PREVIEW -- SOULCALIBUR VI – Setsuka Reveal Trailer

#Setsuka is returning to the Stage of History! Flower petals will scatter across the battlefield when DLC 11/12 for #SOULCALIBURVI arrives August 4th, 2020.

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Setsuka has been LONG overdue for a return to Soul Calibur after being completely skipped over in the previous outing. Well, not completely skipped over as her moveset was given entirely to Patroklos a on Soul Calibur V since he was trained by her. 

I might just flat out just purchase her individually instead of paying for Season Pass 2 in its entirety.

PREVIEW -- Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme vs Maxi Boost On - Announcement Date Trailer...

It's time to suit up & prepare for a Closed Network Test, #Gundam fans!

Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS Maxi Boost On arrives July 30th! Sign-up for the Closed Network Test before April 10th and we'll see you on the battlefield! https://bandainam.co/2WwCyiU 

https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/...

It's a little too late (it's April 13th as of this posting) but I'm glad to see that Bandai Namco is giving Gundam Versus another shot here in the States. My primary concern is that I hope that they have learned their lesson in reference to Gundam Versus where the individual additional add-on DLC Mobile Suits were insanely overpriced if you wanted to acquire all of them to remain competitive in the game online. I played the game primarily in Single Player offline modes with the occasional co-op runs with a friend in Survival Modes, but never touched the online component as I had absolutely no interest in that portion of the game. C'mon, international players and people who have been importing these games for years have the experience advantage by leaps and bounds. This game is hard enough to pick up as it is.

That being said, I adore the fact that this entry will have a wealth of offline content to satisfy players like me. The pre-order Suits do concern me a little as it comes off as the same ploy that the last Gundam Versus game did at launch on PlayStation 4.

PREVIEW -- SOULCALIBUR VI – Haohmaru Launch Trailer

Haohmaru is ready to show the cast of #SOULCALIBURVI what it means to be a warrior!

PREVIEW -- TEKKEN 7 – FAHKUMRAM Release Date | DLC 14 & 15 LaunchTrailer

The dust has settled and #Fahkumram is ready to showcase his power on a brand new stage! #TEKKEN 7 DLC 14 & 15 will be available on March 24th, 2020!

I'm sure the hardcore Tekken vets can weigh in but do I see a hint of Bruce Irvin's moveset in Fahkumram's moveset? Regardless, he looks like a pretty bad ass new addition to the roster.

PREVIEW -- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Cell Saga Trailer

Relive the emotional roller-coaster of the Cell Saga in DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT! Starting with the ominous arrival of the Androids all the way up to the crushing intensity of the Cell Games, play through high-octane battles as Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and more! #gamescom2019

Truth be told, I don't play nor buy too many Dragon Ball Z-inspired games. I may have dabbled in the Budokai series or some of the other various DBZ-based outings throughout the years, but I haven't bought/owned a DBZ title since the PSX era of gaming. I might cave for Dragon Ball FighterZ at some point (once they finally do a deal with all of the character DLC to date), but this game is peaking my interest from the more news I keep hearing about it.

They already confirmed that a DLC side mission where Goku gets his drivers' license (based on the very same filler episode that was hilarious to watch Goku and Piccolo be forced by Chi-Chi to do this) will be part of the game as additional content and seeing this emotional journey played out of Goku's fatherhood to his would-be successor in Gohan in the Cell Saga looks like it would be a joy to play through. Too bad Gohan didn't live up to that role as Toriyama brought Goku and Vegeta back to the frontlines to deal with the next major baddie that threatened the Earth (Majin Buu) and continue to do so in Dragon Ball Super. To Gohan's credit though, he was a superb team captain for the 7th Universe during the Tournament of Power story arc.

Bandai Namco tends to deliver (most of the time anyway) on these anime-based properties, so I think this will be in good hands since it's supposed to be a story-driven single player campaign and not another arena brawler like their last few games with anime-based properties. *Cough* Jump Force *Cough*

PREVIEW -- Tekken 7 Season 3 Teaser + Zafina & Leroy Smith Character DLC Reveal Trailers

Tekken 7’s next season is shaping up to be a wild one. At Evo 2019, Bandai Namco revealed first details about season 3, revealing that Tekken 6’s ancient martial artist Zafina will return for Tekken 7, and that the game is getting a brand-new fighter, Leroy Smith.

There was some confusion during the live venue during the Tekken 7 finals as there was a snippet that aired off-stream that allegedly teased Solid Snake could be joining the game. That created some confusion throughout the crowd. 

EVO staff had to speak up to clarify that "joke" they did.

Just to clear things up, the Snake cameo video that we showed during Tekken finals was our idea of a little joke. It was not intended to imply a character reveal, and was done on our own, without consulting Bandai Namco. Sorry for any confusion!

— EVO (@EVO) August 5, 2019

Season 3 Incoming - Free Update Highlight

Harada is promising brand new moves for every character in the game along with the usual balance changes. At this point, I think they should give characters multiple Rage Arts and Rage Drives to spice things up even further - unless that's in the plans already. I haven't played Tekken 7 since before Geese Howard dropped, so I wouldn't have the foggiest idea on what changed or what

Returning Character: Zafina

If her ending from Tekken 6 is canon to the main storyline, then I think she has been infected by Azazel after his defeat by Jin Kazama. That would explain her new clawed arm mechanic story-wise. While I'm excited to see her return in Tekken 7, I would be lying if I said that I enjoyed fighting against her freaky playstyle. She was up there with Xiaoyu and Eddie Gordo/Christie Montiero as my most hated Tekken character match-ups.

New Character: Leroy Smith

At first glance, I thought this was going to be a trailer/reveal for Wang or RZA's character from The Man With The Iron Fists. I'm glad that it's a brand new character and a black one at that. I couldn't help not laugh at the name though. Could have been worse. He could have been named Otis... (Laughs) One of my buddies said it's Bushido Brown's daddy from The Boondocks in Tekken at Grandmaster status.

PREVIEW -- Soul Calibur VI - Cassandra Reveal, Season 2 Teaser, and Samurai Shodown Collaboration DLC Trailer

I know that I'm a late to the party regarding Cassandra's reveal as she's officially part of the game as DLC for over a week now following the finals of Evolution Championship Series 2019, but I still wanted to share the trailer along with the teasers for Season Two of Soul Calibur VI, specifically the collaboration with SNK's Samurai Shodown.

I really need to break down and buy the Season Pass at some point. I haven't played it as much as I should even though I really like the game, but Bandai Namco did a stellar job on this newest entry into the Soul Calibur series.

Glad to see someone from Samurai Shodown gets to crossover with the Soul Calibur VI. I hope this round of DLC additional fighters aren't all female though like they were for Season One.

PREVIEW -- ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS - Announcement Trailer | PS4, X1, PC

As cool as this looks, my primary concern about a game like this is how do you balance all of the characters without making everyone outside of Saitama a joke like Dan Hibiki from Street Fighter? Regardless, I'm going to keep my eye out on this one. 

ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS is an action fighting game set in a universe where threats are daily occurrences and heroes the sole hope against annihilation. Saitama the main protagonist, is a hero that can obliterate even the strongest foes with a single punch, a situation that bother him to no end. The game will feature 3 vs. 3 battles, where players can form powerful teams using many familiar faces, the first confirmed playable characters being Genos, Hellish Blizzard, Mumen Rider, Speed-o'-Sound Sonic and Saitama.

PREVIEW -- Jump Force - Saint Seiya Character Trailer

I recently got into reruns of Saint Seiya on CONtv's weekly anime marathon streams on Twitch TV. Goddamn that's SOOOO awesome that Namco are really digging into the well of characters for this game instead of just going with the "usuals" like J-Stars did. Not to mention that this game is looking AMAZING with these effects. 

I'm even more blown away that the Saints are able to use their Gold Cloths in this as well. 

PREVIEW -- Soul Calibur VI

*** Note: This article will be updated with ongoing character reveal videos/trailers and gameplay videos as Namco Bandai releases new footage and information on the game until the release later this year in 2018. ***

Soul Calibur VI is an upcoming 3D weapon-based fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It will be released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2018. According to producer Motohiro Okubo, the game is a celebration of the franchise's 20th anniversary.

Reveal/Initial Announcement Trailer

E3 Story Trailer

Libra of Soul Story Mode Trailer

Gameplay Videos

Character Reveals

Geralt of Rivia

Soul Calibur VI reveals it's guest fighter right off the bat in the form of Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher series. I'm surprised that they didn't try to get 2B or someone else from Platinum Games for this one as Bandai Namco admits that they ALMOST got Bayonetta in the last one but that proved to be a bit too technical in terms of how she was envisioned to play. Star Wars characters were in Soul Calibur IV, so I wouldn't mind seeing Travis Touchdown being in one of these games someday too.

Mitsurugi

Mitsurugi is back and young to boot. If they did another game in the current timeline, Mitsurugi would have been as old as Heihachi Mishima at this stage of the game. 

Sophitia

After her absence in Soul Calibur V (being Elysium doesn't count - neither does having her moveset split between her children either), her inclusion this time around is a much welcome addition as she was the second character revealed when Bandai Namco released their initial trailer to tease this game.

Grøh

One of the only "new" original characters for this sequel who is brandishing a dual blade style. I hope this doesn't mean the newcomers like ZWEI and Viola aren't out of the picture from Soul Calibur V since that was one of the few good things about that game.

Seigfried

Seems like Siegfried went back to his roots in this trailer, even down to his appearance. Don't get me wrong, that's a good thing as long as he doesn't go back to being the whiny bitch he was in Soul Edge/Blade since this is a prequel in a sense.

Nightmare

That horse for Nightmare freakin' wicked. Loving every ounce of that here.

Kilik

I'm guessing they want Kilik to be this game's Devil Jin in a sense and play up that time period where he was possessed by Soul Edge and killed Xianglian before meeting Xianghua. The more footage that I see of him and Xianghua, I'm convinced that they are going to allow us to play through the murder of Xianglian and his short-lived corruption to Soul Edge before he was cleansed by Kali-Yuga. 

Xianghua

Sheesh, Xianghua looks younger than her original Soul Calibur days.

Zasalamel

Ever since Soul Calibur V, I thought it was odd that they omitted him from the roster, given how well the character played in that game, compared to the other two newcomers - Tira and Setsuka. He had no mention at all in that game to say that he served such a pivotal role in the series to that point.

Ivy

Ivy seems to retain her voluptuousness in this game, but her new arm guard looks pretty bad ass. Ever since her transformation into a Homunculus to save her own life at the start of Soul Calibur V, I honestly don't know how old she is supposed to be anymore since she's technically immortal like her father Cervantes now. As a former Ivy main/player myself, I hope they revert her back to how she played in Soul Calibur III with a few improvements rather than how she played in Soul Calibur IV and V. Here's to me keeping my fingers crossed on that one. 

Taki

Taki being able to inflict chip damage with her blades is going to be HUGE to her pressure game.

Talim

I'm surprised they haven't tried to age up Talim or something. Even Xiaoyu in Tekken is of legal age from my knowledge. Gameplay-wise, it seems like she's still got most of her old tricks, but added the wind effect/tornado attacks to spice her style up after missing like 2 of the past iterations of the game.

Voldo

Astaroth

Seong Mi-na

Azwel