Skullgirls Delayed Until Early 2012 to Take Game from "Good to Great"

The official Skullgirls website announced today that the game is now set for an early 2012 release opposed to the previous "late 2011" launch date. They stress that this amount of time is needed to polish the game and take it from "good to great". 

Some of the polish can be chalked up as purely aesthetic though others sound like great additions to both the gameplay and overall UI. One thing that caught my eye is they are adding an accidental pause prevention function that forces the player to hold the pause button for 15 frames before the game will go to the menu. Cool stuff -- I hope other developers are taking note here!

Check out the full list of what they plan to update or change by clicking here. 

Skullgirls: PS Blog Reveals New Character, Ms. Fortune

Over on the PlayStation Blog, Reverge Lab's Peter Bartholow spoke a bit about the company's upcoming fighting game, Skullgirls. There's a brief recap of the fighting styles of the cast so far, and a reveal of the game's fifth announced character, Ms. Fortune. She's got the ability to pop her own head off, ala Alisa Boskonovitch or Jedah.

Check the description of the character quoted below or the entire article on the PS Blog!

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Skullgirls: Filia & Cerebella Trailers

IGN uploaded two brand new trailers for Skullgirl's own Filia and Cerebella!  These trailers will give you a real up close and personal look at all their assets including special moves and a handful of combos. Both trailers after the break!

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Skullgirls: Q&A Confirms Eight-Character Roster at Launch

After months of dodging, parrying, and super-jumping the question, Mike Z confirmed that Skullgirls will launch with eight playable characters. If that doesn't sound like enough: (1) you probably never played World Warrior and (2) DLC characters will be added to the game post-launch. This information comes from a recent XBLAFans Q&A, which also covers AI, training options, and storyline. Thanks to SRK for pointing it out!

Read what Mike Z said about the Skullgirls demo below, and check out the whole Q&A at XBLAFans!

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Destructoid: Hands-on with Parasoul from Skullgirls

Our good friend Jesse Cortez over at Destructoid had some time to sit down with Mike Z at EVO and try out one of Skullgirls newly announced characters Parasoul. He gives a great break down of her playstyle, relating many of her attacks to characters in other games to give readers a better idea what she is all about. Check out a small excerpt after the break and read the rest by clicking here. 

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EVO 2011 Skullgirls Side Tourney: Semifinals and Grand Finals Video and New Blog Entry with EVO Impressions

With all the hype and drama of the main stage games, it's easy to miss that EVO also has a ton of side tournaments dedicated other games.  One of these side tournaments was dedicated to Reverge Labs' upcoming 2D fighting game Skullgirls (coming later this year as a DLC title)!  Below you will find video of the Semifinals and Grand Finals matches.  Unfortunately they are not direct feed videos, but the quality is good enough that you can still see what is going on.

A new blog entry on the Skullgirls website has also been published.  This one gives EVO 2011 impressions by several staffers.  Check that out here. Now, onto some gameplay!

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Participate in the Skullgirls Side Tourney at EVO, Win a One-of-a-Kind Stick

If you're headed out to EVO this weekend, you might be interested to know that Skullgirls developer Reverge Labs will be dropping by and throwing not only a panel, but also a side tournament for the as-of-yet unreleased title. The panel kicks off at 12:00 PM on Friday, and the side tournament is tentatively scheduled to start around 5 PM.

There's a little more incentive to participate in the side tourney beyond having the chance to play an unreleased game, though. Reverge Labs is also throwing some prizes into the mix, with second and third place receiving a Skullgirls-themed t-shirt - the grand prize is a custom, one-of-a-kind Skullgirls arcade stick designed by the team over at Arcade-in-a-Box.

If you want a chance to win the stick, be sure to register at the Skullgirls table no later than 3 PM on Saturday. If you do plan to enter, let us know!

Skullgirls: Reverge Labs' Ian Cox Video Interview by AngryBananas

AngryBananas interviewed Reverge Labs' Ian Cox during Game Night 5 at Giant Robot about their upcoming downloadable fighting game, Skullgirls.

Topics include the game's storyline, what games compare to Skullgirls in terms of gameplay, a nice rundown of the game's unique "infinite detection" system for keeping the game balanced despite giving the players lots of combo freedom, the "custom assist" option (which sounds really neat), and DLC plans for the game post-release.

Skullgirls is coming to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this year. Check out the video interview for some really great information about the game.

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ECT3: Interview with Mike Z on Skullgirls

OmegaNitro caught up with Mike Z to talk a bit about the upcoming fighting game for XBLA and PSN, Skullgirls. He talks a bit about how the game prevents infinites and some of the influences from other games that helped shaped what Skullgirls has become today. Check it out after the break.

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Skullgirls G4 X-Play Interview with Mike Z and Parasoul Debut

G4's X-Play caught up with Mike Z., the man behind Skullgirls, to ask him a few questions about the game and even wrangle a bit of unreleased footage of a new character from him. While the video doesn't go over anything too new, you'll get a nice brief rundown of the gameplay and each character, not to mention a quick look at the new character Parasoul. 

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Skullgirls: New Peacock Trailer

A new trailer for Skullgirls focuses on Peacock, a character with an interesting backstory.  Her weaponry is based on her love for old cartoons, so you get to see a lot of those old-school dropping heavy objects on people, throwing bombs, and so forth with the sound effects to match. 

The more I see this game, the more interesting it gets.  Check out the trailer and let us know what you think.  Trailer from IGN.

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Skullgirls: Art Process Trailer with Alex Ahad

Creator and Art Director Alex Ahad explains how his Skullgirls art goes from creation to finished product. Once actually in-engine, programmers can further tweak the characters by editing color palettes on-the-fly. Marvel as 2,000 man-hours of labor are condensed into twenty seconds in the trailer below.

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Play Skullgirls Next Weekend

Want to play Skullgirls? You're in luck, because Reverge Labs is adding another stop on its summer tour. The game will be playable during Game Night 5 at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles on June 25. This is in addition to the already-announced showing at East Coast Throwdown for June 25-26. Now, regardless of which coast you're on next weekend, you'll have a chance to play the upcoming fighting game that some outlets nominated as best of E3. Hit the jump for the venue location!

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Skullgirls to Have Tournament-friendly Features

Entertainment site LA Weekly has provided some E3 coverage for one of the show's hidden gems, Reverge Labs' Skullgirls. Their story extols Skullgirls as possibly the "next big fighting game." In it, Mike Z. teases a special Tournament Mode that would streamline console tournies, bringing them closer to the good old-fashioned arcade experience. Hit the jump for details!

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iPlaywinner Exclusive: Peacock Combo Exhibition

For those of you who missed the chance to test out the latest version of Skullgirls at Revelations 2011, this video should cover your worries about the abilities the newest character Peacock can dish out. We sat down with Lead Programmer MikeZ and asked him to dish some creative combos with Peacock for us. The latest update includes a clear voice for Peacock, two new supers, and some normals that allow her to create some interesting combos.

After watching more and more of Peacock gameplay, many references come and go, some which are very vague compared to others. Can you guess what game the last clip is from? Check out the video after the break!

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Skullgirls May Include Replay Runback Feature

How many times has this happened to you in a fighting game? You get put in a bad situation, then you make a terrible decision and lose a ton of life. Afterwards, you're left wondering what would have happened if you had only done something differently at that pivotal moment. If programmer Mike Z. gets his way, you won't have wonder anymore.

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Reverge Labs Teases New Skullgirls Character

Not long after Reverge Labs revealed Peacock, the developer is already starting to tease a new character. In a post over on the developer's blog, Peter from Reverge Labs let fans know that they passed along a "very early look" at a new Skullgirls character to G4, which should be out sometime next week.

In the meantime, you can check out a couple teaser images for the character below. Let us know what you think!

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Skullgirls: Beta-Peacock Gameplay

A couple weeks ago, CopperDabbit and I sat down with MikeZ, the lead programmer of Skullgirls, and we hit the sessions with the newly incorporated character, Peacock. This was before the announcement and video at E3, so some moves were not programmed in yet. Check out the video to see Skullgirls in actual match action!

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Skullgirls: First Footage of Peacock

Earlier today developer Reverge Labs dropped screenshots for the most recent addition to the cast, zoning character Peacock, and now we get to see her in action. In a video posted by GameTrailers, Alex Ahad, creative director on Skullgirls, gives us a basic runthrough of the character, detailing her art style and unique gameplay mechanics.

Additionally, GameTrailers put up two additional videos that give us a pretty thorough walkhthrough of the game's art style, and a further look at the new character. Hit the break to check them out!

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E3: Skullgirls Character Reveal of Peacock & Short Animation Documentary

The team behind Skullgirls, Reverge Labs, just announced a new character for the game, Peacock! She is apparently a zoning type character and you can also check out screenshots of her by clicking here. 

They also sent over a short documentary on animating Skullgirls which I've embedded below. 

They also said to expect a lot of new announcements about the game over E3, so stay tuned!

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