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Area now available as part of Fighting EX Layer’s Version 1.3.0 update

The Genius Inventor finally enters the fray!

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from the ARIKA-developed Fighting EX Layer, but the title’s Version 1.3.0 update was released for Playstation 4 and Steam PC, notably adding Street Fighter EX veteran Area to the playable roster, after she was initally teased with the announcemnt of Sharon and SNK’s Terry Bogard last year at Evo 2018.Unfortunaly, she will not have any Expert Challenges.

In addition to the new fighter, this patch also adds an Online Spectator Mode, allowing players to observe matches they aren’t actively particpating in within Lobbies, as well as some general improvements to the online experience.

The team also fixed a bug where Sharon’s Half Moon attack did not trigger the Critical Gougi, as well as making some minor balance adjustments to Shriase, Sanane, and Hokuto, by standardizing the input of their Ryuusui special move, while also increasing its startup.

The developer is unsure of whether or not they will be adding Area to the game’s Arcade version at this time. You can see the full patch notes, as well as some over three hours of developer gameplay with Area, below:

Ver 1.3.0 Changes

Character Changes

Additional Characters
-> Area
*Area does not have any Expert Mode challenges.

Improvements to Netplay Matches
-> The Netplay has been improved, along with additions and adjustments to the UI.

New Online Mode added for Testing.
-> A mode that allows you to spectate matches (Spectator Mode) has been added
*For PS4 and Steam versions only.

Spectator Mode (In Testing)
This mode allows a Player to create a Lobby and spectate the matches of other Players who join.

*Game Balancing
The input for Shirase, Sanane, and Hokuto’s special move 「Ryuusui」has been standardized, and the startup has increased.

*Bug Fixes and Balancing
Fixed an issue with Sharon where using Half Moon does not trigger the Critical Gougi.

Catch ARIKA’s videos detialing Area and the 1.3.0 update below!

With the last advertised character now being officially released, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for FEXL. Will Area be the last piece of major DLC released for the game, or will ARIKA continue to support the title?

Perhaps we’ll get an answer this August at Evo 2019? What else would you like to see added to Fighting EX Layer in the future? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.

Source: ARIKA (Facebook) (YouTube)

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Starbase – Rental Lots Feature Video

The latest Starbase video to explore some of the game’s features is out, this time about “rental lots”. Rental lots are Starbase’s player housing, a player’s starbase to call home. The video lays out the details on how a player can achieve ownership of a starbase and what types of features can be added to it such as a landing platform, storage and “business” space, and much more.

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GreedFall – Release Date Announcement

If you’ve been looking for what could potentially be the next great RPG, look no further than Greedfall. Focus Home Interactive has sent out a brand new trailer to announce the release date for Greedfall. Look for it on September 10th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Funcom Showcases 12 Minutes of Moons of Madness Gameplay

Moons of Madness is Funcom’s upcoming horror game and the team is ready to show off what players will experience as they face terror in space. The new video features over ten minutes of gameplay footage featuring Shane Newehart, the title’s protagonist. Moons of Madness has ties to Secret World thanks to the Orochi group that built the secret research facility where Newehart is stationed.

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The Jimquisition Examines ‘the Addictive Cost of Predatory Monetization’

Jim Sterling has published a new video regarding what he believes is “the addictive cost of predatory video game monetization”. In the half-hour long documentary, Sterling speaks about the impact of microtransactions and loot boxes and the effect they have on players. He looks “at the human cost of predatory monetization” and even speaks with a mobile studio CEO “whose tactics for hunting ‘whales’ sound scarily like instructions for selling drugs”.

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Starbase – Gunfights & Weapons Feature Video

The latest Starbase video is out and about, this time featuring both weapons and gunfights. Viewers will be treated to a visual of how combat will look, at least in this early stage, when the voxel-vertex-based space-themed MMO is released.

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ICYMI: Dead Or Alive 6 Version 1.06 adds King of Fighters guest characters Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond, 1.06a adjusts new fighters

Rematch option in Lobbies and balance changes also implemented

Version 1.06 is a big update for fans of Dead Or Alive 6. This update adds the final portion of DLC content contained in the game’s first Season Pass, guest characters Mai Shiranui (returning from Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round) and Kula Dimond from SNK’s King Of Fighters XIV.

The pair come packed with a set of maid, pirate, nurse, and bunny costumes based off of the themed costume bundles released for the other fighters within the Season Pass. Additionally, there have been some various quality-of-life improvements to the game, such as the addition of rematches to Lobbies, expanded text chat availability, as well as addressing some other pesky bugs.

Kasumi, Helena, Bass, Hayate, Leifang, Ayane, Eliot, La Mariposa, Brad, Hitomi, Mila, Bayman, Honoka, NiCO, and Phase-4 have also received some minor balance adjustments. Version 1.06a released a few days afterward, patching various aspects of the newly released characters and Hitomi. You can read the full patch notes  for version 1.06 and 1.06a Team Ninja’s site.

Check out some awesome footage from the new fighters from Dengeki Online and the official DOA Twitter below!

Mai and Kula are available as part of the Season Pass 1 for $92.99, which also includes their individual Debut Costume Sets, the Happy Wedding Volume 1 and 2, and Pirates of the 7 Seas Volume 1 and 2, for the entire cast, as well as NiCO’s Technomancer Gear and Nyotengu’s Wrestling Costume. Xbox One, Steam, and PlayStation 4 players outside of the West can buy Kula and Mai individually for $7.99 each, or for $15.99 for one character and her outfits.

Each of their five debut attires can be bought for either $9.99 apiece, or for those looking to snag all the SNK goodness, you can grab the King Of Fighters XIV Content Mashup Bundle for 29.99 to get both ladies and their combined ten outfits.

Will you be using either of these SNK ladies in DOA6? Share your thoughts in the Comments.

Source: Team Ninja; Dengeki Online (YouTube); DOATEC_OFFICIAL (Twitter)

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RUNE II: Loki’s Ages of Ragnarok Spotlight

Human Head Studios has sent out a brand new trailer for Rune II. While he is supposed to die at the end of Ragnarok, Loki who has found a way to change the flow of time and sends the world into an “infinite cycle of chaos”. Every era in the cycle is marked by a new variety of challenges: “perpetual night, giant-filled lands, harsh ice-ridden landscapes and more”.

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RUNE II: Loki’s Ages of Ragnarok Spotlight

Human Head Studios has sent out a brand new trailer for Rune II. While he is supposed to die at the end of Ragnarok, Loki who has found a way to change the flow of time and sends the world into an “infinite cycle of chaos”. Every era in the cycle is marked by a new variety of challenges: “perpetual night, giant-filled lands, harsh ice-ridden landscapes and more”.

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Draw your blade and prepare to embrace death with Samurai Shodown’s launch trailer

It’s finally time to Embrace Death!

After over a decade, the wait is finally over, and the time to finally embrace death has arrived, as SNK’s latest edition of Samurai Shodown is now available!

Featuring a launch cast of 16 characters, including series vets Haohmaru, Kyoshiro Senryo, Earthquake, Tam Tam, Hanzo Hatorri, Galford, Yagyu Jubei, Nakoruru, Ukyo Tachibana, Genjuro Kibagami, Shiki, Yoshitora, and Charlotte. Along with newcomers Darli Dagger, Yashamaru Kurama, and Wu-Ruixiang, the title serves as a reboot of the classic footsies-based, bloody, weapon-based 2D combat the series is known for.

On top of your standard Story, Versus, Online, Time Trial, Survival, and Gauntlet modes, the title also features the unique Dojo Mode, which allows players to battle against their own AI Ghosts that will mimic and learn from their patterns and habits, which they can then upload online to share with other players.

Additionally, a Season Pass has been announced, that will see Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama, and Wan-Fu join the roster between August and February, which can be obtained for free if players pick up the game before June 30th, so if you’re interested, act quickly. You can see the game’s launch trailer below, as well as its opening cinematic, which pays homage to the original title’s intro, below. The title will no doubt have some serious competition at Evo 2019.

Samurai Shodown is available now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with releases for Nintendo Switch, Steam PC and Google Stadia, set to come in the future.

Will you be #EmbracingDeath? Let us know in the Comments.

Source: Samurai Shodown