Possible 3D King of Fighters and Samurai Showdown titles in the works - SNK Playmore looking to hire employees for future games

SNK Playmore recently tossed up a job posting over on their Japanese site for what seems to be two future titles that may be in the works. According to the post, SNK is looking to hire employees to work on a new King of Fighters and a new Samurai Showdown title that aim to be 3D fighters.

The job positions they are currently looking to acquire are 3D CG Designer, Game Programmer and Game Planner.

Details are currently scarce but based on SNK's job listing, we just might be seeing the next King of Fighters and Samurai Showdown games in the full fledged 3D fighting mechanic akin to that of the Tekken and Dead or Alive franchises.

Would you be interested in playing 3D versions of King of Fighters and Samurai Showdown? Lets us know in the comments below.

Tip by ShinAkiraDesu.

LiangHuBBB's comeback compilation episode 36

LiangHuBBB returns with another installment in his Comeback Compilation series, this time marking episode 36. Featured here are amazing comebacks from numerous players.

The video mostly focuses on Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 but includes a couple of other games as well. Check it out below.

Tip by tyzhev and a anonymous reader.

Tekken roundup featuring 5 hour punish guide for almost all characters, combos for Kazuya, Jin, Lars and more

We've got some fresh Tekken Tag Tournament 2 content for our loyal readers today, starting off with a absolutely gigantic guide to punishment in the latest Tekken title, going through each characters (except for Unknown, Violet and Dr. B) punishes in detail. This video is almost 5 hours long, so you're in for quite the ride if this tickles your fancy.

You can check out the juggernaut below, in all of its glory, courtesy of Jin HolyKnight's YouTube channel.

Hit the jump for the combo videos.

BlazBlue anime adaption announced

While details are still scarce, it's been reported that people in Japan who bought the second light novel based on BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, got an advertisement with saying that a BlazBlue anime adaption is in the works. Or, more specifically, it said that "The massive project to dye the world 'blue' has commenced!" and "anime adaption confirmed".

A picture surfaced alongside this announcement, but beyond this, there isn't much to report as of yet. Stay tuned for more information on this adaption.

Thanks to icejohn and DivinePhoenix69 for the news tip.

Via Siliconera.

Asking users to fill out their EventHubs profile with games & characters played - Tatsunoko vs. Capcom roster and Lobo in Injustice selectable

You may have heard earlier in the week that we're rolling out a new stats page here on EventHubs, which will tabulate all sorts of interesting data points for the community, including character usage, team position and a heck of a lot more.

To help make this data as far reaching as possible, we're asking all of our readers to please edit their profiles (or sign up for an account, if they haven't done so already), and fill in which games they play, and the characters they use. If you want to take things a step further, including yourself in our Fight Tracker will also help the process.

In the near future, we'll be showing the community the results of these efforts, via another preview of our new stats page, which will offer a character usage breakdown and some other data points for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and of course Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012.

As the largest website in the fighting game community, we'll be able to offer a strong look at some really interesting bits of info — but the more people who sign up, the better and more accurate our stats section will be. This will all be in anticipation of our full on launch of our greatly improved stats area, which will make this information, and a heck of a lot more, accessible and constantly updated, all at the touch of a few mouse clicks.

We also wanted to let our users know we've added characters for Tatsunko vs. Capcom, courtesy of jtir123, and Lobo is now a selectable option as well, for Injustice: Gods Among Us, if these are things you'd like to add to your profiles.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please leave a comment below with them. Thanks for helping us out.

Catwoman combo guide by DreamKing, Batman, Nightwing combos, The Flash air convulsion glitch and more

DreamKing here again to pester you with a new combo video! This time I bring you some practical combos for Ms. Selina Kyle A.K.A. Catwoman. This here is a quick combo guide for any aspiring Catwoman players and shows off useful sequences for a wide variety of situations.

In the video there is on screen text to indicate what the combo can be used for and how much damage it does. Be sure to check out the blog post on my Tumblr for the full combo input transcript. Enjoy!

Hit the jump for more.

Updated: Results and archive added, Level|Up's The Runback 2013 2.7 - Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena

Updated: The stream archive and results for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena have been added to the story.

Level|Up returns tonight with The Runback 2013 2.7 and will be streaming live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:00 p.m. PDT / 4:00 a.m. GMT.

The games being featured at tonight's event include Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13 and Persona 4 Arena.

Hit the jump to check out the archive and results.

Lobo concept artwork for Injustice: Gods Among Us

The official Injustice: Gods Among Us Facebook page posted an image of Lobos concept artwork earlier today. This piece gives us a good look, in great detail, at the Main Man's character design in the NetherRealm DC Comics fighter.

In case you missed it, you can check out a slew of other great concept images of other Injustice characters such as Superman, Harley Quinn, The Flash and more by clicking here.

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Combofiend's Street Fighter X Tekken Training Room episode 4 - top 5 attacks and techniques that should be added to your arsenal

CapcomFightersTV uploaded the fourth episode of Training Room that features Combofiend covering useful tips in Street Fighter X Tekken. This installment discusses 5 techniques that every player should add to their game such as anti-airs, long ranged attacks and more.

This series is currently more geared toward beginners but doubles as review for those more experienced. Hit the jump to check out episodes 1 - 3 where Combofiend talks on gem presets, the basics and more.

Ravidrath from Lab Zero: People should not try to raise money for Annie, we've already got work for more than a year

With all 5 of the DLC characters now chosen to be included in Skullgirls, many fans still have favorites they'd like to see added to the roster. Ravidrath from Lab Zero Games keeps active over on the NeoGAF forums and recently dropped a bit of information on one of the characters included in the DLC polls, Annie.

It seems there is still a high demand for Annie and Ravidrath stated that he recommends fans do not try and raise money for her. He goes on to say that the team is already booked with work to occupy the next year adding more wouldn't be a great idea.

Below is a bit from Ravidrath.

Via NeoGAF. Tip sent anonymously.

Sakura's SF4 alternate, dancer Morrigan, school girl Lilith, Juri's SSF4 alternate and more - Street Fighter X Tekken PC mods

Video Games Best Mods returns with footage of more excellent Street Fighter X Tekken PC mods. Featured today we have Sakura's SF4 alternate costume, dancer Morrigan (Lili), Juri's SSF4 alternate, school girl Lilith (Lili) and more.

Hit the jump for more.

EventHubs give away: Injustice: Gods Among Us Arkham City costume pack for Xbox 360

We here at EventHubs have some Injustice: Gods Among Us Arkham City skin pack codes for Xbox 360 to give away to you today. The first code will be awarded to one lucky reader later today and the 2nd code will be given out over on our Twitter this coming Monday.

If you'd like a chance at snagging this costume pack code, take to the comments section below and share with us your favorite moment in Injustice so far. Five readers will be selected based on the best comments and of those five, the winner will be chosen randomly.

These Arkham City costume pack codes are not region protected so everyone and anyone who'd like a shot at these awesome skins is eligible to participate.

Be sure to follow EventHubs on Twitter for the opportunity at scoring the second Arkham City skin pack code that we will be handing out on Monday.

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The chance to win this costume pack ends at 12 a.m. PST / 3 a.m. EST / 8 a.m. GMT today. We'll be sending the winner a private message here on EventHubs once the contest concludes.

Infiltration vs. Ricky Ortiz and Momochi in Street Fighter X Tekken v2013 - NorCal Regionals 2013 match analysis by Arturo Sanchez

Arturo "TS|Sabin" Sanchez sent us another excellent match analysis video this time for two Street Fighter X Tekken matches from NorCal Regionals 2013. Today we have Infiltration (Alisa, Jin) going up against EG|Ricky Ortiz (Rufus, Chun-Li) and another match featuring the EVO 2012 champ against EG|Momochi (Jin, Nina).

Being an Alisa player himself, Sabin provides great comparative insight on how the match should be played and how Infiltration goes about doing so. He also covers the match ups in general and gives us a play-by-play of the fights.

Microsoft to abolish points system on Xbox, will be using gift cards and regular currency instead

Are you tired of having to purchase Microsoft points every time you see something you want on the Xbox Live Marketplace? A lot of people are, and after many years, Microsoft have finally decided to do something about it.

TheVerge reports that Microsoft will be scrapping their point system they have been using, in favor of simply letting you purchase gift cards or use regular forms of transaction, such as credit cards and debit cards without any middlemen involved.

The gift cards will function much like Apple's iTunes vouchers, where you simply use true currency to download products.

The new system will work across Microsoft's different marketplaces, including the Windows store, Windows Phone Store and Xbox. Reportedly, Microsoft are set to officially announce this change at this year's E3, with a launch planned for later this year, timed together with a new next-generation Xbox console.

Does this change make you happy, or is it too little, too late? Let us know in the comments.

Why the fighting game community hates the word "eSports"

A few days ago, an article was published on The Penny Arcade Report regarding eSports and why the fighting game community seems to hate the term so much.

In this article, there's a lot of history about what's gone down between the fighting game community and the eSports scene in the past, as well as quotes from people such as Tom Cannon, the organizer of EVO.

Here's a snippet from Tom Cannon to start you off.

Hit the jump to read more about the relationship between eSports and fighting games.

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