Team Ninja’s Dead or Alive fighting game is finally making its way onto the PC platform with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. The release date for the PC version has been pushed back a bit until March 30th 2015 but for the wait Team Ninja is giving away the Halloween 2013 set of 28 costumes. The rest of the console players, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4 and Xbox One will be getting their Dead or Alive 5: Last Round fix on February 17th 2015 in North American and February 20th 2015 in Europe. As usual I can’t wait to see if the PC community comes up any crazy mods since this will be their first crack at the Dead or Alive series.
Also Team Ninja is doing this weird free* promotion with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Core Fighters. PlayStation 4 owners get Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Core Fighters free, Xbox One owners get Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Trial free while Core Fighters will be a paid release. Xbox One owners can then upgrade to the full release at a discounted price, more than likely $60 minus whatever you paid for Core Fighters. You can also keep Core Fighters on PlayStation 4 and piece meal characters into the game as you want them for $3.99 a piece and the story mode for $12.99. No prices have been set for the Xbox One release as of yet. What a weird way to release a fighting game but I have to give Team Ninja credit for trying something different even if it’s really hard to make sense of it all.
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Today Team NINJA released the official launch trailer for the upcoming DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round. On track to launch in Europe on 20 February 2015, DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round for PlayStation 4, Xbox One (physical and digital) and for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (digital only). KOEI TECMO Europe has also confirmed today that the Steam PC version has been pushed back, and is now scheduled to launch in on 30 March 2015. DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round will take to the ring to deliver the signature DOA fighting style, wrapped up in the most graphically impressive version of aDEAD OR ALIVE game ever seen. Combatants will present an unparalleled level of life-like detail, and smooth striking animations that will firmly place every fighter in the heat of the moment. The game’s dynamic interactive stages once again boast a range of visually striking locations from around the world, while offering even more destruction, deadly new danger zones and a higher level of strategic choices for players to utilize in the quest for victory. Character customization options get even deeper, as DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round will offer over 400 open and unlockable costumes, including 31 brand new costumes designed by DOA fans; the brand new hairstyle and accessory options will give nearly endless possibilities to adorn the fighters for any occasion. Players can bring their run of rosters, costumes and save data from DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Ultimate, as previously purchased DLC content will be transferable from last gen consoles to the PS4 and Xbox One (PS3 ⇒ PS4, Xbox 360 ⇒ Xbox One) Players wanting a taste of what DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round has to offer can play the main game content in DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS free of charge. PlayStation 4 players will have access to the free-to-download version via the PlayStation® Network which includes four fighters – Ayane, Hayate, Kasumi and Ryu Hayabusa – and almost every game mode will be available. Xbox One players will have access to a free trial version of Last Round via the Xbox Games Store consisting of the same free-to-download fighters and features as noted above, but is not expandable via additional purchases. Xbox One users wanting an extended experience can purchase DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS at a launch discount price for the first two weeks after the games release. The purchased Xbox One version of Core Fighters includes all of the contents as the free trial, but adds four more fighters to the mix in Hitomi, Tina, Jann Lee and Bass, and is expandable from there via additional purchases. All console users can transfer unlocked titles, costumes and Story Mode progress from the last-gen versions of DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Ultimate to the current gen version of DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round (PS3 to PS4 and Xbox 360 to Xbox One), as well as compete with combatants from both the free and full retail versions. Additional characters, Story Mode and other features can be accessed for a fee. For additional information regarding DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS visit: http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/us/ftp.html For more news about Team NINJA, visit http://teamninja-studio.com, and don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tecmoeurope and follow us on Twitter @TeamNINJAStudio and @tecmokoeieurope ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox LIVE are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Akira, Sarah, Pai and Jacky characters © SEGA. Virtua Fighter is either a registered trademark or trademark of SEGA Corporation.
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