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Any Street Fighter fan who grew up with the series as part of their childhood has most likely, at one time or another, wished that they could actually bust out a Hadouken like Ryu and Ken. Well now they can, and safely from the comfort of their own bedroom to boot.

The Street Fighter Hadoken Plush Ball from Multiverse Studio is a 9 by 12 inch stuffed toy made to look like the iconic projectile. Made with a cotton and polyester blend in three shades of blue, this plush toy is perfect for cosplaying as either character or for when you need zone your opponent out in pillow fights.

Interested fans and bedroom Ansatsuken warriors will be able to purchase the toy for $24.99 sometime this winter. In the meantime, check out images of the plush below and let us know what you think.

Source: Multiverse Studio via Toybox , Siliconera

If the majority of your gaming happens on Sony platforms, you’ve likely felt pretty left out over the past few weeks with all the fighting game sales taking place on Xbox and PC. Fortunately, this week’s PlayStation Network deals include a number of titles, both old and new, to spice up your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita libraries.

Similar to past sales, many of the fighters below come from NetherRealm Studios, meaning you can finally check out Mortal Kombat X or even expand your roster with a discounted Kombat Pack. You could also pick up Persona 4 Arena Ultimax if “anime” fighters are more your speed.

The full list of sales can be found in the handy table below.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Earlier this year, ESL provided the Mortal Kombat X community an excellent opportunity with a pro league centered around their game of choice. Regular online tournaments where held for three specific regions–North America, Europe, and the Russian Commonwealth–that culminated in an intense grand finals with representation from all over the world.

That league was such a success that they have announced a second season, with many of the same details as the first. An open bracket will launch every weekend and be narrowed down until only eight players remain. The following Wednesday, that group will be put into a special Fatal Eight bracket for ranking points, which will determine the competitors that take part in the main event.

This time around, however, the money has been significantly increased. Each weekly tournament will feature $1,000 in payouts, and the finals now boast a $100,000 prize pool.

ESL’s Mortal Kombat X Pro League is set to kick off preseason competition this Sunday, October 18, with the regular season beginning on November 1. Players can expect the main event to go down sometime early next year. For more details on regional start times, follow the link below.

Source: ESL Gaming

Eric “Big E” Small announced yesterday that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have decided to drop $10,000 into Northeast Championship 16’s Mortal Kombat X. While this is far from the only pot bonus heading the tournament’s way, it’s the largest by a fair margin. Their generous contribution pushes the end-of-year event’s total prize pools to over $20,000 across all titles.

While a handful of games did receive hard caps for their entry numbers last month, Mortal Kombat X was not affected. Hopefully this big cash prize will be enough motivation to draw out fatality fans from around the country, and perhaps the world.

Northeast Championships 16 is scheduled for December 11-13 in Essington, Pennsylvania. More information can be found through their official website.

Sources: Big E and Test Your Might

With the date for The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2015 looming ever closer, Tekken fans from all over the world are waiting to see who will make it to the final tournament lineup. Now, thanks to a recent announcement on the tournament’s site, we know of one more player who will be participating: Alexandre “AK” Lavarez.

The teen Tekken prodigy has been invited on the merit of his performance in last year’s anniversary tournament. AK will be joining qualified players such as Nobi, AO, Mr. Naps, and more.

The same post also gave updated details on the tournament’s qualifying spots for the tournament. You can check these out below.

• 11 qualifying players from Japan – 2 of which from the female division. (Yurisan no Hou, Maxi)
• 8 qualifying players from Korea
• 2 qualifying players from Evo 2015 – Nobi, AO.
• 2 qualifying players from North America – West Coast (Mr. Naps), East Coast (Oct. 18)
• 3 qualifying players from Europe – Paris Games Week (Oct. 29)
• Tekken’s 20th Anniversary Event performer – AK from the Philippines.

The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2015 will take place on December 12.

Source: Tekken via Avoiding the Puddle

We were contacted earlier today with information regarding the upcoming NEVER GIVE UP, a tournament that’s set to take place in Santiago, Chile at the end of November. As you might expect, this event boasts a lineup of all the most popular current titles, including Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat X, and Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, among others. Attendees can also expect side tournaments and cosplay competitions.

At the moment, a handful of notable Peruvian Ultra Street Fighter IV players are confirmed to be in attendance, as well as Evil Geniuses’ Kenneth “K-Brad” Bradley. With well over a month left until the tournament takes place, there’s still plenty of time to plan a trip down to Santiago to throw down with top-notch South American talent.

For more information surrounding this and other upcoming events hosted by Fighting Games Generation, you can check out their Facebook page.

Source: Fighting Games Generation

The folks at Humble Bundle recently unveiled their latest campaign, packed with recent and semi-recent Capcom titles, including Ultra Street Fighter IV. If you’re reading Shoryuken, chances are you’ve already got a copy of this game for your console of choice, but if you’re a PC player and you find yourself longing for a way to chuck Hadoukens on Steam, here’s your chance.

For those out of the loop, Humble Bundles can typically be purchased for any price (one dollar, one thousand dollars, you name it), and once you pay, you’ll be given Steam codes to add the games to your account. In this case, however, you must pay at least $15 in order to unlock Ultra Street Fighter IV. You can, of course, pay more than that if you wish, and don’t forget to denote how much of your purchase should be donated to charity.

Even if you’re not the most hardcore Street Fighter fan, the bundle also includes games like Strider, Resident Evil Revelations, and Lost Planet 3, to name a few. This deal is set to last through the next two weeks, so jump on it soon if you’re interested.

Source: Humble Bundle via Destructoid, tip via RaZx

Just in time for the Halloween season, the folks at Microsoft and Iron Galaxy Studios have decided to offer discounts on three of the spookier Killer Instinct characters. Sabrewulf, Spinal, and Hisako all have their own ties to things that go bump in the night, and if you’ve found yourself lacking them in your current roster of characters, now’s the perfect time to pick them up and strike fear into the hearts of your enemies.

The aptly named Horror Pack, which includes all three characters for only $10, also comes bundled with 3,375 Gold (a $10 value itself) so you can spruce up your new characters before taking them online. Be sure to head over to the Xbox Live store to grab this bundle while you still can.

Source: Xbox Live via Ultra Combo

The ability to update games on the fly has given developers the opportunity to spice up their titles with limited content based on holidays, and Bandai Namco Entertainment is set to do just that in Pokkén Tournament for Halloween.

During the upcoming festivities, players will be able to deck out their trainers in Halloween-themed costumes as well as battle in a special stage designed around the holiday.

Apart from aesthetics, the update is set to rebalance the title with a number of gameplay adjustments for the existing cast and introduce a brand new support duo consisting of Mismagius and Ninetales.

Pokkén Tournament’s Halloween event is scheduled to last from October 15 to November 3.

Source: Pokkén Tournament, tip via Cellsai

Over the past year, pretty much every major Killer Instinct tournament was building to something greater: the Killer Instinct World Cup. Organized by the folks at San Antonio’s Ultra Arcade, this circuit was crafted to give fans of the rebooted Xbox One fighter an event similar to Capcom Cup and the tour that precedes it, with all the prestige you would expect of such a tournament.

The bracket was originally capped at sixteen players, decided through immediate qualifiers at events like Evo 2015 and Combo Breaker as well as a ranking system for consistent placers, but yesterday the organizers announced they have expanded the event to include 32 competitors in total. And instead of a $10,000 prize pool, players will be competing for three times that amount thanks to the Killer Instinct Community Fund set up by Microsoft and Iron Galaxy Studios.

But that’s not all! This expansion has opened up four separate last-chance qualifiers to be held the day before the tournament. These brutal, single-elimination brackets will give folks who just missed out on qualifying through other means the chance to break into the finals, so be on the look out for some intense competition ahead of the main event.

Killer Instinct World Cup is scheduled for January 21-20 in San Antonio, Texas. For more details on what this event is bringing to the table, including hiring Combo Breaker’s Rick Thiher as production manager and additional support from “symphonic metal band” Heliosaga, check out the original announcement by following the link below.

Source: Ultra Arcade