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Check out MarkMan’s Tekken 7 livestream today at 3:00 PM PDT, featuring new modes and gameplay

Tekken Community Adviser for Bandai Namco Mark “MarkMan” Julio will be appearing with Dalton Link and Maximilian today at 3:00 PM PDT to show off new Tekken 7 gameplay footage.

Watch live video from TEKKEN on www.twitch.tv

Although he already laid to rest the notion that a new character will be revealed, he does promise a demo of the new features in Tekken 7. Given Namco’s most recent Modes and Features trailer is only in Japanese, this will be the first time these modes will be demoed for English-speaking audiences!

Source: MarkMan (Twitter)

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– Nexon Joins with First Strike Games for Competitive Titles

Nexon has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership deal with First Strike Games to bring competitive multiplayer titles to the world. FSG is headed by CEO Kevin Franklin who has woked with Microsoft via 343 Industries and EA’s Blackbox. This is the next in a series of partnership agreements with Western developers, another being Cliff Bleszinski’s Boss Key Productions, currently developing LawBreakers.

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Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 demo is available now for Playstation Plus subscribers on the Playstation Store

Chomping at the bit to try out the latest Guilty Gear Xrd? Wait no longer–assuming, of course, you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber!

PS+ members can now download the latest demo for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 for free from the Playstation Store’s website. Currently the demo appears to be available for the US and Canada regions, but only through Sony’s website. More than likely, the demo will be made available on the PS4 console storefront later today. As Aksys mention in their previous tweet, this is exclusive to PS+ users, and getting a pre-order will not give you access to the demo, this time.

Source: Playstation Store

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Second Street Fighter V CFN beta test will be open to PlayStation 4 and PC users on May 11-14, 2017

The next test is coming soon, and this time both platforms can try out the upcoming features.

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While the next Street Fighter V balance patch and Capcom Fighters Network improvements were initially expected to go live before the end of April, it was later stated by Capcom that they intended to conduct a second beta test first, pushing the update back further. While no specific timeline was previously indicated, Capcom announced this morning that the second beta test will now be running May 11-14, 2017–and unlike the first, both PlayStation 4 and PC players will now be able to try it out.

All PS4/PC users will be able to play the beta test, even without a copy of Street Fighter V. Fight Money/statistics accumulated in the test will not be shared with your main game.

Here’s a breakdown (once again) of the incoming Capcom Fighters Network features/changes in the beta test (in addition to the character balance changes, and some alterations/additions to stage backgrounds):

  • Rage Quit Penalty System
    The special Player Profile Icons will work correctly, and matchmaking logic will take into account your online behavior and frequent disconnectors will be matched with similar opponents.
  • Ranked and Casual Match Loading Times
    There will be a shorter transition when going into a Ranked or Casual Match.
  • Battle Lounge Country Flags
    Country flags will now properly load in Battle Lounges, allowing players to locate competition in their region.
  • Training Mode: User Settings Saved
    Training Mode settings will now save and carry over to the next time the mode is accessed.
  • Matchmaking Improvements
    It should now take less time to find an opponent in online matches, and logic will be added to avoid frequently being matched with the same opponent repeatedly.
  • Fighter Profile Stats
    More detailed stats will be tracked and presented on your Fighter Profile.
  • Country/League Based Rankings
    Players will be able to filter leaderboards based on Country or League.
  • Friend Management System
    In addition to adding a player to your Favorites, you will be able to add Friends and follow them on CFN. You will also be able to Blacklist players.
  • Interactive Timeline
    On the CFN home menu, a live feed of your Friends’ activities will be presented on an interactive Timeline. Using the Timeline, you will be able to immediately add a recent match to your Replay List, view a Fighter Profile, manage your Friends, and adjust Timeline display settings.
  • In-Game Announcer Voice
    The in-game announcer will give you stats on both you and your opponent using data pulled from the server.

No date has been yet revealed for when these changes will become officially part of the main title.

Source: Capcom-Unity

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– MMO Book Club Created to Try New MMOs Every Few Months

The MMO “Book Club” has started via a new Reddit thread and has already welcomed over 500 subscribers to the post as well as over 200 in the community’s Discord channel. The aim of the group is to try a different MMO every few months with the express goal of giving players a chance to discover new games along with having a group of like-minded players with whom to game.

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Mikado Arcade runs tournament for Data East’s weapon-based fighter “Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty”

The Data East fighter Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty (also known as Suiko Enbu in Japan and Dark Legend on the North American Sega Saturn) is a combo heavy gem romp from 1995. This weapons-based fighter has ground bounces, self-disarming weapon-throwing instant stuns, surprisingly good footsie wars, and fast paced action.

It’s really not a surprise at all that world famous Mikado Arcade would throw a tournament for it.

If the tournament itself whets your appetite, Mikado also recorded nearly an hours worth of casuals for you to enjoy, as well!

This game was re-released for the PS3 digitally, but not yet for the PS4. Hopefully, someday we’ll see a port it as well, with the extra two characters from the Sega Saturn version. And if they do release it, I hope it recieves promotional material as exceptional as this arcade flyer :

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Please click to enlarge. Please.

Source: Mikado Arcade

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Trap your enemies in Rashid’s deadly vortex, with this mixup guide from Dr. Fatbody

Continuing their “Know Your Mixup” series, Dr. Fatbody and Cross Counter TV have released a new episode, focused around everyone’s favorite wind master Rashid. Starting with setups off of Rashid’s Spinning Mixer, the guide then details some of the side-switch shenanigans Rashid can pull off using his V-Trigger.

If Rashid lands a light punch into level 2 Spinning Mixer, he is left +1 on hit. From there, Rashid’s light kick will stuff throw attempts and three-frame jabs, allowing him to go into another combo. If you don’t time it right, Rashid’s light kick is also +2 on block, giving you the chance to set up for a frame trap.

Following that, the good doctor details two V-Trigger mixups Rashid has at his disposal. Both involve jumping through Rashid’s tornado and forcing opponents to block hits from both sides. What makes these mixups extra tricky is how the Rashid player can use the momentum of jumping through the tornado to make himself even more unpredictable. Talk about turbulent wind.

Source: Cross Counter TV

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Injustice 2 Mobile launches for free on May 11th

Following up on the success of both Mortal Kombat X and the original Injustice on mobile, NetherRealm Studios have announced that Injustice 2 Mobile will be launching on May 11th. As a mix of fighting game, gacha game and RPG, this mobile fighter should tie you over until Injustice 2’s console release on May 16th.

Featuring all the playable characters from Injustice 2, the mobile version has players gathering together teams of three super-powered characters to complete missions and collect Gear. Much like the console version of Injustice 2, Gear both improves character stats and grant them access to new moves to use in battle. If you pre-register for Injustice 2 Mobile, players will gain exclusive access to Catwoman on launch.

As an Agility class fighter, Catwoman excels at overwhelming her opponent with quick strikes and her superior mobility. She also has a unique passive ability which guarantees better rewards whenever you complete an Operation Mission. It’s the perfect skill for a seasoned cat burglar.

Injustice 2 Mobile launches on iOS and Android on May 11th.

Source: Injustice

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Joshua defeats Klitschko by 11th round TKO

IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) defeated long-reigning former world champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs) by an 11th round TKO on Saturday night in front of a record-setting 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London.
Joshua dropped Klitschko three times and stopped him in a dramatic fight, retaining his IBF title and claiming the vacant WBA belt.
The 27-year-old Joshua also had to get off the canvas in the sixth round, and was in major trouble against Klitschko, 41,…

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See who is coming to Umebura Japan Major with this new hype trailer from SHI-G

Acting as Japan’s most stacked Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament, SHI-G and MVG League have released a special hype trailer for Umebura Japan Major. Along with all Japanese PGR players, many local legends are attending this landmark event, as well as top players from overseas. If you are a fan of Smash 4, this tournament is a must watch.

Western players like Echo Fox|MVG|Mew2King and MKLeo are scheduled to attend, as well as CLG|VoiD and Nakat. As for the new heroes of Japan who made a name for themselves at recent events like Frostbite and Civil War, Hikaru, Shuton, T, tsu and some are all scheduled to attend. Umebura Japan Major has actually broken the record for the most well-attended Smash event in Japan, gathering talent from all around the country to compete and acting as the first non-US A-Tier tournament, according to Panda Global’s TTS. You can check out a list of all attendees, thanks to this spreadsheet from PG Stats team member, PG|Juddy.

An English stream will be provided by MVG, with veteran commentator D1 on the mic for the weekend. Umebura Japan Major runs from May 6th-7th.

Sources: SHI-G; PG|Juddy