Upcoming December KOFXIII UK Tournaments.

Seems like KOFXIII is picking up fairly quickly in the UK, with tournaments being announced thick and fast, bit of a shame that as KOF has finally started to become popular here that I'm going to be out of the bloody country for a year... =_=But still, great times for the other UK KOF players and of course for the community as a whole. Coming up this weekend -Nth Gen / Neo Empire @ London Gaming Con (3-4th December)Then up in Scotland they will be...

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Fio - Metal Slug - 1/8 Scale Figure [Embrace Japan]

Saw this over on TinyCartridge just now.A figure of Fio from Metal Slug, as well as a mini Metal Slug tank and mini prisoner, made by Embrace Japan.From the information I can find via Google it should be about 20cm tall, and according to the listing on Playasia it will be released next March. Considering when I used to play Metal Slug X on a weekly basis that my main character was Fio, and the fact that I should be able to pick it up while in Japan,...

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KOF02/KOFXIII - A Kuso Introduction To BC/HD Bypass Technique

Finally decided to make the video public after a few edits here and there, there's not much else I could think to add but if then if there is later I could always just make another video.Pretty much I decided to make this video after discovering BC bypass worked in this game as well, and as when originally learning KOF02 a few years ago this was how I learnt to get used to the BC combo system I thought it would be useful for some of the newer players to know about it.Something introduced in XIII though is the ability to EX BC bypass, as you can...

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KOFXIII Console Version - Day Four

Spent most of today working on the BC Bypass video i mentioned in the previous entry, going to check it again tomorrow to see if I've made any mistakes before publishing it to the public. For now you can check out a preview of it here. Also as you can see from the opening images I also worked on a 'B.Jenet' colour scheme for Mai today. As I seem to remember B.Jenet was supposed to be like the 'replacement' character for Mai in MoTW so I thought it...

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KOFXIII Console Version - Day Two/Three

I've pretty much been playing in whatever spare time outside of work so forgot to post up last night. Found out you could edit the colours of Yuri's bottom area to skin colour, as well as her bra, so that had to be done. Also finally got enough colours to attempt a Ninja Turtles version of the FF Villains Team.Was supposed to be spending my day packing away my belongings today, but ended up working on a BC bypass video. There's still more work to...

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KOFXIII Console Version - Day One

Just wanted to share my first colour edit and a quick impression of the netcode before i popped off to bed. (Almost 4:30am here...) Netcode so far I've found 2 bars to be a bit similar to 02UM's level of input lag, and 3 bars a bit more playable but still slight delays. Both online sessions I played with players in the UK. Still I am enjoying the game so f...

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KOFXIII - Console Version ! \o/

I received both of my copies of KOFXIII earlier today both without the preorder CD, apparently they are being sent out seperately...But an e-mail I receieved from Shopto seems to say that i might only get one set instead of two. =_= I've sent an e-mail to them so hopefully they'll clarify what's going on.So far I've only played through the game once, unlocking Saiki along the way (apparently you just have to complete as many target actions as possible...

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KOFXIII - Fanta Stick PX / US KOFXIII -360 - Region Free

Playasia now has stock of the KOFXIII Edition of the Fanta Stick PX, according to the product description it has compatibility with both Xbox360, PS3, and also PC.At £64 it is not a bad price for a stick that is dual supported right out of the box, although shipping seems to be quite high at £48 for Fed Ex. (No ordinary shipping options appear to be available on this item.)If I wasn't heading out to Japan next month I'd probably consider importing...

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KOFXIII - Neo Magazine Review

Just a quick note to mention that the thread on Neo-Geo.com regarding the review of KOFXIII in Neo Magazine has been updated with a few images.Also SNKPlaymore updated the official KOFXIII blog yesterday with some details about the game's Network and Replay Mode. (Translation available via MMCaf...

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ON Show 23 - This Saturday (Tomorrow)

I will be joining Gunsmith, and Cristina, on the Orochinagi Show tomorrow where we will be streaming live footage of KOFXIII.Amongst the things we should be showing are basic character tactics/'tutorials'.I will be demonstrating with Athena, and a joint demonstration with Gunsmith about Clark. Check out Orochinagi for more details, and the actual stream will be running on General Skirmish's Twitch chann...

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MCM Expo - KOFXIII Tournament - Semi Final pt.1

Gamespot uploaded the matches from the MCM Expo to their Youtube channel a couple of days ago, only just found out whilst browsing through Neo-Geo.com's forums. The uploads include the missing video from the archived stream, where I played MichelS in the semi finals.Also seen on Neo-Geo.com's forums is that the latest issue of Neo Magazine (no relation to Neo Geo) contains a feature on KOFXIII, according to the topic creator it is a four page spread/review.If...

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Usagi - New Elisabeth Cosplay Photo

Usagi has just uploaded a new photo of an Elisabeth cosplay to her Cure page.Also whilst browsing through her gallery again today I found an older photo with her cosplaying a Maximum Impact version of Athena. <3In unrelated news I went to pick up the results of my working holiday visa to Japan today, and my application was successful. So I will be off to Japan for a year from the 27th December, all I have to hope for now is that the £ -> Yen...

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DontDropThatCombo - EX Iori

Dontdropthatcombo has updated his Youtube channel with a special EX Iori combo showcase, amongst the things shown you can see his tap -> scumgale, and his EX hcb+KK blowing them up on the floor.  (This is also shown in a video uploaded by EXDragonProject, see second video.)I'm liking the hcb+K -> DC -> scumga...

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KOFXIII - Wednesday Brawl - GamerBase Live Stream

Streaming right now @ http://www.twitch.tv/exdragonproject[Edit]: I ended up heading out to Gamer Base after work since I finished work earlier than usual, and although I did not enter the tournament I did play a few casuals.Unfortunately the machine which was being used for casual matches did not have Saiki, Billy or EX Iori unlocked for play, the machines used for the tournament did have them, so I did not get the chance to test out much new things.Cristina did tell me however that it is possible to do tap -> scumgale with EX Iori, as she...

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KOFXIII Official Blog Update - Console Changes pt.4

The next part of the console changes have gone up on the Official KOXIII blog, an English translation is available over on MMCafe's front page. From what I've been reading on forums, the reaction is that Kensou has been considerably buffed although I'm not too sure considering I still haven't worked out how to play Kensou in XIII yet. Duo Lon is also looking quite interesting, possibly the closest thing I am going to get to Lin in this game, so I might try to pick him up at some point. Finally a video I watched a couple of weeks back but forgot...

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KOFXIII Sprites / Backgrounds

As you may have noticed I changed my blog's banner last night. As Raiden's drop kick was a point of personal obsession for a while I have dedicated it to (some of) the wonderful drop kicks of KOFXIII. The sprites themselves come from a site called Logical Bends (click here for sprites), which i found via MMCafe's forums.The great thing about these sprite rips is that they are all on a transparent background, so are perfect for creating avatars/sigs/banners...

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