Samurai Shodown V Special was one of our favorite re-releases here at SRK in 2017. This is both because it’s a fantastic game in SNK’s retro library, and because its got surprisingly decent online play — something that usually doesn’t happen with a reissue like this. It seems like we’re not the only ones impressed by the re-release, as SNK made this announcement:
In celebration of the very first EVO Japan, and SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL's sidetournament this Fri. (JST), we're pleased to announce that SNK will be releasing free PS4 and Vita Themes for you to download on SIE's PS Stores shortly!Please keep an eye out for them this Fri. (PST) pic.twitter.com/ieyv3TIzAc
Starting today (Friday), you can get the above Samurai Shodown V Special themes for your PlayStation 4 and Vita, adorning your home screen with Yoshitora and Haohmaru. It’s timed perfectly to coincide with the SamSho side tournament at Evo Japan this weekend — and hopefully, more awareness (and events) for Samurai Shodown V will follow!
Insel Games has announced that the Early Access version of Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan will be free to play starting today and running through January 28th. Players will have no restrictions on their experience and can even check out the brand new hero called “Heating Fist”.
The release of Dragon Ball FighterZ is nearly upon us, and you may have already been doing whatever you can to get the upper hand on the competition, including playing in the beta version. While there’s already a good amount of footage available online — particularly on YouTube — it’s not the most handy resource to search. Thankfully, there’s something better.
keeponrock.in, who has similar websites for BlazBlue: Central Fiction and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, has made an online video database for Dragon Ball FighterZ. It’s a very useful tool, particularly if you know exactly what you’re looking for; you can narrow the search terms with a lot of parameters, such as specific characters, channels, players, and even versions. So if you want to see players who have used Beerus with Gohan and Frieza, or any other combinations, it’s a wonderful service.
What’s more, you can always catalogue videos by adding them to the site. Click an icon in the upper left-hand corner and press “add a video” to proceed. If you need help, don’t hesitate to reach out to keeponrock.in via Twitter, and refer to this handy visual guide:
Evo Japan is about to kick off in Tokyo this weekend, and you won’t want to miss any of the action! The streaming timetable is set, so check it out below to see where you can catch your favorite titles, and in the language you prefer.
It’s also been revealed who will be lending their talent and personality to commentary at the event. Be sure to tune in and share their passion for this historic competition! The English stream starts at 4:00 PM PT today on Evo’s Twitch channel!
One of the biggest impacts TheKing of Fighters XI had on fans of the KOF series was the introduction of its “Hero Team”: Ash Crimson, Shen Woo, and Oswald. All three characters enjoyed considerable popularity, but where Ash and Shen Woo would find their way onto the roster of future KOF titles, Oswald quietly hung in the shadows.
Until now.
SNK has officially revealed the poker-playing hit-man as its latest DLC character. On top of that, SNK has gone out of their way to immediately reveal his movelist, as well:
At the time of this writing, no date is set for Oswald’s release, but we’ll update this as soon as that information becomes available. Considering how long fans have asked for Oswald, and with Evo Japan just around the corner, hopefully that date is revealed soon.
“BlazBlue À la carte Battle” will launch with 20 DLC characters and a lower price to test the waters.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle became the subject of fiery internet discussions (including on SRK as well) after a recent announcement during Arc System Works’ 2017 Fighting Game Award. The event culminated with a somewhat controversial reveal of a release date alongside 20 planned DLC characters.
Just as many other fighting game enthusiasts around the web, we have been wondering about what this means for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle‘s price and future. A recent Famitsu interview with the game’s producer and BlazBlue creator, Toshimichi Mori (pictured on the right, above), sheds some light on the company’s strategy behind shipping 20 launch characters and an additional 20 optional, paid warriors from colliding universes.
Siliconera’s Sato breaks down some of the Famitsu interview, estimating that since BBTAG will be priced at 5,800 yen, the US price won’t be a standard $60 (though DLC can bring it up to around that point). Arc System Works plans on releasing the game at a lower price so that fans can see if they enjoy the game and want to support it. If ASW sees enough appreciation, they may continue working on Cross Tag Battle.
Additionally, the interview reveals that the game is designed “with the premise of playing with a gamepad.” Furthermore, Mori wants to keep Japanese and international players at a more even ground by not having an early arcade release of the title.
Snail Games has announced that its next title, PixARK, is headed to Early Access in March. The game is an open world voxel-based survival title that is “inspired by the world of the multi-million selling ARK: Survival Evolved”. PixARK will be released for PC, XBox One, XBox One X and PlayStation 4, with a Switch version coming later in 2018.
Obsidian Entertainment has announced that pre-orders for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire have commenced and that the game will officially launch on April 3rd! When pre-ordering, you can choose from three versions: Standard ($50), Deluxe ($60) or Obsidian Edition ($75). The latter two come with several in-game items, though only the Obsidian Edition comes with three DLC packs to be released at a later time.
Since the release of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition last week, dataminer X-Kira has continued to scour the game’s files and code to find more tidbits about potential upcoming content. His most recent videos have shown him facing off against upcoming opponents for Extra Battle — a new mode added to Arcade Edition that allows players to challenge CPU enemies in timed events that provide special rewards upon their defeat, for the price of a little Fight Money for each and every attempt.
While Shin Akuma literally struck fear into the hearts (and virtual wallets) of many players, it seems some of the upcoming adversaries will be just as treacherous. First off, X-Kira uses Juri to battle a giant-sized Peter Zonta in a scene reminiscent of battles against Tatsunoko vs. Capcom’s pair of giants, or your favorite Kaiju movie; as well as Shadow, the alternate form of Charlie Nash seen in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter after capture and experimentation by M. Bison. We also see a powered-up version of Phantom Bison (from the Cinematic Story Mode) an Alpha 2 version of Shin Akuma (sporting differently-colored attire), as well as the trio of Golden Shadaloo Soldiers who were recently delayed until this weekend by Capcom, giving us a good idea of their possible attack patterns. Kira also tweets briefly about “Shadow Lady” Chun-Li being able to passively regain health as the match goes on, and that Evil Ryu will have an exclusive V-Trigger when we face him.
He also shows off a match against a fourth, “Low-Rank Shadaloo Soldier C,” in addition to a series of potentially upcoming Premium costume sets. A “Set_0074” features outfits for Sakura and Akuma, “Set_0078” for Ibuki, “Set_0077” for Rainbow Mika, “Set_0057” for Nash, “Set_0076” contains attire for Ken, and finally a full set of Default, Story, Battle and Nostalgic outfits for a “Z27,” likely a placeholder for the second (upcoming) Season 3 character, Brazilian beast-man Blanka. [The Ibuki, Ken, and R. Mika sets are probably these upcoming Crossover Costumes for Extra Battle. – Editor]
Lastly, X-Kira provides us with a look at all of the weekly Missions for 2018, which include the usual fare of cryptic stage-specific tasks and playing various game modes, but now come with added quests involving playing the new Arcade and Extra Battle modes, obtaining specific high scores in Arcade, utilizing a specific number of Critical Arts and special moves (such as Ryu’s Hadoken, Ken’s Shoryuken, and Necalli’s The Disc’s Guidance) with each world warrior, as well as clearing the various Survival Mode courses (which recently lost their exhaustible Fight Money bonuses). He also confirms we’ll be seeing additional monthly CPT Missions, likely tied to a 2018 Capcom Pro Tour pass just as we got last year. You can see all the videos, including a look at the long-missing EX01 colors for M. Bison and Necalli, below.
So far the most absurd challenge of EX Battle is Shadow Lady, she regains life as time goes by and the difficulty is insane…
Bandai Namco has officially revealed the return of three SoulCalibur mainstays to the upcoming SoulCalibur VI: in the trailer below, you can see Nightmare, Xianghua, and Kilik show off both familiar moves — and some new surprises. We also meet new challenger Grøh, the “Agent in Black,” who eliminates his targets using two linked blades.
