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The United Kingdom’s premier Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament, Gutter Trash, returns for its fourth installment this weekend, February 21-22. Taking place at the Heart of Gaming arcade in West London, Gutter Trash 4 will once again feature some of the best 3rd Strike players from both the local regions as well countries such as France, Switzerland, and even Kuwait.

As with previous iterations, Gutter Trash 4 will feature both a singles tournament as well as a 2-on-2 team event. For those interested in catching live competition, keep your eye on the official Twitch channel.

Source: Gutter Trash

Here’s some interesting news for Dragon Ball Z fans who miss the older, 2D fighting games from the franchise’s past. The latest issue of V Jump has revealed that a new entry in the Dragon Ball Z: Butouden series is coming to Nintendo 3DS later this year.

Developed by none other than Arc System Works, who previously worked on the Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors series for the Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden is the latest installment in a long-running series that originated on the Super Nintendo. The most recent entry, Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden, landed on DS in 2011.

The game will feature over 100 different characters from the series in both one-on-one and team-style battles. The latter will feature a new mechanic called the Z Assist that will allow certain characters, such as Bulma and Chi Chi, to provide support for the main cast members.

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden will launch on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan sometime this summer. No word yet on whether or not it’ll make western shores.

Source: V Jump via Anime News Network, IGN

Last year, gaming center Cafeid put on Id Global Tournament 2014, bringing competitors from all over the world to South Korea to showcase their talents in the group’s very first international effort. The event was made even more special by its emphasis on King of Fighters, a series very few major events make a focal point of their festivities in this day and age.

Fortunately, the group is set to follow up the success of their first outing with another installment in 2015. While titles like Street Fighter, Marvel, and Guilty Gear are set to make appearances, the focus will once again be placed on SNK Playmore’s flagship fighting series, with competitions planned for both King of Fighters XIII and King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match.

A total prize pool of ₩15,000,000 KRW (~$13,500 USD) will be split among the games in the official tournament lineup, bumping the monetary rewards up a bit from last year’s event.

Id Global Tournametn 2015 is set to take place April 4-5 at the Oakwood Premier Incheon in Incheon, South Korea. Further details can be found here.

Fans expecting to try out Mortal Kombat X in the comfort of their homes before the official launch, get ready for disappointment. NetherRealm Studios creative director Ed Boon came forward a couple of days ago to reveal the upcoming title will not be released in demo form.

The studio’s previous fighting game effort, Injustice: Gods Among Us, found its way to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 two weeks before the full version reached players’ hands, allowing them some early time with the title’s mechanics.

According to producer Shaun Himmerick, this turn of events has led to a better final game. “We took that time to make a demo and made the launch game better,” he clarified.

Mortal Kombat X is scheduled to arrive for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on April 14.

Sources: Ed Boon, Shaun Himmerick via Destructoid

UPDATE – This sale is over!

Recently, Steam offered the newly-released port of The King of Fighters ’98 for half off and it looks like the SNK discount train has rolled on for another day.

As of this writing, you can grab a copy of the Steam edition of The King of Fighters XIII for just $10.19–a 66% discount off of the retail price. If you’ve somehow not managed to pick this up for yourself by now, this is the perfect time to start tossing some Power Waves!

This discount is set to run until 10 AM PST today (just under half an hour!) so don’t wait too long.

Source: Steam

Want to take your Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- frame data mobile? Have an Android phone? Then you might want to check out GunFrame, an unofficial app developed by Dustloop community member AnBi2199. This free tool includes frame numbers for the entire cast and also includes a helpful punish menu for showing what moves potentially punish others.

If you’re interested in grabbing the app, it’s available now on the Google Play Store and Amazon Appstore. Unfortunately for Apple users, the App is only available for Android, with no current plans to release the app for iOS.

Source: Dustloop, tip via Mynus

With a spot on the Capcom Pro Tour as a premier event and the biggest piece of the prize money outside of the main event, Evo 2015 is set to once again make a splash in the scene suitable to the largest fighting game tournament in the world. One new decision, however, has many left many players scratching their heads.

While a definite platform had yet to be set for Ultra Street Fighter IV when the tournament’s website first went live, a recent revision states that the title will be played exclusively on PlayStation 4.

Over the years, Street Fighter IV has graced a variety of platforms, including PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, all of which have been utilized in competition at one point or another. PlayStation 3 was the console of choice early on, but recent years have seen a shift to Xbox 360 due to frequent issues with Sony’s older platform.

Unfortunately, little can be gleaned about the PlayStation 4 port at this time, simply because it has yet to actually be released. The initial announcement at PlayStation Experience pegged the title for a spring 2015 launch, but details have been scarce since then.

One can possibly make the connection between this decision and Sony’s support of Capcom Pro Tour 2015, through which they most likely want to hype up the latest release of Ultra Street Fighter IV leading up to Street Fighter V’s arrival.

Evo’s Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar relayed to us that loaner sticks will be available for folks who don’t own a controller compatible with the new system, hopefully alleviating some of the added stress this change places on their shoulders.

Evo 2015 is scheduled for July 17-19. More details can be found through the official website.

Over the years, guest characters have become something of a tradition with NetherRealm Studios’ fighting games. Mortal Kombat 9 saw the inclusion of Freddie Krueger and Injustice: Gods Among Us featured studio mascot Scorpion.

In an interview with Gamer Fit Nation at Toy Fair 2015, comic creator Todd McFarlane stated that he has already given NetherRealm the green light to include Spawn in their projects, including the upcoming Mortal Kombat X. While this isn’t definite proof the demonic hellspawn will appear in the title, the option is there if the developers want to use him.

Creative director Ed Boon has stated in the past that there’s a good chance their next fighter will include a guest character, lending a bit more credence to the possibility of Spawn’s inclusion.

Many of you will probably remember that the character does have a history with fighting games, having previously appeared as a playable character in the Xbox version Bandai Namco Games’ Soulcalibur II.

First introduced to the comic world in 1992, Spawn employs a number of powers in his arsenal, including super strength, flight, shapeshifting, and more. Should he enter into the world of Mortal Kombat, how do you think he would fare?

Mortal Kombat X is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on April 14.

Source: Gamer Fit Nation