Killer Instinct released on Steam, on sale until Oct. 4

The Steam version of Iron Galaxy's Killer Instinct is now available, and new players can pick the game up at a reduced cost.

Until Oct. 4, 2017, KI will only cost players $29.99, a discount of 25 percent. This makes it a good time for anyone who doesn't already own KI to finally make a purchase.

The Steam version of Killer Instinct was announced in June as another buying option for people without a Xbox One or Windows 10.

DOA5 Core Fighters celebrates download mark with new costume

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's free-to-play Core Fighters edition has been dowloaded more than 10 million times, and to celebrate Koei Tecmo will be releasing a free new outfit.

Marie Rose will receive an Opoona costume based on the main character of the Wii game of the same name. This costume will be available on Oct. 18, 2017.

As DOA5 will be ending DLC support in 2017, this may be one of the last offerings for the game. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Core Fighters originally launched on Sept. 5, 2013.

Exceed Assault highlights online BlazBlue exhibitions

A new series of online BlazBlue Central Fiction events is helping raise awareness of players and content creators in the scene.

Exceed Assault is the creation of Chickzama, who wanted to show love for BlazBlue and get more players into the game. Since its first event in early August 2017, EA—originally named CrossXBattle—has presented same-character team battles to showcase different players in the scene and matchups in the game.

The fourth Exceed Assault will happen on Sept. 28, 2017, with a three-player round robin joining the normal team battle. The round robin will feature Milk_Kaichou, Fame and Tectal Eastside competing, while the team showdown will pit Hibiki players NeoBuster, SuperKawaiiWeeb and Gigaitachi against Mai players Kyou-chan, Shaka and MetalWolf.

The event will start at 6 p.m. CDT (4 p.m. PDT, 7 p.m. EDT) with streaming on Logichole's Twitch channel and commentary by MiniMatt, ChaoticGamez and ZackOnestar.

Dragon Ball Super pre-fight event to feature Sajam, Tasty Steve

The hosts of The Recipe will be bringing their knowledge of Dragon Ball to a live event hyping the next big episode in the franchise's history.

On Sept. 28 in Santa Ana, California, entertainment company and Western Dragon Ball distributor Funimation will be holding a special "pre-fight show" to discuss the upcoming fight between Goku and Jiren in Dragon Ball Super.

"Tasty Steve" Scott and Stephen "Sajam" Lyon will be entertaining a live audience, "sharing moments from Dragon Ball Super and discussing how the Tournament of Power has gone so far." There will also be prizes for those in attendance.

Interested readers can register for the event on Eventbrite.

New Street Fighter V costumes, stage, music arrive on Sept. 26

With October 2017 fast approaching, Capcom has readied a second wave of Halloween costumes for download in Street Fighter V characters along with other costumes, a new stage and more.

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There are a lot of new costumes coming to SFV in the update. First are the new Halloween costumes, with outfits for Urien, M. Bison, Birdie, F.A.N.G and Dhalsim. Then there are new school clothes for Menat, Cammy and Ed. There are also two more outfits for Cammy—Shadowloo doll and SFIV nostalgia costume—and three for Chun-Li—Interpol agent, sleepwear and a "relaxing outfit."

The new update will include a new stage—English Manor—that seems like it may be a callback to Cammy's stage in Super Street Fighter 2, along with new background music packs for people who want to change how SFV sounds.

The new costumes will cost players $3.99 each, while the new stage will cost either 70,000 Fight Money or $3.99. Capcom will also be making 2016's Halloween costumes and stage available as a bundle for players who missed out.

Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Strider combos by FinalShowdown

Clayton "FinalShowdown" Chapman has released his second combo video for MvCI, this time focusing on solo damage from Strider Hiryu.

Chapman's seven-minute video shows combos with varying amounts of meter used, from zero to all four bars. He also includes a wide variety of combo starters, from common openings to more specific, situational first hits.

Along with his first Ryu exhibition, Chapman said he plans to release a total of five videos for Marvel Infinite: two for each Ryu and Strider and then a team montage. For now, readers can check out the first Strider video after the jump.

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Gundam AGE-1 coming to Gundam Versus on Sept. 26

A third mobile suit will be joining the Nightingale and Phantom Gundam as DLC in the Japanese version of Gundam Versus at the end of September.

During Tokyo Game Show 2017, Bandai Namco revealed that the Gundam AGE-1, piloted by Flit Asuno, will be joining the game. Both Asuno and the AGE-1 come from the Mobile Suit Gundam AGE anime series.

The AGE-1 will come with five strikers, including the RGE-B790 Genoace, RGE-B790CW Genoace Custom, WMS-GEX G-Exes, CMS-328 Desperado and the Gundam AGE-1 itself.

The Gundam AGE-1 will cost players 650 yen (about $6). Readers can check out the suit's trailer from the TGS presentation after the jump.

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Tien and Yamcha unleash their power in new DBFZ footage

Bandai Namco has released the first gameplay footage of Tien Shinhan and Yamcha for Dragon Ball FighterZ.

The videos were shown during a live stream presentation by the company during Tokyo Game Show 2017. Both videos are roughly 20 seconds in length, showing off the abilities revealed in their debut images.

Yamcha is shown with his Spirit Ball and Neo Wolf Fang Fist attacks along with fancy handstand kicks and a dragon punch-esque move. Tien uses his Neo Tri-Beam Meteor and gets help from his buddy Chaozu.

Twitter user Hound clipped both short trailers, which can be seen after the jump.

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Doctrine Dark joins Arika's new fighter

Arika's new fighting game will include another classic Street Fighter EX character.

After a presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2017 featuring Nemo and Fuudo fighting with new character Allen Snider, Arika showed boards containing images of Doctrine Dark, confirming that he will be the next character in the company's new fighter.

There is no more information about D. Dark at this time, but Arika has confirmed that more information and videos of the character will be coming soon. 

Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite Ryu combos by FinalShowdown

Veteran combo maker and former competitive Guilty Gear player Clayton "FinalShowdown" Chapman has returned with a new solo exhibition for Ryu in MvCI.

The roughly five-minute video is focused solely on what Ryu can do by himself in MvCI: no stones, no tags. It turns out the so-called "regular guy" can do pretty solid damage without anyone's help.

As the video is called "part 1," it seems that Chapman will be putting out another video or videos in the future. Readers can check out his YouTube channel for some of his other combo videos and watch the Ryu one after the jump.

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Temjin, Valken DLC suits coming to Senko no Ronde 2

Two new competitors from outside franchises will be joining the fight in the Senko no Ronde 2.

Virtua-On's Temjin and Valken from Assault Suits Valken will be joining the title in the future.

There is currently no other information, but the new characters will be shown on the Otakumode stream at Tokyo Game Show on Sept. 23 at 15:00 JST (11 p.m. PDT, 2 a.m. EDT).

Senko no Ronde 2 is currently available for Steam and PlayStation 4.

Monster Hunter stalks her prey in Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite

During Tokyo Game Show 2017 Capcom showed off gameplay of the upcoming Monster Hunter character for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.

Monster Hunter fights with two small swords, a huge two-handed sword and a bow. She can fire arrows as projectiles on the ground, into the air like Hawkeye or while jumping. She has flurry attacks using the small swords as a special move and also has a command roll, either forward of backward, using all three punches or kicks. Her command normal, forward+heavy punch, is a slow, chargeable attack with the big sword which has armor on it.

Meanwhile, Monster Hunter has five super moves. The first is several attacks with her big sword, the second and third are rush supers—one in the air and one on the ground—using the small blades that also act as install supers, the fourth is an arrow attack reminiscent of Hulks Gamma Quake and the last is her level three super in which she combines all her weapons in an attack that destroys an explosive barrel next to the opponent.

No date was given for Monster Hunter's release at this time, but readers can check out the character's trailer after the jump.

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BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle playable at upcoming events, gameplay details

During Tokyo Game Show 2017, Arc System Works' Toshimichi Mori announced more details about the company's new fighter and revealed that a playable demo will be coming to several events.

While details about BBTB's system are still scare, Mori said the game is being designed so that anyone can play. The game's dashing mechanic is being changed from the traditional double tap to dash, seemingly for a hold-to-run style. The game will also feature a one-button guard crush, which will allow players to follow with a combo.

In addition, the game is being taken to four upcoming events—New York Comic Con, RTX London, South East Asia Majors and Arc Revolution Cup—during October where players will get the first chance to play the game.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle is schedule for release sometime in 2018.

Character tutorials help teach the basics for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

The official Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite YouTube channel has uploaded small introduction videos for each character in the new game.

The videos, which are all under four minutes long, give a quick overview of a character's moves and special abilities before offering one basic and one advanced combo for players to use in learning the fighter. The videos also offer a suggested Infinity Stone to use with the character as a way to help boost the hero or villain's strengths.

While these videos may be simplistic to legacy players of the Marvel vs. Capcom series, they could be a great help to players looking to play their first Versus game.

Noctis confirmed for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

During the Sony press conference at Tokyo Game Show 2017, Square Enix revealed the newest character coming to the console version of Dissidia.

That character is Final Fantasy XV protagonist Noctis Lucis Caelum. Some brief gameplay footage of Noctis was shown, including melee attacks and his ability to throw his sword.

Readers can check out the Dissidia trailer after the jump. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT will release for the PlayStation 4 console in early 2018.

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MvCI's first tournament series is Battle for the Stones: 16 players with finals coming in December 2017

Capcom has announced an upcoming special tournament event for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite dubbed Battle for the Stones.

The event will be a 16-player tournament that will first include all seven Evolution champions of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Jay "Viscant" Snyder, Ryan "FChamp" Ramirez, Job "Flocker" Figueroa, Justin Wong, Nicolas "KaneBlueRiver" Gonzalez, Chris "ChrisG" Gonzalez and Ryan "RyanLV" Romero.

They will be joined by the winners of six Infinity Stone tournaments, starting with SoCal Regionals 2017. These events will not only grant a spot in the final event, but also grant special tournament-warping abilities to the winner. These effects will only be usable once during Battle for the Stones. The final three spots of the event will be given to the victors of three online qualifiers.

Battle for the Stones will be contested in December with a prize pool of $30,000. Readers can check out the trailer after the jump.

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Capcom confirms four more characters as MvCI DLC

A day ahead of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite's release on Sept. 19, 2017, developer Capcom has released the identities of characters who will be completing the first wave of DLC for the game.

In a post on Capcom Unity detailing the game's modes and features, the company said that Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Monster Hunter and Venom will join Sigma and Black Panther as the "six future characters releasing in 2017."

According to the post, Capcom is still working on the characters and will share more information in the future. Access to all six characters as soon as they are released will be included in MvCI's deluxe edition, which will cost players $89.99.

Raiden debuts shocking attacks in new Injustice 2 gameplay trailer

As the end of the Injustice Pro Series finals, NetherRealm Studios and WB Games debuted the trailer for Raiden in Injustice 2.

The god of thunder and protector of Earthrealm brings with him a new set of skills in his transition to the Injustice series. While he still maintains his teleport and flying tackle, he now creates electrical fields that can trap and shock opponents. Raiden will also have a premium skin in the form of Black Lightning, whose powers may have been the inspiration for Raiden's new abilities.

Raiden will release for Injustice 2 sometime in October 2017. Readers can check out the trailer after the jump.

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New character Android 21, Tien and Yamcha coming to DBFZ

While many players are enjoying the Dragon Ball FighterZ beta test, the newest issue of V-Jump magazine has confirmed three new characters for the game.

The big news is that series creator Akira Toriyama has made up a brand-new character for Dragon Ball FighterZ, Android 21. A scientist whose intellect is said to rival series antagonist Dr. Gero, Android 21 will play a big role in the game's story mode.

The two new characters familiar to fans are Yamcha, who is shown with his Spirit Ball and Neo Wolf Fang Fist attacks, and Tien Shinhan, who uses his Neo Tri-Beam Meteor and gets help from his buddy Chaozu.

Readers can check out the images, courtesy of Siliconera, after the jump. If other character reveals are any indication, players can hope to see footage of these characters in action in the coming couple weeks.

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Choose your Pokémon with the Pokkén Character Breakdown chart

A new guide has been released to help players from other fighting games find the character that is right for them in Pokkén Tournament, just ahead of the game's release on Nintendo Switch.

The Pokkén Character Breakdown chart offers not only the overall archetype of each character—including Switch-exclusive Decidueye—but also ability charts, small fighting-style explanations and suggests similar fighters from other games. The last feature is a great boon to players of titles that might play nothing like Pokkén, as they will want something familiar to ease them into the title.

Posted by Burnside with the help from many in the Pokkén community, the guide is a great place to start for people who are interested in checking out Pokkén Tournament DX when it releases for Switch on Sept. 22, 2017. Players can check out the chart after the jump or find it on Imgur.

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