NetEase has unleashed a “soft launch” of its mobile MMO Crusaders of Light. Players in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and the Philippines can download and play the game immediately. Potential players in other regions can pre-register for the game and earn $50 worth of in-game gifts and items.
Early information on Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]’s new character, Enkidu
Under Night In-Birth players have been eagerly awaiting an announcement regarding the current arcade version, and we finally know that UNIEL:Late[st] is coming to consoles this summer. Famitsu magazine posted a scan of their coverage, breaking the news that another new character is joining the roster: Enkidu.
Enkidu is a martial arts fighter who purposefully gets bitten by the Void to become an In-Birth. There’s an initial translation of the page which runs through Enkidu’s story background as well as some of his special attacks:
A quick translation from Famitsu. Enkidu's background and the explanations for some of his moves. #unist pic.twitter.com/7p544TrMCk
— Sourenga (@Sourenga) April 19, 2017
Additionally, according to Tokkan, this version of UNIEL is getting a proper Story Mode, called “Chronicle Mode,” with reportedly about ten or more hours of content.
Ah, so UNIST on console includes a story mode called "Chronicle Mode" that's about 10+ hours of content.
— Rob M. | Tokkan (@tokkanram) April 19, 2017
Stay tuned to Shoryuken as more info on the game surfaces. And dust off your old combos on the current PS3/PC version!
BlazBlue: Central Fiction is officially releasing on Steam on April 26th
Great news for those who were holding out on a PC version of Arc System Works’ latest installment in the BlazBlue series: Central Fiction, as rumored, is indeed releasing on Steam, and it’s much sooner than we expected. The PC port by H2 Interactive is coming out on April 26th.
The BlazBlue: Central Fiction Steam page is available and displays some information. This digital release includes some bonus content: the original soundtrack and the Memorial Book. Other than that, there’s nothing particularly surprising revealed so far. BBCF does include netplay, just like PC Chronophantasma Extend. As for DLC characters, the description says they “join to bring the total to 35 characters,” so it seems that Es and Mai Natsume are possibly included for free. Price details are unknown.
Get pumped with the short Steam promotional video below, and jump into the foray by purchasing Central Fiction for PC on April 26th.
Brainiac’s invasion of Earth begins in the final Shattered Alliances trailer for Injustice 2
NetherRealm Studios have released the final Shattered Alliances trailer for Injustice 2, finally revealing the big bad Brainiac. After destroying Krypton and most of the Kryptonian race, Brainiac descends on Earth to eliminate Superman, Supergirl, and then the entire planet. With an extraterrestrial entity threatening to destroy the world, this finally gets all the superheroes–and maybe even some supervillains–to join together to kick Brainiac back into space.
There are only brief glimpses of Brainiac’s fighting style in this trailer, with him using a combination of his robotic tentacles and bio-mechanical drones in battle. We’ll no doubt get a dedicated character intro trailer in the next few days, showing off Brainiac in all of his glory. With the release date of Injustice 2 fast approaching, his introductory trailer will probably be the last, besides one for DLC character Darkseid–and possibly the Joker, if the rumors are true.
Source: Injustice
– Diablo 2 Player Conquers Hell Without a Single Fight
Some of the most fun videos found in the vastness of YouTube’s gaming archives are those where players take on some of the most popular titles in unique and different ways. In this one, YouTube streamer DrCliche decided to take on Diablo 2’s minions of Hell without engaging in a single fight. Sounds tough and it must have been since it took nearly eight hours.
Relive the action of NYU Spring Fighter 2017 with these replays from Team Spooky
Earlier this month, the New York University Game Center in Brooklyn held its eighth-annual Spring Fighter event, featuring fierce local competition in The King Of Fighters XIV, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and, of course, Street Fighter V. This event would mark one of the first times we would see KOF XIV’s new DLC characters in action, following their introduction in the game’s recent version 2.00 update. And the victor in SFV gets an all-expenses-paid trip to Evolution 2017, courtesy of the NYU Game Center–just as DaFeetLee won last year.
Though the dust may have recently settled on the event, Arturo Sanchez has you covered–as he has begun uploading all of the streamed matches onto the Team Spooky YouTube Channel for your viewing pleasure. Today, we bring you the top 4 of KOF XIV and Xrd -REVELATOR-, in addition to the top 8 of SFV—along with some assorted matches from Pools.
With talent such as Team Stickbug’s Mynus and Blaze, DrunkenChicken, Wong Nation’s OG Shine, Chris Hu, Flipside Tactic’s Alucard and Glitch, Arcade Dream’s Sanford Kelly, Dieminion, OG MasterMike, Chris Hu, returning SFV champion DaFeetLee, PachuKOF, and Arturo himself, these are some sets you simply can’t miss!
If you’re interested in the full stream archives of the event, you can find them at https://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky.
Source: Team Spooky
Bahamut will soon be summoned to join the battle in Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade
One of the most iconic summons in the Final Fantasy franchise is the dragon Bahamut–often a mid-to-late game prize for the player in the RPG series. It can be quite surprising then to learn that the king of the dragons has yet to make an appearance in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy arcade arena fighter, Dissidia Final Fantasy–until now!
Square Enix has announced that Bahamut is finally coming to Dissidia Final Fantasy in a patch, on April 20. When that happens, Bahamut will be joining Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, Odin, Leviathan, and Alexander as summons players can use in the game.
For a glimpse of how Bahamut appears in game, check out the trailer below!
Source: Square Enix
Thursday’s Injustice 2 Watchtower livestream will feature breakdowns for Poison Ivy, Catwoman, & Deadshot
After recently unveiling gameplay trailers for Poison Ivy and Catwoman, NetherRealm Studios’ Community Specialist Tyler Lansdown promised during last week’s Injustice Watchtower livestream that the next installment would also be a triple header; the devs would break down the other two-thirds of the Gotham City Sirens, and a then-unknown third character.
We now know that they will be joined for a demonstration by the Suicide Squad’s Deadshot this Thursday, April 20th at 3:00 PM CST (1:00 PM PDT) on https://www.twitch.tv/netherrealm. Additionally, the final part of the Shattered Alliances trailer–featuring Brainiac–will also be released that day. You can see the confirmation tweet below.
The #Watchtower is back! Join us on THURSDAY. For a look at Poison Ivy, Deadshot and Catwoman! pic.twitter.com/XC84zCgsA9
— Injustice2 (@InjusticeGame) April 18, 2017
Are you excited to see footage of these characters? Which one of the three are you most excited to try out when the game releases? Give us your insight in the comments section below!
Injustice 2 will be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 16th.
Source: InjusticeGame (Twitter)
Capcom plans a potential second CFN beta test for Street Fighter V, which will include the next Season 2 character
Following its first successful beta test of the new CFN, Capcom have announced that they may be looking into another possible beta test to ensure the revamped system is completely fit to roll out. Stated on the latest Capcom Unity blog, “current and new players will be able to participate in the beta for free” if it does go ahead, and it will also include “the next Season 2 DLC character.”
As for the promised balance changes which were planned to launch at the end of this month, they have now been delayed to “release alongside the new CFN when it is ready.” By extension, the next DLC character will release alongside the new CFN and the balance changes, sometime in the near future.
Expect more details on the potential CFN beta in the next few weeks, where we will finally get a glimpse of the next Season 2 fighter.
Source: Capcom-Unity
– Rend Environments to Play a Key Role
The Rend site has been updated with a new post laying out some of the details about environments in the game and how they will “play a key role” in how the game world and factional battles will go down. There are several locations that range from safer to dangerous and everything in between.