Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai coming to Steam, PS4 on July 12

The previously announced home version of the newest iteration in the Koihime Enbu series will be releasing in the first half of July 2018.

Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai includes balance changes, new colors and a new character, Chōryō, as well as a new assist character in the form of Kaku. The game has also removed faction restrictions from the assist characters to create more opportunities for players to be creative in their strategies.

Koihime Enbu will be sold as a separate release from its predecessor, but there is no listed price at this time. Readers can check out the RyoRaiRai trailer after the jump.

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Degica Games titles on sale at The Humble Store

Publisher Degica Games is offering savings of up to 80 percent during a sale of its Steam offerings through The Humble Store.

The sale includes Koihime Enbu (now $15.99), Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena ($11.99) and Senko no Ronde 2 ($19.99). Other games seeing discounts include several Cave shoot 'em ups, Dariusburst Chronicle Saviors, RPG Maker titles and the Umihara Kawase trilogy.

Readers can check out the sale, which runs until April 30, at The Humble Store.

AnimEvo 2018 lineup announced

AnimEvo has announced the 19 games that will be a part of its event during Evolution 2018.

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, Under Night In-Birth EXE:Late[st], Gundam Versus, Hokuto no Ken, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, Koihime Enbu, The King of Fighters XIV, Samurai Shodown V Special, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Blazblue: Central Fiction, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Puyopuyo Tetris, Catherine, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars!!!!!!, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, Vampire Savior and Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm will all be side tournaments run by the community in Las Vegas.

Registration is not currently open, but the staff behind AnimEvo has put out a call for game suggestions, as well as a call for volunteers that can be found on Google Documents.

For more information as it becomes available, players can check out the official AnimEvo website or message AnimEvo on Twitter. AnimEvo takes place on Aug. 3-5, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Winter Steam Sale brings discounts to many fighters

The annual Winter Steam Sale has arrived, bringing big discounts to many fighting games offered through the platform.

Arc System Works has cut prices on many titles including Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, Battle Fantasia and older versions of the Under Night, Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series.

SNK is once again offering low prices for King of Fighters XIII, 2002 Unlimited Match and '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition, as well as The Last Blade 2.

Lastly, there are also sizable discounts for Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat XL, Skullgirls, Blade Arcus, Koihime Enbu and many other titles. Sadly, it seems recently released titles such as Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- and Garou: Mark of the Wolves are not included in this year's sale. For a list containing most of the titles, head over to Steam.

Dates, game list for KSB 2017 announced

The time, place and lineup of games that will be played at KVO x TSB 2017 have been announced.

Pokkén Tournament, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-, The King of Fighters XIV, Fate/unlimited Codes, Koihime Enbu, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U round out the list of titles that will be played during the event held from May 4-6, 2017.

KSB 2017 will again be held at Misono Universe in Osaka, Japan. St1ckbug plans to update his website with more information for English-speaking players looking to attend the event, but in the meantime interested parties can ask him or Brett questions on Twitter.

Blade Arcus, Koihime Enbu discounted as part of Degica Games sale

Degica Games has announced a weekend Steam sale offering discounts on many of its titles including fighting games Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena and Koihime Enbu.

Blade Arcus is discounted 35 percent, to $19.49, and Koihime Enbu has been cut to 50 percent of its original cost at $19.99.

The Degica Games sale lasts until Oct. 24 and also includes many other titles. Check out the full list of sales at Steam.