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It feels like just yesterday that we saw Evo 2014 wrap up in Las Vegas, but the organizers behind the largest fighting game tournament in the world are set to begin the latest round of hype-building for the next installment.

According to Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar, the first official Evo 2015 teaser will be unveiled later tonight during UltraChen TV. Much like past trailers, it was put together by the fantastic Seth Mussey.

As for what kind of details you can expect from this trailer, you’ll have enough information to start planning for your trip, specifically what weekend Evo 2015 will occupy and where it will take place. Game announcements are scheduled for the beginning of next year.

If you want to catch this premiere live, be sure to tune into UltraChen TV at 8:30 PM PDT, 11:30 PM EDT.

Source: Mr. Wizard

A quick word of warning before we move on to the bulk of this information: Some players enjoy discovering unlockable content like this on their own. If you’re still waiting to see Super Smash Bros. for Wii U’s secrets for the first time when you’ve completed the tasked required to unlock them, please give the back button on your browser a solid slap and return to the safety of the Shoryuken front page. Everyone else, scroll on down. The spoilers will begin directly below the game’s newly-released opening cinematic.

Consider yourselves warned!

If you’ve made it this far into the article, you’re likely excited to see the new, high-resolution renderings for the two more unlockable characters: Bowser Jr. and Mr. Game and Watch. Below, you’ll find a massive collection of screenshots of these two new competitors, beautifully rendered on the Wii U. If you think these fighters look good in the 3DS version, the screenshots below will almost certainly bring tears of joy to your eyes.

Check them out below and let us know what you think!

Bowser Jr.

Mr. Game and Watch

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is scheduled to hit North American shelves on November 21, with releases in Europe and Japan set for December 5 and 6, respectively.

Sources: IGN via HDKirin, Smash Bros.

If you’ve not taken advantage of past sale prices for Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, now is the perfect time to get in on the action. Green Man Gaming is currently offering the title at an incredibly reasonable price of $4.99, which can be knocked down to a shockingly low $3.90 with the code below entered at checkout:

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This is the lowest price ever offered for the Ultimate Edition of the title, which comes complete with all downloadable characters and costumes. Buy a copy for yourself. Buy a copy for a friend. Buy a copy for your mail carrier or your pet’s groomer. The price may never get quite this low again and it’d be an injustice to miss this opportunity.

Source: Green Man Gaming via NeoGAF

Earlier this morning, Nintendo released another patch for the handheld version of Super Smash Bros. 4 that brings the title up to the same designation. Much like the previous update, which dropped right before the North American launch, this one features balance adjustments that make for “a more pleasant gaming experience.”

Players have been scrambling to figure out what, if anything, was changed in this patch. Little concrete information has been uncovered at this point in time, so stay tuned for future findings.

Note that you will need to have this update applied to your game before you are able to partake in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS’ various online modes. Instructions on how to download and install this patch can be found here.

Source: Nintendo via papermarkis

Last night, Capcom divulged their plans to fix a brand new Ultra Street Fighter IV glitch that was uncovered after the ver.1.03 patch landed online, but it appears they may have a bit more work on their hands.

TechnicalCakeMix recently released a brand new video that shows off what he believes to be another bug. In the demonstration, Sagat is unable to land any attacks–normals, specials, super, ultra…anything–against Vega in training mode. It’s worth pointing out that, as he is unsure how this all came about and hasn’t been able to replicate it, there’s definitely a possibility that this isn’t a widespread issue, either throughout the rest of the game’s modes or with the entire cast.

So, any thoughts? Let us know if you’ve run into this issue before and any ideas you may have as to what caused it in the comments.

Source: TechnicalCakeMix

The Mix Up Night tournament series in Japan continues with its 22nd entry. This month’s tournament is the debut of Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, coupled with the return of The King of Fighters XIII. Catch the event maids and all as it happens at Maid Café CCOcha in Osaka on the MUN Twitch channel.

Watch live video from mixupnight on www.twitch.tv

Entry List

Source: Mix Up Night

Despite correcting numerous issues from a previous update, the ver.1.03 patch that was applied to Ultra Street Fighter IV earlier this month has unfortunately created a new issue involving Vega spread across PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Steam.

Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas recently brought this bug to light in a new Capcom-Unity blog post, detailing exactly what happens, what can be done to fix it on the fly, and their plans moving forward.

According to Rosas, the glitch works like this: should an opponent trade hits with Vega in the air during the Rolling Izuna Drop follow-up to his Flying Barcelona Special super, they may become frozen in mid-air–some instances may even see Vega become stuck as well. You’ll find a demonstration of the bug below, courtesy of owasoku.

While there are ways around this, either by simply attacking the frozen character, returning your offline console to the home menu, or waiting for an online match’s timer to run out, it’s certainly a frustrating scenario that they are in the process of fixing. Fortunately, they have already found what causes the issue, but working out the kinks will take a bit of time.

Capcom plans to have a correction to this bug released by the end of the year, and will be providing periodic updates between now and its launch.

Source: Capcom-Unity

During the first day of Capcom Pro Tour Asia’s finals event at GameStart 2014, Capcom revealed an early look at a brand new costume pack they have in store for Ultra Street Fighter IV.

While the previous collection focused on summer appropriate outfits for the extensive cast, this time around your favorite characters will be getting a bit more primal with animal-based alternates. You’ll find the preview below, which includes concept sketches for Dudley, Ryu, Gen, Hakan, and Cammy.

Which animals do you think the remaining fighters will represent in this costume pack? Feel free to let us know in the comments below.

Source: GameStart Asia, image courtesy of Furious