Watchtower stream highlights upcoming changes to Injustice 2

During the Injustice Watchtower stream on July 25, NetherRealm Studios unveiled changes that will be coming to Injustice 2.

For starters, not every character will receive alterations in the upcoming patch: Darkseid, Cyborg, Joker, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Blue Beetle, Firestorm, Scarecrow and Sub-Zero have no changes.

Big tweaks, meanwhile, are coming to Aquaman, Black Adam and Brainiac as the former two will lose some combos oppotunities—MB Tentacle Strike no longer launches and non-MB Black Magic no longer allows for combos—while Brainiac's character power has been revised to allow him to hold his trait in the new update. Small improvements and nerfs have also come to a host of other characters including Black Canary and Wonder Woman, who both received frame advantage buffs to certain strings, and Atrocitus, whose use of Dex-Starr will now spend the character power meter faster.

Readers can check out the Twitch archives with all the changes and a simplified change list gleaned from the stream after the jump. NetherRealm did not offer a date on the release of the patch or the official patch notes at this time.

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UNIST Yuzuriha combo guide translated by Anyameer

A combo guide for Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]'s master of the Iris Blade has been translated for English-speaking players.

Originally by written Kure with help from other players, the Yuzuriha guide offers both basic and advanced combos for the character as well as explanations of notation and move choice. The document also includes combos from many different starters, such as throws or anti-airs, and positions on the screen to help when standard choices may not work or other options may be present.

The translations from Anyameer can be found on Evernote. 

'Execution Woes' unravels the patience needed to learn a new game

Guilty Gear player and commentator Sami "Samifish" Nash's ongoing journal dedicated to improving his own execution in fighting games has now taken a different turn as he explores a new title in Tekken 7.

Admittedly never having a lot of interest in the game before 2014, Nash has jumped into Tekken 7 and found that he was not exactly prepared for the different style and input handling the game has placed before him. 

In this Execution Woes, Nash breaks down a combo for Leo, trying to better pace his inputs so that what he sees in a video can be what comes out on his own screen.

Nash's take is an interesting read for players who have problems starting a new game or just those wondering how other competitors look at system mechanics. Readers can check out the article at Medium.

Examu announces Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! stretch goals

Following the successful funding of its title for PC, Examu has prepared stretch goals for players and fans who want to see the universe of Arcana Heart expanded.

The company has revealed three new characters and two arcanas that will be added to Six Stars if a total of $570,000 is raised by the game's Kickstarter campaign. The character concepts include Shark Girl, Dark Heart and Omega while the arcanas are Paraclesia—the arcana of life—and Love Prison Geist.

Readers can check out a detailed description of the new content in a video by the designers after the jump and donate to the project at Kickstarter.

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Gundam Versus preorder offers three bonus suits in North America

Players who preorder Bandai Namco's first North American offering of the popular arena fighting series will be given rewards in the form of three additional mobile suits.

Gundam Barbatos Lupus from Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Gundam Virtue from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Hot Scramble Gundam from Gundam Build Fighters Amazing Ready will be the bonus for players who purchase the game before its release date. In addition, Hot Scramble Gundam will not be sold separately outside this offer.

The three mobile suits are currently available as DLC for the Japanese version of the game, which was released on July 6, 2017. Gundam Versus arrives in North America for the PlayStation 4 console on Sept. 29, 2017.

New sports costumes coming to Street Fighter V

During the Street Fighter 30th anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Capcom unveiled a new set of sports-themed outfits coming to SFV before the end of July.

Twitter user JardFGC captured an image of the three costumes, which included a volleyball uniform for Laura, a football/soccer kit for Rashid and a track-and-field-based look for Ibuki. 

The new costumes will be available on July 25, 2017, the same day that Abigail and the rest of the Capcom Pro Tour DLC—the Ring of Pride stage and Champion's Choice Guile costume—release. The new sports outfits will cost players $3.99 each. For more high resolution images of the new costumes, players can head over to Capcom Unity.

Starfire lights up Injustice 2 in new gameplay trailer, more reveals soon

The official trailer for Starfire has been released, showing players what to expect from the character when she releases sometime in August 2017.

Starfire looks to fight mostly at distance, using beams as most of her offensive special attacks. The trailer also shows her use a torpedo move, the ability to fly and a slow-moving energy orb that she can pop with other energy attacks.

In a quick cameo, the video also shows what looks to be a Bizarro skin for Superman, complete with fire breath instead of air breath.

During the All Access event that premiered the Starfire trailer, Ed Boon said that NetherRealm is currently working on the trailer for the next three characters that will debut "very soon," and that the last character will get "the biggest wow of any character in the game."

Readers can check out the Starfire trailer after the jump.

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New Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite trailer displays the power of mind, additional gameplay footage highlights added characters

The official trailer debuting the Mind stone and showcasing the returns of Haggar, Nemesis, Spider-Man and Frank West has been released along with extended footage of the characters in battle.

First up, the mind stone offer combo potential in two very different ways. The surge gives players a command grab that leaves opponents in a dizzy or stunned state, allowing a full combo after use. The storm ability fills the hyper gauge to maximum, allowing players access to as much meter as they might need. 

Meanwhile, an additional 12 minutes of the new characters in action has also been made available by IGN, answering a few more questions about the returning fighters. Spider-Man does retain his Maximum Spider super and his new move from the trailer seems to be named Spider Cannon.

Both Haggar and Frank West have also receieved new moves, with Haggar now bringing a trusty barrel from Metro City that can both be thrown as a projectile or used as a shield to absorb one hit, and West showing off a dash attack wearing his Servbot helmet and the tripod originally shown in the new trailer.

Gamora is heavily featured in the new footage, as she shows off her myriad gun and sword attacks along with a super gives her access to a shadow double that mimics her moves.

Readers can check out both videos after the jump.

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Special stream to reveal Injustice 2's Starfire coming July 21

The last Fighter Pack 1 character coming to Injustice 2 will be shown during a special presentation from San Diego Comic-Con 2017.

Starfire will be revealed during a special DC All Access stream with Ed Boon starting at 1 p.m. PDT on July 21, 2017. She is the final character in the first wave of DLC characters that started with Red Hood in June.

The news was first hinted at by Boon early in July, but the Injustice Twitter account confirmed it with a picture of Starfire and details of the upcoming stream. 

Although Starfire will round out the first pack of DLC for Injustice 2, the June update to the title at first showed a total of nine additional character slots and Xbox recently confirmed that Black Manta will be one of those characters. It will be interesting to see if Boon reveals any details of fortcoming character packs during Comic-Con, or if for now Starfire is the only new information.

Spider-Man, Haggar, Frank West, Nemesis confirmed for MvCI

During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, four new characters for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.

Spider-Man, Haggar, Frank West and Nemesis will all make their return from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 to join the fray in Capcom's newest entry in the Versus series. While it seems like all four retain most of their moves from UMvC3—thanks to an Instagram video taken during the panel—, Frank West can now set up a tripod to take pictures for him and Spider-Man has both a new spring kick and a new super that may replace his classic Maximum Spider.

The newest build of MvCI will be playable on the show floor at Comic-Con starting on July 21, 2017. Readers can check out the Instagram video—as well as a more complete YouTube version—after the jump.

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Black Manta revealed as Injustice 2 DLC character by Xbox ad

Although Injustice 2's June update left some players convinced they were going to be playing as one of Aquaman's classic villains in the future, Xbox Live has confirmed that Black Manta will be playable in the title.

A seemingly accidental ad on the Xbox Marketplace has revealed that players will be able to "Fight as Black Manta in Injustice 2" in the future.

The timing is confusing for Injustice fans, who haven't even received a trailer for the final character in Fighter Pack 1, Starfire, as this preview has made its appearance. That being said, NetherRealm's Ed Boon did allude to new information being unveiled at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con 2017, so it's possible some questions might be answered on July 20-23.

Cat's out of the bag: more details on Jubei's appearance in BBCF 2.0

Famitsu has a new article (scans courtesy of HDKirin) explaining the basic moves and abilities of Jubei as he appears in the upcoming BlazBlue Central Fiction 2.0 update.

According to translations by GREATFERMAN, Jubei is a small character that excels at speed. His drive, Shiranui, marks opponents and allows him to keep strong pressure. Jubei also has a slow-moving fireball and a slash attack with different enders. The character's biggest move of note, however, is his install super Fudou Sharenjin which powers up both his special moves and his drive for the remainder of the round.

According to Hiago, BBCF 2.0 will be a free update, but there is neither a release date nor a price for Jubei listed at this time.

Krillin and Piccolo added to Dragon Ball FighterZ roster

Two more characters are joining the fight in DBFZ as series icons Krillin and Piccolo were revealed in the latest issue of V-Jump magazine.

Piccolo is said to possess "a variety of methods to break the opponent’s guard," as he can stretch his arms to grab opponents and also can charge his beam attacks.

Krillin, meanwhile, has both low power and reach but he can use many different attacks including the Kamehameha and the unblockable Destructo Disc.

The article also briefly describes the upcoming title's online mode, which will contain chibi characters navigating a world much like Guilty Gear Xrd's online lobbies.

With Krillin and Piccolo revealed, the number of characters in DBFZ is nine, which is the same number that was said to be in the game's upcoming closed beta.

Players will be able to sign up for beta starting on July 26, 2017, for either Xbox One or PlayStation 4. Bandai Namco has not stated how many players will be allowed in the beta or exactly how long it will last.

BBCF version 2.0 brings balance changes, Jubei to arcades on Aug. 3

A new update to BlazBlue Central Fiction was first announced during Evolution 2017 and now the update's release date has been confirmed: Aug. 3, 2017.

BBCF 2.0 will come first to arcades and include new character Jubei as well as changes for the entire cast. The list of alterations is in Japanese, but Brazilian player HiagoXYZ is currently translating them on Twitter. These translations and others are also being collected in a Google Document.

There is no console release date for BBCF 2.0 at this time.

Abigail is living large in Street Fighter V

Another Final Fight character has joined the Street Fighter universe as Abigail was revealed as the newest character in SFV.

Abigail towers over other characters in the game, using what look like armored moves and parries to make up for his slow movement.

Abigail will join the SFV cast on July 25, 2017. Readers can check out the Abigail trailer after the jump.

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Seven games announced for Evo Japan

Seven titles have been announced for the inaugural Evo Japan.

Tekken 7, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, King of Fighters XIV, Smash Bros. for Wii U, ARMS, BlazBlue Central Fiction and Street Fighter V round out the current roster of titles for the 2018 event. 

Evo Japan will be held on Jan. 26-28, 2018, at Akihabara UDX, which is close by Akihabara Station in Tokyo.

Readers can check out the new trailer after the jump.

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Geese Howard is joining the fight in Tekken 7

After the game's finals at Evolution 2017, Katsuhiro Harada revealed that Geese Howard will be first of two additional guest DLC characters added to Tekken 7.

Geese comes to Tekken with many of his classic moves, including both air and ground reppuken, his counter and raging storm. He seems to have a super meter similar to Eliza and Akuma, and also may bring Max Mode from King of Fighters into Tekken 7.

Geese will be part of the game's second DLC pack, which will be delivered to players sometime in winter 2017. The first, containing Ultimate Tekken Bowl and new costumes for the cast, will be available in August.

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

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Arika's new fighter coming to PS4 in 2018, Skullomania, Darun added

During Evolution 2017, a new trailer for Arika's still unnamed game was shown, revealing two new characters and more details about its upcoming release.

Street Fighter EX veterans Darun and Skullomania will join Kairi, Shirase—Hokuto's new name—and Garuda in the new title, bringing their classic move sets to the new title.

Arika also announced that the game will be coming to PlayStation 4 in 2018 with a simultaneous release in North America, Europe and Japan. There will also be a short stress test and beta late in 2017. Reader can check out the new trailer after the jump.

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Arc System Works announces BlazBlue Tag Battle, Jubei coming to BlazBlue Central Fiction in summer 2017

After BlazBlue Central Fiction finals at Evolution 2017, Arc System Works announced a new character for BBCF and a new project that is on the horizon.

First, the company revealed that the last of the six heroes, Jubei, will be coming to BBCF sometime during summer 2017.

Arc System Works also showed footage of a new title named BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, which will be a two vs two tag battle game that encorporates characters from BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late and the anime series RWBY. Readers can check out the BBTB and Jubei trailers after the jump.

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Jedah swoops in to Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

During a Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite exhibition at Evolution 2017, Peter "Combofiend" Rosas introduced players to the newest addition to the game's cast: Jedah.

The Vampire Savior villain comes to MvCI complete with many of his classic attacks and the hover dash that longtime Darkstalkers fans will remember.

Players can check out the reveal, along with gameplay footage of Gamorra, below (Jedah footage starts at roughly six minutes). Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite releases Sept. 19, 2017.

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