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As Aksys Games is revving up the Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 release for consoles in May, the company has been actively showing off the game with streams, and is bringing an early version to certain West Coast tournaments. They already confirmed there will be a REV 2 demo, most likely as a pre-order bonus.

The All-Aksys account tweeted information about another upcoming stream that will focus on breaking down Answer and Baiken. Furthermore, they will have a Q&A session, and welcome submissions from fans.

In other words, we'll be doing an in-depth look at Baiken / Answer, and also answering / researching some questions: https://t.co/nUb0rB7P5h

— All-Aksys! (@AllAksys) April 11, 2017

On this Google form, anyone can submit questions–which can be about “general gameplay, changelog, matchup specific, or anything at all.” Certainly, someone will ask about the demo release date, and Aksys will only announce it when it’s ready, so it might be better to focus on gameplay-related questions. It’s a good opportunity to “lab” a little bit ahead of the REV 2 release.

Tune in to the stream at twitch.tv/aksysnation on Thursday, April 13, 4:00 PM PDT.

Source: All-Aksys

With less than five weeks to go, we’re finally in the home stretch of Injustice 2’s release. Following gameplay trailers for The Flash and Captain Cold, as well as a series of Watchtower livestreams, Injustice.com has once again updated–claiming that the next character reveal will be taking place on Friday, April 28th, a mere 18 days before the title releases.

With the revelation that Mr. Freeze would be a premier skin for Captain Cold in the “Your Battles, Your Way” trailer, and only 11 slots remaining on the Injustice website–10 of which are likely reserved for DLC characters–we could be looking at the final fighter joining the base roster.

All signs point to the Clown Prince of Crime, The Joker, making his glorious return; NetherRealm Studio’s Ed Boon even recently tweeted a vine of Tara Strong (who voices Harley Quinn in both the Injustice and Arkham series) together with Mark Hamill, the original voice of the animated Joker–who, despite stating he’d retire from the role after Arkham City, has returned to voice the character in a few other projects. Richard Epcar voiced the Joker in the original Injustice, however. You can view the tweet below.

Injustice Harley @tarastrong
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Arkham Joker @hamillhimself sittin' in a tree…..https://t.co/sqIL1hsId6

— Ed Boon (@noobde) April 6, 2017

Or perhaps this is elaborate misdirection? Either way, we’ll find out in a few short weeks. In the meantime, don’t forget to tune in to today’s Watchtower live stream, featuring character breakdowns for Gorilla Grodd, Scarecrow & Firestorm!

Sources: Injustice.com; Ed Boon (Twitter)

At this time last year, there was one name at the top of the Capcom Pro Tour leaderboards; Razer’s Lee Seon-woo–more commonly known as Infiltration–had dominated the Tour, winning the first two Capcom Pro Tour events, Final Round 19 and NorCal Regionals 2016. What a change that a year (and a balance patch) can bring, as not only was Infiltration not at Final Round 20, but it looks like he’ll won’t be at NCR 2017 as well.

In a recent tweet, Infiltration confirmed that he would not be attending NorCal Regionals 2017. According to him, he feels that he is not yet ready to attend Capcom Pro Tour events.

I am sorry guys, i just canceled my flight & hotel for NCR.
Because i am not ready to attending cpt events.
Hopefully see you guys soon!

— RΛZΞR INFILTRATION (@INFILTRATION85) April 11, 2017

While this seems like such shocking decision from a decorated player–having won multiple tournament wins including three Evolution championships–it’s not entirely unexpected for those following his performance as of this year. With the changes to his previous Street Fighter V main character Nash, Infiltration has been on the lookout for a new character to use. While he’s been playing a lot with Juri and Rashid, even using them at TBS’s ELEAGUE, it seems that he still doesn’t feel confident in his ability to bring them to the finals of a Capcom Pro Tour event.

Source: Infiltration (Twitter)

Capcom’s worlds continue to collide in the next installment of UDON’s comic crossover!

We’ll be seeing the first official issue of UDON’s wild new comic crossover series soon; meanwhile, Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #3 is now available for pre-order! What’s in the issue, according to UDON:

As Chun-Li loses one of her allies to the darkness, things look grim for the World Warriors. Meanwhile, Morrigan learns she’s not the only succubus in this fight, as she comes face-to-face for the first time with the mischievous Lilith. The crossover chaos continues in STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS!

As with prior issues, four different covers featuring different artists will be available, including the Midnight Bliss tribute cover that links with issues 1-4 to form a single image, and the classic horror movie tribute cover! All issues of this series will be available digitally through comiXology, and of course at a comic shop near you!

STREET FIGHTER VS. DARKSTALKERS #3
32 pages, full color; $3.99; available June 2017
MAR172153 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR A (HUANG)
MAR172154 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR B (PORTER)
MAR172155 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR C (10 COPY INCENTIVE)
MAR172156 STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (OF 8) CVR D (20 COPY INCENTIVE)

Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers #0 is available now, issue #1 is expected in April, and issue #2 is expected for May.

Other recent UDON goodies include Street Fighter Unlimited’s first two hardcover volumes, and UDON Collectibles’ new Street Fighter 30th Anniversary T-shirt series!

Source: UDON Entertainment

After signing top Cloud and DK main Gavin “Tweek” Dempsey for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U earlier this year, Phoenix1 have now thrown their hat into the Melee ring by signing world’s best Samus and MIOM Rank #15, James “Duck” Ma. It seems that birds of a feather flock together, even in esports.

We are happy to announce we have signed @ssbDuck as our first Super Smash Bros Melee player! Welcome to Phoenix1!

— Phoenix1 (@Phoenix1gg) April 11, 2017

Rated as the best player in Michigan, Duck has been a consistent presence at the top levels of many Melee events, with a second place at Full Bloom 3, seventh at Smash Summit 3, ninth at Shine, Evo, and Canada Cup 2016. With wins over players like CLG|SFAT, IMT|Shroomed, MSF|The Moon, G2|Westballz, and a current 3-1 positive record over TSM|Leffen, he has the potential to raise his MIOM ranking even higher in 2017.

Duck was previously signed to Denial Esports, but agreed to a mutual separation in August after issues with player payments–these issues have since been resolved. The Midwestern bounty hunter will be sporting his brand new orange and black jersey at CEO Dreamland this weekend.

Source: Phoenix1

James Mielke over at Polygon scored big: he managed to get together Samurai Shodown series creator Yasushi Adachi, background designer Tomoki Fukui, and composer Norio Tate for a long form interview about one of the most beloved weapons-based fighters in gaming history. These three titans were a part of Samurai Gumi (literately: Samurai Team), and in their exclusive interview give an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the series’s development, budgets, and why the title had it’s “w” sliced out.

Of particular interest to the FGC is Adachi’s call to arms for old Samurai Gumi team members to get together and make a new IP, and his admission that they are not presently involved with SNK on development of a new title.

You can read the full article here!

Source: Polygon