Dizzy Wins Character Vote, Will Join Guilty Gear Xrd

The results of the Xrd character poll are in, and Dizzy will be joining Guilty Gear Xrd in the future.

Although preliminary results had shown Holy Order Sol in the lead early, Dizzy ended up taking the vote, defeating second place Bridget by more than 300 votes. Baiken and HOS rounded out the top four placers.

Dizzy already has a character model in Xrd, and was expected to join the game eventually, but this vote should make former Dizzy players excited to see how Arc System Works will integrate her into the system of Guilty Gear Xrd.

Check out the full results of the poll after the jump.

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Holy Order Sol Leads Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- Character Vote

Arc System Works' ongoing vote to determine the next character in its newest Guilty Gear will continue until Oct. 12, but according to current standings Holy Order Sol players should get ready to dust off their combos.

HOS leads all voting with 9197 votes, with Dizzy, Bridget and Baiken rounding out the top four. While both Bridget and Baiken are several hundred votes behind—and the rest of the candidates thousands of votes—Dizzy could conceivably still win the poll as she currently has 9052 votes.

There is, however, still plenty of time for last-minute voter rush in Japan, so it's hard to say what character will be announced as the winner by ASW on Oct. 16.

Check out the current standings after the jump, along with voting percentages thanks to Shoryuken.

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New YRC Trick Allows Xrd Characters to get Overdrive Invulnerability

Another exploit of the Yellow Roman Cancel engine in Guilty Gear Xrd allows characters to use their invunerability from Overdrive startup for only 25 percent tension.

According to a video from eSports Runner, all characters in Xrd can YRC the beginning of their Overdrive moves before they are active, spending only the meter for the YRC.

However, doing this gives whatever properties the start-up of the Overdrive had, such as first-frame invulnerability, to that character until the YRC is activated. This can give characters new options when dealing with wakeup pressure or the netural game. The trick also exists in the recently released Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-, where characters can use it with Burst Overdrives without spending their burst.

Check out the video after the jump.

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Midwest Guilty Gear Xrd Lobby to be Streamed for Japan

The third in a number of U.S. Xrd lobbies to be streamed on both Twitch and Nico will be happening on Sept. 26. 

At 9 p.m. CST, the Midwest lobby will take. Like the previous 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 the MW event will be ElvenShadow (Faust), BlackSNAKE (Venom), KBNova (Bedman), Sym (Millia) and BloodWolf (May). 

The matches will be in a round robin format and each set will be first to three matches. Hit the jump for the match order.

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Jam, -Revelator- Character Vote Join Guilty Gear Xrd on Sept. 24

The wait will be over for fans of Jam Kuradoberi as she joins Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- on Sept. 24. She will be added as part of version 1.02, which will add slight changes and some bug fixes. Twitter user Baf0 has posted translations of the changes.

However, the update on Sept. 24 will also start the vote for the next character to be a part of Revelator. The voting will run from Sept. 24 through Oct. 13, and details on how to vote can be found on the official Guilty Gear Xrd website.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- Coming to Japanese Consoles Spring 2016

Inside Games is reporting that the newest Guilty Gear will be coming to home consoles in the first half of next year.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- is scheduled to launch before summer, and even more interesting is that the site reports the game will be coming to both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles. This should calm the fears of those players who were assuming they would have to upgrade their system and sticks to play the new title.

No other information, such as pricing or a release date for other regions, is available at this time.

Team St1ckBug Major to Bring in Players from Across the U.S.

New York's Team St1ckBug tournament series will be boosting its profile on Oct. 3 when four of the strongest airdash players in the U.S. visit the event.

Using the money earned from subscribers to Biscuits' Twitch channel, sales of the Unga shirt and a donation from Hotashi, planes tickets have been bought for:

Nakkiel (2015 ArcRevo qualfier in BBCPE, 4th in Xrd at NWM7)
Kid Viper (9th place Xrd at Evo 2015, considered best U.S. Elphelt)
Blacksnake (best U.S. Venom player)
GCYoshi (2015 ArcRevo qualifier for Xrd)

This special version of TSB will be streamed on Twitch.tv/nycfurby and feature the BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend and Guilty Gear Xrd tournaments, along with special exhibitions involving the guest players.

Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator Will Add Jam in Late September

Jam Kuradoberi will be joining the Xrd cast before the end of September. According to 4Gamer, Jam will begin a week-long location test on Sept. 9 at three locations in Japan before being added to the game as part of version 1.01 later in the month.

Version 1.01 of Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator will add M.O.M mode to the arcade game, as well as provide small fixes including bugs and sound fixes. For more information including Jam's Xrd move list, check out 4Gamer.

Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator Johnny Combo Video by MSY

One of the original Johnny combo makers in the older versions of Guilty Gear has returned to deliver a new video for Johnny's return to the series.

MSY has put together roughly five minutes of different scenarios showing just what the Xrd version of Johnny can do, and it is certainly a lot of damage. From continual mist cancels to jumping dust loops in the corner, it is clear that Jonny will be an imposing force in the new version of Guilty Gear Xrd.

Check out his video after the jump.

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Details for US East Coast Guilty Gear Xrd Lobby Released

Less than 12 hours after the West Coast holds an online lobby for both Japanese and U.S. viewers, the East Coast will follow suit.

At 9 a.m. EST on Sept. 5, the EC lobby will take place. Like the West Coast event, it will be streamed by Biscuits on Twitch and Efute on Nico and will feature Biscuits on commentary.

The players for the EC event will be LostSoul (Elphelt), Marvisto (Ky), Mynus (I-No), MarlinPie (Zato) and DrunkenChicken (Ramlethal). 

The matches will be in a round robin format and each set will be first to three matches. Hit the jump for the match order.

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US West Coast Guilty Gear Xrd Lobby to be Streamed for Japan

After collaborating with Ruu and several Japanese Guilty Gear players to stream and commentate high-level Japanese netplay lobbies, the U.S. Guilty Gear community will now be putting on similar exhibitions for Japan.

On Sept. 4, 2015, the first U.S. lobby will take place, featuring players from the West Coast. With commentary from Biscuits and Brett, and streamed by Biscuits on Twitch and Efute on Nico, the lobby will feature:

• BeautifulDude (Zato) 
• Nakkiel (Sol)
• GCYoshi (Bedman)
• Pain (Ramlethal)
• Foo (Leo) 

The matches will be in a round robin format and each set will be first to three matches. The stream will begin at 9 p.m. PST, 12 a.m. EST. Hit the jump for the match order set up by Ruu.

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Arc System Works Reveals Possible Characters for Xrd Vote

After announcing a poll that will decide which character should be added to Guilty Gear Xrd, Arc System Works has now revealed the characters that will be possible for players to choose.

While the field is not wide open to allowing characters from other franchises or just anyone in the Guilty Gear universe, ASW has provided a large field of entrants for players to choose from. They are:

A.B.A, Izuna, Valentine, Kliff Undersn, Zappa, Justice, Holy Order Sol, Dizzy, Testament, Dr. Paradigm, Baiken, Fanny, Bridget, Anji Mito, Raven and Robo-Ky

While some candidates are not as widely known as others—Fanny appeared in Guilty Gear Petit, a game released only on WonderSwan—there is definitely a variety from which to choose. As stated originally, only players of the arcade version of Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator will be able to vote, as it will require in-game currency. ASW also has yet to reveal the times and dates of the election, only saying they will be released later.

Arc System Works to Hold Vote for Next Xrd Character

During the release stream of Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator, ASW revealed that the company will be holding a vote to see what character it will add to the Xrd franchise next.

Players will seemingly be able to vote by completing certain game modes in the Revelator arcade game, but the exact rules and details of the vote were not announced during the stream.

As the vote is only taking place within the arcade game (as of this time), it looks like regions outside Japan will have little to no say in which character returns to the franchise.

Revelator Release Stream Announced, New Information Teased

Arc System Works has announced that it will hold a stream on Aug. 24 for the release of Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator the following day. During the stream, which will be broadcast on Niconico, ASW says it will reveal "significant new information."

It's unknown if the announcement will involve the release of Revelator, something about Guilty Gear in general or if it has to do with another title in ASW's franchise library. According to Niconico, the stream will start Monday morning at 4 a.m. PST, 7 a.m. EST.

Jam Kuradoberi Confirmed for Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator

In a trailer shown at Arc Revolution Cup 2015, Arc System Works revealed that Jam will be making her return to the Guilty Gear franchise.

The character was revealed at the end of the trailer, and a small amount of gameplay footage was shown. Biscuits was able to capture Jam's reveal, and players can find it here.

Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator will release in Japanese arcades on Aug. 25, 2015.

Arc Revolution Cup 2015 Streams Announced

Arc System Works has announced the streams for its flagship tournament that happens on Aug. 15. Featuring two main games as well as two side events, Arc Revo Cup will be split into two streams, both on Nico Nico.

The main stream will feature three-on-three tournaments of Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- and BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend, while the second stream will feature Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st].

According to Dustloop, the main stream will run from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time, and the side stream will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. JST. For those in the United States, the event will start at 6 p.m. PST (9 p.m. EST) and the main stream will end at 1 a.m. PST (4 a.m. EST).

Guilty Gear Xrd Color Glitch by Kensou

Kensou has recorded an interesting glitch in Guilty Gear Xrd for PlayStation 4. While playing on his friend Mattix's system, the game gave the players access to gold and shadow colors for the entire cast, and also showed different character art for Leo Whitefang.

The gold and shadow palettes replace colors seven and eight for each character, but both Ramlethal and Elphelt's seem unfinished. In previous Guilty Gear games, gold and shadow colors were unlockable and gave special benefits to their character. It seems that they were originally going to be part of Xrd but were not finished.

Kensou says he is unsure as to how they managed to glitch the game, but that it also immediately crashed when they tried to pick Leo's stage. Check out the video after the jump.

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Japanese Xrd Player Memories of Evo 2015 Translated by Tenma

In the aftermath of Evolution 2015, Japanese Guilty Gear Xrd players Nage, Woshige and Rion posted their experiences and thoughts about coming to the U.S. and competing in Las Vegas.

Tenma translated these posts—sometimes consisting of multiple tweets—and combined them into small blogs so that English speakers can see how Japanese players prepared for their trips and the tournament itself. 

The translations can be found here.

Woshige's Error gets SportsCenter Coverage

Evolution 2015 is over but the moments from the weekend are still fresh in the mind of attendants and viewers. However, one moment from Evo is now fresh in the minds of all sports fans as ESPN's SportsCenter carried news of Woshige's early celebration in Guilty Gear Xrd top 8.

Woshige and Ogawa, two of the top Japanese players in the tournament, were playing to get into winners' finals when Woshige celebrated a round victory thinking it was the end of the match and set.

The SportsCenter anchors compared it premature celebration in other competitions throughout history. Check out the video after the jump.

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Defending Against Sol in Guilty Gear Xrd by Japhro77

YouTube user Japhro77 has produced an almost eight-minute video tutorial about the many ways players can, should and should not act when pressured by Sol Badguy in Guilty Gear Xrd. The video covers many common scenarios, including Gun Flame, Bandit Bringer and Fafnir pressure, and while all of the footage was recorded in the corner it applies to many situations in the middle of the screen as well.

Each option for the defending player is color coded to describe the amount of risk intrinsic to the defensive option. While no option is 100 percent risk free, the video should give many players an idea of how they can escape Sol's pressure if they are prepared for it.

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