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UYU signs Korea’s NL to contract

South Korea’s Sim “NL” Gun had a solid year in 2017, just narrowly missing out on qualifying for Capcom Cup in 31st place on the leaderboard. Now, it looks as though he is poised to take his career in fighting games to the next level.

Joining their recent signing of Korean Tekken player Jeondding, team UYU has signed NL to a contract, where he will be competing under their banner during the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour. It looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of the Cammy player this year.

Source: UYU|JDrew‏

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UYU signs Korea’s NL to contract

South Korea’s Sim “NL” Gun had a solid year in 2017, just narrowly missing out on qualifying for Capcom Cup in 31st place on the leaderboard. Now, it looks as though he is poised to take his career in fighting games to the next level.

Joining their recent signing of Korean Tekken player Jeondding, team UYU has signed NL to a contract, where he will be competing under their banner during the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour. It looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of the Cammy player this year.

Source: UYU|JDrew‏

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Here are all the official side tournaments for Evo Japan

Just like its progenitor, Evo Japan is looking to have a eclectic mix of side tournaments to compliment the games on the main stage. Whether they are old classics, obscure gems or just games that narrowly missed out on the main fight card, Evo Japan boasts 24 official side tournaments for players to get involved in.

The list is as follows:

  • AQUAPAZZA -AQUAPLUS DREAM MATCH- (arcade)
  • Vampire Savior (arcade)
  • Vampire Hunter (arcade)
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV (arcade)
  • En-Eins Perfektewelt (arcade)
  • Capcom vs. SNK 2 (arcade)
  • Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe (arcade)
  • Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R (arcade)
  • Catherine (PS3)
  • Samurai Shodown V Special (arcade)
  • Street Fighter III: Third Strike (arcade)
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3 (arcade)
  • SoulCalibur V (PS3)
  • Daemon Bride (arcade)
  • Nitroplus Blasterz Heroines Infinite Duel (arcade)
  • Blade Arcus from Shining EX (PS4)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (PS4)
  • Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm (arcade)
  • Ranma ½: Hard Battle (Super Famicom)
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves (arcade)
  • Gōketsuji Ichizoku: Senzo Kuyō (arcade)
  • Touhou Hisoutensoku (PC)
  • The Last Blade II (arcade)
  • Koihime Enbu (PC)

That’s a lot of tournaments! For details on when and where each one takes place, check out the official Evo Japan website. There may still be events for other games going on during Evo Japan, but they may not be a part of the official side tournament list — so check around for your particular game.

Source: Evo Japan

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Team NINJA teases an announcement at NEC18 following Dead or Alive 5 finals

It has been known for some time that this would be the last year of support from Team NINJA on Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. As such, all eyes have been on NEC18 — which has long supported the series and looked to be the last Koei Tecmo supported event for the title.

As such, hopes have been that a new title in the DOA franchise would be announced at the event, and the team tweeted a teaser that alludes to the possibility of just that. Posting the “I’m a Fighter,” tagline that was first used in their marketing campaign for Dead or Alive 5, Team NINJA states for people to stick around after the tournament ends for an announcement.

Are they preparing to release a Dead or Alive 6? Tune in this weekend to find out!

Source: Team NINJA

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Capcom details Street Fighter V’s Extra Battle mode and earning crossover costumes

One of the new features being added to the Arcade Edition update for Street Fighter V is the long awaited Extra Battle mode. Now, Capcom has given out the details of not just how this mode works, but on how players can use it to earn some of the new crossover costumes.

Extra Battle is a new spin on how Capcom does weekly challenges for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. Instead of just awarding Fight Money, Extra Battle allows players to directly work towards earning one of the update’s new crossover costumes. These costumes are based on other Capcom franchises, including some classic ones. Check these out in the gallery below.

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Every month, there will be a series of four weekly challenges in Extra Battle that players must complete. If a player completes all four of these challenges, then the crossover costume for that month is theirs. The first of these to go up for grabs will be the Viewtiful Joe costume for Rashid.

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One unique twist to this (one that might not sit well with the community) is that it costs Fight Money to participate in these weekly challenges — 2,500 to be exact. This means that players will have to spend 10,000 Fight Money just to earn each crossover costume.

Of course, Extra Battle will also allow players to earn Fight Money. This is through the Golden Shadaloo soldier that will appear that is separate from that week’s challenge. Winning over these challenges will earn players Fight Money, serving as a way to help replenish a players wallet throughout the year.

As part of this however, Capcom will be changing other ways of earning Fight Money. Some of the old, one time ways to earn Fight Money such as completing character stories, the general story (A Shadow Falls), trials, survival, and demonstrations will no longer do so. Instead, experience points and leveling characters up now seems to be the primary way of earning Fight Money outside of winning online matches. According to Capcom, simply leveling up each of the 28 characters by playing their character stories should earn players 200,000 Fight Money.

As for players current Fight Money and League Points, Capcom clarified that these will remain unchanged when the update hits.

Meanwhile, when the update drops, all character purchases from either real money or the Character Pass will now unlock that characters Battle Costume as well as colors 3-10 for their Standard and Battle Costumes.

Speaking of costumes, players can now preview costumes in the shop. This is on top of a new sorting option to allow players to much more easily check out what costumes are available for a character.



The Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition update will launch on January 16. As part of this Capcom has stated that they will be posting details on each months crossover costume and Golden Shadaloo soldiers over on Twitter and Facebook.

Source: Capcom-Unity

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Iron Tager, Makoto Nanaya, Nu-13, and Es close out this year’s BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle reveals

Earlier this morning, Arc System Works hit us with their 5th character introduction trailer for the upcoming tag-team crossover game, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. While normally only revealing three characters at a time, the team gave us four this time, all from the game’s namesake — a first for their reveal pattern, since they usually incorporate fighters from two to three different series at a time.

Today’s new Entitled are the “Red Devil” of Sector Seven, Iron Tager (who specifically mentions Kokonoe in his introduction), the “Unfaltering Beastkin” Makoto Nanaya, the “Sword of Hades” Nu-13, and — serving as our first addition from Central Fiction — the “Guardian of the Gate,” Es.

Wreaking havoc with fellow grappler Waldstein, Tager retains his ability to magnetize foes (Voltic Battler) as well as his signature Gigantic Tager Driver, Gadget Finger, Spark Bolt — despite lacking the gauge to charge it — as well as the Genesic Emerald Tager Buster. It will certainly be interesting to see if he retains his traditional 360 and 720 degree inputs in this more simplified Battle System. Retaining her usual close-combat style, Nanaya still packs her Corona Upper and Meteor Dive, along with her Shooting Star and Particle Flare Distortion Skill.

BlazBlue‘s yandere Murakumo Unit has finally arrived, and can finally realize her dream of teaming together with Ragna, even if she doesn’t seem to fully understand the concept. Boasting her Sword Summons — despite the lack of Drives — Luminous Slave returns from CF, and she may serve to torment Gordeau as much as Hilda. Reiterating that this event is one of the “possibilities,” Es retains most of her shoto-like qualities, and seems to even have her Crest Arts fully integrated into her specials.

This brings the roster count up to 20 characters. You can see the full trailer below:

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be released sometime in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. With Evo Japan, the 2017 Arc System Works Fighting Games Awards and RTX Sydney all coming up, there could be a lot to look forward to early next year as the time to intersect draws further nigh. You can see all previous trailers at the links below.

Source: Arc System Works

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– We Ride – Need a 90s Era PvP Fix? This Hardcore Game May Be the Ticket

Their own description is too good to pass up. The We Ride team is setting out to bring back the action packed PvP mayhem that many have longed for since the dawn of this century. According to Ben Holme, “I want it to be hard as hell. No magically flaming swords, no mighty castles. No, you live in a barren desert, you’re gonna get killed and looted, and you’re gonna love it!”

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D44BAS will be hosting a Capcom vs. SNK 2 side tournament at Evo Japan

Every year at Evo, you can count of the legendary Capcom vs. SNK 2 player Ryo “D44BAS” Yoshida to host a tournament for his favorite game. Now, with Evo actually coming to his home country, it’s no surprise that he’s doing the same for Evo Japan!

Over on Facebook, BAS has announced that he will be holding a Capcom vs. SNK 2 side tournament at Evo Japan in 2018. The side tournament will take place on Saturday, January 27 — day 2 of the event, at Ikebuburo Sunshine City.

Details on things such as registration, system, streams, and possible prizes have yet to be revealed. BAS says that he will make an update regarding these at a later date. Stay locked on to Shoryuken for more on this and other news related to Evo Japan.

Source: D44BAS

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PandaXGaming’s “Ultra Fight Night” returns at KIT 2018 with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite & Injustice 2 matches

PandaXGaming has just announced that their “Ultra Fight Night: Battle in the Pandagon” exhibition series will be making its grand return this January at Kumite In Tennessee 2018, with a pair of blockbuster, superhero-filled, matchups in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Injustice 2.

First up, the feature fight of the evening will see Battle for the Stones Champion FORT|Cloud805 take on Echo Fox|Sonic Fox in a runback from the Red Bull Proving Grounds. Except this time, it will be in a first-to-ten affair, as voted on by fans in a recent Twitter poll.

Both players have looked extremely solid since the game’s release, with Cloud recently gaining control of the MvC:I Universe and the Infinity Gauntlet by winning Battle for the Stones, taking out the likes of KaneBlueRiver, RISE|Richard Nguyen, Splyce|RyanLV and EG|NYChris G in two separate encounters.

Meanwhile, Sonic Fox has also proven that he’s no slouch either, winning CEOtaku, coming in second at Red Bull Battle Grounds — where he scored a 3-0 victory over Cloud to reset the bracket before falling in the end, leaving their current record of tournament games at a dead even 6-6 split. He has also been a dominating force at Next Level Battle Circuit, regularly defeating names such as Panda Global’s Coach Steve and RayRay, Method’s Flux and even besting Filipino Champ in two FT10s.

With the recent balance update nerfing both members of Zero May Cry heavily, along with Fox adding Venom, Black Widow — and possibly Gamora — to his cast of characters, it will interesting to see the adjustments both warriors have made since their last encounter — which could serve to decide who the true King of MAHVEL really is at this moment. IFC Yipes will also be on hand for play-by-play commentary.

The second match on tap will see top Catwoman and Starfire player Noble|Semiij battle America’s best Batman, Circa|Forever King on the battleground of Injustice 2. Though the two have met on the online warzone of War of the Gods, they have yet to really face one another in an offline setting for this game. To further promote the event, Panda conducted an interview with Forever King about his upcoming match, which you can see below along with the announcement tweets.

It all goes down at Kumite in Tennessee 2018, which runs January 5 – 7th, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee. You can register online, before December 29th, at smash.gg/kit18, and book hotel reservations at www.kitrevival.com/hotel. Give us your picks for these battles in the comments below.

Source: PandaxGamingUS (Twitter); Panda X Gaming

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– H1Z1 Is Free to Play Through December 21st

If you’ve never tried out Daybreak’s H1Z1, this week is your golden opportunity. You can play for free on Steam (9Gb download) through December 21st without limitation. You’ll be able to take part in duos, 5v5 and participate in the Combat Zone. You can solo queue or party up with friends. All progress will be saved should you choose to pony up $5 during the special pricing incentive lasting until January 4th.