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Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 will receive a balance patch, details to follow

Last night’s Arc System Works Fighting Game Awards 2017 show was eventful in a few ways. Not only did we get to see some top notch Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and BlazBlue: Central Fiction action, but we heard a few excitement announcements.

While unfortunately it’s not a new character reveal, we now know that every version of REV 2 will receive a balance patch that will cover every character. There are no details about it at this time, such as of the gravity of changes or the timing. As Evo Japan is coming up, we may hear more information about it there and whether the company wants to add more DLC to REV 2.

ASW has also made an announcement regarding the BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle release date and DLC.

Source: Arc System Works via Anime Central

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Check out these Super Smash Bros. for Wii U highlights from the first week of the SoCal Smash League

The formation of the SoCal Smash League was announced at the beginning of the new year, and the first week of it’s first season is already a wrap. If you were unable to participate or spectate in the inarguable first round of this newly formed community effort, 2GGaming’s got you covered with these Super Smash Bros. for Wii U highlights.

It seems that all past and future events of the league are only for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments, but plans for future expansions of the league were mentioned in the SoCal Smash League FAQ document, and that could include support for all of the Melee players in the region.

In the meantime, please enjoy these Smash 4 highlights below, full of insane mirror matches, crazy comebacks, and cluth up-smashes galore.

Source: 2GGaming

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The King of Fighters: Destiny Episode 23 features an epic battle against Rugal

iDragons Creative Studio continuous on with its CG Animation saga The King of Fighters: Destiny with Episode 23! Having revealed R to be Rugal in the last episode, this episode centers around the epic battle that Terry and Kyo face in Rugal — whom Heidern has his eyes on apprehending. Just when all hope is lost, another group of fighters show up to help in their battle against the mastermind behind the KOF tournament front.

In the ending however, we see a foreshadowing of things to come: Iori Yagami.

Source: snkGame

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BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle launch date, and DLC character details revealed – Blake Belladona is DLC

The questions people have been wondering about BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle are when will it launch, who will it launch with, and will it have DLC. Now, Arc System Works has answered all of these.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will launch on PlayStation 4 and Switch on May 31 in Japan and June 5 in North America. At launch, the game will have 20 characters all of which know about. For those who haven’t been following the news you can check these out below.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle launch characters

In addition to these characters however, Arc System Works has also confirmed that BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will have 20 DLC characters. One of these characters has been confirmed to be Blake Belladona from RWBY.

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The rest however are as of yet unknown, though ArcSys did show their silhouettes as part of a trailer shown at the Arc System Works Fighting Game Awards 2017 tournament.

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All 20 characters can be purchased in one go via an “Additional Character All-in-One Pack”. Blake and another unnamed character (likely RWBY‘s Yang Xiao Long) can also be purchased individually. The rest however will be divided into packs of three.

In addition to all of the above, Arc System Works has announced a “BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Limited Box”  that will contain the following.

  • Special box with a special collaborative illustration by Tochimichi Mori (Arc System Works), Shigenori Soejima (Atlus), Seiichi Yoshihara (French-Bread), and Ein Lee (Rooster Teeth)
  • Download code for the “Additional Character All-in-One Pack”
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle art book
  • Acrylic standy (PS4 version)
  • Multi storage pouch (Switch version)

Finally, for those looking to try the game, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be playable, with the entire launch roster, at Evo Japan.

Source: Arc System Works via HiFight (Twitter)

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Gravity Breakers development team breaks down combat mechanics in their latest video

Gravity Breakers is an independent fighting game being developed with a unique premise — every character flies in midair throughout the fight, and you are able to fly freely across the stage. With that in mind, they had to break the mold of traditional fighters in order to design a combat system that would work within the style they’re going for.

Their lead developer Joseph recently released a video showcasing this. While maintaining differing types of normal attacks, their specials work in a similar vein to games of the Smash variety, due to the difficulty of keeping characters in free flight and performing special move motions. The game also looks to ditch health bars for HP totals, while also showing a combo lockout mechanic if a combo goes on too long.

Source: Gremlin_Ent

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U titan ZeRo announces he will not compete this year

It’s hard to be the king. This is a lesson that Chile’s ZeRo has learned from his consistent reign at the top of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. But it looks like a new king will be crowned in 2018, as ZeRo has taken to Twitter to announce he will take a step away from competing this year.

Saying that consulting people’s opinions showed his own insecurity in his decisions, he states in an open letter that he was beginning to hate doing what had defined him. While he states he will not pull away from Smash completely — and would return to competing, if a brand new Smash game were to be released on the Nintendo Switch — he intends to remain in the United States and begin streaming.

Source: ZeRo (Twitter)

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U titan ZeRo announces he will not compete this year

It’s hard to be the king. This is a lesson that Chile’s ZeRo has learned from his consistent reign at the top of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. But it looks like a new king will be crowned in 2018, as ZeRo has taken to Twitter to announce he will take a step away from competing this year.

Saying that consulting people’s opinions showed his own insecurity in his decisions, he states in an open letter that he was beginning to hate doing what had defined him. While he states he will not pull away from Smash completely — and would return to competing, if a brand new Smash game were to be released on the Nintendo Switch — he intends to remain in the United States and begin streaming.

Source: ZeRo (Twitter)

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Liga Brasileira will be the first Latin American event to feature Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, on January 20th

Latin America has become recently well known for its high-caliber Street Fighter players, and all eyes are now on the region — the home of Capcom Cup champion MenaRD — to see the direction they’ll take in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition.

We won’t have to wait too long, as Brazil’s Liga Brasileira in Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the region’s first Arcade Edition event on January 20th. Featured at the event will be DidimoKOF — who went on a tear at Capcom Cup — as well as many others from the region, including Stunner, Paoloweb, and Baby Brasil — a strong F.A.N.G who has twice eliminated Keoma from CPT events. The stream will run on the Promo Arena channel on Twitch at 7:00 AM PT on January 20th.

You can see action from the prior Liga Brasileira on this YouTube playlist.

Source: Luiz Felipe Lima‏

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Team Dignitas returns to the FGC by signing Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez

After an extended hiatus from the FGC, European esports organization Dignitas has signed Hugo “HugS” Gonzales to signal their return to the scene, and their entry into the world of Super Smash Bros. HugS is a true veteran in the world of Super Smash Bros. Melee, having competed at tournaments since 2004. During his career, he’s become one of the best Samus players in the world, inspiring many players to don the Varia Suit and fire off some charge shots.

A constant presence in the top 30, HugS is currently ranked 23rd in the world, with high placings at events like GT-X 2017, Low Tier City 5 and The Bigger Balc proving that this old man can still keep up with the new generation. HugS will sport the black and yellow at Genesis 5 next weekend.

The last fighting game player Dignitas had under their banner was Ryan Hart, who was released from the team in February of 2015 as Digntias focused their energies into PC esports. With successful teams in games like CS:GO, Smite, Heroes of the Storm and PUBG, we may see Dignitas expanding into further fighting games in 2018.

Source: Team Dignitas