Undecided? Read the Arguments for Which Player’s Choice Title Deserves Your Vote for Evo 2017

SRK writing team members will each play advocate for one of the potential games!

As Mr. Wizard first announced and later elaborated a bit upon: the ninth main game for Evo 2017 is to be determined by a player vote-in, through donations to Make-a-Wish International via Generosity.com. Nine games: some from prior Evo events, some never before having a chance to appear there–and all are excellent games in their own right. The winning title not only fills out the roster, but gets a $10,000 prize pot bonus and will open the Sunday finals at Mandalay Bay’s arena.

As a charity drive, every vote counts toward a good cause (and you can vote for more than one!), but if you’re wondering which game(s) to support: starting today, Shoryuken will run one new feature per day, in which one of our writers will argue the merits of one of these titles on this list. So keep your eye out for these editorials–and remember that the voting closes at 12:00 PM PST on February 8!

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Deontay Wilder to fight replacement opponent Gerald Washington on February 25

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) will fight replacement opponent Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) on February 25 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Washington, a U.S Navy veteran and former college American football player for the University of Southern California, gets the chance to challenge his fellow American after Wilder’s original opponent Andrzej Wawrzyk tested positive for a banned substance.
Wilder returns from injury after he suffered a torn right…

Kaught the Mortal Kombat XL Fever? PC Version is Available at a 80% Discount

Mortal Kombat X has been out for about 3 years now. The game enjoyed healthy tournament support and developer support, though NetherRealm Studios appears to be fully moving on to Injustice 2 leaving MKX behind. There was what seemed to be one final title update last year with Mortal Kombat XL, with one big gameplay-changing patch happening late last year.

If you’ve held out on getting MKXL for some reason, either waiting for the game to reach a finished state or waiting for a good deal then you’re in luck: Mortal Kombat XL is available through Bundle Stars for a staggering 80% discount. This bundle features all DLC, but is PC exclusive. For 10 bucks you get everything about Mortal Kombat XL, so if you don’t have it already then now’s your chance. This deal is only available for a few days, so act fast.

Source: Bundle Stars

Square Enix Announces New Fighting Game Million Arthur: Arcana Blood for Arcades

Square Enix recently announced a brand new fighting game for Taito’s NESiCAxLive 2 service. Called Million Arthur: Arcana Blood, the game is based on their Million Arthur mobile game franchise.

The franchise itself revolve around the story of a cultural exchange student who gets transported back into time and ends up pulling Excalibur from the stone, as per the legends of King Arthur. He ends up participating in a grand tournament for him to be able to accumulate “holy blood” and return to the present.

The currently confirmed cast includes the following.

  • Arthur: Blade Protector (voiced by Mamoru Miyano)
  • Iai Arthur (Quick Sword-Draw Arthur) (voiced by Sumire Uesaka)
  • Nitou Arthur (Dual Swords Arthur) (voiced by Arthur Lounsbery)
  • Touzoku Arthur (Thief Arthur) (voiced by Ayane Sakura)
  • Zex Siegfried (voiced by Yuki Kaji)

In addition to this, the game has an assist system, similar to other games such as Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, allowing the player to select “Support Knight” characters to help them in battle.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is set to launch in Japanese arcades sometime in the fall. Before that, the game will be playable at Taito’s booth at the 2017 Japan Amusement Expo this February 10 to 12. In the meantime check out some gameplay footage recorded off Square Enix’s Nico Nico stream.

Sources: Famitsu; Dengeki Online via Gematsu

Santa Cruz defeats Frampton in rematch to regain world title

Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) won his rematch with previously undefeated Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) by a 12-round majority decision to regain the WBA featherweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In the first fight, Frampton, who held the IBF and WBA super bantamweight belts before moving up in weight, claimed a majority decision and the 126-pound world title from Santa Cruz in a action-packed bout in July 2016.
This time, Santa Cruz, a three-weight world champion,…

Berchelt batters Vargas to win WBC 130lb title

Miguel Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) stopped previously undefeated Francisco Vargas (23-1-2, 17 KOs) by a 11th round TKO to win the WBC super featherweight title on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Berchelt battered fellow Mexican Vargas throughout the fight and the referee had seen enough in the 11th.
The challenger was always the busier and although Vargas gamely fired back, Berchelt landed the heavier blows round after round and by the sixth, the defending…

Panda Global To Host PG Key to Frostbite Online Qualifier for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Building on their successes with last year’s Super Smash Bros. for Wii U online qualifiers, Panda Global are partnering with smash.gg and Unrivaled Tournaments for PG Key to Frostbite. This online qualifier is open to any players in North America, Mexico or the Caribbean Islands who are over the age of 13, with the grand prize winner getting an all expenses paid trip to Frostbite 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan from February 25th-26th.

Along with flights and their venue fee covered, the winner of PG Key to Frostbite will also get to stay in the Panda Global house over the course of the weekend, they will get to wear the PG tag for the whole of the tournament and they will receive a complimentary Panda Global shirt and hoodie.

The pools for this qualifier will begin on February 12th at 10am PST, with it progressing to top 8 over the course of the day. The final eight will then compete on February 16th at 5pm PST to decide the honorary member of Panda Global for the Frostbite weekend.

The rules regarding connection quality and match attendance are the same as previous PG Key events, but double check on the official smash.gg page if you are unsure of any rules. Frostbite is set to be quite the international affair, with several players from Japan making their first trips to the USA to complete. These include Link main T, Olimar master Shuton, as well as veteran travelers like 2GG|komorikiri and LG|Abadango.

Source: smash.gg

Funko Reveals Tekken Pop! Figures Arriving in 2017

Toy company Funko revealed that a few fighters of the Tekken universe will soon be a part of its most popular line of collectible figures. Heihachi, King, Jin, Nina, and Kazuya Pop! Figures were revealed at the 2017 London Toy Fair that took place Monday, January 23rd.

A post on the official Funko blog included high resolution photos of the figures and their box art that can be viewed in the gallery below. If you’re looking to buy a new toy to show your love for Tekken but don’t have the cash for a  high-end statue, these simple-yet-detailed Funko Pop! figures usually hover around $10 each. No word on an exact release date other than that it will be in 2017.

 

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Source: Funko