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Boot up your consoles, because the eagerly-awaited 2.0 patch for BlazBlue: Central Fiction hit PlayStation 4 and 3 last night. About 700 MBs large on the PS4, the free patch rebalances a lot of the cast to varying degrees and quite importantly, adds a new character, Jubei. [While the balance patch rolled out worldwide, UK users still need to wait until September 4th for access to Jubei. – Editor]

• Jubei is available for $7.99 on PlayStation Network. Check out a recent Jubei combo video and his character overview.
• Read up on the BlazBlue: Central Fiction 2.0 patch notes, graciously translated by the community into English, to get acquainted with important changes, such as Exceed Accel attacks being punishable now.
• 482 Productions has been doing character-specific overview videos in preparation for 2.0. And if you want to learn more about a certain character, we have a few stories:
  • New Jin 2.0 combos
  • Naoto 2.0 combos
  • Es guide from Monarch and Ronitta Es gameplay
  • Quick Twitter tech roundup from the arcade release

The PC version is soon to follow, the company has stated earlier. In the meantime, get the Wheel of Fate turning in a new chapter for the game. Leave no regret behind.

Source: Arc System Works

For the real retro enthusiasts, iam8bit has a special treat just for you!

As a special surprise to mark today’s 30th anniversary of the release of the original Street Fighter, iam8bit (online retailer specializing in retro-themed goodies) has announced pre-orders are now open for a limited-edition re-release of the very first home version of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior — the port that many of today’s fighting game fans started out on.

This commemorative cartridge — yes, it’s an actual Super Nintendo Entertainment System game pak — is limited to 5,500 units, packed in a restored luxury foil/embossed box, and will include a variety of extras, including some secret surprises! Additionally, 1000 of the 5,500 cartridges will be a special translucent glow-in-dark “Blanka green,” instead of the standard “Ryu headband red,” determined at random.

Click to view slideshow.

Manufacturing provided by Retrotainment Games. You can order this nod to gaming history over at iam8bit right now for $100.00 USD. They are expected to ship in November 2017.

Source: iam8bit

For the real retro enthusiasts, iam8bit has a special treat just for you!

As a special surprise to mark today’s 30th anniversary of the release of the original Street Fighter, iam8bit (online retailer specializing in retro-themed goodies) has announced pre-orders are now open for a limited-edition re-release of the very first home version of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior — the port that many of today’s fighting game fans started out on.

This commemorative cartridge — yes, it’s an actual Super Nintendo Entertainment System game pak — is limited to 5,500 units, packed in a restored luxury foil/embossed box, and will include a variety of extras, including some secret surprises! Additionally, 1000 of the 5,500 cartridges will be a special translucent glow-in-dark “Blanka green,” instead of the standard “Ryu headband red,” determined at random.

Click to view slideshow.

Manufacturing provided by Retrotainment Games. You can order this nod to gaming history over at iam8bit right now for $100.00 USD. They are expected to ship in November 2017.

Source: iam8bit

SNK fighting fans, get ready!

SNK fighting devotees will be pleased to see that Art of Fighting Anthology is now available to download from the PlayStation Store for $14.99 USD. In addition to that, The King of Fighters XIV: Special Anniversary Edition — previously available in Germany — is also now available on the US store for $59.99 USD. The Anniversary Edition bundle includes the four DLC characters and ten additional costumes, as well as the main game, of course — ideal for any newcomers or holdouts waiting for a good deal.

Both titles are also available in Canada. Thanks to Paul for the tips.

Source: PlayStation Store

Circa eSports has decided to broaden its reach in the FGC by picking up their first Tekken 7 player: Joseph “JoeyFury” Bennet. Fresh off his excellent 3rd place finish at Absolute Battle 8, this Jack-7 main joins rank with other Circa eSports stars such as Marvel vs. Capcom player JoeyD, Injustice 2 player ForeverKing, Killer Instinct player Nicky, and Street Fighter V player LPN.

JoeyFury is currently in 4th place in America on the Tekken World Tour leaderboard. As he is a player with great consistency, and a tournament victory over Tekken World Champion Echo Fox|Saint, it’s hard to imagine he’ll drop his spot anytime soon.

Source: Circa Esports [press release]

There’s two relevant sales going on right now on PlayStation Plus for fighting game fans. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round has a selection of DLC content marked down ’til September 19th, while those on the fence about Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 have until Sept. 4th to take advantage of its own sale.

Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 – $29.99 (was $39.99)

DOA5LR Ultimate Kokoro Content – $15.04 (was $21.49)

DOA5LR: Core Fighters 30 Character Set – $24.79 (was $30.99)

DOA5LR Shrine Maiden Costume Set – $15.59 (was $19.49)

DOA5LR Flower Set –  $15.59 (was $19.49)

DOA5LR Newcomer Set –  $15.19 (was $18.99)

DOA5LR Mai Shiranui + Debut Costume Set – $12.79 (was $15.99)

DOA5LR Pop Idol Costume Set – $11.99 (was $14.99)

DOA5LR Naotora Ii + Debut Costume Set – $9.59 (was $11.99)

DOA5LR Honoka Character + Debut Costume Set – $7.99 (was $9.99)

Source: PlayStation Store

These huge posters showcase some of UDON’s best cover art!

Focus Attack, now the official online retailer for UDON Entertainment, has launched its first online-exclusive product line: Street Fighter premium wall prints! These high-quality posters feature fantastic artwork from the covers of UDON’s own Street Fighter comic books. According to UDON Entertainment:

Printed on durable, latex-saturated paper, Street Fighter Premium Wall Prints feature UDON’s best and most fan-demanded Street Fighter artwork. The line launches with two stellar pieces by longtime Street Fighter comic artist, Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz.

First, the STREET FIGHTER ULTRA JAM Premium Wall Print captures every era of the fighting game franchise. This massive print is 24″ x 50″ (over four feet tall!) and features more than 80 Street Fighter characters from the series’ 30 year history. Originally published as twelve connecting variant covers for the Street Fighter Unlimited comic series, fans have repeatedly asked for this artwork in poster form.

The second launch piece is the STREET FIGHTER MOVIE POSTER Premium Wall Print. Jumping back to the franchise’s 1990s popularity explosion, this 27″ x 40” piece homages a classic movie poster of the time.

More posters are coming, and FocusAttack.com’s UDON storefront will be updated often with new rare and exclusive UDON items. Check back often for the newest and coolest UDON swag!

Perhaps we’ll see Rob Porter’s “Midnight Bliss” multi-cover spread from Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers in the future? You can get these posters for yourself from Focus Attack here; the Street Fighter: The Movie homage costs $39.95 USD, while the Street Fighter Ultra Jam print costs $49.95 USD.

Source: UDON Entertainment [press release]

You can pre-download your ticket to early Gundam action right now.

Fans eager to get in on the mobile suit combat of Gundam Versus on PlayStation 4 can now download the open beta files in advance, via the PlayStation Store. The download will take up about 14 GB of your HDD space. The beta period itself will run this weekend, September 2-4, and will feature the following modes:

• Online player matches
• Online casual matches in either 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3
• Ultimate Battle mode, with 15 missions playable online, 30 offline
• Trial Battle mode, with one mission route available
• Offline Free Battle

Gundam Versus will arrive on PlayStation 4 in the West on September 29, 2017.

Source: PlayStation Store