This past Sunday, Body Count Fighting just finished the third entry of their title-defense series, BCF3! BCF3 hosted both exhibition matches and title matches in Street Fighter V, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Tekken 7, and Injustice 2. If you missed any of the action, every match is now available on BCF’s YouTube page!
The exhibition matches were:
Street Fighter V
Low Tier God vs. Nick Tanella
Smug vs. Marn
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Angelic vs. Joey D
Coach Steve vs. Dual Kevin
Tekken 7
Weapon X vs. Joey Fury
Injustice 2
Krayzie vs. Nubcakes
And the title matches, including brand new titles for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Tekken 7:
Earlier this month, we reported that digital pre-orders of the recently-released Spider-Man: Homecoming film on the PlayStation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace (before October 29th) would provide Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite players with a free bonus: Spider-Man’s Wave 1 premium DLC costume, based off of the “Superior Spider-Man” comic book storyline where Doctor Octopus took over Peter Parker’s body.
Adam AJ Moore stumbled upon an Imugr post showcasing the costume on the character select screen, along with its three alternate colors that can be unlocked by beating Arcade Mode or playing matches online.
We can see that color 2 is a male version of Spider-Gwen, an alternate version of Gwen Stacy from Earth-65, who was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter. His color 3 is “Superior Venom,” paying homage to Peter’s look when wearing the symbiote after first discovering it (which will color-coordinate nicely with the returning Venom, once he arrives as part of the 2017 Character Pass!). His final color is the Iron Spider, a second tribute to an alternate look from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, which pays homage to a special suit designed after the Iron Man armor, received from Tony Stark during the first Civil War event before reappearing in Amazing Spider-Man #429 in March 2009.
For those who don’t wish to purchase Homecoming digitally, this costume will eventually be sold individually for the price of $3.99. PlayStation 4 users will also gain an exclusive Homecoming theme as well as avatars of Spider-Man and The Vulture, though. You can view all four pictures of the colors below:
If you found Rami and Woolie’s guidance helpful last time when they discussed Tekken 7 beginner mistakes on Tales from the Loser’s Bracket, Rami will be on hand today to provide some live Tekken 7 instruction via gutsygeek on Twitch. The stream will run at 4:00 PM ET/1:00 PM PT today. Tune in to the stream to get some answers to your burning Tekken 7 beginner questions!
Six regions can now play the new version of Puzzle Fighter on their mobile devices.
The follow-up to Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo is making its official debut on mobile devices — depending where you are. Puzzle Fighter has “soft-launched” into six test areas, meaning you can now download the free-to-play game if you are located in one of the following regions:
Canada
Mexico
Australia
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Singapore
This leaves some major markets — like the USA and Japan! — still waiting while Capcom Vancouver works on a wider rollout. If you want to be notified when it becomes available in your area, you can sign up on the official website.
For player in the soft-launch areas, the game can be downloaded for both iOS and Android devices. Everyone else will need to remain satisfied with the latest promo trailer:
Even as they work on the game’s home version, Square Enix is still continually adding new characters to Dissidia Final Fantasy‘s arcade version. Recently, we saw the reveal of Final Fantasy XV’sNoctis, and now it seems that we’re getting yet another character announcement.
Next week, as part of the 12th official Dissidia Final Fantasy broadcast, a new character for the game will be revealed. In addition to the announcement, producer Ichiro Hazama and director Takeo Kujiraoka will also be talking more about the game’s next update, as well as its upcoming 2nd anniversary in arcades.
For those interested, the broadcast will be viewable on both YouTube and niconico, on October 3 at 8:00 PM JST (4:00 AM PT, October 3). In addition to talking about Dissidia, composer Nobuo Uematsu and director Masanobu Suzui will also be on the show about their arcade rhythm game, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: All-Star Carnival, which is nearing its one-year anniversary.
With Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite being released on PC via Steam from day one, we’ve already seen hackers getting to work in terms of modifying the game. Maximilian recently ran into a player using a team of two Dantes (who possessed tag audio for calling in himself), and now it appears that the fused mechanical warrior Ultron Sigma has been made playable.
Though Ultron is a member of the game’s base roster and Sigma will be joining the cast as part of the 2017 Character Pass, their combined form Ultron Sigma serves as the game’s sub-boss in both the Arcade and Story modes, while their grotesque final form Ultron Omega serves as the final battle for our heroes and villains.
Ultron Sigma resembles any of the other playable cast members, combining elements of base Ultron’s movest, such as his Death Ray, Melt Blast, Protonium Emitter, flight capabilities, as well as his Destruction Wave and Sentry Legion Hyper combos. They’re also equipped with a teleport and lightsaber attacks that will no doubt belong to Sigma upon his arrival, as well as what appears to be an exclusive Level 3 Hyper.
Ultron Omega, on the other hand, serves as an homage to both the Sigma Boss Battle of Mega Man X 5, but also to the over-the-top, screen-filling boss battles the Vs. Series has become infamously known for over the years. They possesses massive fist attacks, similar to Sentinel’s Rocket Punches or Galactus’s Finger Flick from previous games, a full-screen beam Hyper combo from Sigma’s mouth, claw swipes from his Ultron upper-half, as well as the ability to guard themselves by holding up their hands, though the CPU can guard break them. Though he generally fights alone, Ultron Omega can also use the Soul Stone’s Infinity Storm to summon another character to the field for the standard handicap advantage afforded to normal characters. The two lack the usual Vs. Screen artwork and renders for the victory screen, and Ultron Sigma lacks his character portrait on the HUD that can be seen in Arcade and Story Mode — though this could be due to the current version of the mod working by replacing character files of existing fighters.
There has also been a mod to make Story NPC and Strider villain Grandmaster Meio playable as well. Meio will attack from the background of any stage and seemingly can’t even be touched by normal cast members, as he was clearly meant to remain a background hazard for Story Mode, similarly to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 veteran M.O.D.O.K. You can see footage of all of them for yourself below!
Would you like to see Ultron Sigma released as a balanced and fully-playable character? What about a bonus mode where you could play as Ultron Omega, similarly to the Galactus Mode in UMvC3? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam PC.
RockStar has released a brand spankin’ new trailer for Red Dead Redemption II that tells the story of Arthur Morgan and the Van Der Linde gang. These folks rob, fight and steal their way across the old west just trying to survive. You’ll be able to play Red Dead Redemption in Spring 2018 on both PlayStation 4 and XBox One.
The rebooted Killer Instinct is finally out on Steam. While this should be cause for celebration enough (especially for non-Windows 10 users), for those still on the fence about picking up Rare and Iron Galaxy’s excellent fighter, here’s more reason to do so. The game is currently on sale, too.
Killer Instinct on Steam is currently discounted as part of a launch week sale for the game. Interested players can purchase the game for only $29.99, 25% off its regular $39.99 price. The sale itself was supposed to start alongside the game’s launch, but didn’t appear until a few hours later. For those who’ve already purchased the game, it’s been announced that you have the option to refund and re-purchase the game at the discounted price.
For those who still haven’t bought the game but are interested in taking advantage of this sale, take note that it only lasts until October 5.
Now that Skullgirls has broken over a million copies sold on Steam, what’s in store for the game? The title is described as “finished” — no additional content or patches from Lab Zero are expected for 2nd Encore. What’s next, and what’s left?
In the video below, voice actor Kai Kennedy discusses what is still going on in the Skullgirls community: while Skullgirls 2nd Encore won’t be updated again, it still has a very active and dedicated community of devoted fans, players, and competitors — so if you still want to get into the game in its “twilight years,” there’s no reason not to. Kennedy also gets some information from DaPurpleSharpie about the ongoing Skullgirls Tour, some words from the Skullgirls Mobile developer Hidden Variable about future content and support for the mobile game, and lastly some clarification from developer Mike Zaimont about what it would take to see a full “Skullgirls 2” sequel.
