Come together: Vegito (SSGSS) coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ

The combination of Goku and Vegeta is a DLC character coming to DBFZ, according to a trailer posted by Bandai Namco Taiwan.

Vegito will join the cast of Dragon Ball FighterZ in his Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, or Super Saiyan Blue, form and will have his Spirit Sword, Savage Strike and Final Kamehameha as super attacks.

Much like Fused Zamasu, he also appeared in the possible DLC list created from datamining DBFZ earlier this year.

Readers can check out Vegito's trailer after the jump.

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CEO x NJPW tickets on sale May 4, first wrestlers announced

More information has been announced regarding the collaborative event between Community Effort Orlando and New Japan Pro-Wrestling that will take place during CEO 2018 on June 29 through July 1, 2018.

According to the CEO website, the wrestling event will be held in the Daytona Beach Ocean Center Arena. Tickets will be on sale starting May 4—May 3 presale for registered CEO attendees—with a price range from $20 to $100. The capacity for the arena has not been announced, but the Wrestling Observer puts it at 8,400.

In addition, CEO has named two of the wrestlers who will be performing at the show. Kenny Omega, who has attended CEO in the past, and legendary junior heavyweight Jushin Thunder Liger will be on the card as part of June 29's show. For more information, readers can check out CEO Gaming on Twitter and look for an official press release on the show on April 27.

Additional changes from recent SFV: AE patches detailed

The April updates to Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition apparently brought more changes than originally listed, as a new post by the developer indicates.

While Capcom listed the original changes that would be part of the balance update on April 3, some alterations were left off the list. Fifteen characters are affected by the omissions, with those changes now being listed in a PDF on the Capcom website.

However, according to datamining of the newest patch that was released with Falke on April 24 there are still unlisted adjustments for Akuma, Abigail, Blanka, Laura, Ryu, Sakura and Zeku. These changes, which include a buff to Abigail's crouching jab, can be found along with all the other changes in a handy color-coded format on Google Docs.

Blade Strangers coming summer 2018 for PS4, Switch, Steam

The collaboration fighting game from Nicalis and Studio Saizensen will soon be coming to consoles.

Blade Strangers brings two original characters into battle with those from Cave Story, Code of Princess EX and Umihara Kawase. According to Nicalis, the game "offers easy-to-learn four-button controls and simplified inputs for special moves, placing the focus on skill and strategy rather than button memorization."

Blade Strangers will be coming to PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam digitally this summer, with PS4 and Switch also receiving physical versions. Readers can check out some of the title's in-game action after the jump.

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Balance update coming to DBFZ, Fused Zamasu trailer released

A gameplay-changing patch will be coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ, and an official trailer for the game's most recently revealed DLC fighter has been uploaded.

During a recent Japanese stream for the game on OpenRec.tv, it was announced that a patch will be coming to DBFZ with changes to many members of the cast. Not only that, but according to Jiyuna the developers will also be tweaking the game's system mechanics. No insight was offered into what the developers will be altering with the update or when players will be able to expect its release.

In addition to this news, Bandai Namco has released the gameplay trailer for Fused Zamasu. As with all other character trailers for DBFZ the footage focuses on showcasing the character's intro and supers, leaving players to speculate on how he will play once he is released.

Readers can check out the trailer after the jump.

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R coming to Nintendo Switch

During a presentation at the Nexon Developer's Conference 2018, Arc System Works announced that the final iteration in the Guilty Gear XX series will be coming to the Switch.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R currently has no release date for the console, but ASW announced that the game will include the Korean soundtrack from Guilty Gear XX #Reload.

There is no other information available at this time. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R is currently available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and PS Vita consoles.

Degica Games titles on sale at The Humble Store

Publisher Degica Games is offering savings of up to 80 percent during a sale of its Steam offerings through The Humble Store.

The sale includes Koihime Enbu (now $15.99), Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena ($11.99) and Senko no Ronde 2 ($19.99). Other games seeing discounts include several Cave shoot 'em ups, Dariusburst Chronicle Saviors, RPG Maker titles and the Umihara Kawase trilogy.

Readers can check out the sale, which runs until April 30, at The Humble Store.

Dekillsage joins Echo Fox

Esports teams continue to increase their rosters and depth as Echo Fox has signed Jon "dekillsage" Coello to its fighting game team.

Coello first made his name in Skullgirls, where he won events such as Northwest Majors 7 and Summer Jam 9 in 2015 as well as Frosty Faustings 8 in 2016. Since the fall of 2017 Coello has broadened his focus, first to include Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, coming in third at NorthEast Championships 18 and fourth at Frosty Faustings X. Then as 2018 started he added Dragon Ball FighterZ, coming in fourth at Winter Brawl 12.

He will make his debut as part of Echo Fox at Naptown Clutch 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 21-22.

"I'm very excited to be a part of the team," Coello said in a statement, "and I'm ready to reach even grander heights alongside my friend SonicFox!"

UYU adds Suiken as player manager

UYU has welcomed another Tekken player to its ranks with the signing of Michael "Suiken" Khieu as the team's player manager.

Khieu is a veteran of the Southern California Tekken scene, with strong placings across multiple iterations of the series. A longtime player of Lei Wulong, Khieu was forced to switch characters in Tekken 7 when his favorite was omitted. Even so, he made top 8 at Evolution 2017 and has continued to play multiple characters as he searches for a proper replacement.

According to UYU, Khieu will "be working closely with our FGC pro players to provide an extra level of support, mentoring and guidance through the upcoming season and beyond."

"I'm truly grateful for this opportunity," Khieu responded on Twitter, "it's always been a dream of mine!"

NRG signs HookGangGod, Supernoon

Two more Dragon Ball FighterZ players have found a team as NRG Esports has announced the signings of Eduardo "HookGangGod" Deno and Steve "Supernoon" Carbajal.

Both Supernoon and HookGangGod have made names for themselves in the nascent DBFZ scene, with HookGangGod taking top placings at Next Level Battle Circuit and qualifying for June's Summit of Power event thrown by Beyond the Summit.

Supernoon, meanwhile, has shown strong placings at Wednesday Night Fights as well as a third-place finish at NorCal Regionals 2018 and fifth place at CenCal Standoff. He has opted in for the Summit of Power's nomination process in hopes that he will join HookGangGod at the event on June 9-10, 2018.

HookGangGod and Supernoon represent the first fighting game players signed by NRG since Nairo joined the organization in August of 2016. According to ESPN Esports, Both will compete under the NRG banner for the first time at Super TSB on April 28, 2018, in New York City. Readers can check out the announcement video after the jump.

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Hakumen, Vatista, Naoto Shirogane coming as DLC for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, open beta test announced for Japan

Arc System Works has released information on the three more characters coming to BBTag, as well as the game's upcoming open beta test.

In a new trailer, BlazBlue's Hakumen, Persona 4 Arena's Naoto Shirogane and Under Night's Vatista have all been revealed as new additions to the title. They represent the third of six DLC packs of fighters that will be added to BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle after its release.

ASW also announced a public beta test for Japanese players. Both PlayStation 4 and Switch players will be able to participate in the beta, but the details for each are different. Players on PS4 will be able to check out the demo on May 9 if they digitally preorder, with the normal demo running from May 12-14. Meanwhile, the Switch demo will only run from May 11-14. According to AFGCNews on Twitter, during the test players on both systems will have access to the casual online lobby, VS match and Tactics Mode (a mixture of Tutorial, Challenge and Mission modes).

After the beta period ends on May 14, however, players will still have access to a playable version of BBTag. Those that preorder the game on PS4 will be able to use all the game's characters and play Tactics Mode, VS CPU and normal Versus Mode, while those who didn't preorder and Switch players will be limited to using Ragna, Hyde, Yu and Ruby in Tactics and VS CPU modes.

With the Japanese beta coming so close to the game's release, it will be interesting to see if players in North America will be given a similar demo. Readers, meanwhile, can check out the new character trailer after the jump, and details on the beta can be found at the AFGCNews Twitter account.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle releases for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam on May 31, 2018, in Japan and June 5, 2018, in the rest of the world.

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Fused Zamasu confirmed for Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC

V-Jump magazine has unveiled one of the next playable characters coming to DBFZ.

Fused Zamasu is the merger of Goku Black and Future Zamasu, with an appearance combining aspects of both. According to HiagoXYZ, Zamasu will be able to enter a float stance "where he moves around the air by inputting any of the 8 directions." His supers are Seinaru Gekirin or Holy Wrath, which is a giant ki blast, and Zettai no Kaminari or Absolute Lightning, a level three that will rain lightning down on the stage.

He will be the third DLC character coming to DBFZ, and fits the possible DLC fighter list that was datamined shortly after the game's release. Readers can check out the V-Jump scan after the jump.

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Player voting process revealed for Summit of Power

[Update April 19, 9:49 p.m. CDT]: Beyond the Summit has added two more events that will allow players to opt in to the nomination process. Players that got top 16 at Michigan Masters 2018 and who do the same at Super TSB on April 28, 2018, will also be elligible.

Beyond the Summit has described the process by which five additional players will make their way to the Dragon Ball FighterZ Summit of Power on Jun 9-10, 2018.

Starting on April 18, players that placed in the top 32 at Winter Brawl 12 and Final Round 2018 as well as those in the top 16 at NorCal Regionals 2018, Anime Ascension 2018 and Brussels Challenge Major Edition can opt in to the Summit's nomination process.

From there, starting on April 30 those players will be elligible for nomination by users on Twitter. Each Twitter account will only be able to nominate one player, and when that process ends on May 7 the 20 players that get the most nominations will move on to the round of voting. From that, five players will be selected to join the eight invited players and three winners of qualifying events.

For the complete rules as told by BtS, readers can head over to Reddit, and players that have opted in to the nomination process can be found at Smashgg.

New patch coming to correct King of Fighters XIV update

SNK is readying a patch for KOF XIV version 3.00.

According to translations by Frionel, King of Fighters XIV version 3.01 will fix issues including the body distortion glitch from Robert's command throw and remove the ability for Blue Mary to activate Max Mode on f+B or b+B. There will also be some changes to fellow DLC characters Heidern and Oswald.

Players can find the official changes of the new patch on the Taito website, and translations of the changes can be found on Frionel's Twitter.

Free as a bird: Falke descends into Street Fighter V on April 24

The third character in SFV's Season 3 will join the game at the end of April 2018.

Another escapee from Shadaloo, Falke fights with a staff and comes to Street Fighter sporting different controls much like Ed. Holding and them releasing punches yields one of three projectile attacks, while pressing two punches gives her a move similar to an uppercut and two kicks allows her to vault forward using her staff.

Falke's V-Skill is Psycho Trombe, which spins her staff in front of her. This can be cancelled into from normal attacks and also reflects fireballs. Her first V-Trigger is Staerken, a two-bar Trigger that alllows her to use buffed versions of her projectile attacks by pressing HP+HK. Her second V-Trigger is Psycho Angriff, a three-bar Trigger that will immediately pop opponents into the air and gives Falke access to new moves Psycho Sturm and Klinge.

Readers can check out Falke's trailer below. As with other DLC characters, Falke will cost players $5.99 or 100,000 Fight Money separately or $29.99 as part of the Season 3 Character Pass.

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Don't sleep: Siegfried joins the cast of Soul Calibur VI

Another character that has been part of the Soul series since its very inception has been introduced as part of the cast in Soul Calibur VI.

Siegfried Schtauffen returns in SCVI and his trailer shows some of what fans can expect from Nightmare's alter ego in this installment of the series.

Siegfried is the 10th character announced for SCVI, joining Geralt of Rivia, Ivy, Zasalamel, Kilik, Xianghua, Gr0h, Nightmare, Mitsurugi and Sophitia in the new title.

Readers can check out Siegfried's trailer after the jump. Soul Calibur VI releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam sometime in 2018.

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Patch notes released for King of Fighters XIV version 3.00

SNK has release the details of the character balance changes taking effect in the new version of KOF XIV.

The 31-page document includes changes for all 54 of the games characters, but while some combatants such as Vanessa received many changes, others like Luong got only one to three.

Readers can check out the complete list on the official SNK website. King of Fighters XIV version 3.00 is currently live, and the new DLC characters Blue Mary, Najd, Heidern and Oswald will be available on April 12, 2018.

Collector's Edition of BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle revealed

Arc System Works has unveiled the special version of BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle that will be available to buyers in North America.

The Collector's Edition will include special packaging, a SteelBook game case, the BBTag soundtrack CD, a soft cover art book and acrylic stands for Ruby Rose, Ragna the Bloodedge, Hyde Kido and Yu Narukami. It does not come with the game's DLC characters included.

According to Arc System Works, the BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle CE will cost players $99.99 and will be available for preorder exlcusively on the Arc System Works web store starting on May 4, and will also be available on the Rooster Teeth store when the game releases on June 5, 2018. The Collector's Edition will be produced for both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

In addition, ASW also released the first trailer featuring the game's English dub, which can be seen after the jump.

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Leffen, ApologyMan are the last two direct invites to Summit of Power

Beyond the Summit has announced the last of its own eight invites to the Summit of Power by revealing Leffen and ApologyMan.

Completing a promotional art piece created for the event, Leffen appears as Goku Black while ApologyMan wears the cape of Piccolo. They will join Go1, SonicFox, Nakkiel, Dogura, Kazunoko and Chris G as players handpicked by BTS for its competition.

There are still three qualifier events—one at both Next Level Battle Circuit and Wednesday Night Fights, and Combo Breaker 2018—which will earn the winning player a place at the Summit.

Beyond the Summit has not announced how the remaining five entries to the 16-player Summit of Power will be decided at this time. The Summit will take place on June 9-10, 2018, with a prize pool of $10,000 for competitors.

Injustice 2 Pro Series Season 2 announced, $150,000 in prize money

Warner Bros. Entertainment is teaming up with Samsung and SIMPLE MOBILE to present the second year of its Injustice 2 pro tour.

The Injustice 2 Pro Tour Season 2 will consist of eight major events, five offline Premier and three regional online events, that will give players points toward the global leaderboards. From that, the top 12 players will advance on to the grand finals event in November 2018. The other four qualifying players will be decided by regional competitions—one in Canada, Latin America and Europe, respectively—as well as a last-chance qualifier before the grand finals.

Each Premier stop on the Pro Series will boast a $10,000 pot bonus and the tour begins with Combo Breaker 2018 on May 27-28, 2018.

For more information, including registration for the individual leagues, head over to the Injustice website. Readers can check out the tour's trailer after the jump.

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