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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 8:46AM MrVee PSN Vampah said

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"Confirmed for North america..."

Im not surprised, im used to the side of the stick with the shit on it by now anyways...

so can you guess what side of the planet im on? yup...EU
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:12AM (Unverified) said

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good thing the ps3 is region free right? just import the na version.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 5:30PM Arashikou said

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Don't worry - 505 Games seems to be developing the same kind of relationship with Arc Systemworks that Aksys Games has here in NA, so I'll be VERY surprised if they don't announce a European release eventually.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 8:49AM MrVee PSN Vampah said

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Forgot 2 ask...Is it online? I know ill probably have to wait an extra 4months to play it

Cough*Super Street fight HD*Cough

But online would be nice.

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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:45AM (Unverified) said

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Of course it will have online! Don't be silly. ^_^
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 11:39AM (Unverified) said

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You should read the article again/better. The first phrase is "With its global online support".
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 8:50AM Oobgarm said

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If this is half as good as Guilty Gear X2, we're in for a real treat.

If this is another Battle Fantasia, though, we're in for a real turd.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:24AM samfish said

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I liked Battle Fantasia :(
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:50AM cinders720 said

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I liked Battle Fantasia too...can't wait for this
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 10:22AM Jamp said

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This is one of the most popular (more than SF4 and Tekken 6) arcade games in Japan as of now, so I think it's safe to assume that it will be pretty good.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 1:32PM Tatticus said

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I'd think of BB as GGX3, were there ever to be such a thing. Battle Fantasia really wasn't what I expected tho so I see where you're coming from.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:07AM Rollins said

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"With King of Fighters XII slated for a July release as well, the only question we're left with is: How will our hands survive?"

D-pad modding, if you're a 360 owner. Worked extremely well for me with SFIV, since I'm too damned cheap to buy a joystick.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:09AM acefondu said

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*raises glass* Here here!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 11:23AM Vidikron said

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For PS3 owners... While the PS3's d-pad is definitely better than the 360's, its segmented design can be torture on your thumb! So I highly recommend a Saturn USB pad. IMO, the Saturn pad is still the best pad ever for fighters and the PC USB version works perfectly with the PS3. I've been using it with SFIV and it works great. I snagged one for $20 off eBay about a month before SFIV released. They seemed to take a bit of a price jump once SFIV released, but you should still be score one fairly cheap.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 11:28AM (Unverified) said

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Funny how alot of d-pads went down the shitter after the Saturn. Even the Dreamcast d-pad tore your thumb up, lol.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:24AM (Unverified) said

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one more game, one step closer to bankruptcy.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 10:02AM Ujn Hunter said

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Sweet niblets! Summer time will be superb for the smackdowns!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 10:07AM (Unverified) said

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This is old news, it was on x-play a few days ago and they said summer release. Also it does have online play, if you want to see some gameplay footage just go to g4tv.com and search for it or something.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 10:23AM Jamp said

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Screw SF4, Tekken 6 and KOF XII, this is THE fighting game of the year for me!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 11:02AM (Unverified) said

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Damn bears. Always keeping me inside!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 11:58AM deathxrebirth said

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As nice as KoFXII looks, I am far more excited for this.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 2:38PM zuburi said

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Same here. Don't get me wrong, I'm really looking forward to KOF, but the animation in those games has always been jarring to me. I was hoping they cleaned it up with the move to HD, but everything I've seen points to the contrary.

It's still a definite purchase, of course.
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 12:04PM (Unverified) said

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I would be exitied for this game, but I never heard of it.

T6 is my fighting game of the year
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 12:07PM MorbidToaster said

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I can't believe I'm the only one here so far that's played it (at least from what I can tell). This will be the best fighter this year. There's a JP import cab a few minutes drive from me, Street Fighter 4 gets neglected when I'm on BlazBlue...
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 5:25PM Arashikou said

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Is there any place that coallates lists of where you can find arcade cabs? I've been looking, but so far none of the arcades in my area have the Japanese import cab or the domestic North American cab. :(
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 9:55PM yyr said

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No, I've played it too. I'm in NY, and Chinatown Fair in the city has the North American version.

It's great, but I'm awful at it...I can't wait for the home version so I can learn how to play!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 1:23PM SheppyReturns said

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HEY! Aksys Games is going to release on both the PS3 and 360? Much better than their stance last November where they basically ported a multiplatform game for a single console and I was stuck importing from Europe to play this game. Maybe my picture of the import copy and the middle finger I sent to the publisher brought the point up loud and clear....
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 5:07PM Arashikou said

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I regret to inform you that you have sent your middle finger to the wrong company. This is... one of the dimmer moments in our console's history:

It was Sony's refusal to give Aksys a license to publish the PS3 port of Battle Fantasia that resulted in this problem, not Aksys refusing to release both versions. They localized both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of BF, but they could only get the publication license for the 360. So if you want to send your middle finger somewhere, please send it to the manufacturer of the console and ask them why they would refuse your money.

If it softens the blow any, the ESRB recently updated the list of consoles BF is rated for to include the PS3. It sounds like now that people have bitched at Sony enough, they may have relented and given Aksys the license they needed. (No official announcement has been made, so please take this ESRB-based conjecture with a grain of salt.)

I'm glad BlazBlue won't be a repeat of that debacle. Having more people able to play this jaw-dropping fighter (whether in arcades, on PS3, or on 360) can only be a good thing!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 3:22PM Makiyura said

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lol awesome news definitely going to pick this up!
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Posted: Mar 6th 2009 3:26PM (Unverified) said

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As someone who just now got their hands on a PS3 (I've been Wii only this gen. for about a year and a half), I have to say that I'm completely suped about the awesome selection of quality fighting games so far (both the ones out already and those that are upcoming).

Having only had a Wii, the one thing I felt that I was really missing out on was the fighting genre (only exception being SSBB, but that's hardly a traditional fighting game by any stretch).

So far, I've traded in a few old Xbox1 and PS2 games and used the credit to pick up Soul Caliber 4 and Virtua Fighter 5 for my PS3, both incredible games. I still can't wait to pick up SFIV, KOFXII should be great, and now this is my most anticipated fighting game yet.

My PS3 is quickly shaping up to be a non-stop fighting machine, and I have to admit that I'm loving every minute of it. Now, if we could just get Tecmo to port over DOA4 (hell, they released Ninja Gaiden Sigma on PS3, why the hell not DOA4?) my life would be complete. Oh, that and if Capcom released Tatsunoko vs Capcom Wii here in NA, but I'm seriously considering just importing that bastard from Japan and enjoying the hell out of it despite the language barrier.

These truly are the best of times for fighting fanatics. What a wonderful world.
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