Nakoruru joins SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

A new trailer released by SNK has revealed that Samurai Shodown's Nakoruru is the sixth character announced for the upcoming SNK Heroines tag game.

Much like the rest of the game's characters, Nakoruru has had a radical visual transformation and appears dressed as a vampire while Mamahaha has changed from a bird into a bat. In the small gameplay footage shown in the trailer, however, Nakoruru seems to retain at least some of her classic moves.

Readers can check out the new trailer below. SNK Heroines releases for the Switch and PlayStation 4 systems sometime during summer 2018.

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Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 changes revealed, location test ongoing

The balance update coming to Guilty Gear Xrd has started its first location test, and Arc System Works has posted the character changes online.

Rev 2 version 2.1 will bring alterations to every character in Guilty Gear, although the number and depth of the changes will vary across the cast. The test began in Japan on Jan. 29 at three arcade locations and will run for an unannounced length of time.

Arc System Works has made the changes available in Japanese on its website, and GreatFernMan is currently translating and compiling them on Evernote.

Evo 2018 game list coming Feb. 6, Evo Japan 2019 confirmed?

After the end of Street Fighter V at Evo Japan 2018, Evolution's Director of Global Business Development Mark "MarkMan" Julio had some brief news to share regarding the tournament series' future events.

Julio stated that the game list for Evo 2018, taking place on Aug. 3-5 at the Mandaly Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be announced on Feb. 6.

He also seemingly confirmed a 2019 iteration of Evo Japan, telling the audience in attendance at Evo Japan 2018 "see you next year." No other details or official announcement was made at this time. 

Street Fighter characters coming to Monster Hunter: World

Armor sets that will allow hunters to look and sound like Ryu and Sakura will be coming to the newest entry in the Monster Hunter franchise starting in February 2018.

The sets are part of a collaboration between the two Capcom franchises that will also see Monster Hunter-inspired costumes coming to Street Fighter V.

To get the armor, players will have to complete specific quests to get "SFV tickets" that can then be used to forge the skins. Monster Hunter players who have Street Fighter V save data on their PlayStation 4 console will get the first shot at these missions, while other players will have to wait until the quests rotate in again at a later time. There will also premium shoryuken and hadoken gestures available for purchase at $3.99 each.

For more details on the armor sets, readers can check out Capcom Unity or watch the trailer after the jump.

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Ignite the soul with new Soul Calibur VI gameplay footage

With the newly announced characters for Soul Calibur VI has come gameplay footage, allowing fans more information about the upcoming title. 

Ian Walker recently recorded 20 minutes of footage of the game's up-to-date build, showing off all six characters. There's even footage of Kilik's demonic form, which seems to come from Soul Charge. Walker admits he isn't much of Soul Calibur pro, but does offer his thoughts on the title so far.

Kayane, meanwhile, has the pro part covered with 11 minutes of footage taken at Evo Japan 2018. Her matches, which also include all the characters so far, offer insight into how the game plays at a competitive level at this point in its development.

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Pick a card: Oswald joins King of Fighters XIV

First teased by SNK in December 2017, Oswald will be coming to KOFXIV as an upcoming DLC character.

Oswald is a professional hitman who assaults opponents with playing cards. He has previously only appeared in King of Fighters XI as a playable character.

According to PlayStation Europe, Oswald will be one of four new DLC characters—along with original character Najd—coming to KOFXIV in April 2018.

Readers can check out his debut trailer after the jump, and those attending Evo Japan will get to try out Oswald during the event on Jan. 26-28, 2018.

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Grøh steps onto the stage of history as Nightmare, Xianghua, Kilik are revealed in new Soul Calibur VI trailer

A new trailer for Soul Calibur VI has revealed three returning characters and one new to the franchise.

Grøh joins the cast of SCVI fighting with two blades that can join together and form a double-edged weapon. Meanwhile, Nightmare, Kilik and Xianghua return to the series with many of their classic attacks.

The three-minute trailer shows super moves for all four characters, and hints at a possible story development by showing Kilik possessed by Soul Edge.

Readers can check out the trailer after the jump. Soul Calibur VI will be playable at Evo Japan on Jan. 26-28, 2018, so it will be interesting to see which characters will be available to the public.

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Monster Hunter costumes coming to Street Fighter V

Ken, Ibuki and R. Mika will be getting new skins from Monster Hunter in February 2018 as part of the game's Extra Battle mode.

Ken will sport Rathalos armor, R. Mika will don the claws of Zinogre and Ibuki will fight with the power of the elder dragon Kirin after these costumes are unlocked. These costumes are obtained after completing four Extra Battle challenges, each of which will cost 2,500 Fight Money to attempt.

The Monster Hunter costumes are time exclusive and for now will only be available as part of the Extra Battle challenge in February. Readers can check out Capcom Unity for more information.

BBTag DLC, release decisions discussed in recent interview

A recent Famitsu interview with BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Director Toshimichi Mori has unveiled new details about the choices the team at Arc System Works has made while developing the game.

In the interview (via Ryokutya and Siliconera, respectively), Mori points to many decisions being seemingly based on making the game more accessible for the largest number of people. The game will come out on console to avoid giving arcade players a head start with the game, and was designed with a gamepad as the main control scheme.

Furthermore, BBTag is being released at a lower price point so that players are encouraged to try the game out. While Mori did not discuss the exact price of the game's DLC characters, he did say that when combined with the cost of the base title buyers would only be spending slightly more than the cost of a normal game. He also said that if BBTag is successful, he would like to continue supporting the game in the future.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle comes home on May 31, 2018, in Japan and June 5, 2018, for the rest of the world.

Wish granted: one more round of DBFZ beta coming to Xbox One

Xbox One players will get a final chance to play the open beta of Dragon Ball FighterZ right before it releases to players in North America.

The beta will run from Jan. 23, 2018, at 9 p.m. PST until the same time on Jan. 24, and is a result of Bandai Namco making "the necessary improvements in order to enable X1 users to experience DRAGON BALL FighterZ in all of its online multiplayer glory" after problems with the second test. 

The beta will still contain the 11 characters found in the previous open beta sessions.

Dragon Ball FighterZ comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in North America on Jan. 26, 2018.

Arika teases "a guy of loyalty" for Fighting EX Layer

Arika has released a teaser trailer for the next character joining Fighting EX Layer.

Although donning a much different attire than in previous games, the character looks to be none other than Cracker Jack. Jack was formerly portrayed as a bouncer-turned bodyguard, but this Jack dresses as a cowboy.

If this is indeed C. Jack, the only Arika character from the original Street Fighter EX (outside of the wire-frame Cycloids) missing from Fighting EX Layer would be Pullum Purna. Readers can check out the trailer below and decide for themselves.

Fighting EX Layer is set for release on PlayStation 4 sometime in 2018.

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Official DBFZ Android 21 trailer ready for consumption

With only days before the game's release, Bandai Namco has released the trailer for Android 21's playable appearance in Dragon Ball FighterZ.

As revealed by V-Jump magazine, Android 21 undergoes a radical transformation before fighting. Once transformed she unleashes her full power on opponents, including the ability to transform them into food, much like the abilities of Majin and Kid Buu.

Readers can check out the trailer after the jump. Dragon Ball FighterZ releases for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Jan. 26, 2018, in North America.

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New MvCI patch removes unblockable setups, adds small changes

A new update for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will remove back-turned unblockable setups in addition to several small adjustments for the game.

The big part of the patch is the removal of the unblockable setups, which were first uncovered in December 2017 and relied on the fact that characters could not block low while turning around. According to Capcom this bug has been fixed, which should eliminate those situations from the game.

In addition, backdashes for Dormammu and Hulk were adjusted, active switch entrances for Ultron and Captain Marvel were normalized and several small bugs were corrected. Readers can check out the full patch notes after the jump.

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Android 21 playable in Dragon Ball FighterZ

The latest issue of V-Jump magazine has revealed DBFZ's antagonist Android 21 will be part of the playable cast, but perhaps not in the form people expected.

Android 21 appears as a playable character in Dragon Ball FighterZ looking like a mash-up of several different fighters such as Majin Buu and Frieza. According to translations of the magazine, Android 21 has the ability to absorb traits from other characters which causes her to change forms.

Android 21's moves include Tasting Cut, which grabs the opponent and steals one of their moves, as well as the ability to turn opponents into sweets like Majin Buu.

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Bandai Namco announces additional open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ

After connection problems plagued the first DBFZ open beta on Jan. 13-15, Bandai Namco will be giving players one more day to test the game.

From Jan. 17, 2018, at 9 p.m. PST until exactly 24 hours later on Jan. 18, gamers will get another chance to try out 11 characters and learn more about Dragon Ball FighterZ ahead of its release.

Bandai Namco has also stated that this added beta period will include "improvements to the experience."

Dragon Ball FighterZ comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in North America on Jan. 26, 2018.

Gundam Versus adding two more mobile suits, patch incoming

Gundam Versus players in Japan will be getting some changes starting on Jan. 22, 2018.

The first change is a new patch for the game, which will allow players to change menu music, add a stronger disconnect penalty for online play and more. Then on Jan. 23, along with the release of the G Gundam mobile suits, Bandai Namco will begin offering the extra music found in the G Sound Edition of Gundam Versus as downloadable content. This DLC will add 16 more songs to the game.

In addition to these updates, two more mobile suits are coming to Gundam Versus. The Farsia and pilot Yurin L'Ciel arrive from Mobile Suit Gundam AGE while the Build Strike Gundam (Full Package) and Reiji join from Gundam Build Fighters. The Farsia releases on Jan. 30 along with Gundam Pixie, while Build Strike Gundam will be added along with the Efreet on Feb. 6.

As always, each of the additions will cost players 650 yen (about $6).

Release date, cast size, first DLC announced for BBTag

After the conclusion of the BlazBlue Central Fiction tournament at Arc System Works' Fighting Game Awards 2017, the company revealed new information about BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle.

Arc System Works first offered the game's release dates: May 31, 2018, in Japan and June 5, 2018, for the rest of the world. In addition to that, ASW confirmed that the game will have a total of 40 characters, including DLC, when the cast is complete. The game's first confirmed DLC character will be Blake Belladonna from RWBY.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will also be playable at Evo Japan 2018, and the build will feature all 20 characters that have been shown to be part of the base game to this point.

Lastly, ASW revealed that there will be a special edition of the game that will feature a collaborative illustration by Tochimichi Mori from ASW, Shigenori Soejima of Atlus, Seiichi Yoshihara of French-Bread and Rooster Teeth's Ein Lee as well as a DLC season pass, an art book and console-specific bonuses.

Readers can check out the game's latest trailer, including Blake's reveal, after the jump.

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New balance update coming to Guilty Gear Xrd

After the Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 tournament at its Fighting Game Awards 2017 event, Arc System Works announced that a new balance patch will be coming to the game.

This will be the first major update to Guilty Gear Xrd since Rev 2 launched in May 2017.

The company confirmed that all characters will receive changes as part of the new patch. No time frame or any other information about the update was made available at this time.

Hit, Beerus trailers released for DBFZ, open beta starts Jan. 13

As the Jan. 26, 2018, release date for Dragon Ball FighterZ draws closer, Bandai Namco has released more character trailers and will soon be offering players an open beta test of the title.

First, the company has released introductory trailers for both the legendary assassin of Universe 6, Hit, and the god of destruction from Universe 7, Beerus. Both trailers show brief views of each character's moves, along with supers. 

Second, the Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta starts at midnight on Jan. 14, but people who preordered the game digitally through the Microsoft or PlayStation stores will get access a day earlier on Jan. 13. Once launched the beta will run through Jan. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

There will be 11 characters featured in the beta, including Super Saiyan Goku, Super Saiyan Vegeta, adult Gohan, Frieza, Cell, Kid Buu, Krilin, Picolo, Nappa, Android 18 and Beerus, as well as seven stages, a tutorial mode, rankings and more.

For more information on the DBFZ beta readers can check out the official Xbox site, and both the Hit and Beerus trailers can be found after the jump.

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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT open beta now live

While the game released in Japan on Jan. 11, North American players waiting for their region's version of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will have more than a week to try it out.

The Dissidia open beta is live from Jan. 12 through Jan. 21, 2018, and will offer three separate sessions featuring different members of the cast. The first session will run from 6 a.m. PST on Jan. 12 through 1 p.m. PST on Jan. 15; the second will start at 2 p.m. that same day and go through 1 p.m. on Jan. 18; and the last will begin at 2 p.m. on Jan. 18 running through 1 p.m. on Jan. 21.

The open beta will feature both online and offline play, character customization and a PlayStation Plus membership is not required to play. However, save data from the beta will not be carried over into Dissidia's full release.

Readers can check out the trailer after the jump. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT releases on the PlayStation 4 console on Jan. 30 in North America and Europe.

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