Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- coming to Europe on June 10, published by PQube

The newest iteration of Guilty Gear Xrd will be coming out in all major territories within the late March and early June 2016 time frame, including Europe.

With Arc System Works and Aksys Games being the Japanese and North American publishers of Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- respectively, European company PQube will be releasing it on June 10. Europe had to wait for Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- six months following the December 2014 releases in Japan and North America. -SIGN- was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. With -REVELATOR-, European players will only have to wait a couple of days following.

For everywhere else, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- will be available on May 26 in Japan and June 7 in North America. An announcement trailer can be found after the jump!

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NorCal Regionals 2016 Announced, March 25-27 at Sacramento, CA

NorCal Regionals is heading back to the California capital of Sacramento for 2016.

This will be the third consecutive entry that NCR will be at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza. From March 25-27, the Northern California major will host Street Fighter V, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- and Mortal Kombat X. SFV is part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a Premier Event.

While the aforementioned games are part of the main list, players can also participate in the Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Killer Instinct community tournaments.

Registration for NCR 2016 is live with different packages. If you are planning to register, there are multiple options with various benefits including the weekend-long After Hours Room. If you are looking to stay at the Holiday Inn, it's priced at $99 a night.

You can register now on the official NorCal Regionals website!

Leo introductory guide by T5M7, translations by Greatfernman

Koichi has created another beginner's guide for a character in Guilty Gear Xrd, this time tapping T5M7—Tomo—to help explain Leo.

As with the primer for Zato-1, the Leo video is 30 minutes in length and goes over Leo's important normals, basic combos and setups. Greatfernman has provided translations for much of what is talked about on Twitlonger.

Tomo sums up his thoughts on Leo, saying: [His] combos are easy, but how to properly use his moves and the situational awareness required is what's most difficult about him, and also what's the most interesting about him. In the end, he's very RPS, so he's probably not suitable for people who want to properly play fighting games."

The video can be found at Openrec.tv.

Evolution 2016 lineup announced, coming to Las Vegas Convention Center & Mandalay Bay

In a sitdown interview on Red Bull eSports, Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar revealed the games that will be part of Evo 2016 as well as its location.

The Evolution staff is putting on nine games for the competitive fighting game community. You can expect Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Mortal Kombat X, Pokkén Tournament, Killer Instinct, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution.

A majority of Evolution will be at the Las Vegas' own convention center for Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, the finals day will come to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The hotel is set for the Westgate Hotel. Stay tuned for information on tickets.

Other information revealed includes the return of the Indie Games area. Brook's Super Converters will be allowed but can be banned if any future issues affect them.

Evolution 2016 is coming July 15-17! Make sure to check the Evo website for updates!

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- comes to North America on June 7

Aksys Games has announced that the newest Guilty Gear will be coming home on June 7, 2016. This is roughly two weeks after the Japanese release of the title, May 26, almost the same amount of time that passed when Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- released for the two regions.

-Revelator- will offer new gameplay features as well as new characters Jack-O, Johnny Sfondi, Jam Kuradoberi and the recently announced Kum Haehyun. Dizzy is also expected to be added to -Revelator-, although no plans for her release have been revealed.

Aksys Games did not mention any particular platforms in their announcement, but the game is scheduled for PlayStation 3 and 4 in Japan. There is no word on a possible PC or Steam release of -Revelator- at this time.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- story character Kum Haehyun added to playable cast

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- will have one unexpected character added to the existing cast.

A manly shell controlled by a woman, Kum Haehyun was previously shown in the arcade story mode of -Revelator- for various characters.

A breakdown of Kum Haehyun will be available in the Jan. 21 issue of Famitsu. While the preview of the character shows both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 listings, it's unknown if Haehyun will premiere in those platforms or on the arcade version first.

She will be joining Johnny, Jam and the anticipated Dizzy in the console builds of -Revelator- set for May 26 in Japan with a tentative spring release in North America.

Zato-1 introductory guide by Ogawa, translations by Greatfernman

Ogawa, with the help of Koichi, has created a primer guide for Zato-1 in Guilty Gear Xrd. The 30-minute video goes over the basics of the character, including normal usage, but also starts to work into the more advanced concepts like continuous pressure using Eddie and unblockables.

The video is all in Japanese, but Greatfernman has posted a TwitLonger summarizing what is said in the video. The information is great for new and experienced players alike, as it gives insight into how the strongest Zato player in the world looks at his character.

The video can be found at Openrec.tv.

Sin Kiske Tutorial by Problem_Skater

While Guilty Gear Xrd's challenge mode may teach basic moves and some combos, it does very little to help new players get a feel for how or when certain normals and specials should be used. In hopes of aiding beginners with this very issue, Problem_Skater has released a 41-minute tutorial video detailing Sin Kiske.

The video breaks down all of the basic parts of Sin's gameplay, explaining his eat system and going into detail about each of his normals, specials and overdrives. It even explains the use of Sin's throw as an effective part of his arsenal.

Check out the video after the jump.

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Guilty Gear Xrd for Steam Updated, More Fixes Coming

Arc System Works has released a 3.4 GB update for the Steam version of Xrd, aimed at fixing some of the problems players have been encountering with the game. The issues addressed in this patch are:

- Fixed several bugs that caused the game to crash in ONLINE mode. 
- Fixed bug that was causing users to automatically cancel rank match matchings. 
- Fixed bug where numerous lines of messages getting displayed in Players Match Rooms. 
- Fixed several graphical glitches. 

This update represents version 1.01 for the Steam release, and ASW says that investigation is ongoing to find and correct other bugs and errors in the title.

Xrd Costume Edits Bring Back Robo-Ky, Millia's Original Look

The Steam release of Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- has opened the door for players to start trying to change the way Xrd looks and sounds—much as they did in the past for Street Fighter IV—and the first costume mods for the game are now available.

Using the uMod tool, players can now grab files that will make Ky look like Robo-Ky, Millia take on a more classic appearance and give May a Super Mario Bros. style.

While these edits are only minor changes, it will be interesting to see what content players develop over the upcoming weeks and months. 

Video: Guilty Gear Xrd Sin Corner Cross-up Setup

Sin players have found different variations of a setup that allows the character to use jumping heavy slash to cross up opposing characters that have been thrown into the corner.

Not only does the setup offer Sin safe jump pressure and a big damage payoff if it hits, the resulting combo leaves him able to cancel into his Voltic Deign super for more pressure as the opposing character gets off the ground.

The setup does not work on every character, but still offers another tool for Sin players. Check it out after the jump.

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Arc System Works to Release Four Fighters on Steam by Summer 2016

While the release of Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- on Dec. 9 may have come as a nice surprise to fighting game fans, ASW has announced that Xrd will not be the only new fighting game players can add to their Steam library in the coming months.

In a press release on the Arc System Works Universe website, the company has also announced Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late will also be coming to the Steam platform. BlazBlue will be released in February 2016, followed by Melty Blood in spring and UNIEL during the summer. 

The games will be joined by a singular non-fighting title, River City Super Sports Challenge. That game will release sometime in December 2015.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- Releases on Steam Dec. 9

After rumors that more Guilty Gear games would be making their way to the Steam platform, Guilty Gear Xrd will be making an appearance roughly one year after its console release.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- will be available on Dec. 9, putting PC players on par with their console brethren. It is not known at this time, however, if the PC release will be Xrd version 1.0 or the 1.1 update that rolled out to consoles earlier this year.

No price has been announced for the title at this time, but players can check out the game's system requirements on the Steam website.

Toronto Guilty Gear Xrd Lobby to be Streamed

After four online lobbies showed the talents of the U.S. Guilty Gear scene, viewers will now get to see how the Canadian Xrd scene is progressing.

On Dec. 4 at 10 p.m. EST, the Toronto lobby will take place. Like the previous U.S. lobby events, it will be streamed by Biscuits on Twitch.

The players for this event will be Roldy (Venom/Slayer), Jabir (Zato), K2 (May), Pui (Bedman) and Deadliest (Potemkin). 

The matches will be in a round robin format and each set will be first to three matches. The event will not be character locked.

BlazBlue, Guilty Gear 70 Percent Off on PlayStation Store

Steam is not the only platform offering big deals on digital content in the next several days.

The PlayStation Store has the PlayStation 4 versions of Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- and BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend—and the PS3 version of BBCPE—on sale for 70 percent off their normal price through Nov. 30.

The deal leaves players paying only $15 for the PS4 version of each game, and only $12 for the PS3 version of BBCPE.

This is a great deal for any fighting gamer who has thought about getting into Arc Syetem Works games, but wasn't sure if the experience would be worth their money.

Anime Ascension Will Bring Pot Bonuses, -Revelator- Demo to UCI

Aksys Games has announced that on Feb. 28, 2016, the University of California, Irvine will host the first-ever Anime Ascension tournament. In conjunction with Fighting Gamers at UCI, Mad Catz and D-Link, Aksys will be holding the event that is "dedicated to providing the premiere anime fighting game tournament experience."

There will be pot bonuses for Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-, BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, and players will be offered the chance to play Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- for the first time in the U.S. For more details, including promised bonuses, check out Aksys' website.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- Coming to the US in Spring 2016

U.S. players will get their hands on the newest version of Guilty Gear early in 2016, according to the game's website. This will put the title in the same release window as its Japanese version.

For those who remember the console release of Xrd, the launch dates for Japan and the U.S. were only weeks apart, so it will be interesting to see if that again will be the idea. The early release also means the game will be available for Evolution 2016 if the organizers want to use -Revelator-.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- will be available for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- Ver.1.03 Announced

Arc System Works has announced that an update to the newest version of Guilty Gear will be tested in the coming days. For a week starting on Nov. 17, version 1.03 of -Revelator- will be implemented at three arcades in Japan to evaluate changes made to the game.

This newest version of -Revelator- does not make many alterations to existing general gameplay, but new characters Johnny and Jam received several changes to tweak their balance with respect to the rest of the cast.

For the official list of changes—in Japanese—head to ASW's official website. Meanwhile, Twitter user Fahadouken is working on translating the changes into English and Brett did a quick write-up specifically on Jam.

US Southern Guilty Gear Xrd Lobby to be Streamed for Japan

The fourth in a number of U.S. Xrd lobbies to be streamed on both Twitch and Nico will be happening on Nov. 14. 

At 9 a.m. EST, the Southern lobby will take place. Like the previous Midwest, West and East Coast events, it will be streamed by Biscuits on Twitch and Efute on Nico and will feature Biscuits and Zidane on commentary.

The players for this event will be Hotashi (Elphelt), The Arm (Ramlethal), Shinobi! (Ky), Doren2k (Elphelt) and .Nova (Potemkin). 

The matches will be in a round robin format and each set will be first to three matches.

Exploring the Ramlethal Valentine Unblockable by Pain

Northern California's Pain has recently made a nine-minute video showing setups for and combos from Ramlethal's unblockable in Guilty Gear Xrd.

While unblockables have been a part of Guilty Gear since its earliest iterations, the one available to Ramlethal—and several other characters—takes advantage of the wallstick state that was added to Guilty Gear Xrd.

Pain has added an explanation of the unblockable as well as timestamps and notations to show which combos will work on different members of the cast.

Check out the video after the jump.

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