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If you need more of an excuse to get out to San Antonio in March, it has been announced that the Killer Instinct World Cup will have a $30,000 prize pot, which all 32 contenders will get a slice of. 27 players will have already qualified for the KIWC via events like Kombo Klash and by gaining Ranking Points, but five spots are still left in the final bracket.

There will be four single-elimination brackets held at KI World Cup, where players can try to gain one of the final spots in the top 32, with the fifth qualifier spot being decided via a special Pro Battle. Tickets for the Killer Instinct World Cup go on sale alongside the release of Kilgore on January 3rd, so get your wallets ready for a week today.

Huge money. Time to train. 3.6, the current version, is the KI cup version. Work hard. Take the prize! https://t.co/OKvwAO183Q

— The Keits (@TheKeits) December 26, 2016

Killer Instinct World Cup will be played on the current patch–patch 3.6–so get practicing for the competition in March. For all the information concerning hotels, other events and the general schedule of KIWC, make sure to check out the Facebook event for the details.

Source: Killer Instinct Cup

During the special Gundam Festival livestream, Bandai Namco has shown off live footage of Gundam Versus for the first time. Acting as the first Gundam Vs. title designed for consoles, this livestream acted as a showcase for the closed alpha test that was happened earlier in Japan, which gave a very small number of players the chance to battle it out in super-fast mech fights.

You can watch two of the demonstration matches below, showing off the general pace and direction of combat. Similar to assists you see in something like Marvel, pilots can call in special “Striker” Gundams to attack the enemy or distract them while you focus on another target. There are two new Awakening systems in Gundam Versus; the Blaze and the Lightning Gear. The Blaze Gear is similar to something like X-Factor, where a player gets a short boost of strength upon activation, which can increasing the damage they deal while decreasing the damage they take.

The Lightning Gear is an Awakening whose effects last much longer, but they are not as drastic as the Blaze Gear. If you are looking to act as the support Gundam in your two-person team, it’s best to pick Lightning Gear. While Bandai Namco are keeping tight lipped on a release date, Gundam Versus will have an Asian English version so mech pilots shouldn’t have to wait too long following the Japanese release.

Source: HD Kirin via Gematsu