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Ahead of Gamescom, Weekly Jump and V-Jump magazines have revealed that Goku and Vegeta will be getting access to their Super Saiyan Blue forms in Dragon Ball FighterZ. Based on the screenshots provided by Weekly Jump, SSB Goku and Vegeta will be separate characters, rather than being short-term transformations like Freeza’s Golden Super. Goku will have access to the Kaioken in his SSB form, with one of his Supers being the 10x God Kamehameha.

The other big news from this issue of Weekly Jump is that rather than Android 17, it is Android 16 and 18 that are confirmed to be playable in DBFZ. Android 17 still makes an appearance in game though, acting as part of Android 18’s Accel Dance Super and joining in for many of Android 18’s special moves. As for Android 16, his Super is Hell’s Flash and his appearance in DBFZ forms a major part of the game’s Story Mode.

The Story Mode has various dead Dragon Ball characters — like Android 16 — coming back to fight in a sort of “what if” scenario. According to Weekly Jump, “super warriors fall[ing] one by one” during the Story Mode, making it sound similar to the Tournament of Power currently going on in the Dragon Ball Super anime. Seeing as dead characters can be revived for this tournament, all bets are off as to who can join the DBFZ roster. Plus, with elements of Super being fair game, it looks like we could see characters like Beerus, Hit and even Jiren joining the roster in due course.

There is also word of a special six-player online mode, where each player controls a single character in a 3v3 battle. If you can imagine Scramble Mode from Street Fighter x Tekken, dial it up to 11 and you’ve got an idea of this bonkers battle mode.

You can check out the scans below and expect more information on Dragon Ball FighterZ during Gamescom:

Sources: Weekly Jump via Gematsu; V-Jump via basgrospoing; ShonenGamez

Brook’s all-in-one adapter will provide a lot of flexibility for your Xbox One controller — if it goes into production.

Well known for their controller converters already, Brook now has their sights on a new device dubbed the X One Adapter: a battery pack for the Xbox One controller that will also function as a wireless adapter and a controller converter, allowing you to use the Xbox One pad on PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch as well.

Brook is aiming for a November 2017 release, but production of this new multi-platform converter is not yet assured; Brook is presently crowdfunding for support. Those interested in learning more about this potential product should check out Brook’s Kickstarter page.

Source: Brook X One Adapter (Kickstarter); thanks to Arcade Shock and C-Sword for the tips.

The Touhou shooting game franchise is no stranger to the world of fighting games. The series has spawned multiple fighting game spin-offs over the years. Now, one of the more unique takes on these is coming to Sony’s beleaguered PlayStation Vita portable.

Touhou Sky Arena, the 3D arena fighter by Area-ZERO, is coming to PlayStation Vita in Japan this September. Originally released for PC back in 2011, the game received an updated PlayStation 4 port called Touhou Sky Arena: Gensokyo Kuusen Hime Matsuri Climax early last year. This new Vita port will contain all the previously released DLC from the PlayStation 4 version.

For those wondering about multiplayer, Touhou Sky Arena on PlayStation Vita will support both ad-hoc mode and online play, via the PlayStation Network.

Touhou Sky Arena hits PlayStation Vita in Japan on September 14, 2017, for ¥3,240.

Source: Gematsu

Returning to the Anaheim Convention Center for the second year in a row, Sony has announced the dates for this year’s PlayStation Experience. Running from December 9th-10th, it acts as a mecca for PlayStation players and — more importantly to some of us — it’s the site of this year’s Capcom Cup.

That’s right, Capcom Cup 2017 will form part of this year’s PlayStation Experience, with the Street Fighter V world final bringing the event to a close on December 10th. It is unsure at this time if Capcom Cup will run similar to last year (with it being split across both days of the event) but Sony has stated that more will be revealed in the coming weeks.

There is also the possibility of a Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite final at PSX as well, if the leaked Capcom esports presentation is to be believed. According to the internal marketing pitch, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will share the stage with Street Fighter V at the PlayStation Experience, in the hope of it becoming a permanent fixture of 2018’s Capcom Pro Tour. We will no doubt find out more when MvC:I launches September 19th.

Early bird tickets are currently available for PSX 2017, going for $65 for a two-day pass. Once the batch of early bird tickets are sold, standard passes will go for $75. If you want to secure your pass, head on over to the official PSX 2017 website.

Source: PlayStation

Gamescom is one of Europe’s largest gaming fairs, and NetherRealm Studios has some big announcements planned for it.

Scheduled for the 23rd through the 26th in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom 2017 will be the site of a celebrity Injustice 2 match, between world famous DJs Steve Aoki and Don Diablo. From the match, there will be a donation of $5,000 to be made to the Aoki Foundation (founded by Steve Aoki) whose goal is to fund research in regenerative medicine and brain preservation, and to provide support for disaster relief, developmental disabilities, and animal rights. The match will be livestreamed on both Twitch and NetherRealm. On-site, players can see the action live at the Twitch stage, located in Halle 9, A-052.

On the same stream, NetherRealm Studios intends to make an exclusive announcement revealing the next three Injustice 2 DLC characters, that will be released in Fighter Pack #2. At long last, maybe we’ll get confirmation on who some of the completely impossible to guess silhouettes are…

Source: press release

Another issue of UDON’s wild crossover series is now available.

UDON’s latest issue of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers — an 8-issue limited series — is in stores today! Issue #4 is available with three different covers, and cover B completes Rob “Robaato” Porter’s 4-issue “Midnight Bliss” panorama image. UDON Entertainment gives us the issue synopsis:

The fighters of two worlds have been gathered, and the schemes of the demonic Jedah and the angelic Gill are fully revealed! Meanwhile, Blanka finds himself being stalked by a Darkstalker hunter — the maniacal B.B.Hood! The crossover chaos continues in STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS!

Here are some preview pages from UDON:

You can grab your own copy of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #4 at a comic shop near you or from Focus Attack; the digital version is available from comiXology. Issues #0-#3 are already available, and don’t miss the new 2017 Street Fighter & Friends Swimsuit Special.

Source: UDON Entertainment