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SNK Classics WORLD HEROES and The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match Playable on Xbox One

Two classic SNK fighting games, WORLD HEROES and The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match, are now playable on the Xbox One platform. A digital copy of WORLD HEROES is now available on the Xbox Game Store, and The King of Fighters: 2002 has just been added to the list of backwards-compatible Xbox 360 games.

The long-retired WORLD HEROES was released in 1992, just months after the appearance of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition and–as the name implies–it shares a similar premise of fighters of various nationalities clashing in different parts of the world.

The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match roster hosts fan-favorites like Fatal Fury’s Yamazaki and Blue Mary, and the Akira-inspired K999. The “Unlimited Match” update of the game includes an appended roster and a graphics update that should stream beautifully on a next-gen system.

Purchase The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match digitally here for $9.99.

Purchase World Heroes here for $7.99.

Sources: KOF WORLD; GameSpot

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Dogura’s Azrael Faces Jin, Hakumen, & Arakune in These Top Level BlazBlue: Central Fiction Sets

While the Japan E-Sports League is a great source for a variety of competitive games, from time to time the organization features top-level Japanese BlazBlue: Central Fiction players. This clip compilation focuses on CYCLOPS OSAKA|Dogura’s Azrael, who did several first-to-five sets with some big names in Japan.

The Maneater faces Souji’s Arakune in the first clip above. Souji is on the defensive at first, as he has trouble completing the Curse without Overdrive. Dogura’s confidence easily shows in Azrael’s rushdown. Souji almost loses the battle in the next match, but then turns things around with a perfect win. They do a longer FT10, but it looks like Dogura started with one point by mistake.

In this shorter FT5 set, Dogura faces none other than Fenrich’s Jin Kisaragi. Fenrich seems a little nervous or caught off-guard, as he doesn’t do that well in the first match. Jin catches up to Azrael’s tactics and brings the score to an even 2-2, and continues to find his element as he starts pulling off some unburstable Overdrive finishes.

Lastly, Dogura fights Gackt’s Hakumen in a FT5. Despite using Overdrive a lot to easily gain resources, Gackt falls to Dogura’s baits and relentless strikes in the first match. It’s tough for Gackt to surprise Dogura, but when he confirms an Overdrive combo, he pulls off over 6000 damage. It’s a very head-to-head battle as the players both reach four wins before the deciding match.

All the clips are a great way to study those matchups! Note that in similar sets from Japan E-Sports League–featured yesterday–Fenrich also fought Souji and Gackt.

You can also watch the action live at the Japan E-Sports League’s Twitch channel.

Source: Japan E-Sports League

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Red Bull Kumite 2017 Invitational: 4 More Deadly Street Fighter V Players Make the List

Another four killers are set to enter the arena at Red Bull Kumite in Paris.

As previously announced, sixteen top players–fourteen invited, two determined by a “wild card” event on the 27th–will throw down in Street Fighter V at this year’s Red Bull Kumite, taking place May 27-28 at the Salle Wagram auditorium in Paris, France. Four more players have been announced to joining the event: Alienware’s Nemo, now known for his deadly Urien; Rize|Infexious, maining the Red Cyclone; Meltdown’s Mister Crimson, enjoying Laura’s Season 2 buffs; and Red Bull’s own dangerous Bonchan.

These competitors join Echo Fox|Tokido, Qanba Douyu’s Xiao Hai, PR Balrog, and RZR|RB, leaving six invitational slots still open, not to mention the wild cards! Stay tuned to Red Bull eSports and Shoryuken for more details on Red Bull Kumite 2017 as they appear.

Head over to Red Bull’s Kumite site to get spectator tickets for this event (available March 18th, 3:00 pM CET), or try your shot at the open qualifier on May 27th (registration opening at March 12th, 8:00 PM CET)!

Source: Red Bull eSports

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Final Round 20 Adds For Honor to Event Lineup, Extends Pre-Registration to February 27th

Fight for glory, for money–and For Honor at Final Round 20 in March!

Final Round 20–the first Premier Event on the Capcom Pro Tour for Street Fighter V–has just added a new game to its event lineup: For Honor!

This medieval-style online brawler has made quite the impact on the fighting game community–enough, evidently, to warrant its very own event at Final Round 20. For Honor will run on PlayStation 4 at this event. Online pre-registration was set to end today, but has been extended to February 27th:

Final Round 20 will run March 10-12 at the Georgia International Convention Center, in Atlanta, GA. Register online at smash.gg!

final round 20 poster

 

Source: Final Round (Twitter)

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Japan Esports Championships 2017 Featuring Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and Dead or Alive 5: Last Round

Fighting game action is heating up this weekend in Japan, thanks to the official Japan eSports Association. The organization is throwing the Japan Esports Championships 2017 tournament for a variety of games over two days. Among the fighting game titles figure Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.

The double-elimination tournament has had many qualifiers for spots; CO|Dogura, who won last year, automatically qualifies as a title defender. There are eight spots in the finals, so other than Dogura and winners from three qualifying tournaments (the online one captured on video below), the last four spots will be decided on Saturday. The finals take place on Sunday. As for the other three competitors, they are Fumo, Omito, and Tomo.

According to the JeSPA site, the last chance qualifier for DoA and GG are on Sunday, February 26th, right before the finals that will happen on later that day for both games. (Keep in mind this means that this is happening on the previous day in the United States).

DoA last chance: 12:30 PM JST (9:30 PM on Saturday, the 25th in CST/10:30 PM EST/7:30 PM PST)

DoA finals: 2:00 PM JST (11:00 PM on Saturday, the 25th in CST/0:00 AM EST/9:00 PM PST)

GG last chance: 3:30 PM JST (0:30 AM Sunday, the 26th in CST/1:30 AM EST/10:30 PM PST)

GG finals: 5:00 PM JST (2:00 AM Sunday, the 26th in CST/3:00 AM EST/0:00 AM PST)

Unfortunately, the website doesn’t yet verify where the event will be streamed. It could be a NicoNico channel, the GodsGarden Twitch, or one of the JeSPA Twitch accounts, JeSPA or JeSPA2. You can follow the channels ahead of time to get notified.

The footage below is of the online qualifier (originally streamed at the GodsGarden Twitch), which allowed one of the players to enter the top 8.

Sources: JeSPA; Mdesilva

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Tafokints Talks with D1 about Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s Ruleset Chages, & Civil War

The sudden changes in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U ruleset came as quite a shock to a lot of players in the community. While the ruleset typically stays in flux throughout the life span of a Smash title, this was one of the more dramatic changes to date.

Tafokints sat down with D1 recently to discuss these changes. They talk about the ruling to ban Duck Hunt stage–a stage that, on average, added a minute and a half to every set it was used in. They also talked about the decision to reverse the ruling on the ban of Lylat Cruise, stating that there needed to be more research done on it. They also discuss the coaching rule–which allows players a one-time coaching per set, for 30 seconds–stating that the loss of time was mitigated due to the ban of Duck Hunt.

After talking about the rule changes, they look forward to Civil War. There has been a decent amount of internet beef stewing over the event, which they cover in detail.

Source: Yahoo! Esports

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PSN Critics’ Choice Sale Includes Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat XL, & Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

Grab some critically-acclaimed fighting games on the cheap with PlayStation’s current sale.

The PlayStation Store is running its Critics’ Choice sale over this weekend, until February 28; a number of fighting game titles for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 are on the list, so here’s a chance to grab these games for less, if you haven’t yet:

  • Street Fighter V [PS4] – $23.99 (from $39.99)
  • Street Fighter V (2017 Deluxe Edition) [PS4] – $47.99 (from $79.99)
  • Street Fighter V Season 1 Character Pass [PS4] – $11.99 (from $19.99)
  • Mortal Kombat XL [PS4] – $23.99 (from $39.99)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- [PS4] – $35.99 (from $59.99); [PS3] – $29.99 (from $49.99)

Note that the impending Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 upgrade will be discounted when it releases, if you already have -REVELATOR-!

Additional discounts apply for PlayStation Plus subscribers. This sale ends Tuesday, February 28th at 8:00 AM PST.

Source: PlayStation Store

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LINE Corporation Teams Up with Autumn Games to Distribute Mobile Skullgirls Game Worldwide

Some of you may remember the mobile Skullgirls game that was announced in July of last year. The folks at Hidden Variable have been hard at work building their game up, with the publisher Autumn Games working to make the game a commercial success. Their latest move forward on this front has been a partnership with LINE Corporation, a company that boasts over 220 million users worldwide.

This is great news, as it means there will be more players who have the chance to get introduced to both Skullgirls and the concept of fighting games. The increase in player base may mean an increase in profit, which could bode well for a sequel to the revolutionary indie fighter–though no solid official word has been given on the possibility.

The game has developed a great deal since its announcement last year, with both new mechanics and updated visuals.

Sources: PocketGamer; SG Mobile