| Dead or Alive 5 – Kokoro Combo Video by EMPER0R_C0W |
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EMPER0R_C0W returns with yet another Dead or Alive 5 combo video. This time, he focuses on Kokoro, who he describes as a “monster” with options for sit down stuns and turn around stuns, giving her multiple avenues for guaranteed damage. In addition to this, Kokoro has good juggle potential from even minimal ground bounce. If [...] |
| Team NINJA Clarifies Direction for Future Dead or Alive 5 Balancing |
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Recently, Team NINJA began requesting player feedback regarding potential future balance updates for Dead or Alive 5. Today on Twitter, the developer gave a statement clarifying the direction they hope to take the game. As I mentioned last week, I’d like to explain the direction for balancing things moving forward. Please keep in mind that [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 Round 3 Costume Packs Available Today |
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Briefly teased last week, today is the release of the Round 3 costume packs for Team NINJA’s Dead or Alive 5. With the same pricing and format as the previous round of costumes, the 3 costume packs can be purchased individually at $4.99 on PS3, 400 MSP on Xbox 360, or together as a set [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 Round 3 Costume Packs Coming October 30, Sample Shots Released |
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Another round of costumes for Tecmo Koei and Team NINJA’s DEAD OR ALIVE 5 will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 30. While no pricing info is currently available, the round 2 costumes were available as separate packs for $4.99 each on PS3, 400 MSP each on 360, or as a set [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 – Jann Lee Combo Video by EMPEROR_C0W |
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EMPEROR_C0W is back with yet another Dead or Alive 5 combo video. This latest one features the series’ “Bruce Lee homage character” – Jann Lee. Jann’s strengths lie in his ability to hit hard and hit fast. He has multiple guaranteed damage setups coming from multiple sit down stuns as well as his limbo stun [...] |
| Quick Look at the Hori Real Arcade Pro VX SA Kai and Dead or Alive 5 Arcade Sticks |
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Hori has been producing a dizzying number of Arcade Stick models lately. At some point, it becomes hard to keep track of which model has the features you want. The good news, however, is that I’ve yet to be disappointed with their efforts, and they offer a variety of models to meet different budgets. Hori [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 – Round 2 Costume Packs Released |
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Today, Tecmo Koei and Team NINJA’s newest fighting game Dead or Alive 5 receives its second round of downloadable costume packs, two weeks after the release of the first costume pack. Unlike the first, which was made available for free, these costume packs come with a price tag. The second round of costumes consists of [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 Online Function Patch Available Today for PS3; 360 Patch Still Undergoing Certification, Releasing at a Later Date |
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A few weeks ago, Team NINJA announced that they were working on a patch for Dead or Alive 5 to improve the game’s online functionality. That patch officially releases today for PlayStation 3, but the Xbox 360 version of the update is still being checked by Microsoft and will be released at a later date. [...] |
| Toronto Series XIII (T13) Tournament Results |
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Toronto’s fighting game championship series makes a returns this weekend. T13 will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency Toronto in Ontario,Canada, will large number of games as part of its line-up. BlazBlue Continuum Shift EXTEND The King of Fighters XIII Mortal Kombat Persona 4 Arena SoulCalibur V Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012 [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 Online Function Improvement Patch Currently Undergoing Certification |
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Last week, in response to consumer feedback, Dead or Alive 5 developer Team NINJA announced that a patch to “update DOA5′s online functions and fix some of the known issues reported to date” would be released. Today, Team NINJA mentioned on Twitter that the patch is currently undergoing the certification progress by Microsoft and Sony. [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 – Mila and Ayane Combo Videos |
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UPDATE – EMPER0R_C0W also released a quick update to his Mila video that showcases another untechable knockdown from juggle, making the combo deal more damage than if you were to chain into her Power Blow instead. While she may have a smaller moveset than most of the cast, newcomer Mila is quickly becoming a force [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 – Eurogamer Expo 2012 Launch Coverage |
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Team NINJA held its official European launch for Dead or Alive 5 at Eurogamer Expo 2012 in London this past weekend. EMPER0R_C0W was on-hand to touch base with the European DOA players that were in attendance, getting their impressions of the new game. In addition to this, he also interviews the folks at Insert Coin, [...] |
| Machinima Dead or Alive 5 Launch Party Coverage Featuring Interviews With Yohei Shimbori, Vanessa, EG|Justin Wong, and Mike Ross |
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Team NINJA celebrated the launch of Dead or Alive 5 last week with a special launch event in San Francisco, California. Machinima was at the event, and they got the chance to not only talk to DOA5 director Yohei Shimbori, but also competitive fighting game players such as Vanessa Arteaga, EG|Justin Wong and Mike Ross [...] |
| Dead or Alive 5 – Basic Overview for Holds and Counters |
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AsianCrisis recently put together a quick guide to the hold and counter systems in Dead or Alive 5. This basic overview should give you a good foundation for learning these techniques in the new game, so definitely check it out if you’re just starting and would like some pointers. Source: AsianCrisis, tip via Jorge L. |
| Wakeup SRK Streaming Live – Dead or Alive 5 with Perfect Legend |
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Keits and skisonic are back for another week of Wakeup SRK Live. As always, they’ll be covering all the major news and tournament results from this past week before moving onto the meat of the broadcast. Carl White, otherwise known as Perfect Legend, will be on the show tonight to talk about the recently released [...] |
