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The Tenkaichi Budokai Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- league in the Japanese Mikado Arcade is well on its way in determining all of its participants. Four players have been determined by a popularity vote, and they are as follows:

1. Roi — Sol Badguy
2. FAB — Potemkin
3. Kazuki — Dizzy
4. Zadi — Raven

Those four players join Karinchu for spots in the upcoming league matches.

The last three spots will be determined through battle, in a tournament this weekend. Mikado will host a two out of three double elimination competition and the first three places win spots in the Tenkaichi Budokai League.

As usual, tune in to Jonio-san’s Twitch stream to catch the action. It will take place Sunday, December 11th, 2:00 p.m. JST (for PST, that’s December 10th 9 p.m., midnight EST).

Read up on our Guide to Tenkaichi Budokai for a thorough overview on the league as well as players who participated in the voting contest.

Sources: Jonio-san; 2dJazz

Ever since Killer Instinct’s Season 3 wrapped up and all its content was released, more than a few players have been wondering if there would be anything more for the game. Now, a new discovery in the Xbox One version of the game may indicate that there are still things to come.

Over on Twitter, Julian Duran has posted images and video of what may be a brand new Killer Instinct character that may have been discovered by poring through the Xbox One menu. Named “Kilgore”, the new character looks a bit like classic character Fulgore, except with a different face, and what seems to be a gatling gun on his arm.

@KillerInstinct @IToTheG what's KILGORE? pic.twitter.com/zs53LbfBVd

— Julian Duran (@BeGlad_I) December 8, 2016

@TheSilkiest pic.twitter.com/FyKki7XCM0

— Julian Duran (@BeGlad_I) December 8, 2016

Take note that this discovery doesn’t necessarily mean that a Season 4 for Killer Instinct is in the works, it could just be a new costume for Fulgore. With the Killer Instinct World Cup coming in March 2017, expect some more Killer Instinct news filtering out in the new year. Stay locked on to Shoryuken for more as this story develops.

Source: Julian Duran

Today we feature a set from two players not currently seen much in terms of the competitive spotlight, as the two are known more for their “Excellent Adventures” these days—Mike “4th Place” Ross and Gootecks face off in this First-to-7 war, marking the first time the two have ever competed against each other inside a Battle Lounge.

Armed with their signature Laura and Urien, will Mike prove once and for all that he’s “The People’s Champ?” Or will Gootecks’ mastery of the “Dominating Light” from his Street Fighter III: Third Strike days guide him to victory with the Vice President of the Illuminati? This may not be the absolute strongest level of play we’ve seen out of these two characters so far in SFV season one, but it’s guaranteed to be entertaining! Find out who reigns supreme in the video below, and be sure to check out Xuses’ YouTube channel for plenty of high-level SFV action, including this recent set between Haitani’s Necalli and Osayu’s Cammy.

Source: XusesGB

Humble Bundles are a truly great thing. Giving massive discounts helps companies turn a profit on mostly older titles while also giving players the opportunity to experience new games and help donate to charity. While the majority of fighting game sales are on other platforms, such as Steam or PlayStation, today we have some recent Capcom fighters showing up for big discounts.

Save big with the Capcom sale on Humble Bundle! Dead Rising, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and more: https://t.co/SgKS5bwZEn pic.twitter.com/oF2ScwjoSa

— Capcom-Unity (@Capcom_Unity) December 8, 2016

Specifically, we have Street Fighter V on sale for $30, with the Season Pass being $22.49, as well as Street Fighter V Deluxe being purchasable for $53.99. Since the Deluxe purchase is just the base game and the DLC rolled in one, you would be better off just buying the game and the Season Pass together for $52.49, saving yourself $1.50.

Street Fighter X Tekken is also on sale for only $6.00, making this a great time to hop into that piece of Street Fighter history. There are plenty of other Capcom titles available, browse through and maybe pick up something other than Street Fighter while you’re there.

Source: Capcom-Unity (Twitter)

Just a week after being showcased at Capcom Cup, the latest installment in the Marvel Vs. franchise has a listing on Amazon: both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are available, slated to ship December 31st 2017. That date is certainly just a placeholder, as there is no official release date announced yet.

The Amazon listing doesn’t add anything that we didn’t already know about the game, and is available for $59.99–Amazon Prime members should also receive a discount, picking the title up for $47.99. If a lower price is announced or any additional pre-order bonuses appear through Amazon, those should be adjusted into your pre-order.

Source: Amazon; Wario64 (Twitter)

Not one to be left out of the pro circuit trend which is taking over fighting games, SNK has released more details about the King of Fighters XIV World Championships which are set to take place early in 2017. With their new esports initiative, SNK is planning to sponsor more tournaments to become part of the qualifying stages of the KOF World Championship, so more and more players can get a chance to win Antonov’s shiny championship belt and be crowned the actual King of Fighters.

While more tournaments are slowly being added to this early 2017 season, this new information mainly revolves around the final two tournaments that will end the World Championships. This penultimate stage will be the “Four Kings” Tournament held in Tokyo on February 18th, 2017. 16 top players will be invited to compete, either by gaining ranking points from qualifiers or being specially selected by SNK, until only four finalists remain.

These “Four Kings” will then be invited to Beijing to compete in the Championship Finals in mid-March, where they will compete for the title of King of Fighters, as well as some “gorgeous prizes,” according to SNK. SNK will be providing accommodation and flights to anyone who makes it to either the Four Kings Tournament or the Championship Finals so get entering those qualifier event to win that all-expenses paid trip.

More details can be found on SNK’s official site and keep an eye on SNK’s Twitter, as they regularly announce new tournaments which are acting as KOF XIV World Championship qualifiers.

Source: SNK

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Limited-edition red, white, and blue variants of the HORI Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai–now in stock and available.

HORI’s Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai is a robust and certainly popular fight stick–its relatively low cost makes it an easy go-to stick for new world warriors. As we previewed back in September, HORI now offers new “Colored Series” variants on the RAP4 Kai, available in red, white, and blue models, as you can see in the gallery below.

They feature HORI’s Hayabusa joystick and matte Hayabusa pushbuttons, and are compatible with the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3–and PC via X-Input.

These are now in stock at Arcade Shock, available for $149.99 with same-day shipping. You can get one in time for a fellow fighter on your holiday gift list if you place an order before December 17th. Arcade Shock is also currently offering a flat shipping rate of $14.95 on fight sticks to continental U.S. addresses.

The big draw of the Colored Series is modding of course, since you get three new color schemes to work around! Arcade Shock themselves created this Street Fighter-themed mod using the blue RAP4 Kai and the Street Fighter “chibi” character pushbuttons:

Source: Arcade Shock

Even though Tekken 7 isn’t actually out on general release, the world of Tekken is gearing up for the biggest event of the year, with the Global Finals of the King of the Iron Fist tournament happening tomorrow, live from Tokyo. This event comes after multiple qualifiers held all around the world, to decide who is truly the best Tekken 7 player, even though the game is only available in arcades.

To help people organize their viewing for tomorrow, the official Tekken Twitter has released a viewing schedule, with the aid of master FGC statistician acekingoffsuit. The action kicks off at 4:30pm PST/7:30pm EST, with there being a scheduled break after pools play, before top 16 starts at about 7:30pm PST/10:30pm EST. Once the winner has been named, there will be a short awards ceremony and a special Tekken announcement, which will probably be the worldwide release date for Tekken 7: Fated Retribution.

Be sure to tune in for the TEKKEN 7 – KING OF IRON FIST TOURNAMENT GLOBAL FINAL tomorrow! Thanks @acekingoffsuit for creating this chart! pic.twitter.com/20sXXt2BWx

— TEKKEN 7 (@TEKKEN) December 9, 2016

You can find a picture of who is in which pool below, courtesy of FlyingWonkey. The bracket is dominated by players mainly from Japan and South Korea, with three American representatives and the countries of Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and the Philippines fielding a player each. All the action will be streamed over on the Tekken Twitch channel so make sure to tune in to see the world’s best Tekken players have at it.

The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – Tournament player blocks for the Grand Finals tomorrow pic.twitter.com/rXsgOkFjJQ

— Wonkey (@Flying_Wonkey) December 9, 2016

Sources: Tekken; acekingoffsuit; Flying_Wonkey