Lineup announced for AnimEvo 2017

Daryl "DJCream" Bunao joined Super Desperation Radio to announce the games that will be part of AnimEvo at Evolution 2017 on July 14-16, 2017. 

The list contains 11 games at this point, but can be expanded if players step up to run other games. The AnimEvo games are: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, Gundam Extreme Vs Full Boost, Vampire Savior, Nitroplus Blasterz, Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe, Aquapazza, Puyo Puyo Tetris and Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!!

Players with questions about the AnimEvo lineup can contact the tournament series or DJCream on Twitter.

Nitroplus Blasterz coming to PC on Dec. 8

XSEED Games has announced that its Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will be released on PC in early December.

The game, designed by Arcana Heart developers Examu, was released on PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles in February 2016. Playable characters include "numerous heroines from the visual novel company Nitroplus’ rich collection of IPs, including playable characters Ein, Mora, Ruili, Al Azif, Saya, Ignis, Anna, Muramasa the 3rd, Kibanohara Ethica, Saber, and Ouka, as well as fan favorite mascot character Super Sonico."

The PC version of the game will cost $29.99 and come with all console DLC as well as a "new color palette and added victory poses." XSEED is also offering a 10 percent launch week discount.

Toushinsai reveals The King of Fighters XIV for arcades, PC version of Street Fighter V coming to arcades and more

The inaugural Japanese arcade tournament Toushinsai brought about some big news for fighting games.

FK Digital's Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe will finally be getting its PlayStation 4 release in November 2016. They also revealed that FK will follow up with a second expansion in 2017 that will run on full 16:9 widescreen.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will be updated to version 1.08 on Oct. 27, 2016. Whether it will apply to the arcade version or will be featured on consoles as well is still to be determined.

Capcom will be bringing Street Fighter V to arcades in the near future in the form of the the PC version. Details will be clarified at a later time.

For Taito, the company announced NESiCAxLive 2, its follow-up arcade digital content platform. Companies such as Arc System Works, Examu, FK Digital and French Bread have pledged support for the system. SNK will also take part by announcing that The King of Fighters XIV will be coming to Japanese arcades through this platform.

You can check the announcements towards the end of the Twitch archive here.

PlayStation Store Flash Sale gives big discounts to fighters

The PlayStation Store is running a short sale with large savings, and several fighting game titles are priced so that players who were only considering a purchase before might be persuaded to spend some cash.

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- (PS3 and PS4), BlazBlue Chronophantasma Extend (PS4), Skullgirls Encore (PS3), AquaPazza and NitroPlus Blasterz (PS3 and PS4) are all on sale from Sept. 23 at 10:00 a.m. until the same time on Sept. 26. Most of the titles are priced at 60 percent off the retail cost, with Skullsgirl Encore offering savings of up to 80 percent.

There are also plenty of other non-fighting game titles being offered at great prices,. For the full list of games, head to the PlayStation Store.

Persona fighters, Nitroplus Blasterz join US Round 1 NESiCA library

Round 1 locations in the United States are adding three games to their NESiCAxLive game selection on July 1: Nitroplus Blasterz, Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena and Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold.

While the first two titles are already available on consoles in North America, P4U2 was updated in Japan in January 2015 to version 2.0 on the NESiCA system but that update never reached home systems.

The P4U2 update contains many changes to both the system and individual characters, which left players in the U.S. disappointed by the seeming abandonment of support for the title.

XSEED Bringing Nitroplus Blasterz to the West

The console version of Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel was announced earlier this week in Japan, but many players were unsure as to how and when the Examu-developed game might be localized for U.S. audiences.

XSEED has answered those questions with a tweet explaining that the company will be bringing the game to the West with the same winter release window as the Japanese version.

No other information about the localization is available at this time. Nitroplus Blasterz will be releasing for the PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel Announced for PlayStation 3 & PlayStation 4 in Japan this Winter

After more than a month in the arcades, the Nitroplus fighting game has been announced for Sony consoles this coming winter.

NITROPLUS BLASTERZ: HEROINES INFINITE DUEL CONSOLE SCREENSHOTS

The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will allow players from both platforms to compete against each other through cross-platform play. Introduced as a support character in the arcades, Nitroplus' mascot Super Sonico will become playable in the PS3 and PS4 builds.

To help with the announcement, an official website for the console version is available which will feature future announcements leading up to its release. The site is currently limited but will expand months onward.

If you want to see how Nitroplus Blasterz plays, check out the videos from various Japanese arcades below!

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