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.

Ame-Comi Injustice: Gods Among us skin pack featuring Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Harley Quinn

PS3GamingHD has posted a short video showcasing an unreleased costume pack for Injustice: Gods Among us. This is the Ame-Comi pack which gives a unique take on the women of the DC Universe and features Catwoman, Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn.

Sent in by theredlantern.

Razer Atrox Arcade Stick officially unveiled, ships in June

The Razer arcade stick, officially named Razer Atrox, has finally been unveiled to the public after being in the works for the last few years. Available in June 2013 for $199, you can find pictures and full details on the product, directly from Razer themselves, below.

Razer promises that the stick's features will include premium quality Sanwa Denshi hardware components, a fully mod capable construction and internal storage compartments. You'll find a few pictures of the stick to get you started below.

Hit the jump for more pictures, details and technical specifications.

Is Jessica Alba a Street Fighter fan? Hadouken meme photos

Since April, Jessica Alba has been posting various images of herself, her family and friends doing Hadouken-ing poses on Instagram. Hadouken-ing has recently become a meme with even Capcom holding a contest with some great prizes.

In her latest image, she posted one to her Twitter crediting her husband Cash Warren and professional photographer Justin Colt.

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Via KpopStars, Enstars and Yahoo.

Mortal Kombat 9 Komplete Edition hits PC as digital release on July 3, retail version drops August 6

Warner Bros. announced earlier today that Mortal Kombat 9 Komplete Edition will be making its way to PC this Summer. MK9 will be released as a digital download on July 3, while the retail version of the game will hit store shelves on August 2 in Europe and August 6 in North America.

The Komplete Edition includes the four DLC characters: Freddy Krueger, Skarlet, Rain and Kenshi. Additionally, this iteration comes equipped with the classic costumes and Fatalities for Scorpion, Reptile and Sub-Zero.

The PC port is being developed by High Voltage Software and will support controllers as well as the Mortal Kombat TE fight stick made by PDP.

Via Polygon. Tips by DrkHitman, DevilMaySpy, Zargof, Chryo, Orichalkos, Ziano, Redblaze27, MarvelJamBerapa, Lodjik, gigantor21 and multiple anonymous readers.

Fighting game artwork gallery by Robaato - many characters including Poison, Chun-Li, The Joker, Harley Quinn and more

Deviant Art user Robaato has created some great renditions of various characters throughout many fighting games. These include Poison, Mai, Chun-Li, Rose, Ibuki, The Joker, Harley Quinn and more.

Hit the jump to see all the fighting game related ones, head over to his Deviant Art for a ton more characters from various games.

Infiltration on SF4 update: I hope they add in more content for general gamers and the character changes make everyone very strong

Chris Bahn over at Put That Back conducted an interview during Final Round 16 with the EVO 2012 champion, Infiltration and his training partner / translator, Laugh. The two skilled players talk on different subjects such as how they feel the v2013 update to Street Fighter X Tekken has been holding up, the training mode in Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012 and more.

In this video, Infiltration and Laugh give their opinions on what they would like to see for the upcoming Street Fighter 4 update. Infiltration states that he would like to see more content in the game that appeasl to general gamers and the character changes should be geared toward making every character very strong.

Check out Chris' interview below.

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.

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.

CD Jr. lists top 5 characters in Injustice: Gods Among Us - Black Adam not among the best, unsafe on many things

More top Mortal Kombat 9 players continue to share their thoughts on who they feel are currently the best characters in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Another one of the Empire Arcadia boys, CD Jr., posted a couple of Tweets recently that divulge his picks for top 5.

Below are CD Jr.'s top 5 character choices.

CD Jr. posted another Tweet stating that Black Adam isn't nearly as good as many players have been saying he is.

We see that CD Jr.'s top 5 isn't too far off from the top characters chosen in EMP|Tom Brady and EMP|REO's tier list. Cyborg, Superman and Aquaman show up as top tier in both lists with Batman, Black Adam, Deathstroke, Doomsday and Green Lantern not being too far behind.

Now that three excellent MK9 players have given us their opinions on who the best are in Injustice, what do you think? Do you feel these lists are accurate?

Share your thoughts below.

Xian's suggested changes to Gen in Street Fighter 4 series

DM|Xian has posted his suggested changes to Gen in the update to Street Fighter 4 series over on his blog. He notes that he hopes that Gen doesn't get any changes, but goes through his wishlist of possible changes which include less recovery on hands, Ultra 2 changes and more.

Hit the jump to check out the full list.

Flocker joins Empire Arcadia after taking 1st in UMvC3 at East Coast Throwdown 5

Empire Arcadia's own TriForce jumped on Twitter last night to reveal the latest addition to the Empire's sponsorship roster. Flocker will now be representing Empire Arcadia and joining such players as EMP|Dieminion, EMP|IFC Yipes, EMP|Sanford Kelly, EMP|REO and many more.

EMP|Flocker is coming off of his 1st place win in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at East Coast Throwdown 5, taking out AGE|NYChrisG in the second set of grand finals. Check out TriForce's Tweet below and feel free to leave some congratulatory words for Flocker in the comments.

I personally welcome @eternalflocker to @empirearcadia "welcome to the dark side" twitter.com/EMP_TriForce_G…

— TriForceGameMaster (@EMP_TriForce_GM) May 20, 2013

Tip sent by xanderglz.

Early Injustice: Gods Among Us concept art featuring Aquaman, Shazam, Flash and more

Justin Murray, a concept artist from Chicago has released some of the early concept art for Injustice: Gods Among us. He specifically noted they wanted them to go in a "live action summer blockbuster movie direction" for the designs so some of these differ from the final version quite a bit.

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Head over to Justin's blog to see more including stages and a few other characters.

Via Test Your Might.

Skullgirls Slightly Different Edition patch now available on Xbox 360

Several readers have reported that the Skullgirls Slightly Different Edition patch is now available for download on Xbox 360. This update was released on PlayStation 3 in November of last year but due to exceeding the update size limit, was delayed on Xbox 360.

Skullgirls Slightly Different Edition comes in the form of a 7 MB title update which will occur when starting up the game. There is also a required compatibility update that must be downloaded from the XBL Marketplace that retains a file size of 273.14 MB.

Below is a bit from the official Skullgirls Facebook page in which they state the patch is live and recommend that the compatibility update be downloaded before starting up the game.

If you'd like to check out what changes and additions come with the Slightly Different Edition, you can check out the full patch notes here.

Tips by theramin, Blaken7, cailooooo, blazingsoldier2002, Zidiane, Snow, Kirbyfan66, AlphaFox, Baby_Astaroth, xryuhoshix, baiken, super_hadouken, SteelyReserves, FatFeel, JELIFISH19 and multiple anonymous tipsters. Via Skullgirls Twitter.

Justin Wong: I believe a lot of players will be prepared for Infiltration by EVO, John Gallagher discusses reasoning behind changing from PS3 to Xbox

On behalf of EventHubs, Jason24cf has posted some great interviews from this past weekend's tournament East Coast Throwdown V.

Up first we have an interview with EG|Justin Wong who discusses many different topics from Injustice: Gods Among Us, the Street Fighter 4 Update, Infiltration and more.

After the jump you can check out a quick interview with John Gallagher one of the co-host of the event. John discusses the choice to switch to Xbox 360 from PlayStation 3, The Fall Classic tournament and more.

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