Category Archives: Fighter

Namco Bandai’s lifted the reviews embargo for Soul Calibur V, with scores so far being alright to good for the fighter. Get a full list of links below the break. If you have a score to add, do so below.

SCV launches in the US today and releases on Friday for PS3 and 360.

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The arcade scene is sadly diminished, but a new challenger has appeared to take up the fighter mantle, according to Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono.

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Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm hopes to expand its horizons beyond the famed fighter series in the coming years.

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Namco’s released a video this morning of several grafitti artists giving part of Shortditch a Soul Calibur V-themed makeover, marking its release this week with a new grafitti mural. Watch some of East London get spray-canned after the break.

The fighter’s out tomorrow in the US and Friday in the UK and Europe for PS3 and 360.

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Although it quickly switches to highly dramatic in-game assets, this new Soul Calibur V trailer begins with a bit of cosplay.

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Nintendo Australia has slapped a released date on Tekken 3D Prime Edition: February 23. Elsewhere in the world, the US expects the game on February 14, and Europeans should mark their calendars for February 17. Tekken 3D Prime Edition is in fact the only edition, being the franchise’s first foray onto the new-ish handheld, and only its second ever onto a Nintendo console. It comes with a 3D version of the CG film Tekken: Blood Vengeance, too.

Namco has released a set of screenshots showing off the DLC slated for Soul Calibur V. The content will include wings, face paint, music from Soul Blade and Soul Calibur, animal heads, breastplates, kimonos, and bikinis. A second set is coming on Valentine’s Day, which will include music from SCII and SCIII, and a third round will be released later with more masks and face paint, as well as camouflage, and skull offerings along with music from SCIV and Broken Destiny. The first batch hits on launch day, and each pack will run you 160 MSP/€1.99/$1.99. game’s out next week.

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Following live location tests, Arc System Works has confirmed it’ll launch Persona 4: The Arena into Japanese arcades in March. A spring timeline was previously announced, but was never narrowed down until now. The fighter, which will see the cast of Persona 4 as well as Persona 3, will eventually come to PS3 and 360 in the summer in Japan.

Thanks, Siliconera.

Namco’s announced this morning the first round of DLC for Soul Calibur V, beginning with the launch of its first pack at release next week.

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This action-packed Soul Calibur V trailer gives us a better look at returning characters Algol and Master Edge – and also Soul of Devil Jin, the whimsical custom character based on Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada.

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PlayStation 3 and Vita players benefit from yet more exclusive characters, including a Mega-man strongly reminiscent of awful 1980′s cover art.

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The next step in fighter development is getting experts involved in the character creation process – that is, bringing the fans on board.

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New gameplay footage of Shank 2 has been released showing uncut gameplay footage on the shipping docks. The video is posted below and on the game’s official website. Shank 2 releases for PC, PSN, and XBLA on February 7 in the US and February 8 in the UK.

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Capcom’s announced details of a brand new, online-only reality show based around Street Fighter x Tekken. Made in collaboration with IPlayWinner and Team Spooky, Cross Assault will see ten players will fight it out amongst each other to try and win $25,000, with the ten split into two teams of five each representing Street Fighter and Tekken respectively. Everything from training, team challenges, matches, player interviews and more. Unity has more details.

Street Fighter x Tekken launches on March 6 for PS3 and 360.

Those waiting for an exclusive content announcement for the Xbox 360 version of Street Fighter x Tekken, wait no more – it’s not coming.

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THQ’s confirmed the demo for UFC Undisputed 3 will launch on Xbox Live next Tuesday. And that’s that: no word on fighters or the like that will feature in the taster. A PS3 version isn’t mentioned, although it’s assumable that will arrive at the same time.

Full game’s out on February 18 in Europe for PS3 and 360. Thanks, Kotaku.

Ed Boon has said the development team really “went to town” with front touchscreen interaction in the Vita version of Mortal Kombat, but decided against making use of the system’s reach touchscreen.

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There are 150 characters in UFC Undisputed 3, and you can brutally kick the living shit out of all of them.

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Studio HIVE has announced it’s secured the license to create a game based on the martial arts movie series Ong-Bak. The game is being developed in close collaboration with the license holder, Sahamongkol Film International, in order to “achieve a much deeper story involvement for all Ong-Bak fans.” An exact date, and platforms were not announced in the press release, but the game is slated for multiplatform release later this year.

Capcom has released a new set of Street Fighter X Tekken screenshots, artwork and videos for your consideration. Posted below the break, you will find a gallery with images featuring Balrog, Juri and Vega from the Street Fighter series, along with Paul, Law and Xiaoyu from the Tekken franchise. Be sure to check out the videos below as well, as there are a couple surprises for you: Mega Man and Pacman. SFxT releases on PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America on March 6 and on March 9 in Europe. Details on regarding the Vita and PC versions “will be announced soon.”

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