Valkyria Chronicles 4 update for late December

Good afternoon everyone. I hope you are well, enjoyed your Christmas with loved ones and received various fine gifts. Another gift from myself to all of you is the following gaming news update below.

The main characters of Valkyria Chronicles 4,
squad leader Claude Wallace, grenadier Riley Miller,
sniper Kai Schulen and assault soldier Raz

SEGA is currently working on the latest in the Valkyria Chronicles series with Valkyria Chronicles 4: Eastern Front. The game is scheduled for release for the PlayStation 4 on March 21st, 2018 and the Nintendo Switch in Summer 2018 in Japan, and for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch in 2018 in the Americas and Europe (thanks Gameatsu). You can check out the latest trailer for the game below.

The newest upcoming entry takes place around the fictional continent of Europa in 1935 during the Second European War. Due to complications in battle, squad leader of Edinburgh Army 101st Division No.1, Claude Wallace (below) is ordered to partake in "Operation Northern Cross,” a major counterattack to raid the empire’s capital city in order to overturn the Federation’s numerical inferiority.

You can check out images of Claude and his comrades Riley Miller, Kai Schulen and Raz below.

          

          

                                                   

A few images have also been shared of the members representing the Imperial Federation Army's in the game (from left to right) Nikola Graf, Belger, Chiarra Rocino, Crymaria Levic with her aptly named wolf, Fenrir, Forseti and Klaus Walz. You can check these out below.

I will do a more detailed write-up over the New Year for the game which looks to be channeling the vibe of the original Valkyria Chronicles in its presentation. What do you think of what's been shared of the upcoming entry in the series? And do you have any hopes for the game when it gets released in March next year? Do share your thoughts in the Comments section below. Also like and share this post via Facebook, Twitter or your social media network of choice.

Capcom shares further details about SFV's Extra Battle mode

Leading up to the new release of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Capcom has shared further details about the game's new Extra Battle mode.

Players will be able to obtain additional costumes that pay tribute to other Capcom franchises such as Viewtiful Joe, Star Gladiator, Captain Commando and more. You can see how some of these will look via the screens below.

Players will have a chance each month to complete four weekly challenges, each costing 2,500FM. If they are successful they will obtain that month's costume for one of the game's roster.

For those who think this is another way for developer Capcom to extract hard-earned FM from players, there will be occasional challenges available for players to complete. In Capcom's own words from the Unity blog:

Every few weeks, a Golden Shadaloo soldier will appear separately from the weekly Crossover Costume challenges, giving you an opportunity to earn a decent amount of Fight Money throughout 2018!


These challenges will be repeatable to a certain degree and again will cost FM to participate (though not as much as much for the weekly challenges tied to the crossover costumes). Hopefully they will act as a useful means of gaining FM in SFV: Arcade Edition when it is released on January 16th, 2018.

Perhaps to balance the good news above, in a bit of disappointing news Capcom will be removing the ability to gain one-time batches of FM from completing General Story, Character stories, Survival, Trials and Demonstrations in SFV. These will be in the game until January 16th when Arcade Edition launches. After this date players will still be able to gain FM from leveling characters up (1000 FM per level) with the developer suggesting that completing the character stories will be a quick way of doing this.

Although its sad to here that Capcom is taking way the ability for players to earn FM in certain ways and charging players FM for the ability to obtain specific costumes, hopefully the modes that area being implemented with Arcade Edition act as suitable replacements.

What do you think of the recent details Capcom has shared about SFV:AE's Extra Battle Mode and the crossover costumes? Do you think they are right to charge FM for players to have the opportunity to obtain these costumes? And how do you feel about Capcom changing the ways that FM can be gained in-game? Please share your thoughts in the Comments section below. Also like, subscribe and share via Facebook, Twitter or your social media network of choice.

Capcom unveils all Season 3 characters for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Capcom held the Top 32 tournament for its annual Capcom Cup yesterday in Anaheim, California. In addition to the high levels of play on display the developer had a couple of additional surprises to share

The most important update was the unveiling of the six character the developer intends to add in its upcoming Season 3 of DLC characters got the game. You can check a small preview of how they may end up looking in the cinematic opening for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition via the trailer below.

Familiar faces in Sakura, Blanka, Cody and Sagat return with 

new faces Falke and the enigmatic G joining them for Season 3

Energetic Ryu fangirl Sakura will be joining the existing SFV roster at the same time Arcade Edition drops on January 16th. You can check out her dedicated trailer below.

Sakura makes her return and has finally moved on 
from school life (finally)

What do you think of the recent character reveals for the upcoming Season 3 of Street Fighter V? Will you be playing as Sakura when she and Arcade Edition launch next month? And do you have any additional hopes or desires for the game when it releases in a month's time? Do share any thoughts you have in the Comments section. Also like and share this update via Facebook, Twitter or your social media network of choice.

First December update

Good evening everyone. I'm sorry to have left updating the blog for three weeks but I'm back with some interesting details and videos to share.

First up is the newest trailer for the upcoming updated version of Capcom's famed one-on-one fighter, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition.

The trailer shows some of the new V-Triggers that will be available to use in the game for characters such as Ryu, Nash, Birdie, Zeku and Menat among others.

You can check the trailer highlighting these new maneuvers out below.

The latest trailer showcasing some of the new V-Triggers 
for SFV: Arcade Edition

Capcom has also recently shared a trailer for the next three DLC characters it will be adding to its current 2-vs-2 tag team fighter, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite. 

Captain America's old friend James 'Bucky' Barnes will be joining as the metal-armed Winter Soldier together with Avengers mainstay and double agent, Black Widow. Joining them is a returnee last seen in Marvel vs Capcom 2 and a long-standing enemy of Spiderman, Venom.

You can check out how these three will look in action via the reveal trailer below.

Captain America's allies Black Widow, Winter Soldier
and famed villain Venom join the tag-team madness
in Marvel vs Capcom Infinite

The above characters are included in the Character Pass for the game or can purchased for the somewhat steep price of £6.49 each (via this page on PSN).

The different routes that players will be able to play through
when arcade mode gets added to SFV in January

Capcom has also shared details regarding the upcoming Arcade Mode that will be added to the existing game as a free update when Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition launches on January 16th, 2018.

You can read more details about the different routes that will be playable and the endings that will be unlockable via the dedicated page over on the Capcom Unity website HERE


What do you think of the latest details to be shared on Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and Marvel vs Capcom Infinite? Will you be playing either game over the next couple of months when these updates become available? Or do you think that Capcom is holding back content that should the base game of each title when they originally release? 

Do share any thoughts you have in the Comments section below. Alternatively you can like and share this post via Facebook, Twitter or your social media network of choice.