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Starting tomorrow, Mortal Kombat X will see its first round of downloadable characters begin with the release of Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees. While a trailer was release this morning, the folks at NetherRealm Studios are set to provide more details about his gameplay during today’s special Kombat Kast, streaming live now.

To catch it all, be sure to tune in below or head on over to Twitch.

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

Source: NetherRealm Studios

Starting on April 30, the Killer Instinct developers began collecting all of the funds accrued by downloadable content sales into a special community fund. This money, they announced, would be used to bolster prize pools at various fighting game events across the country as a way to give back to the fans who have made their game a success thus far.

With a cap of $100,000, I personally thought there would be a good amount of time and various updates between the beginning of the campaign and when that goal was met, but boy was I wrong. According to new details released by Microsoft community manager Mike Robles, the community reached that total in just three days.

This ridiculous amount of money brings with it some added perks. Evo 2015’s Killer Instinct prize pool will receive half of that amount, giving high-level players a ton more to look forward to as the world’s largest fighting game tournament rapidly approaches. Additionally, the developers are set to turn Shadow Jago into more than just a skin by giving him access to a competition-ready version of his boss moveset.

If you’re still interested in picking up the elusive Shadow Jago skin, the new Community Bundle will be available until May 14.

Source: Microsoft Studios

When it comes to alternate costumes, Team NINJA has been very open to using fan-submissions for their characters in Dead or Alive 5. For the past couple of years, this has always culminated in a contests where fans get to submit their ideas in exchange for a chance to win prizes.

That tradition continues this year with Team Ninja’s announcement of their Halloween Costume Designer Challenge 2015. As with previous events, the winning designs will be included in the Halloween costume pack. In addition to this, ten personally selected winners will receive a special present from the developers.

Interested participants can head on over to Team NINJA’s official site for details on how to send in their designs. Take note that interested participants need to submit by May 31.

Source: Team NINJA

Earlier today, the SoulCalibur Facebook page opened a poll to ask fans of the series who their favorite fighters from the long-running franchise are. While it’s exciting that they’re asking something like this, there’s very little information surrounding exactly what the company plans to do with the data once it’s collected. In their own words, Project Soul “is probably preparing something huge,” and it doesn’t really get much more ambiguous than that.

Based on the fact that this poll includes nearly every character from the series up until this point, those betting on a new title are probably closer to correct than those expecting this to be a poll just for the sake of polling, but, again, we currently have no way of knowing.

The poll has been set up so that each person only gets to vote once, and only for one character. Think it over. Take a couple of weeks to relive memories spent in the arcade slamming people around with Nightmare, or look back on those somber evenings spent rafting with Siegfried, but be sure that you get your vote in by May 31st, as the poll will be closing then.

Source: SoulCalibur

Anyone who has completed the story mode for Mortal Kombat X has certainly run into a handful of characters that they wish had been playable from the time of the game’s release. One of those characters is the upcoming DLC fighter, Tanya.

As is stands, her in-game representation is far from complete, currently running without variants, without a full array of special moves and likely without all of the various strings that she’ll be equipped with once players get to take her to the arena for the first time. Many players have expressed concern for her current in-game representation, but may be pleased with the footage embedded below.

Thanks to a quick video from FKOutsider Yt, we can see that her appearance has been tweaked, albeit slightly. Once the brief in-game advertisement for Jason fades away, a fresh, new take on Tanya makes an appearance. You may notice that her general look has remained the same, but she has received some slight changes to the shape of her face, as well as new eyes that now emit a ghastly glow–a trait quite popular among the MK cast.

What do you all think about her new look? Let us know in the comments.

Source: FKOutsider Yt

Anyone who has completed the story mode for Mortal Kombat X has certainly run into a handful of characters that they wish had been playable from the time of the game’s release. One of those characters is the upcoming DLC fighter, Tanya.

As is stands, her in-game representation is far from complete, currently running without variants, without a full array of special moves and likely without all of the various strings that she’ll be equipped with once players get to take her to the arena for the first time. Many players have expressed concern for her current in-game representation, but may be pleased with the footage embedded below.

Thanks to a quick video from FKOutsider Yt, we can see that her appearance has been tweaked, albeit slightly. Once the brief in-game advertisement for Jason fades away, a fresh, new take on Tanya makes an appearance. You may notice that her general look has remained the same, but she has received some slight changes to the shape of her face, as well as new eyes that now emit a ghastly glow–a trait quite popular among the MK cast.

What do you all think about her new look? Let us know in the comments.

Source: FKOutsider Yt

Over the past few months, MadCatz has been busy pushing their Tournament Edition 2 line of arcade sticks. While this effort has helped stick players get ready for the current generation of consoles, those who preferred playing on their FightPad line last gen have been somewhat left out.

Responding to a question about the lack of FightPads for the current generation of consoles, MadCatz’s Mark “MarkMan” Julio has stated that these won’t come out until after Street Fighter V launches.

As previously reported, MadCatz has entered into a partnership with Capcom for the game. One of the products that they’re working on as part of this is a new FightPad tentatively named the FightPad PRO. This is most likely the new FightPad that MarkMan is referring to in his tweet.

Source: MarkMan via NeoGAF

When MadCatz released their Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2, they mentioned that they would be releasing accessories to help players customize their sticks. Well, one of the first of these accessories will soon be available to players. In a recent tweet, MadCatz’ Mark “MarkMan” Julio announced that their Type-N replacement panel for the TE2 will be available soon.

The Type-N replaces the standard TE2 top panel (including the acrylic cover), which uses MadCatz’ interpretation of the Taito Vewlix button layout, with one that uses the curved Namco Noir layout.  This layout is based on the one seen in Namco’s Noir arcade cabinet for their latest Tekken games. Additionally, it’s also similar to the Sega “Astro” layout seen in many older arcade candy cabinets.

As of now, there’s no official release date for the Type-N replacement panel. Stay locked on to Shoryuken for more on this and other arcade stick related news.

Source: MarkMan