Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Coming to Japanese Arcades on September 20th, New Screenshots

Arc System Works announced that Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R is set to release in Japanese arcades come September 20th. The game will run on the arcade hardware RingEdge 2 and contains a multitude of balance tweaks for the entire cast. A few new screenshots hit the web recently as well which you can check out at the link below.

NEW GGXXAC PLUS R SCREENSHOTS

The PS3 and 360 port of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (not R) is currently in the works as a downloadable title but there is no new information on that release at this time. 

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Update Coming To Japanese Arcades

A while back, Arc System Works announced that they would have Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus to arcades in a new HD form factor as well as current generation consoles. Now the developer revealed that the arcade update will feature new additions to the existing game.

Now titled Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, the game is reported to have a balance update as well as new moves for the existing cast of fighters. The game will now be running on Sega's Ringwide hardware instead of usually being on Sega NAOMI.

If you are or will be in Japan in the coming weekend, Accent Core Plus R will be available to play during location tests in Tokyo (Club Sega Akihabara Shinkan), Osaka (Sega Nanban Avion) and Kitakyushu (Hyper Messe). There is no confirmation that if the changes will affect the upcoming downloadable console release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Arc System Works also revealed an official website dedicated to the update but as of this post, it's currently out. For now check out a special video by the developer and a translation of the current balance changes after the jump!

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GGXXAC: Complete Tutorial Part Two From Hit Confirm Covers Jump Installs & More

With Guilty Gear XX AC Plus to see a digital release in the near future, many of you will probably want to get a jump on the game mechanics a little early to understand a bit more about the game before it drops. Hit Confirm released their second tutorial that goes over some crucial gameplay elements in this classic 2D fighter. Hit the jump for part two of this tutorial series and if you missed part one, click here.

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Coming to PSN/XBLA This Summer With Themed Joystick, New Screenshots

Andria Sang (via Famitsu) released new details and screenshots of the upcoming PSN/XBLA port of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus. Though no price was announced, the game is slated for a Summer release and will include network play -- both player matches and ranked. 

NEW GGXXAC+ SCREENSHOTS

Beyond that, a new Guilty Gear themed joystick for PlayStation 3 will come out around the same time that uses Sanwa parts. It will cost around 140 bucks though there is no word whether or not this stick will be available in the states. 

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Coming to XBLA and PSN

Arc System Works just announced on their official website that Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is coming to both XBLA and PSN with netplay (of course). This is hot off the heels of their most recent announcement that they would be porting the game to arcades as well. Many users suspected they were prepping the game for console release due to the recent screenshots being 16:9 -- looks like they were right!

Now all we need is CVS2 on XBLA/PSN and I can die a happy man.  

via @novriltataki

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Coming to Arcades, New Screenshots

Now this is something I figured would never happen in a million years, but Arc System Works announced they will be porting over Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus to arcades and will bring this version to Japan's AOU Amusement Expo this weekend.

NEW GGXX AC + ARCADE SCREENSHOTS

You can play this game on PSP, PS2 and Wii but for whatever reason it was never ported to arcades. I'm no GG expert so correct me if I'm wrong, but apparently there were no major system changes in this version, but it did bring back both Kliff and Justice and introduced a new story mode. 

It's not known if there will be any additional changes to the arcade version of the game but we will keep you posted. And hey, who knows, maybe it will show up at Southtown Arcade? 

Guilty Gear AC Basic Mechanics Tutorial Video

Hitconfirm has made a great Guilty Gear XX AC video tutorial showing the mechanics and intricacies of the game. They aimed to keep the tutorial simple to understand to help both new players and fans.

It's awesome that the GG community is dedicated enough to make videos like this. Now, if only Daisuke Ishiwatari would finally make a sequel!!

Check out the tutorial after the break.

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Hours and Hours of High Level Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Play From a-cho

a-cho uploaded a ton of recent Guilty Gear XX Accent Core footage to their YouTube Channel showcasing a ton of high level play for the game. If you're a GGXXAC vet or even someone who's never heard of the game, be sure to check out these videos as there are a ton of really entertaining matches. 

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Arc System Works Now Owns The Rights To Guilty Gear

Siliconera posted up an interesting story on how Arc System Works once again owns the rights to Guilty Gear. You may not remember, but a while back Sammy (who originally owned the IP) merged with SEGA, and during the merger Guilty Gear was passed onto the newly formed Sega Sammy Holdings. Obviously nothing really significant happened with Guilty Gear since then.

Today, Arc System Works filed a trademark in the Japanese trademark database, so it seems Arc System Works has claimed the IP for themselves. There aren't any details of how they obtained the IP, but it's assumed they bought the rights back from SEGA. 

The bigger picture here is, could a new Guilty Gear be closer than we think? Only time will tell. 

Thanks to lexxxington for the tip.

Interview with Daisuke Ishiwatari on Everything Guilty Gear

Part two of Siliconera's interview with Guilty Gear creator Daisuke Ishiwatari is now live, where he talks about character design, game balance and a few other topics surrounding the game. This is also the part of the interview where he mentions that a new Guilty Gear will happen, he just doesn't know when. Check out the entire interview by clicking here. 

Daisuke Ishiwatari Says New Guilty Gear Will Happen "Eventually"

Guilty Gear is widely regarded as one of the best fighting game series of all time, so long time fans should be happy to hear about this news. In a recent interview with Siliconera, Guilty Gear creator Daisuke Ishiwarari mentions that he doesn't know when a new entry into the series will come about, but it will happen "eventually" and "you won't be disappointed."

This is obviously a prime time to release a new fighting game, though with the influx of new players over the past few years we'll have to see if a game like this will take off next to more "familiar" titles such as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. Could a new Guilty Gear replace BlazBlue or will the games be able to happily co-exist? Only time will tell, but as long as we're not getting trolled with something like Guilty Gear 2: Overture, I think everything will turn out alright. 

Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus Collector's Edition for Europe Revealed

Zen United sent over details for the Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus collector's edition for Europe earlier today. What sets this apart from other collector editions - apart from the content, of course - is that this is actually limited. For the full details, check out the press release and image below.

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Arc System Works Interview by Play Magazine

Popular UK magazine Play published an interview over on their site today with Arc System Works' Toshimichi Mori and Daisuke Ishiwatari. The team chats about attracting more female BlazBlue fans, the reception of BlazBlue DLC and even more vague discussion about the possibility of a new Guilty Gear. If you're a fan of Arc System Works' stuff, you'll probably enjoy this one. You can find an excerpt below and if you like what you see, head over to Play to read the whole thing.

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IMNEXTONLINE: Character Analysis

First off, if you haven't checked out IMNEXTONLINE.COM, you should; it's a great site with up-to-date news with some interesting original articles to boot.  One of the more interesting segments on INO is their Character Analysis articles. We all know about Ryu and Ken, but they go into detail on lesser known characters, providing what is more or less a mini-strategy guide for each one. They also give the history of each character along with other bits of information. 

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PRE-SBO GUILTY GEAR ACCENT CORE TIER LIST

Here's the latest GGAC tier list from Arcadia.

S: Eddie, Testament
A: Millia
B: May, Potemkin, Jam, Slayer
C: Sol, Ky, Chipp, Faust, Baiken, Axl, Anji, Venom, Dizzy, I-No, Zappa, Robo Ky, ABA, Order Sol
D: Johnny, Bridget

Seeing as last year's SBO came down to a team of Testament/Millia/Venom vs Johnny/Bridget/Zappa, it will be interesting to see what happens this year. How this game constantly evolves and yet manages to remain as balanced as ever is one of the reasons I love it so much. Four more years!

Here's the first match from last year's finals, for reference.

Source: Dustloop

Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori at Fanime

The man himself, Daisuke Ishiwatari, is a guest of honor at Fanime 2010! Oh, and some Mori guy too.

If you wanna get him to sign your HRAP, your supa kawaii Bridget costume or even if you're just big enough of a dick to ask the man for a money match, you shouldn't miss out on this!

Small excerpt from Fanime.com:

FanimeCon, Aksys Games, and Arc System Works are proud to announce video game creators Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori as Guests of Honor at FanimeCon 2010.

Daisuke Ishiwatari is famous for creating the Guilty Gear video game series. While he denies having created the game single-handedly, his extensive work on the series includes an eclectic assortment of talents.

Toshimichi Mori also has many talents. He not only directed and produced the BlazBlue video game series but also designed the characters and wrote the scenarios.

More info on Daisuke at Wikipedia.

Source: DustLoop

NEW GUILTY GEAR COMBO VIDEOS

This month has been an active one for the Guilty Gear community, as we've seen two new, incredibly hype combo videos come out.

This one is probably my new favorite Sol Badguy combo video, done by the infamous combo video master Testu. Titled "Sheer Heart Attack", it is one of the few Guilty Gear combo videos that actually features music from Queen; creator Daisuke Ishiwatari's favorite band.

This next one is an I-no combo video, but it's a bit different from most Accent Core I-no combo videos because it features combos that are both useful and actually possible to do!

Guilty Gear Director: "I Fully Intend to Create a Guilty Gear for the PS3 and 360". No Crossover Plans with BlazBlue

At a recent visit to NowGamer, Arc System Works' Business Development Director Tomo Ohno responded to a question about the possibility of a Capcom Vs series style crossover for the company's 2D fighting franchises BlazBlue and Guilty Gear.

“Personally I don’t like that idea,” Ohno replied. “What we can say about Guilty Gear is that it is not dead yet. It has not ended. The producer/creator of Guilty Gear, Daisuke Ishiwatari, his comment for this meeting [was] ‘I have the full intention to create Guilty Gear for PS3 and 360.’ “

Ohno didn't totally dismiss the chances of a crossover between Guilty Gear and BlazBlue in the future. “It’s a different world – it’s not BlazBlue taking over Guilty Gear, but Guilty Gear is an important thing for us and we want to make sure fans of Guilty Gear continue to have fun in that world."

"BlazBlue is a new thing, and there might be some crossover but at the moment we don’t have any plans.”

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger comes to Europe for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on 1 February, 2010

Source: NowGamer

ARCADIA MAGAZINE: STREET FIGHTER 4 TIER LIST, TOP JAPANESE ARCADE GAMES

Thanks to VersusCity and SDTEKKEN.com for posting up a ton of new information from the newest Arcadia Magazine (June 2009).

First off, there is the new Street Fighter 4 tier list from Arcadia which is probably the most reputable tier list in Japan at this point. You will see a lot of tier lists floating around but most of them are composed from random Japanese wikis and what not while this comes straight from the players. This is for the arcade version of the game, so no console characters.

S: Sagat
A: Ryu, Akuma, Zangief
B: M.Bison, Rufus, Balrog, C.Viper, E.Honda
C: Abel, El Fuerte, Dhalsim, Chun-li, Blanka
D: Guile, Ken
E: Vega

Personally I find it interesting to see Bison higher than 'Rog and Viper, although Bison is a real hard match up for Viper. Also, why is Chun-Li and Dhalsim rated so low? Not that it matters (except for maybe Guile and Vega), considering that most of us have seen first hand if you master your character in SF4 you can give anyone serious problems.

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GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS SHIPS THIS WEEK!

Those of you who have had a hard time finding GG:AC in Gamestop, now is your chance to grab an updated version of the game. According to Amazon, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus ships on the 9th of April with a a brand new story mode and the return of Kliff and Justice.

I had a chance to play this just last week and it's a nice change from Street Fighter 4's more defensive style of play. After FADCing for months now the Roman Canceling bit made a lot more sense to me as well this time around. A great game over all, it's just too bad it's not also on XBLA or PSN for online play!

Update on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 12:43PM by haunts

Read a full review on the game on 1UP.com by Richard Li.  Richard is one of the only game journalists out there who knows fighting games so he is legit! Check it out!