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Lab Zero Releases Skullgirls DLC Character Voting Stats, Aggregate Rankings 21 May 2013
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Lab Zero Games CEO Peter “Ravidrath” Bartholow recently updated the Skullgirls Indiegogo page with the long-awaited stats of the two character votes the studio held to decide future downloadable characters for their fighting title. As the two campaigns operated under different voting processes, the first offers the percentage of votes the eligible cast members gained in [...]
[UPDATE] Skullgirls DLC Color Palettes Now Available on Xbox Live 21 May 2013
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UPDATE – As of today, the Skullgirls DLC colors are also available on Xbox 360. Pricing remains consistent with their release on the PlayStation Network: 80 MSP ($1 USD) for individual character palettes, 400 MSP ($5 USD) for the all-inclusive bundle. Now that the Skullgirls: Slightly Different Edition patch is out on the Xbox 360, Lab Zero [...]
Persona 4 Arena Ultimate Deal Available on PlayStation Network Tomorrow; Digital Game, All Downloadable Content Bundled for Discounted Price 20 May 2013
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Tomorrow, Sony will be launching a brand new discount promotion for the PlayStation Network with Ultimate Edition bundles for many popular titles. Each Ultimate Edition will come with the digital version of the game as well as any downloadable content that has been released between its release and now. To celebrate their launch, each of the [...]
[UPDATE] UFGT9 Community Panels Announced – Testers Among Us, Players to Providers, The eSports Connection, and An Evening with the Best: Mike Ross 20 May 2013
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UPDATE – Due to a cancellation by Team AGE, the “Victory, Controversy, & Promo Codes” panel will be replaced by “Testers Among Us” featuring Carl “Perfect Legend” White and Empire Arcadia’s Bill “Tom Brady” Menoutis, the full details of which have been included below. Testers Among Us (1 PM) For many years now Perfect Legend and [...]
Darkstalkers Resurrection Receiving 33% Price Drop on Xbox Live from May 28 to June 3 20 May 2013
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Earlier today, Major Nelson posted details regarding the discounts scheduled for a variety of titles on Xbox Live in the coming weeks. While deals for fighting games are a bit slim this time around, Iron Galaxy Studios’ recent Darkstalkers Resurrection release will be available for only 800 MSP, a 33% drop from its original price. This [...]
Darkstalkers: Death & Rebirth Scheduled for June 15-16 in Cincinnati, Ohio 20 May 2013
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Next month, some of the country’s most dedicated Darkstalkers players will converge on Arcade Legacy in Cincinnati, Ohio for Darkstalkers: Death & Rebirth, the largest tournament the series has seen in the United States. This will provide top-notch competitors an avenue to showcase their skills and fans in the larger fighting game community an opportunity [...]
New Smash Bros. Discussion Planned for Next Nintendo Direct Before E3 2013 19 May 2013
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Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account was updated earlier this morning with news straight from president and CEO Satoru Iwata. While the company will not be holding a traditional press conference at this year’s E3, major news on upcoming titles will be presented through their new Nintendo Direct live stream series, the next of which [...]
BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA New Character Trailer Revealed at ARC SYSTEM WORKS FESTIVAL; TV Anime “BLAZBLUE Alter Memory” Coming Fall 2013 19 May 2013
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Today in Japan, Arc System Works’ 25th celebration event, ARC SYSTEM WORKS FESTIVAL, was held in Japan. After the conclusion of the ARC REVOLUTION CUP tournaments and award ceremony, BlazBlue producer Toshimichi Mori came to the stage with a few surprises. The audience’s attention was directed to the stage projector for a special video treat. [...]
Arc System Works Announces New Arcade Fighting Game Title GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- 19 May 2013
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2013 is both the 25th year of operation for game developer Arc System Works and the 15th anniversary of its popular fighting game series Guilty Gear. Today, at the 25th anniversary celebratory event ARC SYSTEM WORKS FESTIVAL, the developer unveiled that the Guilty Gear series would finally be receiving an all-new fighting game title, GUILTY [...]
King of Fighters XIII – EX Kyo Combo Video by Persona 18 May 2013
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Persona is back with another impressive looking combo video. This time he tackles the EX version of Kyo Kusanagi from King of Fighters XIII. While at first EX Kyo’s combos don’t look overly complicated, Persona explains that there are bits where he does require a lot of strict timing for both links and juggles. Persona [...]