Brokentier's Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Marathon "Danger Room" Now Live

Billed as "36 hours of nonstop training," Brokentier's Danger Room event is now live and streaming on both Brokentier Twitch channels.

The event, which will feature all members of Team Brokentier training with and competing against Michael "Yipes" Mendoza and other special guests, will continue all weekend. There will even be special exhibitions against players from the local Arizona community.

For a full schedule of the event, head on over to Brokentier's website. The two streams of the event can be found here and here.

Lord Knight Talks Advanced Strategy in Ongoing Series

One of the top Persona 4 Arena and Blazblue players in the United States, Steve "Lord Knight" Barthelemy has recently started an ongoing Youtube series in which he discusses the more advanced aspects of fighting games. Barthelemy's episodes, which range from roughly 30 minutes to an hour, discuss many of the important aspects of high-level play, such as reading the opponent and identifying habits. LK has also devoted episodes to netplay and learning to use training mode correctly.

The episodes can all be found on Barthelemy's Youtube channel, and those looking to ask Lord Knight more questions can find him on Twitter.

Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold Announced

Image from Famitsu.comWhile Arc System Works has never shied away from interesting titles for its fighting games, the forthcoming update to Persona 4 Arena is a mouthful: Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold. According to Famitsu, the game will now feature a third, all-new character, Sho Minazuki, who will the join the growing cast of the popular fighter.

The game will be released in Winter 2013, so expect a lot more details as December approaches. For more information including images of the new character, head to Famitsu's website. Hit the jump for the new trailer for the game.

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Review: The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition

The King of Fighters XIII's console online mode was the stuff of nightmares. While players could technically play each other online, the netcode was bad enough to render all online games unusable for people looking to further their competitive play. It was so bad that people labeled KOF XIII a dead game almost immediately on its launch, believing the offline community alone could not carry the game. Two years later, however, and The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition arrived to create the definitive version of the game and improve on the problems of its console release. The version for Windows computers is definitely the best version of KOF XIII to date, but it's still not a flawless package.

For those who have never played KOF XIII, it is a game that tries hard to please both new and old players alike. For every instance of SNK Playmore rebooting the franchise in the game, whether it be through redesigned and updated graphics; easier gatling-style combos and other beginner-friendly options like trials mode; or the HD combo system, there is always a gameplay quirk of older SNK games left alone. Some of these quirks include input shortcuts and alternate guard, two exploits found in older KOF games that became “features” during the years. What then emerges from that development mentality is a game that is not really new, except in looks, but that doesn't play exactly like the older SNK games either.

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Republic of Fighters, Sept. 14-15, Paris

Republic of Fighters is back with its second tournament, featuring an ambitious lineup of games for the French fighting community. Taking place at "L'under" in the city center of Paris, RoF will feature eight games over the course of two days:

• Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
• Injustice : Gods Among Us
• King of Fighters 13
• Soul Calibur 5
• Street Fighters 4 AE
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

The stream for the event will be found on www.ogaming.tv/tv2 and www.ogaming.tv/tv3, and will feature commentary by Ken Bogard among others. For more information on the event, such as registration, head on over to the Republic of Fighters website.

Pocket Rumble Kickstarter Seeks to Revive Neo Geo Pocket Action

It's no surprise that the PC is currently lacking good fighting games; aside from Skullgirls and Capcom ports the market is barren. Cardboard Robot Games is looking to fill that void with its new Pocket Rumble, a game designed with the aesthetics of the past but the complexities of today's popular fighting games.

Styled to look like the fighting games that were developed on the Neo Geo Pocket handheld, Pocket Rumble features a cast of characters with unique playstyles based on common fighter tropes and even includes cameos from Divekick and Fantasy Strike.

The game is currently on Kickstarter with a goal of only $16,000, with stretch goals including GGPO netplay, Story Mode and DLC characters. The game is also currently up on Steam Greenlight.

Persona 4 Arena Update Announced, 1st Loktest Starting

Credit: FamitsuOnly a week after the location test for Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-, Arc System Works is rolling out another sequel, this time for Persona 4 Arena.

The as-yet-unnamed update will be on location test from Aug. 16-18 at Taito Station game center in Osaka and Taito Hirose Entertainment Yard (Taito HEY) in Akihabara, Tokyo. The game features all members of the original P4A cast returning and two new characters from Persona 3: Yukari Takeba and Junpei Iori.

For more pictures, check out Famitsu's article on the game!

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R Now Live on Japanese PSN

Arc System Works said that the +R patch for Guilty Gear XX Accent Core would be released in August, and they certainly have stood by their word as the patch is now live for those with Japanese PlayStation Network accounts.

While U.S. PSN users will have to wait on their patch for now, players who can't wait might try to use Kotaku's handy guide for creating a Japanese PSN account to download the game and patch early. For the rest of us, we now play the waiting game.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Update Confirmed for August On PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Build Still Delayed

There is good news for PlayStation 3 owners of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, as today Arc System Works announced that the upcoming R patch will be available by the end of the month for PlayStation 3 owners.

The posting on ASW's official site also details some of the other features of the patch, including an upgraded visual interface, character adjustments from this version, drastic improvements over the user interface in the online play and the ability to now play Kliff and Justice.

You can find more details here. The upcoming R update will be available to PlayStation 3, while the Xbox 360 version is still delayed at this time.

PDP Confirms Dedication to Afterglow Elite, Team 'Refocusing'

After weeks of silence following the departure of Afterglow Elite's team manager, Sebastian "OneHandedTerror" Jennings, Performance Designed Products has released a statement confirming its continued support of Team AGE.

According to a post on PDP community manager Candace Hinton's Facebook, the company is currently "refocusing the team to ensure our winning efforts," and has pledged support to existing AGE members Fanatiq, ChrisG and Romance. Hinton also stated that new members of the team will be added in the future. There is no word at this time whether other former members of Team AGE will be retained.

Gamers 4 Christ Announces Team Captain, Adds FightingGM

Gamers 4 Christ has a new team captain and member, according to the team's own Frankie "FrankieG" Gomez. Gomez announced on Twitter that he will be the team's new captain, and in the same breath announced that Ariel "FightingGM" Capellan has joined the team:

"Happy to announce that I'll be G4C's Fighting game division team Captain and welcome @FightingGM to the team. #G4C #FGC #Leadership"

There has been no statement from Capellan on his joining the team.

Benimaru and Terry Bogard Join King of Combat Aug. 5

Tencent's Xuan Dou Zhi Wang (King of Combat) will be adding its two most anticipated characters on Aug. 5 as SNK Playmore's Terry Bogard and Benimaru Nikaido join the playable roster of characters. The two King of Fighters veterans will join the more than 20 playable characters in Tencent's KOF-inspired title, which is available to users with a QQ acount.

For more information on XDZW and how to play it, check out KingofCombat.com. Those already familiar with the game can hit the jump for a video showcasing the new characters.

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Guilty Gear Xrd Location Tests Begin Aug. 9

Although Arc System Works' teaser trailer for the newest entry in the Guilty Gear series seemed to indicate that the game was still early in development, ASW is making the game available to the public for the first time on Aug. 9 at Sega Akihabara Building 1.

The location test will run through Aug. 12, but no other information, including playable characters, is available at this time. According to Siliconera, Daisuke Ishiwatari and Pachi will be at Sega 1 to open the location test, so hopefully more information will be revealed at that time.

TTT2: Namco Announces Global Championship, U.S. Qualifier Featured

Namco Bandai has released details for the U.S. qualifier of its upcoming Tekken Unlimited Tag Tournament 2 Global Championship event, which will be held in South Korea on September 28, 2013. The qualifier will be held at Round 1 amusement center in City of Industry, Calif., on August 17-18, 2013.

The winner of the tournament will receive a paid trip to compete in the finals tournament, as well as other exclusive prizes from Namco Bandai. For a full rundown of the tournaments rules and format, head over to its Facebook page or hit the jump for more information.

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EVO 2013: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Footage

Although most eyes were focused on the main streams during Evolution weekend, the Bring Your Own Console area of the event had great action in games such as BlazBlue, SoulCalibur V and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

The Guilty Gear community also banded together to run and stream its own event, as Montreal's Bibiquadium and Southern California's Jyosua worked to cover as many matches as possible. The event even garnered Japanese interest, as several players including Dogura made a big impact on the brackets.

Footage from pools can be found on Twitch.tv: Bibiquadium, Jyosua.

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Tekken Community Saves Player's Home

During the past few years there have been stories within the fighting game community about players getting assistance when they fall on tough times, and members of each different scene helping out their own when a crisis befalls one of its members. This is one of those stories.

Derrick "Dilly" Maechler recently faced payments that he could not make and asked the Tekken community for legitimate ways to earn money quickly. At one poster's behest Maechler also made his PayPal available to posters on Tekken Zaibatsu and created a GoFundMe, hoping that he would find a way to earn the money he needed. Within one month, donors alone had raised enough money that Maechler was able to keep his condo.

The entire story can be found on Tekken Zaibatsu.

Injustice: Patch v1.05 Release Notes

NetherRealm Studios has released the newest patch notes for Injustice: Gods Among Us on the game's website. The update, set to go live on July 2 with the release of General Zod, makes notable changes to Scorpion and once again alters the properties to Superman's breath attack.

The patch also seeks to give some quality-of-life changes to defending characters, as everyone's down+medium attack (uppercut) has been improved and large interactables such as the chandelier and Metropolis drone have been given nerfs.

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Guilty Gear: Guilty Bits 11: Zappa

The newest episode in the ongoing "Guilty Bits" series has been released, as this time the team focuses on Zappa.

For those new to the series, "Guilty Bits" is a video series that breaks down individual characters of Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R in short, five-minute videos. The videos attempt to use terms that will be famililar even to those with only a rudimentary knowledge of Guilty Gear, and each entry gives an overview of a certain character's style of play as well as options for both offense and defense.

For more information about "Guilty Bits," check out the Dustloop Thread or follow the series' creator on Twitter.

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UMVC3: Curleh Mustache: West Coast 2, July 7, 2013

The date is now set for the second West Coast edition of the Curleh Mustache series of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournaments, and it is Sunday, July 7, 2013, at the University of California, Irvine. With only one week to go before Evolution 2013, Curleh will be the last chance players from the region have to tune up their gameplay before the big tournament in Las Vegas.

The guest list for the main event of CMW2 features the marquee players in the western half of the United States, and spectators can be sure to expect special exhibitions taking place during the day.

Curleh Mustache: West Coast 2 will take place at Zot Zone on the UCI campus, with registration beginning at 2 p.m. and the tournament starting at 3 p.m. on the day of the event. Streaming will be presented by TeamSp00ky, in coordination with Offcast and IPLAYWINNER.

No further information on possible attendees or exhibitions for the event is available at this time, but be sure to follow IFCYipes, TeamSp00ky, IPLAYWINNER, Offcast and BROKENTIER on Twitter, as well as www.brokentier.com, to get the newest information as it becomes available.

Guilty Gear: Guilty Bits Episode 10: I-No

The newest episode in the ongoing "Guilty Bits" series has been released, as this time the team focuses on I-no with input from longtime player Chaz "Mynusdono" Frazer.

For those new to the series, "Guilty Bits" is a video series that breaks down individual characters of Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R in short, five-minute videos. The videos attempt to use terms that will be famililar even to those with only a rudimentary knowledge of Guilty Gear, and each entry gives an overview of a certain character's style of play as well as options for both offense and defense.

 For more information about "Guilty Bits," check out the Dustloop Thread or follow the series' creator on Twitter. Hit the jump for the newest video.

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