Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters launched as the free-to-play version along with a new update. The Version 1.02 update for DOA6 is now live, but no lobbies it seems but the new intro and outro animations are available in the current update. And the first set of DLC is also now available “the Happy Wedding Costumes” are a part of the game’s $93 Season Pass or $20 by itself.
Jump Force Beta
Jump Force open beta starts next week with:
17 Playable Characters
Monkey D. Luffy
Himura Kenshin
Vegeta
Frieza
Blackbeard
Younger Toguro
Hisoka
Gon
Sasuke
Pegasus Seiya
Goku
Roronoa Zoro
Yusuke Urameshi
Ichigo Kurosaki
Rukia Kuchiki
Kenshiro
Naruto
Five Playable Stages
Mexico
Namek
Matterhorn
Hong Kong
New York
Gameplay Sessions
CST (Central Standard Time)(UTC-6)
Session #1 – January 18 from 06:00 a.m. CST to 09:00 a.m. CST
Session #2 – January 19 from 11:00 a.m. CST to 02:00 a.m. CST
Session #3 – January 19 from 10:00 a.m. CST to 01:00 p.m. CST
Session #4 – January 20 from 02:00 p.m. CST to 05:00 p.m. CST
CET (Central European Time)(UTC+1)
Session #1 – January 18 from 13:00 CET to 16:00 CET
Session #2 – January 19 from 06:00 CET to 09:00 CET
Session #3 – January 19 from 17:00 CET to 20:00 CET
Session #4 – January 20 from 21:00 CET to 00:00 CET
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)(UTC 0)
Session #1 – January 18 from 12:00 p.m. UTC to 03:00 p.m. UTC
Session #2 – January 19 from 05:00 p.m. UTC to 08:00 a.m. UTC
Session #3 – January 19 from 04:00 p.m. UTC to 07:00 p.m. UTC
Session #4 – January 20 from 08:00 p.m. UTC to 11:00 p.m. UTC
Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Team Ninja have released the reveal trailer for Dead or Alive 6 DLC characters Nyotengu and Phase 4, and a trailer on combat and features. PlayStation 4 online beta test will run from January 11 to 14. The client is available now on the PlayStation Store.
Nyotengu
Naughty Tengu Princess
Country: Unknown
Age: 1018 human years
Blood Type: Unknown
Height / Weight: 172cm / Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Favorite food or drink: Manju
Hobby: Unknown
Fighting Style: Manju – Nyotengu’s powerful Tengu-do strikes are difficult to imagine from her graceful beauty, and she skillfully uses her wings to execute aerial attacks that defy the norms of human capabilities.
Legends of the Nyotengu has always persisted in mountainous regions of Japan. Her beauty is famed throughout the land, and has been spoken of for generations. Once again, she has descended to the human realm to appease her boredom. She was attracted by the rumors of one Ryu Hayabusa, the human who defeated Bankotsubo.
Phase 4
The Tragic Weapon
Country: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Height / Weight: 158cm / 48kg
Occupation: Unknown
Favorite food or drink: Unknown
Hobby: Unknown
Fighting Style: Unknown – Unknown
Her technique is based on Kasumi’s Mugen Tenshin Ninjutsu, with added improvements, the exact nature of which are highly classified. Every aspect of this human weapon is veiled in a black mist of secrecy.
Phase 4 is a man-made weapon that still retains the memories and personality of the one she was cloned from. Her codename is “Kasumi Alpha Phase 4,” and “Phase 4” indicates the final stage of the clone weapon production of M.I.S.T.’s Project Alpha. This first prototype model had already passed the operational test in a warzone and has entered the mass-production stage.
Dead or Alive 6’s beta test is set to run from January 11th at 10 a.m. CST until January 14th at 09:59 a.m. CST. Dead or Alive 6 is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 1.
January 11th at 05 p.m. CET until January 14th at 04:59 p.m. CET.
January 11th at 04 p.m. UTC until January 14th at 03:59 p.m. UTC.
All footage own by Bandai Namco & Koei Tecmo
Tekken 7 is currently in the process of adding six new characters to its already loaded roster. So far, we’ve see Lei Wulong, Anna Williams, Armor King, and Marduk join the battle as DLC. and of course, Julia Chang is back for an IRL stream that could involve some Snuff and of course, Negan too. I’m back at it like a crack addict, I haven’t had enough yet and I just have to have it, Right now, no questions asked!
Soul Calibur 6’s next DLC character guest fighter 2B joins the fight on December 18th, 2018. Gain access to 2B by purchasing the Soul Calibur 6 Season Pass, two sets of creation parts, and bonus character Tira plus 2B will also come included with an alternate costume, unique background music, a new stage, and more.
SNK is going hard with more classic video games franchise including announcing a new Samurai Shodown title, which is finally back after some time away from any spotlight. Fingers crossed that other long-dormant franchise like Darkstalkers and Rival School\Project Justice makes a return soon.
The King of Fighters 15 was revealed during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea by SNK, and the Tokyo Game Show 2018-announcement of Samurai Shodown launching between April and June next year, SNK announced during an investor relations press conference today.
Jump force is getting a little crazy with their character selection and has released a new trailer for Jump Force featuring Rurouni Kenshin characters Himura Kenshin and Shishio Makoto. Bandai Namco also announced another playable fighter for Jump Force, Asta from Black Clover. Asta will fight using two battle swords—his rush-type Demon-Slayer Sword and his ranged-type Demon-Dweller Sword.
Jump Force is due out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 15, 2019, in the Americas and Europe.
During the Dead or Alive Festival 2018 in Japan, Team Ninja revealed more characters coming to Dead or Alive 6: Kokoro, La Mariposa, and the brand new fighter NiCO. As we all know Kokoro is Helena’s half-sister who first appeared in Dead or Alive 4. La Mariposa is a masked wrestler named Lisa and she debuted into the series in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.
The 18-year-old NiCO is known as “The Lightning Technomancer” and fights using Pencak Silat, a martial art style native to Southeast Asia. The two new stages shown off during the trailer, are the research facility built by M.I.S.T, and the other takes place in a quiet town where you can break through to another spot called The Hidden Garden.
Pre-ordering Dead or Alive 6, which is set to release February 15, 2019, will unlock the bonus character Nyotengu.
All footage own by Tecmo Koei, Team Ninja, SNK, Square Enix & Bandai Namco
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