly, allowing the player to execute tricky single-frame link combos or similar inputs with more precision.

In advance of their official release, a limited supply of these extra-bouncy buttons are available to pre-order now from Arcade Shock, in nine different clear colors.

Source: Arcade Shock

It seems we just can’t escape from Crossing Fate as the release of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle continues to rapidly approach. The game’s Japanese website was recently updated, confirming that the next Arc Nama stream — which will reveal the three newest fighters who will be entering the Phantom Field in Cross Character Pack 2 — will happen on Friday, March 16th.

After last month’s reveal of BlazBlue’s Platinum The Trinity, Under Night In-Birth’s Orie Ballardiae, and Persona 4 Arena’s Kanji Tatsumi, the pattern of one new fighter from each of the three represented fighting games should continue.

While new BlazBlue and Under Night fighters could be anyone’s guess, the members of the Investigation Team have been revealed in the order in which they each awakened to their Personas, meaning next in line would be “The Scandalous Superstar Idol” Rise Kujikawa, who would mark the roster’s first addition from Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and BBTAG is using the Junes stage added in that sequel. Though if they’re choosing to stick to characters form the original Arena, we’ll likely be seeing “The Beast in Heat,” Teddie, step into the ring.

The game was also recently announced to be playable at the upcoming Anime Ascention tournament on March 31 – April 1 at the campus of UC Irvine in Irvine, California, so we’ll hopefully have some footage and gameplay impressions emerge in about a month’s time.

Lastly, while a full English dub was already confirmed, many of the voice actors we know and love — such as David Vincent (voice of Jin Kisaragi), Christina Vee (voice of Noel Vermillion and Nu-13), D.C. Douglas (voice of Azrael), and Patrick Seitz (voice of Ragna The Bloodedge) have recently tweeted confirmation that they will be reprising their roles for BBTAG, which is no doubt welcome news to a great many fans.

You can tune into the Arc Nama stream on Friday, March 16th, at the usual time of 8:00 PM JST, (3:00 AM PT) at twitch.tv/arcsystemworks.

I had a wonderful time voicing Noel and Nu in #blazblue #crosstagbattle pic.twitter.com/uFyoxJOCpa

— Cristina Vee (@CristinaVee) February 21, 2018

I'm back as Jin Kisaragi in the upcoming game Blazblue Cross Tag Battle. Bring on the challengers! #Blazblue #JinKisaragi pic.twitter.com/NDj7xSp0iF

— David Vincent (@davidvincentva) February 21, 2018

For those who have been asking about #BlazBlue #CrossTagBattle… pic.twitter.com/57vTGqq6c5

— Patrick Seitz (@Seitz_Unseen) February 19, 2018

Recent #voiceover announcements recap: #blazblue pic.twitter.com/qBzMwoqzIZ

— D.C. Douglas (@DC_Douglas) February 27, 2018

Who would you like to step into the Phantom Field next? Give us your predictions in the comments section below.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will be released in Japan for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on Thursday, May 31st, with a North American release following on the same platforms on Tuesday, June 5th. Details on a European release date have not been revealed.

Sources: blazblue.jp/tag; ChrinstinaVee (Twitter); davidvincentva (Twitter); Seitz_Unseen (Twitter); DC_Douglas (Twitter)

NIS America has announced that they were recently hit with a security breach. The attack, which occurred between January 23 and February 26, affects the online stores that they operate — including the newly-opened SNK Online Store.

News of the breach first came from an email that NIS America has been sending to their customers, that was eventually shared on the ResetEra forum. The email, which NIS America confirmed as legitimate, warns their customers that sensitive data, including email addresses — and more importantly, payment information — has been affected by the breach.

The attack came from a malicious process that attached itself to their checkout page. The process was in use as far back as January 23, 2018 and as such, any customers who made transactions in from then up until February 26, 2018 are at risk. Any transactions prior to then are not affected.

The affected data includes customers name, address, credit card number, expiration date and CVV security code, and email address. PayPal login information, however, was not included in the breach.

Once the breach was discovered, NIS America took appropriate steps to address it, including taking their store offline to remove the offending process and make sure that it’s secure again before putting it back up. For those who may be at risk, NIS America recommends getting in touch with your credit card provider and checking for any suspicious activity tied to your credit cards.

In addition to this, NIS America will be sending out codes for a $5 discount for the next purchase of anyone whose data has been impacted by this breach. As for those with accounts on their European store, NIS has stated that, as far as they know, only the North American store has been affected.

While known for for releasing quirky Japanese RPGs, NIS recently stepped into the fighting game space by partnering with SNK to publish SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy for PlayStation 4 and Switch, as well as running the latter’s online store.

Source: NIS America via ResetEra