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Here’s a video roundup of changes in the 2.1 version of Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

Arcade users in Japan are lucky to already experience the newest Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 patch, and they’ve been busy exploring the impact of the changes. In the meantime, the rest of the world is hungry for details and footage, to see how much their main character/most hated opponent have changed.

While the consumer patch won’t hit until about March (pending a confirmed date), we have to rely on social media to get some info. As per usual, many Japanese players turn to Twitter to share short clips of noteworthy changes. This is just a sample of posts that came out up to this point and more are showing up, so feel free to point things out in the comments below, and enjoy the clips:

Faust has some new pressure options with flower YRC:

Sol can now follow-up Fafnir with Grand Viper:

Kedako determined that Baiken’s new defense modifier is 1.12 (so she takes less damage overall):

New I-no things:

Answer combos:

Jam’s getting big damage now thanks to a jS change:

Chipp’s wall-cling Alpha Blade now takes the opponent out of the corner, which is a big change to his corner okizeme, but maybe not all is lost?

Sources: @superhihourush; cass; para-nov; @Riutamasan; @d2ftaxi; Kazunoko

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Platinum the Trinity, Orie, and Kanji are coming to BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle; Japanese pricing details revealed

The time has come for the next BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle character introduction! The sixth iteration — per tradition — reveals three more characters. Each colliding world in the game receives one warrior (except for RWBY).

Check out the trailer below to see BlazBlue‘s Platinum the Trinity in action, who brings a variety of items to the fight (though the typical Platinum gauge for items seems to be missing.) Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]‘s Orie joins the battle with her quick and precise fighting style. Lastly, plenty of Persona 4 Arena fans will be thrilled to see that Kanji Tatsumi, a grappler with a Persona who uses lightning attacks, joins the fray.

Keep scrolling to see some pricing details revealed during the Arc System Works stream.

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The pricing chart above lists the “All-in-one” DLC, which contains all characters, at 2,400 yen. Yang and Blake are free DLC (which will always stay free, it’s not time-locked), and then each character pack is 600 yen, with three characters each. Note that this character pack, containing Orie, Kani, and Platinum, will be free for those who pre-order.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle‘s inevitable collision takes place on May 31st in Japan and June 5th in the United States. The game is also an Evo 2018 main stage title.

Source: Arc System Works

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– From the Sunny Shores of Hawaii to the Marble Steps of the US Capital, Loot Boxes Stir Controversy

From humble beginnings in the State of Hawaii, the issue of “gambling” in games has crossed the nation all the way to the steps of the US Capitol Building. One US Senator from New Hampshire is already questioning the ESRB and the Federal Trade Commission about what needs to be done to curb gambling in gaming. Senator Maggie Hassan spoke with FTC members about the department’s stance on loot boxes as a mechanic that could lead to deeper addiction in other areas.

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– Tencent & Four Other Investors Bring $131.6M to Kakao’s Coffers

Kakao has received a huge influx of investment dollars thanks to five companies providing over $130M in revenue. Subsidiaries of Tencent will contribute 50B Won each as will South Korea’s Netmarble. Actozsoft will provide an additional 20B Won, Bluehole Studio and Premier Growth-M&A PEF will each add 10B Won bringing the sum total to 140B Won or $135.6M USD.

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The King of Fighters 2002 for PC is currently free on GOG.com

Here’s some great news for fans of both The King of Fighters, and free games. The King of Fighters 2002 is currently available for free on GOG as part of their Chinese New Year giveaway. Among the various King of Fighters titles, KOF2002 is considered to be one of the best iterations ever released. Certainly the best from the “Eolith Era,” when said developer took over development duties from a then-faltering SNK.

Take note that this is just the original The King of Fighters 2002 and not the updated KOF 2002: Ultimate Match, does not feature online play, and it reported to have controller mapping issues. That said, it’s still a great deal considering that it’s free — at least until GOG’s Chinese New Year giveaway ends.

Interested players can download The King of Fighters 2002 for PC for free here.

Source: GOG.com

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Fight of Gods adds Norse goddess Freyja to the roster, along with balance changes

The Norse “Goddess of Love” arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Developer Digital Crafter is far from finished adding content their Early Access title Fight of Gods! Joining the fight today is Freyja, Norse goddess and leader of the Valkyries, along with her own stage and theme. From the press release:

Players who purchase the Fight of Gods “Freyja DLC” will gain access to one of the game’s most powerful gods yet, along with a new level and music. Freyja is the leader of the Valkyrja, who choose who will live and die in battle. According to legend she recruits warrior spirits for the coming Ragnarok. When a war ends in the mortal realm, she collects fallen warriors’ souls and leads them to Folkvang, the setting of the game’s newest stage.

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Fight of Gods is available on Steam Early Access. In addition to adding Freyja to the roster, Digital Crafter has made numerous gameplay adjustments and balance changes to Fight of Gods, listed below:

Increased the overall game speed.
Fixed the hitbox mirror bug when switched sides – some cross-ups are now changed. (Ongoing amends.)
Fixed bug where Athena’s super couldn’t hit Sif in corners.
Fixed Santa’s long idle animation.
Fixed black background bug in training mode.
Fixed Athena 5H hitbox so she can better hit close opponents
Update the control setting, added apply setting flow.
Redesigned character select screen.
Projectiles won’t disappear when the game’s paused. (D.P. or Super)
Skill particles won’t disappear when the game’s paused. (D.P. or Super)
Combos won’t increase when blocking damage with armor. (Jesus’ 424LMH)
Reduced the hitbox of Zeus’ 236LMH.
Buddha 236LMH recovery frame +4.
Buddha 2L block stun -3.
Fixed hitbox of Buddha’s 626LMH.
Input timing adjusted for Odin 5M > 6M > 5H.
Guan Gong 5H recovery frame +5, block stun -5, forward force decreased.
Mazu 626LMH damage increased (20 > 30), startup frame -5, increased the hitbox.
Mazu 626LMH can be cancelled by D.P.
Mazu 626H increased the forward force.
Mazu 236LMH can be cancelled by 66.
Mazu 2H startup frame -2, increased the hitbox.
Mazu 214LMH can be cancelled by Super. (Only on the ground.)
Mazu Air 214LMH startup frame -3.
Mazu added new SFX.
Lamia’s super startup frame -5, decreased the range.
Lamia 626MH startup frame -5.
Lamia 214H increased the hitbox.
Lamia JM and JH push force decreased.
Lamia added new SFX.
Amaterasu 236LMH added projectile number restrict.
Amaterasu 236LMH recovery frame +3.
Amaterasu 236LMH push force decreased.
Amaterasu Air 236LMH increased the juggle force when hit.
Amaterasu Air 236LMH can be cancelled by D.P. (Still need to trigger first on the ground.)
Amaterasu Air 236H increased the push force.
Amaterasu Jump Delay +2.
Amaterasu D.P. duration increase. (30s > 35s)
Anubis 2L, 5L can cancelled by 214LMH.
Anubis 214LMH increased damage. (100 > 120)
Anubis 214LMH > 626LMH slowed the timing.
Anubis 214M last hit juggle force decreased.
Anubis 214L won’t juggle.
Anubis 5M juggle force decreased, 5M > 214LMH slowed the timing.
Anubis 626LMH damage decreased (45 > 30), recovery frame +4.
Anubis 626H decreased the push back force and the juggle force.
Anubis 626L decreased the juggle force.
Anubis 236LMH fixed the hitbox (won’t miss hit in corner), added corner push.

Source: Fight of Gods [press release]

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viennality 2k18 game lineup announced; Registration opens today

For the past two years, viennality has been a highlight for the NRS community in Vienna, Austria — with last year’s tournament serving as a Premier event in the Injustice 2 Pro Series, and the initial outing a year prior serving as the largest European Mortal Kombat XL tournament to date. Recently the game lineup for this year’s third iteration has been announced, expanding from a mere four previous titles to a whopping eight for 2018.

This year, the event will be taking place on the weekend of July 7th and 8th, with the following eight games featured:

  • Injustice 2
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Tekken 7
  • Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Side games:

  • Mortal Kombat XL
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
  • Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

Registration will be open on Valentine’s Day, February 14th — which might make a trip to Austria the perfect gift for any fighting game-loving couples out there. Sign-ups can be found that day at viennality.com. If you missed out on the hype for last year’s event, you can check out this great documentary from the tournament organizers themselves to see what viennality is like.

Source: Test Your Might

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First footage of Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 version 2.1 matches, from Mikado’s Joniosan

It’s that exciting time again for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 players. The latest patch just hit arcades in Japan, which means that fans around the world are rifling with anticipation for match footage and discovery of the changes in action. The REV 2 2.1 patch, which applies the same changes as we saw in the loketest patch notes, changes quite a few things for the majority of the cast.

You can find plenty of famous Mikado players in the four-hour clip below. Nage’s Faust and Ain’s Ky battle around the 1:58:00 mark, so make sure to catch some of the new Faust changes, which include more flower power than ever before. FAB’s Potemkin also joins in, and later on, Kedako’s May makes an entrance around the 3:12:00 mark. You can also spot a new corner combo from Chipp at 1:53:00 or so — which takes him out of the corner, but it doesn’t mean he’s out of options. Raven’s changes are also quite exciting, as he has many new combo possibilities and some tuning to his mechanic.

Note that the YouTube clip is the last four hours of the Twitch stream, so if you want more footage, just check out the Twitch archive below this YouTube embed. Among others, you can see Baiken and Johnny in action around the 9:00:00 mark.

Watch 高田馬場ミカドGUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 配信 from Joniosan on www.twitch.tv
Source: Joniosan Twitch/Youtube

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Who’s it gonna be? X-Kira datamines an extensive list of characters from the Dragon Ball FighterZ code

Well-known dataminer X-Kira has uncovered quite the treasure trove of info within Dragon Ball FighterZ’s code recently. As per X-Kira’s usual operation, they dig through the data looking for tags and placeholders for game modes, characters, and other features that are to be loaded into the game in a future patch.

Upon their most recent dig X-Kira surfaced a massive list of characters that currently have no place in the game. This extensive list includes potential playable characters, along with ones that may just be referenced for story purposes in future updates. X-Kira believes that the actual list of playable DLC characters includes over 20 of the characters mentioned below. Is DBFZ going to eventually have a roster size to rival that of CvS2 and MvC2? Check out his list on Twitter below.

Source: X-Kira (Twitter)