It's revealed that Niconico will stream the stage events at Taito booth at JEAPO 2014. You'll be able to watch Umehara play Ultra Street Fighter IV live there!
Update: The steam is now over.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
The Next Big Thing: Sega announces Blade Arcus
Sega today announced a new 2.5D fighting game called Blade Arcus - from Shining at JAEPO 2014.
Blade Arcus will feature characters from Sega's Shining series and some originals designed by Tony–one of the most famous illustrators in the business.
While not nearly as big, Shining series is Sega's Final Fantasy. The recent RPGs can guarantee at least 50,000 copies each release, some sold 100,000 copies in their first week. Importantly, its merchandises, mainly the figures, is a good source of incomes. Shining series also had two anime (2007 and 2012).
Blade Arcus will be released in the arcades this Summer. Four characters are confirmed so far, but you can guess the rest from the silhouettes in the teaser.
Characters as seen in the teaser
Blade Arcus will feature characters from Sega's Shining series and some originals designed by Tony–one of the most famous illustrators in the business.
While not nearly as big, Shining series is Sega's Final Fantasy. The recent RPGs can guarantee at least 50,000 copies each release, some sold 100,000 copies in their first week. Importantly, its merchandises, mainly the figures, is a good source of incomes. Shining series also had two anime (2007 and 2012).
Blade Arcus will be released in the arcades this Summer. Four characters are confirmed so far, but you can guess the rest from the silhouettes in the teaser.
Characters as seen in the teaser
- Won Pairon (original)
- Ryuga (original)
- Rage & Yukihime
- Sakuya
- Altina *silhouette
- Rick *silhouette
- Melty *silhouette
- Rouna *silhouette
- Xiaomei *silhouette
- Roselinde *silhouette
- Fenrir *silhouette
- Dylan *silhouette
New character intro video of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
A new character introduction video of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is posted today.
The characters in the game are from the series published on Dengeki Bunko magazine. Although the magazine is about light novels, many stories were made into anime later.
The producers and director of this game are from Sega, but developers are Ecole/French Bread (Melty Blood and Under Night: In-Birth).
We actually have some hype for this game, the characters look fine and French Bread will probably get the gameplay right this time. (This's what's wrong with UNI.)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is scheduled for the arcades this Spring. A console version is planned.
The characters in the game are from the series published on Dengeki Bunko magazine. Although the magazine is about light novels, many stories were made into anime later.
The producers and director of this game are from Sega, but developers are Ecole/French Bread (Melty Blood and Under Night: In-Birth).
We actually have some hype for this game, the characters look fine and French Bread will probably get the gameplay right this time. (This's what's wrong with UNI.)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is scheduled for the arcades this Spring. A console version is planned.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Umehara's USF4 kumite planned for JAEPO 2014
It's revealed that Daigo Umehara will have an Ultra Street Fighter IV kumite in Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) 2014 on February 15 at Makuhari Messe.
JAEPO 2014 will be held on February 14-15. Only the second day is open for public. Bandai Namco, Sega, Konami will have the biggest booths. Capcom will not participate. The USF4 stage show is organized by Taito.
JAEPO 2014 will be held on February 14-15. Only the second day is open for public. Bandai Namco, Sega, Konami will have the biggest booths. Capcom will not participate. The USF4 stage show is organized by Taito.
Monday, February 10, 2014
[Ougon Musou Kyoku Cross] Aki Horona replay #3
Aki Horona, the top Virgilia player, uploaded his online matches yesterday.
- Lucifer/Rosa vs. Virgilia/Willard *beautiful ending
- Virgilia/Rosa vs. Erika/Bernkastel *nice Bernkastel pressure
- Virgilia/Lucifer vs. Black Battler/Eva
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Umehara on Mezamashi Doyoubi summary
A Japanese TV program "Mezamashi Doyoubi" (Alarm Clock Saturday) that was aired nationwide yesterday's morning had a scoop of Daigo Umehara's daily life.
Notes
- It begins by introducing e-sports.
- It shows League of Legends tournaments.
- It shows that Japan has a gaming space for e-sports, e-sports SQUARE AKIHABARA. (service fee: 1 hour/400 yen)
- It leads to the talk about Japanese pro gamer Daigo Umehara.
- According to the program, Umehara is "God of Fighting Game" (格闘技ゲームの神)
- [11:00] It shows Umehara's bedroom, a picture of him as a kid with his family. (father, mother, older sister) His room has no game console.
- [13:00] It shows Umehara going to a fitness club in Shibuya. (monthly fee: 6,000 yen to 13,300 yen, tax not included)
- Umehara says he goes to the gym to make a better image of a gamer.
- It shows that he has a cute instructor!
- It shows Umehara going to a business meeting with the editor of his book at Shogakukan (publisher) building.
- It tells that Umehara's Willpower to Keep Winning is the bestselling e-book of 2013 on Amazon Japan.
- It shows Umehara going to his gaming training room after buying stuff from a convenient store. The room is inside an apartment, not the same place as his house.
- His training room has a poster of Rena Tanaka on the ceiling!
- [18:00 to around midnight] Umehara says he trains until before the last train.
- It shows that Umehara uses PC to record his movements for reviewing.
- [21:00] It shows that sometimes he goes for a walk to relax after an intense training.
- It shows how fast Umehara can do Shinku Hadoken.
- The moment Umehara appeared on the TV, the word "Umehara" was No.1 on Japan's Twitter trend.
Notes
- It begins by introducing e-sports.
- It shows League of Legends tournaments.
- It shows that Japan has a gaming space for e-sports, e-sports SQUARE AKIHABARA. (service fee: 1 hour/400 yen)
- It leads to the talk about Japanese pro gamer Daigo Umehara.
- According to the program, Umehara is "God of Fighting Game" (格闘技ゲームの神)
- [11:00] It shows Umehara's bedroom, a picture of him as a kid with his family. (father, mother, older sister) His room has no game console.
- [13:00] It shows Umehara going to a fitness club in Shibuya. (monthly fee: 6,000 yen to 13,300 yen, tax not included)
- Umehara says he goes to the gym to make a better image of a gamer.
- It shows that he has a cute instructor!
- It shows Umehara going to a business meeting with the editor of his book at Shogakukan (publisher) building.
- It tells that Umehara's Willpower to Keep Winning is the bestselling e-book of 2013 on Amazon Japan.
- It shows Umehara going to his gaming training room after buying stuff from a convenient store. The room is inside an apartment, not the same place as his house.
- His training room has a poster of Rena Tanaka on the ceiling!
- [18:00 to around midnight] Umehara says he trains until before the last train.
- It shows that Umehara uses PC to record his movements for reviewing.
- [21:00] It shows that sometimes he goes for a walk to relax after an intense training.
- It shows how fast Umehara can do Shinku Hadoken.
- The moment Umehara appeared on the TV, the word "Umehara" was No.1 on Japan's Twitter trend.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Umehara's Super Play in gif: vs. Kazunoko (2nd TOPANGA League)
Daigo Umehara finishing off Kazunoko with "Ume Ranbu," perfect with 82 seconds left, in the first day of 2nd TOPANGA League (August 17, 2012).
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