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Early this morning, Arc System Works announced that they will be bringing Skullgirls 2nd Encore to Japan. Developed by Lab Zero Games, this updated release of their original indie fighter brings the action to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, bundling together a variety of post-release content made possible by a successful crowdfunding campaign.

2nd Encore is set to include full Japanese voice work upon arriving in the east, but don’t hold your breath if you’re hoping for this audio to show up in the North American version. Rights for those kinds of things can get pretty expensive.

There’s currently no word as to when players can expect Skullgirls 2nd Encore to drop in Japan, so stay tuned for more details.

Sources: Arc System Works, Lab Zero Games, tips via meja, Kongk4, and Wenzel

After five separate events in years past, the folks over at Versus Gameplay are ready to present yet another weekend of exciting competition at Absolute Battle 6 this September. With a wide variety of games and high-level production courtesy of PandaxGaming, Texas is sure to have another hit on their hands.

In addition to qualifiers for Killer Instinct and Dead or Alive 5 Last Round’s respective tours, Absolute Battle 6 will feature tournaments for Ultra Street Fighter IV (with an additional $1000 pot bonus), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Mortal Kombat X, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND. And with PxG in attendance, you can also expect a handful of exciting exhibitions courtesy of their Ultimate Fight Night series.

Online registration is currently open, and players who register before September 14 will receive an Absolute Battle 6 shirt and custom player card.

Absolute Battle 6 is scheduled for September 25-27. More details can be found through the official website.

Source: Versus Gameplay

With all the excitement surrounding Microsoft’s announcement of a third season of Killer Instinct content, one key piece of information might have been lost in the shuffle for all you crazed Battletoads fans out there.

Though the Rash reveal was crazy in and of itself, some official sources described Killer Instinct season three as having multiple guest characters show up during season three while others didn’t, leading some puzzle over the lack of parity. Fortunately, creative director Adam Isgreen was quick to answer a fan’s question concerning this matter, confirming that the fighting frog won’t be the only cameo in the upcoming season.

So, the question remains: who else is there? Feel free to let us know who you want to see make an appearance in Killer Instinct in the comments below.

Killer Instinct season three is being developed by Iron Galaxy Studios with a planned released date of March 2016.

Source: Adam Isgreen

Killer Instinct Season 3’s first new character, Rash from Battletoads, is currently playable as part of a beta test for the next season. However, he’s not the only fighter joining the roster in the upcoming round of content.

Microsoft recently released a copy of the debut trailer for Rash that they showed at their Gamescom press briefing, with a little something extra at the end – a short glimpse of a set of nun-chucks.

Longtime Killer Instinct fans will most likely recognize this as the signature weapon of Killer Instinct 2’s Kim Wu. Alongside Tusk and the bosses Eyedol and Gargos, Kim is one of the remaining characters from the original games who has yet to appear in Microsoft’s reboot for the Xbox One.

Does this mean that we’ll finally get to see her in the new game? Only time will tell. In the meantime, check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.

Source: Ultra-Combo

Earlier today, the official Street Fighter account on Twitter sent out a rather interesting message concerning the latest character to be revealed in Street Fighter V, Vega. While typically a charge character, the tweet in question revealed that the Spanish ninja will instead control with motion inputs.

The developers have made similar changes to other characters in Street Fighter V, such as removing the piano inputs on Chun-Li’s Hyakuretsukyaku (Lightning Leg) in favor of a quarter-circle, but the idea of Vega being altered so drastically piqued our interests. Could it be possible that one of his stances would retain the usual charge motions while the other took on this altered control scheme?

Seeing as these questions weren’t answered by other reports, we contacted Capcom community manager and Street Fighter V associate producer Peter “Combofiend” Rosas for clarification. “We’re just testing him out without charge motions at this moment in time,” he explained. “It’s not final by any means. If it’s a good fit, it may stay. If it’s too strong, it could go. We were just giving players a heads up so they’re not in utter shock when they use him at Gamescom.”

With Capcom’s added emphasis on offensive play in Street Fighter V, it’s no surprise that these changes have been made, as charge characters tend to be played rather defensively due to their controls. Now let’s see if this particular adjustments sticks.

Source: Street Fighter via NeoGAF

Looking back, it isn’t hard to realize that Evo 2015 was the biggest installment of the tournament series since its inception. We felt it, both in-person and watching at home. But for those who prefer to back these sorts of things up with hard facts, the folks at Twitch have provided detailed stats concerning viewership.

The biggest figure here is probably the sheer amount of people who tuned in over the weekend, amounting to just under 4 million unique visitors. This constituted a 66% increase from last year. In fact, all factors, from concurrent numbers to total views, grew from Evo 2014, breaking even the lofty goals set by its predecessors.

To check out the entire breakdown, be sure to visit Twitch.

Source: Twitch via NeoGAF