May 21 -Revelator- exhibitions: En vs. Mocchi, Rion vs. Endou

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- on console, two exhibitions will be taking place the weekend before its street date. These events are contested between high-ranked players in an effort to share long-set Japanese play with viewers outside the country.

The two exhibitions happen on May 21 as En's Slayer will battle Mocchi's Sol and Rion's Ky matches up against Endou's Chipp.

This will take place at 5:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time (1:30 a.m. PDT, 4:30 a.m. EDT) and be streamed on Jonio's Twitch channel with English commentary by MajinObama.

Upcoming -Revelator- exhibition will feature Machaboo vs. Nage

The next chapter in the recent string of Japanese exhibitions with English commentary has been announced. These events are normally contested between high-ranked players in either Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- or Blazblue Central Fiction in an effort to share long-set Japanese play with viewers outside the country.

The next first-to-seven exhibition happens on May 14 as KSB 2016 winner Machaboo, playing Sin, faces off with Nage's pink Faust.

This will take place at 6:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (2 a.m. PDT, 5 a.m. EDT) and be streamed on Jonio's Twitch channel with commentary by MajinObama.

KSB 2016 Interview with Machaboo

In the aftermath of KVO x TSB 2016, Biscuits—with the help of Jiyuna—sat down and interviewed the winner of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-, Machaboo.

In the short interview, Machaboo answered questions about his recent switch to Sin from Ky, his thoughts on the strongest characters in -Revelator- and who he is most worried about when he comes to the U.S. to compete in Evolution 2016.

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-Revelator- Raven overview by Manchester Battle Arena

During the recent PLAY Expo Blackpool from April 30 to May 1, 2016, Manchester Battle Arena recorded a 30-minute video showing off Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-'s upcoming console character, Raven.

The video not only offers a brief rundown of the character's normals, specials and supers—much like Arc System Works' own introductory video—but also shows off match play against another new character, Kum Haehyun, and seeks to answer more questions about the character.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- releases on PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles on May 26 in Japan, June 7 in North America and June 10 in Europe. Check out the video after the jump.

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Upcoming -Revelator- exhibition will feature Karinchu vs. Nakamura

Another chapter in the recent string of Japanese exhibitions with English commentary has been announced. These events are normally contested between high-ranked players in either Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- or Blazblue Central Fiction in an effort to share long-set Japanese play with viewers outside the country.

The next first-to-seven exhibition happens on May 7 as Karinchu utilizes one of the characters returning in -Revelator-, Johnny, as he faces off with Nakamura's Millia.

This will take place at 6:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (2 a.m. PDT, 5 a.m. EDT) and be streamed on Jonio's Twitch channel with commentary by MajinObama.

Preorder packages for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- in Europe detailed

The European release of the newest Guilty Gear Xrd entry on June 10 has some neat preorder bonuses depending on where you get the game.

Rice Digital will be selling a special "Let's Rock!" edition which features an art book; a CD and limited vinyl press of Guilty Gear songs played at Soundlive 2014; and a downloadable code for upcoming character Raven.

If you just want an official shirt, British retailer chain GAME will have it available for those who preorder the game either on PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4. GAME and other European retailers will also carry the art book and a code for Raven.

Anime Weekend Sale on Steam discounts various fighting games including Koihime Enbu preorder

Steam's latest weekend promotion for April 28-May 2 is all about anime-centric games with some fighting games joining the batch.

As the name suggests, the Anime Weekend Sale allows people to buy various themed games, including fighters, for a lower price. On SNK Playmore's side, The King of Fighters XIII, The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition and The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match are discounted. Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- and Battle Fantasia are some of the featured from Arc System Works. The recently released Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code is not part of the sale. Other fighters include Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataclysm.

While planned for release on May 19, 2016, Unknown Games' Koihime Enbu joined the sale with a limited preorder price of $31.99. It includes both the game and the soundtrack in the package.

Using Steam's tag system, make sure to check out the list featuring fighting games now on sale. The sale ends on May 2 at 10 p.m. PDT.

Japanese arcade begins shirt sales to support player travel

Takadanobaba Mikado Game Center in Japan has started a Teespring to help raise money for Japanese Guilty Gear players trying to attend Evolution 2016.

The shirt, which costs $24.99 and will be printed in one of seven colors, will feature the arcade's name along with its location in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The money raised by the shirts will be used to support Mikado in its efforts to "bring the best to Evolution 2016!" 

The shirts can be found at Teespring and interested buyers can send questions to Jonio or MajinObama on Twitter.

Mikado Open Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- tournament to be held April 23

One of Japan's premier Guilty Gear arcades will be holding a double elimination tournament in the coming days.

The Mikado Open will take place on April 23 at roughly 2 p.m. Japan Standard Time (1 a.m. EDT and Friday, April 22, at 10 p.m. PDT in the U.S.) and will feature many of the players who have registered for Evolution 2016. The event will be streamed on Jonio's Twitch Channel.

MajinObama has suggested possibly creating a Challonge bracket so English-speaking viewers can follow along with the action, and those interested should follow him on Twitter for more information as the event gets closer. Those who speak Japanese can also follow Jonio for more updates.

Japanese XrdR and BBCF exhibitions to feature English commentary

Upcoming exhibitions of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- and BlazBlue Central Fiction in Japan will feature high-level play along with English commentary.

The first event will be a first-to-seven match in -Revelator- and feature 310's Venom against a mystery opponent. This will take place at roughly 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (1 a.m. PDT, 4 a.m. EDT) on April 16 and be streamed on Jonio's Twitch channel with commentary by MajinObama.

Two BBCF exhibitions will follow the next day. Dora Bang will face of against Fumi's Nine and Ryo's Litchi will fight Shima's Izanami. These first-to-five sets will take place Sunday, April 17, at noon JST (Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. PDT, 11 p.m. EDT) with streaming on MajinObama's Twitch channel and commentary by Guymam.

Japanese -Revelator- exhibitions to feature English commentary

Two upcoming first-to-seven exhibitions of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- in Japan will feature high-level play showing off one of the title's new characters, Jack-O, along with English commentary.

The first match will feature Mike's Jack-O pitted against Hase's Slayer. This will take place at 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (1 a.m. PDT, 4 a.m. EDT) on April 9 and be streamed on Jonio's Twitch channel with commentary by MajinObama.

The second event will show FG's Jack-O facing off with Samitto's Chipp. This second exhibition will take place Sunday, April 10, at noon JST (Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m. PDT, 11 p.m. EDT) with streaming on MajinObama's Twitch channel with his commentary.

Aksys Academy introduces throw breaks in Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-

Aksys Games has created a new video series to teach the basics of games like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue. Named Aksys Academy, the short videos are narrated by James Xie as he walks players through concepts in the games with mostly untechnical terms.

The first Aksys Academy focuses on the addition of throw breaks in Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-. A feature that many felt was sorely missed in -Sign-, breaking returns in -Revelator- and Aksys Academy explains how characters react to the situation of a throw break and when players can and cannot break a throw.

Check out the video after the jump.

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New Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- video introduces Raven

Arc System Works has released another introductory video for one of the new characters joining -Revelator-, this time showing off the basics of That Man's third servant Raven.

Much like the video released for Kum Haehyun, the Raven video details the character's basic movement options as well as all his special moves and overdrives. It also talks about Raven's excitement gauge, which is a unique feature for the character and changes how his special moves function as it fills. 

Greatfernman has again translated the key points of the video and posted his work on Evernote. Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- releases on June 7, 2016, in North America. Check out the video after the jump.

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Story, Network modes detailed for -Revelator- console release

Famitsu has posted more details of the upcoming console version of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-, including its two story mode options.

Revelator will offer either "Episode Mode," which follows the story of the arcade game, or "Story Mode," which will offer players a brand new narrative.

The game will also contain 3-D online lobbies with cabinets and character avatars, similar to other Arc System Works games. The lobby will even include a pond in which players can fish to earn avatar customizations like accessories and emotions as well as character colors.

There will also be a new tutorial mode that introduces players to "the feel of an action game." All this and downloadable colors and voice packs will be available when Revelator releases in Japan on May 26, 2016.

Kum Haehyun introductory video released for Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-

Arc System Works has released a 10-minute video showing off the basics of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- newcomer Kum Haehyun.

The video, while all in Japanese, shows off Haehyun's movement options as well as all her special moves and overdrives. Greatfernman has translated the key points of the video and posted his work on Evernote.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- releases on June 7, 2016, in North America. Check out the video after the jump.

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Digital PS4 -Revelator- preorders will get demo access, bonus colors

During Anime Ascension on Feb. 28, Aksys Games announced that players who preorder the digital PlayStation 4 version of Guilty Gear Xrd
-Revelator- on PlayStation Network will gain access to the build of the game that was playable at the event as well as bonus colors for the cast.

The -Revelator- demo at Anime Ascension had the complete arcade cast, including Jack-O, Johnny and Jam, and came with both offline versus play and training mode.

There are no more details from Aksys about when the demo will become available, but the company says more information is coming soon.

New Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- trailer released

The second trailer for the console version of Guilty Gear Xrd
-Revelator- has been released.

The video shows the story so far in the GG universe before highlighting all five new characters in Revelator—Johnny, Jack-O, Jam, Kum and Raven—with a little gameplay footage of each. The trailer then focuses on the unrevealed Dizzy, showing only her character silhouette.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- releases in Japan on May 26, 2016, for both PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles, with a North American release coming on June 7. Check out the new trailer after the jump.

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South Korea's PlayStation Arena 2016 to feature Street Fighter V, HD Remix & GGXrd -SIGN-

SPOTV Games in South Korea will be holding another edition of PlayStation Arena focused on fighting game tournaments.

The second edition of this tournament event will bring back Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- from last year, and Street Fighter V and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be the other headlining games for 2016. The top two finishers for each game can earn a cash prize including the 2,000,000 won prize for winning Street Fighter V.

What's known so far is that it will take place on March 20, 2016 at Seoul, South Korea's Nexon Arena, known for hosting last year's PlayStation Arena as well as Tekken Crash. The preliminary qualifiers will be on March 6 at the Nexon Arena as well. If you live in Korea and are interested in competing, make sure to register here.

The announcement trailer can be found after the jump!

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Raven joins the cast of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-

Famitsu has confirmed that the enigmatic Raven will be joining the cast of Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-.

An issue of the magazine releasing later this month will feature a two-page article about the character. Also featured is a silhouette of Dizzy, who seems to look much different in Xrd.

More information will be available in the next couple days as Famitsu hits shelves in Japan. Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- releases on June 7, 2016, in North America.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- has three unlockable characters on console

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- is coming to home consoles in either late May or early June, depending on where players live, and one of the few remaining questions is about the game's number of playable characters. Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- arrived with three console-only characters, and if pictures are any indication so will -Revelator-.

Rice Digital recently got some game time with a pre-release copy of the PlayStation 4 copy of -Revelator-, and the character select screen reveals three locked icons in addition to the already playable Jack-O, Johhny and Jam. Two of those boxes will likely be the recently unveiled Kum Haehyun and character vote winner Dizzy, but that leaves one more mystery DLC. 

Could it be the first playable appearance of Raven, or another returning character like Bridget? Nothing is known at this time, and with more than three months until the -Revelator- console release there is plenty of time for Arc System Works to tease new additions.