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.

Chipp Zanuff Covered In 15th Episode Of Tataki's Guilty Gear XX Series Guilty Bits

Here is another episode of Guilty Bits, a video series of gameplay overviews for each character throughout Guilty Gear XX.

Chipp is known for his very strong mobility being a factor to his offensive game while his trade off is his low health. His tools from both offensive and defensive sides are to throw off opponents quickly and effectively. For those who want to maintain momentum, Chipp is for you.

You can find the video after the jump!

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Episode 14 Of Tataki's Guilty Gear XX Video Series Guilty Bits Cover Millia Rage

Still looking for a character in Guilty Gear XX? Well here is another video of Guilty Bits with another character overview!

Millia Rage has tools that allow her to create strong okizeme situations with chances to create effective mixups. Her mobility in both air and ground benefits her playstyle, which can pressure the opponent from taking any strikes.

You can find out more on Millia in the video after the jump! For those who want to check out Faust, we will also have the episode featured along with this latest entry!

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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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Guilty Gear: Guilty Bits Episode 12 - Jam

Tataki is back with another weekly episode of Guilty Bits, a character-specific guide to characters in Guilty Gear XX!

This current edition focuses on Jam. She has potential for damaging results due to her solid pressure and movement. Aspects featured in the guide includes the use of activating her cards and utilizing them at optimal performance.

You can check out the video after the jump! Make sure to check out the full playlist filled with past episodes here!

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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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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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Guilty Gear: Guilty Bits Videos Introduce Guilty Gear Characters to New Players

As console gamers await the release of Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R and the far-off release of Guilty Gear Xrd, members of the GG scene have taken it upon themselves to help new players get into the game they enjoy. One such resource for new players is "Guilty Bits," a video series that breaks down individual characters of the game in short, five-minute videos.

"Guilty Bits" attempts to use terms that will be famililar even to those with only a rudimentary knowledge of Guilty Gear. Each video gives an overview of a certain character's style of play as well as options for both offense and defense. The series is currently ongoing and has covered 9 of the game's 23 characters.

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

Guilty Gear: Basics Tutorial And Xrd Trailer Analysis With Genesis And Arcade Shock's Steve By Cross Counter

Cross Counter uploaded some footage all about Guilty Gear!

For those interested in getting into the popular Arc System Works series, both Arcade Shock's Steve as well as SoCal's Genesis goes over the basic mechanics of Guilty Gear such as airdashing and the tension system. They also dissect the finer details found in the announcement trailer for the upcoming Guilty Gear Xrd. There is a bit of casual footage as well!

You can find both videos after the jump ! Another tutorial as well as casuals for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 can be found on Cross Counter's YouTube channel!

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Arc System Works Festival Coming This Weekend

Fans of Arc System Works games such as BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena and Guilty Gear will want to keep their eyes fixed on the computer monitor this weekend as ASW throws its yearly Arc Revolution Cup, a Super Battle Opera-styled tournament for each of the company's three main titles.

Starting Saturday in Japan with last chance qualifiers for each game, the main tournaments play out throughout the day on Sunday. Hit the jump for the schedule and individual game brackets.

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GGXX: Accent Core Plus R For Japanese PlayStation Vita On March 19

The latest update to Guilty Gear XX will soon be available outside of arcades but through Sony's latest handheld on March 19.

Accent Core Plus R is the current build which features various modifications done to all the characters including Sol Badguy, Testament, and Chipp Zanuff. Modes featured in the home releases including story mode and M.O.M. mode will be featured in the Vita release.

Info regarding the console update to Plus R is not available at the moment since its "Spring 2013" release announcement. Stay tuned when news come up but check out the trailer of the Vita version after the jump!

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Arc System Works Announced Arc Revolution Cup 2013

In the year of Arc System Works' 25th anniversary, the company announced another edition of their special tournament Arc Revolution Cup.

The tournament will be part of ArcSys' umbrella event Arc System Works Festival which will both take play on May 19, 2013. ARC will be focusing on their three latest games: Persona 4 Arena, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R featuring players all around Japan who can earn qualifying spots from February 16 to April 21.

If you live in Japan and play these games, this is a great opportunity to compete!

GGXX: Version 1.10 Of Accent Core Plus R Announced For January Release

The Accent Core Plus R update for Guilty Gear XX is getting a new balance patch to the game planned to be available to Japanese arcades next year.

This new patch changes properties from moves of a majority of the playable cast including Chipp, Zappa, Testament, Kliff, and Justice. There is currently no info if these changes will carry over to the upcoming Plus R update for consoles next Spring.

For now, you can check the changes after the jump!

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GGXX: Accent Core Plus Console Receiving R Update In Spring 2013

For those who play Guilty Gear XX and don't live in Japan, the Accent Core Plus R update will be coming soon to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3!

Dated during Spring 2013, the update will permit Justice and Kliff Undersn to be playable in online mode, apply the balance changes to this new version, the ability to switch between R and Accent Core Plus versions, and new trophies/achievements. Aside from the R changes, there will be improvements to online mode and bug fixes.

Make sure to check out the balance changes while getting ready for the update!

GGXX: Accent Core Plus Coming To NA PlayStation Network Next Week

After some silence, the PlayStation 3 version of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is now coming to the North American PlayStation Network Store.

The game will be coming next Tuesday, December 4 and will be priced the same as the Xbox 360 version, $14.99. In regards to other regions including Europe, Arc System Works' Takeshi Yamanaka said to wait a bit longer.

For those who awaited the PS3 version and unable to get it on the Japanese PlayStation Network Store, get ready for next week!

GGXX: Tutorials From Hit Confirm And Brokentier For New Players

On the Xbox 360 side of things, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is now available on the Marketplace for 1200 Microsoft Points/$15 USD! PlayStation 3 users will just have to wait a week longer! For those new and interested in the series, here are some tutorials on how to get started!

Released in January, Brazillian community site Hit Confirm has a two-part video tutorial (Part 1, Part 2) on the game's mechanics and overall system. There is also information on advance techniques in the series. For those curious on characters, Brokentier provided a simple yet important guide on each character's pros, cons, and main objectives.

You can check them out in the links above and if you want to discover more info such as frame data and character-specific combos, go check out Dustloop!

Team St1ckbug 9/22/12 Blazblue, Guilty Gear, and Persona Finals Videos

Jourdal has uploaded the finals of the Team St1ckbug tournament that was held last Saturday at the Next Level Arcade. The arcade has been having problems with their internet recently so there was no stream, but thankfully St1ckbug recorded all of winners, losers, and grand finals of Persona, Guilty Gear, and Blazblue.

Remember to subscribe to Jourdal's YouTube channel and follow St1ckbug on Twitch and Twitter too!

Follow the jump to see the grand finals for all three games!

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GGAC+R: Day One Tournament Videos from Mikado Feat. FAB and O2!

Pretty impressive work by GoldenRody, as he just uploaded the day one Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R tournament held yesterday at Mikado arcade in Tokyo, Japan. He was kind of enough to include translated player names and time stamps in the description if you're wondering what's going on. Thank you to Jourdal as well for the redirect.

Make sure to subscribe to both GoldenRody and Jourdal on YouTube for more awesome anime fighting game footage. Follow the jump for the videos!

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Out Now In Japanese Arcades

The latest update to Guilty Gear XX is finally available in Japanese arcades.

XX Accent Core Plus R is playable on HD cabinets powered by Sega's RingEdge 2 hardware, unlike previous iterations running on Sega's NAOMI. The console downloadable version of XX Accent Core Plus will be available later this year with the R update planned for later.

If you have plans to attend Tokyo Game Show, the game will be playable there along with some bonus related items available. BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma is also playable!

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Coming to PS3 and XBOX360 in October, "R" Version Update Patch Available at a Later Date

Andria Sang is reporting that the console version of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is coming to both PSN and XBLA in late October. Keep in mind that this version will be based off of the PS2 build of the game and is not the same as the "R" version that Japanese arcades will be picking up in late September.That being said, the console release will receive an update after launch that will bring it up to date with the arcade version of the game. No word just yet on a time frame for the patch.