Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray came onto the stage to announce the second season of downloadable content characters for Tekken 7. They revealed that they will be crossing over with the hit graphic novel / TV series The Walking Dead where everyone’s favorite villain, Negan, will be joining the cast of Tekken 7 for Season 2’s DLC as a guest character.
Negan
Your eyes do not deceive you, your pounding heart does not betray you; Negan from AMC’s The Walking Dead is making his way into Tekken 7 to deal a world of pain in the Tekken universe. Negan, beloved by fans of The Walking Dead for his charismatic yet sinister demeanor, is ready to destroy all challengers, regardless of their stature in the Tekken universe.
Anna Williams
As the personal bodyguard of Kazuya Mishima, Anna Williams is a beautiful and intelligent officer with deadly fighting skills, and serves to drive her sister Nina crazy!
Lei Wulong
Lei Wulong makes his long-awaited return to Tekken, sporting new digs and his deadly Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon styles!
A new update coming to Tekken 7. A few balance changes, as well as some new mechanics from the trailer.
Arika has released a new set of Fighting EX Layer gameplay videos showcasing upcoming playable characters Vulcano Rosso and Pullum Purna, who will be added to the game via a free update in late August to September.
Fighting EX Layer is available now for PlayStation 4.
It has been revealed that Terry Bogard from SNK’s Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series will be joining the roster of Fighting EX Layer. All of this was shown in a special “upcoming plans” video for Fighting EX Layer which revealed that Pullum Purna and Vulcano Rosso will be added as part of a game update at the end of August or September. Area and Sharon were also teased. Remember that these fighters are completely free of cost!
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will add nine new characters via the Character Packs 4, 5, and 6 add-ons due out on August 6, developer Arc System Works announced following the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Finals at Evo 2018.
Yuzuriha Sougetsu (Blade of Godspeed/Hyde’s other Waifu), is a playable character and one of the supporting protagonists, whose family was one of the known associates of Night Blade until their defections, in Under Night In-Birth and its updates. She uses to be a childhood friend of Hyde Kido, and often training together in a kendo training sessions.
Mai Natsume,(Pure Grimoire), is the Mai is the heir of the Hazuki family, one of the Twelve Originators noble families. One day, Mai had an encounter with a grimoire that permanently transformed her into a girl. Mai would later go on to attend the Torifune Military Academy and met a little artificial human girl known as Bell, whose body eventually becomes Platinum the Trinity and her soul become a part of the legendary weapon Outseal, Mai’s current main weapon.
Merkava is very unique for a Void who can enter the real world, due to his amount of powers and human intelligence, having once been a human until he was consumed by the power of Existence, Merkava is driven by the instinct to consume EXS. Merkava is also suspected to be a murder of Orie Ballardiae’s parents. Being a Void, Merkava can only consume EXS and cannot actually use it anymore, which is now transformed as an FLS. He wields the FLS of The Basilisk: Jormungandr, which grants him the ability to morph his body and sprouting wings to take flight.
Mika Returna (Fauster/Orie Bestie) is a member of Licht Kreis, holding the rank of “Tenth Executor”. She is a dear friend of Orie, and there is no force or being on Earth, human, In-Birth, Void, Re-Birth or otherwise, that will keep her from fighting alongside her. Once imprisoned as punishment, Mika dugged her way out of her cell with a spoon, steal a plane, crash it en route to Japan, and make the rest of the voyage on a homemade raft while fighting her way through the coast guard; so unwavering is her loyalty in Orie.
Konoe Ayatsuki Mercury, a.k.a. Nine the Phantom (Fallen Great Mage/Jubei’s Waifu) Originally one of the Six Heroes, alongside Hakumen, her husband Jubei Mitsuyoshi, and the eventual traitor Yuuki Terumi. She is also the older sister of Celica. Nine ended up being killed and throw to the Cauldron and as a result of her soul spending time within the cauldron and sees an awful truth, Nine’s mind becoming insane and she is planning to destroy her own universe as a resurrected vengeful revenant.
Kihiko Sanada (The Two-Fisted Protein Junkie/Chie Satonaka’s master) is one of the three founding members of the S.E.E.S., other being Mitsuru Kirijo and his fellow childhood orphan friend Shinjiro Aragaki. He was captain of the Gekkoukan High Boxing Club and would go on to cross the globe, honing his skills as a boxer while also aiding Mitsuru when she calls upon him for help. He also dreams to become a policeman in the future.
Mitsuru Kirijo (The Imperious Queen of Executions) is the only child of Takeharu Kirijo, who sacrificed his life saving her and her friends and reprogram Aegis’s mind back from Shuji Ikutsuki, the mastermind behind the Dark Hour. Mitsuru has battled the Shadows longer than any of the other members of SEES, having been trained since a young age to use her Persona. Now a well-rounded fighter who uses her rapier to poke and attack her opponents at a distance, Mitsuru uses misdirection to open up and exploit weaknesses in her foe’s guard while using her Persona Artemesia to attack with ice.
Labrys, known by her unit number 031 (Yasogami’s Steel Council President/ Aegis’”big sister”) is a 5th-Generation Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon. Labrys was created using the personality of a young girl from Kansai dying of illness as a template for her own personality. Being the strongest of the 5th Generation, Labrys’s fighting capabilities are far above average and were only strengthened when she gained a Persona. Using her multi-use weapon, a giant axe that she is strong enough to swing with ease, she can easily do massive damage to any opponent she comes across.
Tsubaki Yayoi (Scarlet Wings of Justice/ Jin/Hakumen’s Waifu) is a dear friend of Noel Vermillion, Makoto Nanaya and Mai Natsume, and the childhood friend of Jin Kisaragi, who also in the pursuit of justice, took up the dangerous weapon known as “Sealed Justice: Izayoi”. Ever since she was a child, she admired Hakumen of the Six Heroes. Nine the Phantom’s mind control spells awakened Izayoi’s true power Zero Vessel form known simply as Izayoi corrupted Tsubaki’s good nature, however, she was able to break free of the Izanami and Nine’s control to take Izayoi’s power for herself.
Character Pack 4 ($4.99)
Izayoi (BlazBlue)
Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 4 Arena)
Merkava (Under Night In-Birth)
Character Pack 5 ($4.99)
Mai Natsume (BlazBlue)
Akihiko Sanda (Persona 4 Arena)
Yuzuhira (Under Night In-Birth)
Character Pack 6 ($4.99)
Nine The Phantom (BlazBlue)
Labyrs (Persona 4 Arena)
Mika (Under Night In-Birth)
These characters will all be released August 6, 2018.
If you haven’t already scored Cammy’s Cannon Spike costume, do it soon or it’ll be gone you’ll be able to unlock this costume up until August 14th.
Arika’s Fighting EX Layer has announced that Vulcano Rosso and Pullum Purna are coming to the game via DLC, they will be free. More details will be released during EVO 2018.
Bandai Namco has released new videos of My Hero One’s Justice showing playable character Muscular. My Hero One’s Justice is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch on August 23 in Japan, and for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on October 26 in the Americas and Europe.
Lab Zero Games has released the debut trailer for the newly announced Switch version of Skullgirls 2nd Encore. Skullgirls 2nd Encore is currently available for PlayStation 4, PS Vita, and PC.
Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Black Clover: Quartet Knights introducing playable character Mars. During his human experimentation trial, Mars was a very savage, stoic and single-minded but after his fight with Asta, Mars regains his memories and returns to being a kind, quiet and sweet guy.
Mars has a great deal of physical strength, Immense Endurance, an enormous amount of Magic Power and an affinity to more than one element, crystal and fire for attacking, defending or recovery purposes. Through these affinities, Mars is able to use spells from both fire magic and crystal magic simultaneously.
Black Clover: Quartet Knights is due out for PlayStation 4 on September 13 in Japan, and for PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam on September 14 in the Americas and Europe.
Rinoa Heartilly from Final Fantasy VIII will join Dissidia Final Fantasy NT as a downloadable add-on character at the end of August. With her signature outfit on, she wields her unique weapon called the blaster edge on her left arm. Rinoa’s faithful dog Angelo accompanies her in battle by attacking the enemy or aiding the party. Rinoa is compassionate, warm, and friendly, although she can act stubborn and naive. Rinoa father heads up the Galbadian military so she joins a resistance movement as rebellion against her father.
Rinoa wields Blaster Edges and has two Limit Breaks: Combine and Angel Wing. Combine allows her to work with Angelo to perform an ability learned from a Pet Pals magazine, while Angel Wing enters her into a berserk-like status in which she casts random spells from her stock without expending them at five times the normal power, but cannot be controlled. Her ultimate weapon is Shooting Star. Rinoa Heartilly will join Dissidia Final Fantasy NT at the end of August but arcade version of Dissidia Final Fantasy will her first in its July update.
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