Skullgirls 2nd Encore impressions: sterling second act
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Lab Zero Games has brought its sleekly animated fighter to PlayStation 4 with a slew of new features. Does this director's cut of sorts still hold up against the original? Our impressions.
READ MORE >Skullgirls Encore smells what Beowulf is cooking today on PS3
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Skullgirls Encore is getting one of its most unique combatants yet today, with the addition of pro wrestler extraordinaire, Beowulf.
READ MORE >Skullgirls Encore introduces Eliza to PC and PS3 on September 30
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Eliza walks like an Egyptian onto Skullgirls Encore this coming Tuesday.
READ MORE >Skullgirls Encore coming to PS4 and Vita, new characters discussed
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Skullgirls will make its way to PS4 and Vita, with Lab Zero debuting new characters at Evo.
READ MORE >Skullgirls Encore on Xbox 360 awaiting compatibility pack for bug fixes
Skullgirls on Xbox 360 is in the middle of making the transition to Skullgirls Encore, but a new title update's arrival has left the game in a nearly-unplayable state, since the accompanying compatibility pack is currently running through Microsoft.
READ MORE >Big Band marches onto Skullgirls Encore on Tuesday
The humongous hulk of harmony, Big Band, will bring a male presence to Skullgirls Encore for the first time this Tuesday when arrives in a free update on PS3 and PC.
READ MORE >"This one is even crazier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSAaz47YmGs"
see all 5 commentsSkullgirls Encore debuts palette-swap Fukua
Lab Zero Games are some merry pranksters, debuting a new Skullgirls Encore character named Fukua, a clear palette-swap of Filia, in what's pretty clearly an April Fools joke. Isn't it?
READ MORE >"Well, I've been paying attention to fighting games a bit lately. I just picked up BlazBlue: ..."
see all 7 commentsSkullgirls Encore re-enters PS3 arena on February 11
With its publisher woes behind them, Skullgirls is ready to return to the console arena. Skullgirls Encore will hit PlayStation 3 on Tuesday, February 11, with the Xbox Live Arcade version to release shortly after.
READ MORE >"As a note, anyone with the original Skullgirls will be getting Encore for free. As far as MikeZ ..."
see all 2 commentsSkullgirls teaches typing with 'Typing of the Skullgirls' mode
Whether on a physical keyboard or a pocket phone screen, it seems typing is one of 2013's biggest crazes. Why, I'm typing these words right now! Video games are catching onto this retro trend too, as Sega dropped The Typing of the Dead Overkill, and now Skullgirls is joining...
READ MORE >"I work as a journalist and I have to type a lot. Of course this takes up a lot of my time. ..."
see all 14 commentsSkullgirls publisher switch brings console hiccups
Skullgirls is in for a bumpy spell at the end of the year as it switches publishers, being temporarily delisted from the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store before returning as Skullgirls Encore. What exactly this means for its players, and any DLC they own, depends ...
READ MORE >Skullgirls for PC coming in August
Skullgirls, the cult 2D fighter, is finally coming to PC next month.
READ MORE >Skullgirls crowd-funding hits snag with PayPal
Skullgirls studio Lab Zero hit a snag with cashing in its crowd-funds, as PayPal was reluctant to release the money for fear that dissatisfied customers would ask for a chargeback.
READ MORE >"I'm aware of at least a couple self entitled assholes on Eventhubs who pulled their donations ..."
see all 3 commentsSkullgirls crowd-funding ends at $830K, multiple new characters coming
Skullgirls' crowd-funding effort ended at nearly $830,000, reaching the stretch goals for several new characters, voice packs, and new stages.
READ MORE >"Also, assigning hit boxes to the characters so the moves work, scripting how the moves work, ..."
see all 19 commentsSkullgirls crowdfunding new characters
Shutting down the team behind a game usually spells more than a mite of trouble for a game, but Skullgirls is recovering nicely after Reverge Labs laid off its makers last June. The team reformed as Lab Zero Games, is working on a PC version, and is now receiving huge sums o...
READ MORE >Skullgirls finds PC publisher, coming in four months
Autumn Games has signed a deal with Marvelous AQL to publish Skullgirls on PC. The developer plans to start work on it in the next few weeks, and estimates it will take four months to complete.
READ MORE >"I'm slightly scared about what service they'll demand for online play (please be Steamworks), ..."
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"We just played the Skullgirls on the PC last night and damn, the animation is pretty incredible. ..."
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