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The forces of darkness are marshaling themselves against Earth, and Gargos is raring to start his invasion. However, due to modern military simulations–and Iron Galaxy’s desire to makes some last minute tweaks–Killer Instinct players can now sign up to get early access to the new single-player Shadow Lords mode, ahead of its September 20th release.

By going over to the sign up page over on Ultra Combo, players can get a chance to receive a Shadow Lords token which gives them the ability to play this mode early. This is not a guarantee that you will gain access if you sign up; Iron Galaxy is checking to see if they do need more players to generate extra data to help balance the mode before launch, so don’t be disappointed if you do not receive a token. Also, this sneak peek of Shadow Lords is only available for Xbox One users–and elements of the game will change ahead of its official release.

You are allowed to stream, make videos or take screenshots of Shadow Lords if you do gain early access but do keep in mind, it’s still subject to change, so don’t go making that tutorial video on how to beat Gargos in two seconds just yet. You can check out some footage of Shadow Lords from back in August at Gamescom, if you are on the fence about signing up for a chance at early access.

Source: Ultra Combo

Some time back, we reported on the fact that a set of unused stage transitions and finishes had been found in Street Fighter V. While interesting, the original discovery only allowed their animations to work in the Bustling Side Street stage. Now however, modders have found a way to get them to work in their proper stages.

TheChosenJuannn over at the r/StreetFighterMods subreddit has released a new mod that enables these stage transitions and finishes in their proper stages for the PC version of Street Fighter V.  Sadly, as you can see in the video below, the mod only shows the animation of the defeated character–the stages themselves seem to be missing more than a few models, textures, and animations. Still, it offers a glimpse into something that Capcom is likely adding sometime down the line.

Interested players on PC can find the mod over on Reddit. Take note that the mod only adds the right side transitions and finishes–the left side ones have yet to be made to work. More importantly, using these online can cause a disconnect when they’re triggered.

Sources: Reddit; SFV Mods Street Fighter V Mods