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Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be playable at PAX South this weekend

Arcade Edition gets some more time in the limelight before its big launch next week!

SFV AE Splash Art

If you want to get your hands on Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition a bit early (and aren’t lucky enough to just find a disc), there’s another chance on the way. As part of Capcom’s presentations at PAX South in San Antonio, Texas this weekend (January 12-14), Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be available for attendees to try out in advance of its January 16 release date.

Read about the other titles that Capcom is also bringing to PAX here.

Source: Street Fighter (Twitter)

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Adel “Big Bird” Anouche is the latest Street Fighter V player to join Red Bull’s Athlete program

Joining the likes of Luffy, Bonchan, Daigo Umehara, and Snake Eyez, Adel “Big Bird” Anouche is the latest Street Fighter V player to be signed to Red Bull’s Athlete program. One of the UAE’s top players, Big Bird had a fantastic 2017, placing the top 8 of events like EGX, DreamHack Summer, Tower of Pride, and Esports Festival Hong Kong, along with making it to Capcom Cup 2017.

Combined with his pre-existing sponsorship by Nasr Esports, this Red Bull partnership puts Big Bird in a fantastic starting position to make 2018 his best year yet. With Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition on the horizon and potentially some buffs for his hot-headed main Ken, expect to see Big Bird lighting up the stage at more international tournaments.

Source: Bigbird_fgc

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Dragon Ball voice actors have thrown down the gauntlet to settle who’s number one in Dragon Ball FighterZ

Prepare for the battle of voice acting gods

What began as excitement for the most recent Dragon Ball Super episode on Toonami has now become a full-fledged war between two of voice acting’s giants. Following a long line of comebacks, the gloves are finally coming off. The rematch fans have been waiting for since a spunky prince had an M on his forehead and a battle driven hero had a halo, is finally going down.

Christopher Sabat, perhaps best known for his performance as the Prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta, has challenged fellow actor Sean Schemmel, the voice behind Goku, to throw down in Dragon Ball FighterZ. The battle has the blessing of both Bandai Namco and Funimation, so this bout is bound to be a spectacle to see.

At the time of writing this article, no location or date has been set for the epic showdown. All we can do now is sit back and wait and speculate the prospective matchup. Will Schemmel run an all Goku team with Goku, Goku (Super Saiyan Blue), and Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rosé)? And what team will Sabat combat with? He’s got Vegeta and Vegeta (Super Saiyan Blue). Will he complete his triad with other Sabat staples, like Piccolo or Lord Yamcha? One thing is for sure, the victor of this upcoming dream match-up will have bragging rights for the eons to come.

Sources: Christopher Sabat; Sean Schemmel

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See Sakura and more V-Trigger IIs in action today on these Street Fighter V livestreams from Capcom

Don’t miss these closer looks at what Sakura can do in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition!

Sakura has almost caught up to Ryu in Street Fighter V, arriving alongside Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition next week. To keep the hype rolling, Capcom has not one, but two livestreams running today to give us a closer look at the Exuberant Youth.

Today’s WinnerStaysOn session with Capcom UK will provide us a demonstration of Sakura gameplay — featuring Problem X and Tyrant — and provide a look at more of the new V-Triggers as well. You can see it on the Capcom Fighters Twitch channel at 12:30 PM PT.

But that’s not all — Capcom-Unity will also run a stream on their Twitch channel at 3:00 PM PT to showcase the same range of content:

Sakura fans — or those just interested about what’s new for SFV:AE — be sure to tune in to one of these streams, or both!

Sources: Street Fighter (Twitter); Capcom Fighters (Twitter)

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Microsoft are holding a second Killer Classic event this weekend

After the success of the first Killer Classic, Microsoft have decided to hold another two-day Killer Instinct tournament this weekend at their flagship store in New York City. With a bolstered prize pool, expect some intense KI action as players from New York and beyond battle it out.

Rather than just offering a prize for the winner, the second Killer Classic offers some rewards for the second and third place players. First place gets an Xbox One X and $200, second place gets a custom Killer Instinct arcade stick and $200, while third place gets $100 and several Ultimate Source KI figurines.

With only 16 slots, the bracket is now full — containing players like ELV|Rico Suave, UA|Bass, Circa|Aphex, Circa|Shatter and many more. If the Killer Classic is set to become a regular event, I would like to see Microsoft expand to a 32-person bracket, so more KI players can compete.

For those wanting to tune into the Killer Classic, all the action will be streamed live via the official Microsoft Store Mixer channel.

Source: smash.gg

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Here’s how to redeem your early access to the beta if you’ve pre-ordered Dragon Ball FighterZ in the EU

While the upcoming open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ starts on January 14, those who pre-ordered will be able to play the game a day early.

For those players in the EU who have pre-ordered the game, Bandai Namco Europe recently sent out a reminder on Twitter for them to redeem their codes, so that they can gain early access.

Players who pre-ordered should go to this site. Here, they can enter their details, as well as the retailer code that should have come with their pre-order. Once this is done, they then need to link their PSN or Xbox Live accounts, again with their retailer code. This should allow them redeem their early access into the beta.

Take note that this is for European players only. Players in North America who pre-ordered the game digitally can simply download the client by searching for “Dragon Ball FighterZ Open Beta Early Access” on either the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live.

Source: Bandai Namco UK

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The Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta will have a practice mode

When Dragon Ball FighterZ had its first closed beta last September, it focused mainly on getting players matched up with each other. As such, it didn’t really have any safe place for players to try out characters, moves, and combos. With the new beta however, it seems that this won’t be the case.

In a recent Tweet, Bandai Namco South East Asia confirmed that the mode exists in Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s open beta.

With this, Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s beta follows in the footsteps of other fighting game betas such as those for Fighting Layer EX, Street Fighter V, and of course, Skullgirls: 2nd Encore‘s “endless beta” that also feature a practice mode.

Aside from helping test the game’s online play, betas such as that for Dragon Ball FighterZ, also allows players to learn more about how the game plays, in preparation for playing the full game on launch. As such, adding in a training mode is a great move by any company that’s beta testing their fighting games. [It is possible that “Practice (Battle Tutorial)” refers specifically to more of a trial mode than an open training mode, but which of the two are in the open beta has not yet been clarified. – Editor]

Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s open beta runs from January 14 to 15, with pre-orders getting early access on January 13. The game itself launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on January 26 in the West, and February 1 in Japan.

Source: Bandai Namco S.E.A.

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“Kumite in Texas” announced by PandaXGaming and KIT Gaming for July 27th-29th

It looks like KiT Gaming is expanding the definition of its acronym! Having just wrapped up Kumite In Tennessee 2018, the famed US tournament organizers have announced the “Kumite in Texas”, a new major tournament for July 27th through 29th.

This brand-new major will be held at the Irving Convention Center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with support from PandaXGaming and NGAGE Esports. Registration and planned games are still TBD, so keep an eye on PandaxGamingUS and KiT Gaming’s official website for future announcements.

Source: PandaxGamingUS

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This weekend’s Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta roster has been revealed

With Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s open beta taking place this weekend, many people are wondering who exactly will be playable in it. Well, wonder no more as Bandai Namco Games has revealed exactly who will be playable in the beta.

This weekend’s Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta will have the following playable characters:

  • Android 18
  • Beerus
  • Cell
  • Frieza
  • Gohan (Adult)
  • Goku
  • Kid Buu
  • Krillin
  • Nappa
  • Piccolo
  • Vegeta

Of these, Beerus, Adult Gohan, Kid Buu, and Nappa are characters who were not present in the previous beta.

Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s open beta takes place this weekend. Those who pre-ordered get early access at 9:00 AM Pacific to 2:59 PM Pacific on January 13. Everyone else can log on starting at 12:00 AM Pacific on January 14. The beta runs until 12:00 AM on January 16.

Dragon Ball FighterZ for PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC hits stores in the West on January 26, followed by Japan on February 1.

Sources: Famitsu; Bandai Namco Deutschland