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SoulCalibur VI will be playable at Evo Japan, on January 26-28

Very few people have had the chance to play Namco’s latest entry to its weapons-based fighter series, SoulCalibur VI. The game seemed in its infancy at its most recent press outings, despite reported claims of it being nearly 70% complete. Luckily, there’s a large event just around the corner for Namco to show off SCVI’s progress: Evo Japan.

During a Japanese Tekken 7 event streamed on Bandai Namco’s official Twitch channel, it was announced that SoulCalibur VI will be playable during Evo Japan 2018. This seems like a likely spot for further revelation on game-play mechanics and new characters, and will be the first time we’ll get to see series producer Motohiro Okubo address an all-FGC crowd, assuming such an announcement takes place.

Sources: SHKYEN; bandainamcoentertainment; iplaywinner

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Capcom UK updates release information for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, EMEA date pushed to January 19th

An update on Arcade Edition’s impending arrival in the UK.

Street Fighter fans in regions outside of North America and Japan waiting for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition may have to wait a little longer, depending on their circumstances. According to a clarifying tweet from Capcom UK, players in the EMEA and ANZ regions will have a slightly different release window. Expect digital and physical copies to roll out on January 19th, while DLC upgrades for existing SFV users on PlayStation 4 will still roll out on January 16th. Steam users will also still get the game on the 16th.

Source: Capcom UK (Twitter)

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Swords of destiny clash in these epic Dissida: Final Fantasy NT commercials from Square Enix

Time is quickly marching towards the January 30th, 2018 release date of Dissida: Final Fantasy NT! Continuing their effort to garner hype for their highly-anticipated crossover fighter, Square Enix have dropped two epic commercials for it, and you can view both of the action-packed TV spots below.

If you can’t wait until January 30th to jump into the fantastic fray, you can get in on the open beta, which will be held between January 12th and January 21st in America and in Europe. Stay tuned to SRK for more details on that, and be sure to read up on Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT‘s intricate pre-order details.

Source: Playstation Lifestyle via Square Enix

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Legendary SC player Hayate breaks down SoulCalibur VI’s new mechanics

French SoulCalibur player Hayate is one of the Calibur community’s living legends, likely best known for his sweep of Team Belgium with bottom tier Yunsung in SoulCalibur II. Appropriately, Bandai Namco has invited Hayate to try out the latest iteration of the series, SoulCalibur VI. You can see his analysis of the mechanics in SCVI in his latest video.

There are some bombshell confirmations here, such as chip damage being incorporated into the redesigned “Soul Charge” mechanic, and a detailed breakdown of how the new “Reversal Edge” system works. Hayate will be gathering questions from this video to approach Namco with in regards to system mechanics, so be sure to leave a comment on his channel on what direction you want SCVI’s battle system to go in!

Source: Hayate EIN

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Time to hit the slides again as Smash’N’Splash 4 returns to the Kalahari Resort from June 1st-3rd

Blow up the floaties and break out the swim trunks, as Smash’N’Splash 4 is coming this summer. Returning to the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin from June 1st-3rd, this tournament has become a regular feature during the Summer of Smash, providing plenty of fun for players who don’t make it out of the kiddie pool.

Alongside Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Smash’N’Splash 4 will feature tournaments for the original Super Smash Bros., Project M, ARMS, Splatoon 2 and more — complete with their own streams and stages. Both Melee and Smash 4 come with additional pot bonuses: $5,000 for singles and $1,000 for doubles.

Registration is now open over on smash.gg, complete with details for booking a room at the Kalahari Resort. To stop any issues with events running over, players are limited to entering four events (two singles and two doubles events), with those who are playing Splatoon 2 only able to enter one other tournament.

Sources: Gamers HQ; smash.gg

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r/StreetFighter user unknowingly finds early copy of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

It seems like Capcom put out copies of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition a little too early. Flagged up by Reddit user dick_dickerson2004 on r/StreetFighter, he managed to (unknowingly) get his hands on SFV: AE ahead of its January 16th release. After buying what looked to be vanilla Street Fighter V, dickerson was able to play through all of the new Arcade Edition content — straight off the disk.

After Reddit users — quite rightly — questioned the veracity of dickerson’s claims, he posted a video (under the new name junkington) showing him playing through Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, complete with a glimpse at an updated Training Mode. One of the new features in Training Mode is the ability to show when a character is at frame advantage, which will be very useful for testing block-strings.

Based on the fact that the game box that junkington bought had no special Arcade Edition artwork on it, one can assume that new retail versions of Street Fighter V come preloaded with Arcade Edition content on them. As long as you don’t connect to PlayStation Network — and presumably download a patch which locks off the Arcade Edition content until the 16th — you seem to be able to play SFV: AE ahead of its general release.

It’s unknown at this time if this phenomenon is unique to a single store or if it is widespread, so exercise caution when buying up new copies of Street Fighter V — just to check if Arcade Edition is already loaded onto the disk.

Source: r/StreetFighter via HiFight

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God of all Saiyans: watch the character trailer for Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta in Dragon Ball FighterZ

What’s more proud than a Saiyan Prince? A blue-haired Super Saiyan prince who’s harnessed the power of a god.  Demonstrating to us mere humans what that kind of power looks like, Bandai Namco drops the character trailer for for Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (or Super Saiyan Blue) Vegeta in Dragon Ball FighterZ.

More than just an aesthetic color variation, the Super Saiyan Blue version of Vegeta gives him a unique set of of hard-hitting attacks, which is to be expected. From the Galick Gun replacing Big Bang Attack as his Level 1 super, getting a jumping command grab and a general speed increase, SSB Vegeta is perfect for players who enjoy going on the attack.

Check out the character trailer below, and also have a look-see at Goku’s Super Saiyan Blue trailer as well.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment America