Thursday, October 11, 2012

NYCC 2012 LIVE updates this weekend (Oct. 11-14)


One of the biggest conventions of the year has hit New York City.

New York Comic-Con (NYCC) 2012 began today (Oct. 11) and Capcom kicked things off with three announcements. With Capcom now looking to reveal details for games other than fighters for the remainder of the event, who will step up?

A demo of Injustice: Gods Among Us is set to feature numerous characters including Green Arrow. Namco Bandai will have the Wii U version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (TTT2) on display as well.

FightVG.com will provide you with live updates from NYCC as the event rolls along. We will not update the site outside of this article until Monday (Oct. 15). These updates will include announcements and impressions. Head past the jump to begin the day by day updates.

Thursday, Oct. 11

- Capcom reveals Darkstalkers Resurrection. This will feature Darkstalkers 1 and 3 with modern features. The download will be available on XBLA and PSN next year.

- Yoshinori Ono announces Street Fighter x Tekken 2013. The update will be free and available for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and PS Vita in December.

- A trailer titled, "Darkstalkers Are Not Dead" showcased a Street Fighter IV graphic style, teasing a new entry in the series.

Friday, Oct. 12

- Injustice: Gods Among Us plays like MK9. There are some framerate issues in the early build, especially when it comes to supers. Green Arrow is a zoning character as expected.

- IGN has posted footage of CD Jr versus a NetherRealm employee in Injustice. You can view it here.

- An SFxT PS Vita trailer has been released. You can watch it here.

- Namco Bandai is giving away TTT2 beach balls in honor of the return of "Tekken Ball" on the Wii U version

Saturday, Oct. 13

- Derek Neal tells Joystiq that the "Darkstalkers Are Not Dead" teaser is a step closer to a fourth game.

- The PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale demo ran smooth. There were four setups. Two utilized the PS Vita version cross-play, while one had four PS3 controllers and the other couldn't get the PS Vita handheld running.

- Capcom had an HDTV showing a live feed of the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary tournament in Brazil.

- Deadly Bison has uploaded the full Street Fighter panel from Thursday. You can watch it here.

Sunday, Oct. 14

- Gameplay footage of Nightwing versus Green Arrow has been uploaded. View it here.

- Omar Kendall spoke with NZGamer and revealed Cole and Evil Cole were going to be two separate characters in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Kendall also confirmed larger icons on PS Vita version.

- Yoshinori Ono says Darkstalkers Resurrection will not see a Japanese release. Capcom responded to this by saying the game has yet to be announced (via Beast Note).