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We’ve known for some time now that Arcana Heart: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! would be coming to Steam this December — we just didn’t know exactly when, until now. Arc System Works and Examu have officially revealed the ports release date: December 12.

The port of the arcade original was made possible through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and Backerkit early this year. The PC version of Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! on Steam will come with all the new characters introduced in the arcade update. This is in addition to a new character named Shark Girl, and a new arcana called “Paraclesia,” that were stretch goals for the aforementioned crowdfund campaign.

For those interested in picking up the game when it hits on December 12, the game is set to retail for  ¥2,980. No details on how much it’ll cost in the West have yet been given.

Source: Arc System Works; Steam

One of the biggest features coming to the Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition update is, as the name implies, the long-awaited Arcade Mode. Initially missing from the game — in favor of both a General, and Character-specific Story Modes, the Street Fighter V’s Arcade Mode seems to go above and beyond the usual arcade mode experience.

A new blog post over on Capcom-Unity drops some details regarding Arcade Mode. One of these is something that was previously hinted at during the update’s initial reveal. Specifically, Arcade Mode will feature multiple ladders based on previous games in the Street Fighter franchise.

The blog post details how these ladders work. Choosing a specific ladder based on a past game will limit which characters are present in that ladder — both for your own selection and as opponents. For example, picking the Street Fighter Alpha ladder will only have characters who appeared in those games. Some exceptions do occur, with new SFV characters like Kolin or Zeku “standing in” for other related characters in certain ladders. Where available, opponents appear in era-appropriate Nostalgia costumes, too.

Speaking of Street Fighter III, Arcade Mode takes a page from that game by giving the players a choice of one of two opponents to fight in each rung of the ladder.

In addition to this, some ladders will also have a new version of the barrel bonus stage. This time however, there will be a second, AI controlled character who will help keep the barrels coming back to the center of the screen with their moves, helping the player reach 20 barrel target.

Of course, Arcade Mode wouldn’t be the same without endings. It seems that Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is going to be chock full of individual character endings — over 200 of them, to be precise. How to unlock each ending will be detailed in the game’s Gallery Mode. The conditions themselves run the gamut from simply completing a ladder, to getting a “Perfect” on the bonus stage.

The Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition update hits PC and PlayStation 4 on January 16th, 2018. For those looking to try it out before it hits home, it will be playable at the PlayStation Experience in Anaheim, CA this weekend from Dec. 9-10. In the meantime, here are a few more screenshots of Arcade Mode.

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Source: Capcom-Unity

Hoping to tie up a year’s worth of amazing Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 competition, Mikado Arcade is gearing up for the third series of its Tenkaichi Budoukai. Bringing together eight of Japan’s best Guilty Gear players, this grueling round robin league will see one talented competitor crowned as “The Best Under Heaven.”

If you’re not familiar with the Tenkaichi Budoukai (outside of Dragon Ball), players are split into two groups of four — the Spade League and the Heart League. Within these groups, competitors fight against all other combatants in first-to-10 sets. From each league, the overall winner (based on their match record and win/loss differentials) will go on to a final championship group. There is still hope for the second and third place players though, as they are placed in a single-elimination, first-to-five bracket, with the winner claiming the third spot in the championship group.

As for the groups, they are made up of Guilty Gear legends, threats from outside of Tokyo and recent champions. You can find a full breakdown of each competitor via this Twitlonger, but here are the cliff notes:

Group A

• Omito (Johnny/Evo 2017 champion)
• Ogawa (Zato=1/Arc Revo 2017 champion)
• Zadi (Raven/Runner-up of Pre-Evo Japan 賽 [sài])
• Haaken (Sol/Top 8 placer from Pre-Evo Japan 賽 [sài])

Group B

• Nage (Faust/GODSGARDEN 12 champion)
• Tomo TM57 (Leo/Arc Revo 2017 and Evo 2017 runner-up)
• Tourio (I-No/Two-time Arc Revo Top 8 placer)
• Fumo (Elphelt/Jespa Top 8 placer)

Similar to ELEAGUE, these matches will take place over a series of weekends — with the first Group B match taking place on December 16th. For those who wish to tune in live via Twitch, there will be Japanese commentary via Jonio-san, as well as live English commentary, courtesy of our very own Majinobama. If you cannot stay up to catch each set live, every match will be uploaded to the official Mikado Arcade YouTube channel.

For the preliminary match schedule, check out this Twitlonger but stay locked to either Jonio-san or Majinobama‘s Twitter accounts for all the latest updates on Tenkaichi Budoukai Series 3. Whether you’re a Guilty Gear veteran or a casual spectator, you do not want miss this league.

Source: majinobama

Bandai Namco Games will be one of the video game companies that will be in attendance at Jump Festa 2017. With this being the Shonen Jump event, it should be no surprise then that they’ll be bringing Dragon Ball FighterZ with them.

This news isn’t just for those attending the event. As part of bringing the game there, Bandai Namco has confirmed that they will be showing off a brand new trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ at Jump Festa.

Jump Festa 2017 takes place on December 16 to 17, 2017, right in the middle of the month when Bandai Namco tends to reveal new characters. With this in mind, it’s likely that we’ll get new character reveals with this trailer.

In addition to the trailer, Bandai Namco will also be holding a pre-release tournament for Dragon Ball FighterZ on the second day of Jump Festa.

Dragon Ball FighterZ launches on PlayStation 4, PC, and XBox One on January 26 in most of the world, followed by February 1 in Japan.

Source: Bandai Namco Games

Go Beyond the initial announcement! Plus Ultra cool events at Jump Festa 2018!

The My Hero Academia: One’s Justice website is now available with the first official screenshots and details surrounding the upcoming title. The primary focus of the game puts players in the super suits of the heroes and villains of the popular anime and manga series, My Hero Academia. Players will unleash the full potential of the characters’ special abilities known as “Quirks” thanks to the game’s highly stylized visuals and realistic stage destruction. Stages are filled with walls and buildings to create obstacles for both offensive and defensive strategies.

The screenshots available showcase the main character, Izuku Midoriya and the antagonist, Tomura Shigaraki. Both characters look stunning in One’s Justice’s anime accurate art style. Bandai Namco also announced that Byking, the team behind the Gunslinger Stratos series and Rise of the Incarnates, is developing the title.

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The game’s website began as a teaser site displaying only an egg in a microwave. Eagle-eyed fans spotted this visual as an immediate indication that a new My Hero Academia game was in the works. This was a reference to how the main character, Izuku Midoriya visualizes his control over his Quirk, the all-powerful “One For All”. Shortly after the teaser site opened, the popular manga magazine, Shonen Jump, officially unveiled My Hero Academia: One’s Justice.

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One’s Justice will be receiving a special booth at Jump Festa 2018, taking place on December 16-17. Posters of the key image seen below will be available at the booth for those who take their picture to celebrate. Bandai Namco will also be hosting a stage event premiering a teaser trailer for the title at 7 pm PST on December 15. Expect special guests to also make an appearance!

My Hero Academia: One’s Justice is set to release on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. No further consoles have been confirmed and there is no release date at this time. I hope we get to see All Might next!

Sources: Bandai Namco; DualShockers; Gematsu

For some players, purchasing an arcade stick may be hard to justify, if they don’t have enough games in their library to use it. A new deal from Newegg, however, makes the decision to purchase one a bit easier: by giving away a free game. For a limited time, every purchase of an arcade stick for the PlayStation 4 at Newegg will come with a free copy of Tekken 7 (for that console, naturally).

This offer applies to all PlayStation 4 arcade sticks carried by Newegg, ranging from the inexpensive Qanba Drone to high-end sticks such as the Razer Panthera (Street Fighter V edition), MadCatz Tournament Edition 2+, Qanba Dragon, and Hori RAP Premium VLX. With Tekken 7 still retailing at around the $50 range, this equals a decent amount of savings, especially when paired with some of the lower-priced arcade sticks.

For those interesting in taking advantage of this offer, take note that this is for a limited time only. While Newegg hasn’t stated when the offer will expire, it’ll likely only run while their supplies of Tekken 7 last.

Source: Newegg