French players are very lucky in the pre-release environment of SoulCalibur VI. Not only are top players like Hayate and Kayane heavily involved in playtesting the game, but it turns out that quite a few of France’s big names — such as SCII Astaroth legend Saitoh and SCV World Tournament grand finalist Akire — also got to try out SCVI’s latest build through French gaming website GamerGen.
We’ve collected the footage from GamerGen below. Get out your notepads, this is some of the best gameplay you can find right now (and in the case of Seong Mi-Na, nearly the only competent footage of her in existence at the moment.)
Another fighter gains back their original outfit in Street Fighter V.
While Capcom has picked up the habit of selling prior costumes back to us as Nostalgia outfits when they introduce a returning fighter to Street Fighter V‘s roster (see: Akuma, Blanka, Cody, Sakura, Sagat…), some of the veterans that were in the launch cast haven’t gotten that treatment yet. It seems that Fighting Chance — SFV’s Fight Money-fueled lootbox game — will be an opportunity to amend this, as evidenced by the latest prize, “The Naked Nobleman”:
It's time to dance!
Vega's Classic costume from Street Fighter II is available in Fighting Chance until October 22! pic.twitter.com/zc1P0JvpxG
Vega fans that want their shirtless psychopath back have until October 22 to pull this prize from Fighting Chance. Maybe this means we’ll see SFV’s Dhalsim get a chance for a shave in the future?
Korean publishers Kakao Games are releasing a new mobile RPG for Capcom fans.
Capcom Super League Online will feature characters from Capcom’s classic IPs, spanning from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney to the Devil May Cry series.
While the game is as yet unreleased, promotional images from the title tease the possibility of it being a turn-based RPG, where players can form teams of Capcom’s characters to battle against enemies. Further speculation suggests that a gacha-style system will be put in place for players to unlock the characters, due to the sheer amount teased in the images. The title is set to feature a variety of mini-games, as well.
Characters teased for the game include Ryu, Cody Travers (Final Fight iteration), and even Sodom, as shown below.
While a release date has yet to be announced, the game is currently planned as a South Korean exclusive. However, players may pre-register for the title through Kakao Games’ website – provided they speak Korean!
Absolver is arguably one of the most ambitious indie fighters on the market — with customizable movesets, online/offline hybrid gameplay, and an open world as complex as its combat, it seems as though the developers at Sloclap couldn’t possibly offer anything more to the table. Despite this, Absolver‘s first major expansion, titled Downfall, went live just recently.
Absolver: Downfall is a free expansion available now with new procedural dungeons for solo and cooperative play, a new combat style, new gear, and much more!
Adjusting the game at its base, Absolver: Downfall will surely change the way the entire game is played, bringing even more new ideas to the unique 3D fighter. Downfall comes as a free update to the already-released Absolver, which can be found on both the PlayStation Store and Steam for $14.99 (until October 1st — full price is $29.99).
The world of Dragon Ball FighterZ keeps expanding!
Bandai Namco has dropped a free update for Dragon Ball FighterZ today — and it comes with a fair bit of stuff:
A massive free update is now available for Dragon Ball FighterZ! This update brings a new original stage, additional levels for the Ranked Match, new 1v1 and 2vs2 versus options and Halloween themed avatars, stamps, player card, titles and outfit colors. Boost your game now! pic.twitter.com/LENW3hiktq
In addition to new levels for Ranked, a pile of Halloween-themed customization items, and some changes to Versus, we’re getting a brand-new stage, the Galactic Arena. The preview above also promises more free content to come, so keep fighting!
If you love Monster Hunter games, you may be interested to hear that Monster Hunter Stories, the series’ first-ever RPG, is now available for both iOS and Android mobile devices. According to Capcom, the game is a one-time purchase with “NO additional fees required” and there are no in-app purchases available. Data from Monster Hunter Stories: The Adventure Begins can also be imported and localized versions are available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
If you’re in the mood for over two hours of the theme that goes with everything, TheDarkAce has you covered. This compilation of the multiple versions of Guile’s iconic theme that originated in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior follows the music’s changes up to modern titles like Street Fighter V, and even includes remixes of the tune that were released outside of the games themselves.
If you are feeling more of a wandering warrior vibe, TheDarkAce also put together five (!) hours of Ryu’s theme.
When will we see this book made manifest in the Earthrealm?
The bloody and savage fantasy world that has developed around the Mortal Kombat franchise has many fans, but few are as passionate as those at Uppercut Editions, who have been working to get official backing behind their massive MK book project, the Book of Souls.
The book has gone through a few iterations (previously titled as the Book of Remembrance) but the goal (and the results) have been consistent: this is a massive collection of Mortal Kombat facts, lore, and trivia that the fans who love this world could easily become lost in. The 250+ page book covers the entire history of the franchise from its beginnings, up to and including Mortal Kombat X and Injustice 2.
The catch is: this isn’t a published book, not yet. Uppercut Editions has been working to get their fan project some official backing from Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios, but to date that has not been accomplished. According to Uppercut Editions:
We are a group of MK fans who started this project 3 years ago with almost no support from WB and NRS, and only advice from a DC comics author, Shawn Kittelsen. While we contacted various publishers — Udon Entertainment, DK publishing, Prima Games, Insight Editions and some other smaller publishers — all who wanted to work with us, we couldn’t quite gain traction with WB. Our books currently sit inside NetherRealm Studios for review, and we need fan help to basically put pressure on them to make this for all MK fans.
The project started as a petition and surged to over 10,000 signatures and we even had Richard Epcar voice and record for our trailer we did.
You can see some “unboxing” preview videos below from unCAGEDgamez and History Behind the Warrior, showing off early test printings of the book:
The most recent version of the project is also viewable digitally over at Uppercut Editions itself. Mortal Kombat fans definitely should go check it out — and if you like what you see, spread the word.
Major tournaments are hot-spots of exciting fights, and CEOtaku 2018 was no exception. Between the tense divisions of Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], the high-speed clashes of Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle, and even the wildly skillful Catherine bracket, there never seemed to be a dull moment at the Wyndham Resort — or the Tokyo Game Show.
On top of game announcements and details, TGS functioned as a Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition tournament, doubling down on the excitement from Orlando. With so much going on in just a few short days, it can be easy to forget the greatest hits — luckily, Echo Fox has compiled their team’s best moments from TGS, as well as their Dragon Ball FighterZ involvement at CEOtaku.
“For me, a video game is a puzzle with an objective to figure out. Spending that time understanding how win a game of Tekken, that’s where the fun is.”
Speedkicks is easily one of the Tekken scene’s most recognizable top talents. What might be less known is that the journey he took to get there started in Tekken Tag Tournament 2‘s beta test — and a lot of labbing to understand the puzzle that is fighting games, as opposed to some nebulous goal of “being the best”.
In his hour-long interview with BornFree, he shares his origin story, his love of Season 2’s re-balance, and his concern over Tekken World Tour’s new format. If you want to learn more about a top Tekken player’s mindset, this is the interview to watch!
