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The US PlayStation Network Store is having a special sale this weekend. As part of that sale, a couple of fighting games have gotten discounts.

First up, NetherRealm Studios’s Injustice 2 is on sale. The regular edition of the game can now be bought for only $49.99, $10 off its regular price. Meanwhile both the Deluxe and Ultimate editions are also discounted. The Deluxe Edition can be bought for only $69.99, while the Ultimate Edition can be had for $89.99. These are decent savings off both, especially the latter which is listed for $125 for its physical copy in stores such as Amazon.

Meanwhile, for those looking for something more animated, Lab Zero’s ever-so-excellent Skullgirls 2nd Encore is also on sale for only $7.49, more than $2 off its regular price of $9.99.

Finally, for those looking for something a bit more old-school, Samurai Shodown VI is also on sale for only $4.49, a dollar and some change of its $5.99 price.

Take note, however, that most of these discounts will end on Tuesday, October 24. So be sure to avail of them before then.

Source: PlayStation Lifestyle

Who will stand triumphant atop the Tower of Pride?

Red Bull isn’t slowing down any time soon when is comes to hosting Street Fighter V events; roughly a month after this weekend’s Red Bull Proving Grounds Fall Finals in Chicago and Red Bull: The Pit in Cologne, Red Bull Esports has another big event planned to take place in Shinagawa-ku, Minami-Oi, Tokyo: the Tower of Pride.

“The only thing we put on the line is our pride.” This Street Fighter V tournament will require competitors to collect as many coins as possible, to challenge the eight “Gatekeepers” for a chance to enter the final stage of the tournament. The eight Gatekeepers are:

• Red Bull|Bonchan
• Hx.Twitch.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara
• Alienware|Nemo
• Echo Fox|Tokido
• GGP|Kazunoko
• Qanba|Xiao Hai
• DNG|Tachikawa
• NASR|Big Bird

Head over to the official (Japanese) website for registration, schedule, rules and other details; you can also read a translation of the same on the Fugu Tabetai blog.

Sources: Red Bull Tower of Pride via Fugu Tabetai

The Injustice 2 ELEAGUE is about to kick off with a bang, starting with today’s Last Chance Qualifiers, which will determine the last two players to join the final bracket of 16 elite warriors. On the eve of the event, ELEAGUE released the official commentary lineup, along with other details about the competition.

Host Richard Lewis will return, along with Street Fighter V ELEAGUE voices Stephen “Sajam” Lyon, Steve “Tasty Steve” Scott, Reepal “Rip” Parbhoo and Zhi “Zhieeep” Liang Chew. They joined by a pair of Injustice commentary veterans, Panda Global’s Bryant “Kitana Prime” Benzing, and David “UltraDavid” Philip Graham. ESL’s Joshua Gray will be serving as reporter, likely interviewing the players before and after their matches.

The Last Chance Qualifiers will kick off today at 12:00 PM ET (6:00 PM EU & 3:00 PM PT) live at the ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, and will be streamed live at https://go.twitch.tv/eleaguetv.

After the final bracket is set, the players will be divided into two groups of eight players each, similarly to the Street Fighter V ELEAGUE, with Group A play beginning on Friday, October 27th, at 10:00 PM ET — live on TBS. Group B battles it out on Friday November 3rd, before the finalists battle for supremacy on Friday, November 10th at 10:00 PM ET on TBS. You can also catch the action live on Twitch, at 6:00 PM ET, as the entire tournament will be streamed. This event will serve as the culmination of the 6-month-long, worldwide, Injustice 2 Championship Series, with over $250,000 in prize money up for grabs.

For those curious as to why fan-favorite UK commentators and ESL employees Ketchup and Mustard aren’t being featured, Jake “PND|Mustard” Neal noted on Twitter that they simply were not contacted to participate in the event. However, they assure everyone that the chosen commentators have likely been studying up, and will undoubtedly give the game the respect it deserves on such a massive stage. They wish everyone involved with ELEAGUE the best, and look forward to watching the event themselves. You can read the full statement below.

Hopefully this clears a lot of things up from @PNDKetchup and I's perspective pic.twitter.com/mTpnKmnPJ9

— Jake Neal (@PNDMustard) October 19, 2017

As a reminder, the game’s newest DLC character, Raiden, will be banned for the entirety of the ELEAGUE proceedings, due to his sheer newness. It’s no doubt the upcoming competition will be fierce — who are you hoping earns their spot into the bracket with tomorrow’s Last Chance Qualifier? And who do you expect to win it all? Give us your predictions in the comments, and don’t forget to tune in.

Sources: ELEAGUE; PND|Mustard (Twitter); via Test Your Might

Following their reveal in V-Jump earlier this week, Bandai Namco have gone ahead and released some in-game screenshots from Dragon Ball FighterZ, showing Captain Ginyu and Nappa in action. The Ginyu screenshots give us an idea of how Jeice, Recoome and Guldo will function in battle — with Recoome firing off his Ultimate Fighting Bomber, Jeice throwing a Crusher Ball and Guldo freezing his opponent in place with telekinesis. Still no sign of Burter’s assist, but we do see him posing in what looks like Ginyu’s intro animation.

As for Nappa, we see him charging up his signature Exploding Wave (which looks like his Level 1 Super), along with his Level 3 Breaker Cannon. The screenshots hint at how the Saibamen will work in battle, with Nappa commanding them to attack in three different ways. One attack has a Saibaman doing a high-hitting jump slash, another has a Saibaman doing a sliding kick which hits from behind, while another has a Saibaman holding Nappa’s opponent in place. I imagine these three Saibaman attacks are linked to Light, Medium and Heavy, with the Saibaman grab being the Heavy variation. It looks like Nappa can move around while a Saibaman is on screen, similar to Android 18 summoning in her brother.

We’ll hopefully get character trailers for both Ginyu and Nappa soon, so we can see how these two villains look in motion. With Paris Games Week happening at the end of October, it seems like the perfect place to unveil footage of these two fighters.

Source: Bandai Namco US

If you’re a fan of Echo Fox|Tokido — or competitive Street Fighter V in general — it’s likely you’ve seen or heard about the Tokido tape measure incident. Preceding one of his matches at TWFighter Major in Taiwan, The reigning Evo 2017 champion pulled out a tape measure and proceeded to measure the distance from his face to the screen — presumably to ensure that he was the perfect distance from the screen — to prevent eye damage, and ensure optimal performance!

Feeding off of the hype and horseplay that arose from the FGC following the reveal of his “new tech,” Echo Fox has announced that they will be raffling off 25 “officially licensed” Tokido tape measures. The novelty measuring tools come with the champ’s face printed on the side so that you can –as Echo Fox put it in their tweet — “Measure your success with Murderface judging you.” The giveaway ends on October 25th.

You can enter to win your official Echo Fox|Tokido tape measure (via Gleam-based social media sign-ups) here. Unfortunately, it appears to be open to US residents only.

Sources: Echo Fox (Twitter), Kotaku

Here’s some great news for anyone looking to pick up Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 4. NetherRealm’s fighter is currently on sale over at the European PlayStation Store as part of their Halloween sale.

The original Mortal Kombat X is currently on sale for £9.99, 71% off its base price of £34.99. However, this is just the base game without the additional Kombat Packs. For those looking to get the complete MKX experience, Mortal Kombat XL is also on sale. The updated title goes for only £15.49, a 69% discount over the original £49.99 base price.

Of course, interested folks will need a European PSN account to avail of these discounts. Players who don’t have one will first have to create one and then purchase European PSN cards to be able to take advantage of these discounts. The sale ends November 1st.

Source: PlayStation Store (Europe)

If you thought Bell Media’s involvement with the FGC ended at Northern Arena Knockout, think again. Announcing a partnership with WB Games, their subsidiary Northern Arena has announced an online Injustice 2 league in Canada, titled the Injustice 2 Elite League. Using an online qualifier system, the top 16 players of the qualification process will be flown to Montréal, Quebec, for a chance to win a championship alongside $10,000 CAD.

Further details, including qualification dates, will be announced soon via their social media channels and website.

Source: Northern Arena

Another Pokkén player has scored a sponsorship. Tyrone “Son Dula” Pinckney may be hail from New Jersey, but this Sceptile main has caught the eye of UK based Guile eSports, joining their fighting game roster alongside Injustice 2 pros “Cupcake” and “King Raj.”

Like to announce my partnership with @Guile_eSports. Thanks for the opportunity. pic.twitter.com/FKSmQpI3bU

— Guile| Son_Dula (@Son_Dula) October 19, 2017

It’s likely that this affiliation with Injustice 2 led to his signing, as he recently placed 5th at the Puerto Rico major First Attack 2017. Despite this, his focus seems to be exclusively on Pokkén Tournament DX, judging by both his own profile, and Guile’s:

Welcome @Son_Dula to Guile eSports! #Pokken #YouGotGuile@Relay_RTs @Quickest_Rts @Agile_RTs @RogueRTs @InfamousRTs @GamerRetweeters pic.twitter.com/72WojsN9lZ

— Guile eSports (@Guile_eSports) October 19, 2017

Source: Guile eSports