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Dragon Ball FighterZ asks for your Gamescom 2017 questions via Twitter to Tomoko Hiroki

Gamescom, practically the biggest European games conference, is coming up at the end of August. And you can bet that Bandai Namco Europe will be there with their upcoming team brawler, Dragon Ball FighterZ. Even if you don’t live in Europe, you can have your voice heard thanks to the magic of Twitter.

Have a burning question for the game’s producer, Tomoko Hiroki? As the tweet states below, the company is asking fans for questions that will be submitted to her in an interview. Tweet with the hashtag #bandainamcoGC2017 in order for the question to count; it’s not certain if it’s necessary to reply to the same tweet. The questions are already piling in, so make sure to come up with something that stands out!

Recently, an English voice actor revealed that Android 17 is coming as a character to the fighting game, and an enhanced version of Dragon Ball FighterZ will be playable at Gamescom.

Source: Bandai Namco Europe

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ESL Brooklyn Beatdown returns with $50,000 prize pool in September, online qualifiers start today

The Brooklyn Beatdown will return to New York City’s Barclays Center on September 16 and 17 with a $50,000 prize pool provided by ESL. Regional online qualifiers begin today and will continue through Saturday; winners from five regions, North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, India, and South America will receive a paid trip to The Brooklyn Beatdown next month.

Direct sign-ups are also available via the event’s website and the tournament bracket will be limited to just 256 players, so be sure to register in advance. Last year, Qanba Douyu|Xiao Hai won a close grand finals set against EchoFox|Momochi and took home $30,000 for first place.

Like last year, the tournament will be run alongside the ESL One Counter Strike: Global Offensive event, and the finals will likely be featured on the arena’s main stage on Sunday, though the schedule has not been confirmed. The top 16 finishers in the tournament will receive prize money starting at $750.

Visit the official Brooklyn Beatdown website to register for the tournament and purchase a ticket for the event.

Source: ESL Gaming

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Light up the sky with these Starfire combos in Injustice 2

Injustice 2 players got their hands on Starfire for the first time yesterday, and wasted no time developing some standard combos and mixups for the high-flying Titan.

Starfire is the game’s third DLC character, and her moveset incorporates a number of projectile-based attacks. She can use her Stardust special to place traps on the opponent’s wakeup and create effective mix-ups, while her trait allows her to pour additional damage onto her combo enders.

Below you can find an annotated combo guide, showing some of Starfire’s basic combos along with a few more tricky setups to help keep opponent’s guessing. Starfire’s release completes the first round of DLC characters for Injustice 2, with six more planned for the future.

Sources: ahmz1404; Freedom’s Laboratory; GunShow; STB Retro; Daruga

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Burrito Esports come out on top in Rivals of Aether’s icon contest

After intense fighting between several esports teams and their fanbases, the winner of the Rivals of Aether skin contest has been decided. Beating out other teams like Panda Global, Tempo Storm and Edax Pro, Burrito Esports rose to the top of the pile and will have a special character skin dedicated to them.

Seeing as his study armor and soft underbelly kind of mirror the layout of the Mexican wrap, the rock beetle man Kragg has been picked to receive the Burrito Esports skin. This skin gives his rock projectiles googly-eyes, has him summoning two of the tasty treats for his taunt, and it turns his Rock Pillar into a giant free-standing burrito.

The money raised from the Burrito Kragg skin will be split 50/50 between Burrito Esports and the RCS events, meaning every purchase will go back into supporting the Rivals of Aether community. There are plans for a future contest of this type, so make sure to rally around your favorite esports team when the time comes.

Source: Rivals of Aether

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Gust crossover costumes coming to Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round

Team NINJA’s Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is no stranger to having all sorts of crossovers when it comes to DLC costumes. The latest batch of costumes for the summer is no exception.

For their latest batch of DLC, Team NINJA is teaming up with sister company Gust Co. Ltd. for costumes based on some of the latter’s games. Specifically, the DLC pack features swimwear as worn by characters from Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, Atelier Firis, Knights of Azure 2, as well as Ar Nosurge.

You can check these costumes — all of which are available for purchase on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC now — in the video below.

Source: Team NINJA

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Ubisoft gets aggressive with For Honor promotion, offers free trial weekend and discounted prices

Since July, Ubisoft has significantly ramped up promotion of their 3D weapons-based fighter For Honor: first with the Hero Series, then with their dedicated server announcements, and most recently with the reveal of Season 3 content.

Well, we can now add a free trial weekend to that list. The official Ubisoft site announcement states that during August 10th-13th, full game content will be unlocked to all players. The trial is available to all platforms (PS4, PC, XB1) and can be pre-loaded as early as August 8th. The game will also be heavily discounted during this time, up to 50% off across all platforms.

Despite suffering horrible losses to its player base, Ubisoft seems determined to get people back into For Honor. They ambitiously have plans for the game extending into 2017, but all of that hinges on the success of these next few months of Season 3.

Source: Ubisoft

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Brawlout is bound for Nintendo Switch, adds new guest character Hyper Light Drifter to the roster

Brawlout is now coming to the Nintendo Switch this holiday season.

Following the successful launch on Steam’s Early Access in April 2017, Angry Mob Games is now planning to release a Nintendo Switch version of their platform fighter Brawlout, expected to appear during this year’s holiday season. To celebrate the announcement, you can currently pick up Brawlout‘s Steam version for 50% off.

That isn’t the only Brawlout news Angry Mob has to share: a new playable character is being added to the lineup: Hyper Light Drifter, from the indie game of the same name. Developed by Heart Machine studio, the titular hero is now set to unsheathe his light sword against the competitors of Brawlout. From Bogdan Iliesiu, CEO of Angry Mob Games:

We love indie games; one of the first, and most iconic, characters that came to mind was Hyper Light Drifter. He fit into the Brawlout universe perfectly, as he is already built for the type of battle we see in the game. We collaborated closely with Heart Machine to make sure The Drifter remained true to the original, working in his iconic light sword and making his signature dash a character specific move. The Drifter brings a more technical style of combat to Brawlout, with tons of movement options and both defensive and offensive play, that we think he’s going to become a staple for those looking for a competitive edge.

Notable features of Brawlout: 

  • Choose from six original characters, each with unique combat styles, or try your hand at Hyper Light Drifter from the indie hit of the same name + more surprise fighters in the works
  • Host up to 4 players in online and local battles, with several modes including timed, stock or team matches
  • Fuel your Rage Meter to power up for hard-hitting Special Attacks and unleash your Rage Mode
  • Action is kept fast and fluid with advanced techniques like air dodging, wavedashes, directional influence on stun, ledge grabs or Rage Bursts.
  • Brawlout does away with shields and blocking, focusing heavily on the aggressive, fast-paced combat which has made platform fighters so fun to both play and watch.

brawlout promo

Brawlout is currently available on Steam for $9.99 USD. Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 versions are coming soon.

Source: press release

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Famitsu interview sheds light on the upcoming BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle game

Since Evolution 2017, we haven’t really heard anything regarding one funky project: the BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle game, which includes characters from the BB, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY series. Recently, Toshimichi Mori gave an interview with Famitsu regarding the project, which is coming sometime in 2018. Video producer Novril translated some tidbits from it and summarized them on Twitter.

Here are the Tweets Novril made about the Famitsu article (after the first one, the text is copied verbatim).

2. Straight to homes this time, no arcade version.

3. This game is not a sequel to the BlazBlue series and does not continue the BB story.

4. It will not play similar to BlazBlue. It’s a brand new game with a brand new system.

5. Designed from the ground up to be pad friendly.

6. The game will have a story mode that will revolve around the cross over between all the different worlds.

7. They revealed the game early in development because they want fans to tell them which characters from the franchises they want the most.

8. Currently no plans to add Guilty Gear characters despite being aware of the requests.

9. Currently no more additional franchises planned other than the current 4, but they want to expand in the future if possible.

10. Though it will be done very conservatively and carefully, to handle and present each franchise with respect.

11. Many character models don’t fit well with each other visually (especially UNI) so they are also reworking sprites.

12. Most of the characters picks for the roster are already set in stone, but still see #7.

13. The game’s main target crowd is the fans abroad rather than in Japan.

14. Also Mori said BlazBlue’s story isn’t over, just Ragna’s saga.

What do you think of the points above? It looks like Arc System Works is listening to players when it comes to which characters may make it in. Whether they’ll form a formal poll, we’ll see.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle was revealed at Evolution 2017.

Sources: Novril; Famitsu

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The Tekken World Tour comes to your home with special online regional tournaments

For those who cannot make it out to Tekken World Tour qualifiers, your prayers have been answered. In a collaboration between Level|Up and Bandai Namco Entertainment, the Tekken World Tour is to have special online qualifiers for each region in the tour.

Starting this Sunday, you can earn Ranking points in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas by competing in one of these two-day tournaments. Much like offline TWT events, you can only earn points in the region you are a legal resident of. There will be tournaments on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, so all Tekken 7 competitors get a fair chance of earning Ranking points. The full schedule is as follows:

Australia:
Bracket play: Sunday, August 13
Finals: Wednesday, August 16

NA West:
Bracket play: Sunday, August 20
Finals: Tuesday, August 22

Southeast Asia:
Bracket play: Sunday, August 20
Finals: Wednesday, August 23

EU West:
Bracket play: Sunday, August 27
Finals: Tuesday, August 29

NA East:
Bracket play: Sunday, September 10
Finals: Tuesday, September 12

EU East:
Bracket play: Sunday, September 10
Finals: Tuesday, September 12

East Asia:
Bracket play: Sunday, September 10
Finals: Wednesday, September 13

To register for one of these events, head over to the TWT smash.gg page. Keep in mind that you must have a wired connection to compete in these online events, so WiFi warriors need not apply. Make sure to check out the full Tekken World Tour rules before entering any of these events, to save yourself any hassle come competition day.

Source: Tekken World Tour

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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite producers talk about Story Mode, Thanos, and flashy team combos

With Gamescom hoping to reveal loads more about Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Capcom have released a quick interview ahead of the show to talk about the game’s Story Mode, the return of mad titan Thanos, and the flashiest team combos that they have seen so far.

The Story Mode demo that was released during E3 is the first 25 minutes of the game, with it introducing all of the core cast, main villain Ultron-Sigma, and Thanos himself. As you can imagine, Thanos is a reluctant ally of the Marvel and Capcom heroes, so expect him to double-cross you sometime during Story Mode.

According to producer Mike Evans, the flashiest team in the current build of MvC:I is Dante and Gamora, thanks to their massive movesets and ability to mix up your opponent eight ways to Sunday. Assistant producer Peter “ComboFiend” Rosas also picked Dante, but paired him with machine maniac Ultron, because of his fly-unfly combos.

They also briefly discussed adding Yoshinori Ono as a playable character, with Blanka acting as a Groot-like assist during his Hyper Combos. He even glides past the camera when he’s mentioned by the producers — someone must have him as their Assist.

Source: marvelvscapcom