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Overdrive Series launched earlier this year for competitive PC Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- play. The online tournament, a partnership between Level Up Productions and streaming platform Stream.Me, previously offered a paid trip to Evolution 2017. This time, the action continues with a different prize under Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.

“We’re excited to team up with Stream.Me and continue our efforts in supporting the Guilty Gear online community,” Alex Valle, president of Level Up Productions, said. “Giving players an opportunity to travel strengthens the competition at major events, and we’re looking forward to seeing the winner showcase their skills at CEOtaku.”

Hosted by Alexander “Octopimp” Gross and Luis “Rynge” Avila and broadcasted on Stream.Me, the four-week tournament series awards a free trip to CEOtaku, coming up this September. Here are the times and rules of the Overdrive Series:

• Qualifiers –  Monday, June 5 – 6:00 PM PT
• Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 6 – 7:00 PM PT

• Qualifiers – Monday, June 12 – 6:00 PM PT
• Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 13 – 7:00 PM PT

• Qualifiers – Monday, June 19 – 6:00 PM PT
• Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 20 – 7:00 PM PT

• Qualifiers – Monday, June 26 – 6:00 PM PT
• Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 27 – 7:00 PM PT

• Double-elimination
• 99-second time limit
• Best 2 out of 3 rounds per game
• Best 2 out of 3 games for pools
• Best 3 out of 5 games for top 8 finals
• Winner must keep the same character
• Loser can switch characters
• All DLC characters are allowed
• Can only be streamed via Stream.Me
• Must be 13 years old or older
• Online connection that has upload of 3 MB/sec or higher
• US, Canada, Mexico only

Are you gearing up for this second circuit of Overdrive Series? Register over at the smash.gg website.

Source: press release

Followers of the PC Master Race creed, rejoice! It wasn’t a terribly long wait this time. Just shortly after Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 became available on PlayStation 3 and 4, the DLC upgrade/revision to -REVELATOR- is already available on Steam.

If you already own -REVELATOR-, then go straight to Steam’s REV 2 Upgrade DLC page. That will cost you $18.99, but note that it doesn’t include certain -REVELATOR- DLC like characters Kum Haehyun, Dizzy, and Raven, so if you don’t already have them purchased, they don’t come with Steam’s REV 2. For $24.99, you can get additional REV 2 DLC, like Baiken and Answer system voices, and more colors.

On the other hand, if you don’t own -REVELATOR-, you can get the base game with the upgrade for different prices depending on how much optional content you want. Check out the Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Steam page for details. The “optional” DLCs are the cosmetic elements, not the characters.

As a warning, beware of third-party sellers offering the game at lower prices. Earlier today, DLGamer offered the REV 2 upgrade DLC at a lower price, but that got taken down by the publisher.

You can also refer to the Arc System Works page for a breakdown, and read our Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 review for more information about the game.

Source: Steam

Xuses compiles all the revamped character themes into one video for your listening enjoyment.

We learned a while back that Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, though reusing the HD visual assets from Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, would not be using the prior game’s OverClocked ReMix music selections. Instead, it has a selection of all-new takes on the classic Street Fighter II character themes. Xuses has compiled them all into the video below to check out–including new themes for Violent Ken and Evil Ryu, of course.

Timestamps (check the video description for direct links):

• 0:00 Ken
• 4:07 Ryu
• 7:59 Violent Ken
• 10:37 Evil Ryu
• 13:38 Cammy
• 16:42 Zangief
• 19:46 Guile
• 22:47 Dee Jay
• 25:48 Chun-Li
• 28:51 E. Honda
• 31:54 Blanka
• 34:29 Dhalsim
• 37:29 Fei Long
• 40:32 T. Hawk
• 43:32 Vega
• 46:35 Balrog
• 49:35 Sagat
• 52:36 M. Bison
• 56:05 Akuma

Overall, I’d say they’re pretty good–but I personally prefer the originals, and some of the OC ReMix updates. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Source: XusesGB

The story of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite‘s development is one littered with repeated leaks. Aside from existence of a new Marvel Vs. game being leaked before Infinite’s official reveal at PSX, footage of the game from a press event was also released before the embargo was lifted. Now, however, it seems that we may have the biggest leak of them all.

In a post over at NeoGAF, Ryce–who was one of the posters behind previous leaks–has now posted a nearly-complete list of what may be the game’s launch roster. The list contains 14 named Marvel characters and 13 Capcom characters, which you can see below:

Marvel

• Ant-Man
• Captain America
• Captain Marvel
• Doctor Strange
• Gamora
• Hawkeye
• Hulk
• Iron Man
• Nova
• Rocket/Groot
• Spider-Man
• Thanos
• Thor
• Ultron

Capcom

• Arthur
• Chris
• Chun-Li
• Dante
• Firebrand
• Jedah
• Monster Hunter
• Morrigan
• Nemesis
• Ryu
• Spencer
• Strider Hiryu
• X
• [?]

You may note that one Capcom is missing a character. Ryce states that they aren’t certain who this is yet, but that it may be Frank West.

Additionally, Rocket Raccoon is listed as “Rocket/Groot.” Regarding this, Ryce states that they aren’t sure if this means Groot just comes out during some of Rocket’s moves like an assist, or if he’s been redesigned and actually a duo character actually named Rocket/Groot.

Now, as with all leaks, we suggest that you take this with a grain of salt. That said–with E3 just a few weeks away, we’re likely to learn more about the validity of this soon.

Source: NeoGAF

For two weeks now, Injustice 2 has held the #1 spot on the United Kingdom’s game sales’ charts, according to an official report from Ukie. The DC comics-casted brawler has seen a steady flow of sales since its release, and has proven to be worthy competition for contending titles such as Overwatch and Grand Theft Auto 5–the former having recently made a jump from 18th to the 2nd, and the latter remaining a sales giant since its launch.

You could attribute a part of Injustice 2’s success to the combined brand power of DC comics and NetherRealm Studios, which certainly fueled the initial allure of the title when the idea to create the Mortal Kombat-style super hero brawler was first hatched. But to go without mentioning the slew of positive reviews praising Injustice 2 for its combat mechanics, immersive story mode, and its expansive customization would be an injustice in itself.

As Game Rant justly points out, Tekken 7 releases on consoles next week–and a fighting game with a history and name recognition of its own could realistically impact Injustice 2’s chances to reign supreme for a third week. Regardless of where it stands among other new fighting game titles, Injustice 2’s performance in the UK is a win for the FGC in general.

Source: Ukie via Game Rant

You can now cast your vote for this year’s Street Fighter “Bud Light All-Star”!

Last year’s vote saw Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez–now with Splyce–taking the title and representing Bud Light as their Street Fighter All-Star. The 2017 vote is currently open, and the nominees for this year are:

• Echo Fox|Justin Wong
• RISE|Marn
• Peter “Flash” Susini
• DNL|Chris Tatarian

You can cast your vote for your favorite fighter over at the Bud Light All-Stars page. They’re also holding votes for All-Stars for Call of Duty, CS:GO, and Hearthstone.

You can find more information on the Bud Light eSports program for 2017 on their official website, or on their Twitter feed.

Source: Bud Light eSports

SNK fans preferring to play on PC just got a lot of new options!

If PC is your gaming platform of choice, GOG.com has you covered on classic SNK titles. They just added 15 old-school games, six of which are fighters. The available fighting games are:

• Fatal Fury Special
• Samurai Shodown 2
• Samurai Shodown V Special
• The King of Fighters 2000
• The King of Fighters 2002
• The Last Blade

The titles are currently on blowout for 75% off–making these games only $1.99 USD a pop (instead of their regular $7.89 USD). The reduced pricing continues until June 6th. As mentioned above, there’s lots of other classic SNK titles available too–such as multiple Metal Slug titles, King of the Monsters, and more. Head over to GOG.com to check it out!

Thanks to Brian for the tip!

Source: GOG.com