The character will be included in a pre-release period for play testing between August 6th and August 31st. Fans who are interested need to sign up from August 3 to August 29. After August 31, Blaziken won’t be playable until its full release at a later date.

Take a look at some screenshots of Blaziken in Pokken Tournament below.

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Dave & Busters to hold location tests for Pokken Tournament in the U.S.

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Ever since Pokken Tournament’s original announcement, there hasn’t been too much talk about bringing the game west. We’ve heard small rumblings about the possibility, but nothing too concrete. That has since changed thanks to comments from Dave & Busters senior VP Kevin Bachus.

Bachus revealed during a Reddit AMA that Dave & Busters has plans for Pokken Tournament location tests in the United States. He said:

Yes. We will be testing Pokken. Candidly both NAMCO and I are more optimistic about that title and our typical guests than Tekken.

Bachus didn’t reveal any additional information, and specifics haven’t been shared. We do at least have some sort of confirmation that Pokken Tournament is coming overseas!

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Bandai Namco letting fans vote on the support Pokemon they want to see in Pokken Tournament

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Bandai Namco has started a Twitter campaign that allows fans to voice their opinion on who they want to see included in Pokken Tournament as a support Pokemon. People can participate by following the game’s Twitter account, and posting a message using the hashtag “#???”(#Pokken in Japanese) followed by the name of a Pokemon they want to see.

You can find a listing of Pokemon with their Japanese names here. Note that the campaign ends on July 23.

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Pokken Tournament: stage showcase video and Blaziken trailer

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Update: Replaced the Blaziken trailer with a higher quality version.

Earlier today we posted some battle footage from Pokken Tournament. The live stream where that footage was from also had a showcase of the various stages in the game (including some new ones). Check it out below:

There was also a trailer for Blaziken, the latest addition to the roster, shown during the live stream:

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Some new Pokken Tournament footage

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Update: Additional videos added, head past the break to check them out.

Check out some new footage from Pokken Tournament from a recent live stream:

More footage past the break!

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Pokken Tournament adding Blaziken in August

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A new character has been confirmed for Pokken Tournament. Blaziken is coming to the game in August, this week’s issue of Famitsu reveals.

Pokken Tournament launches in Japan as the latest arcade title tomorrow.

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Pokken Tournament – not just Tekken with Pokemon, made for Pokemon fans

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Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada spoke with Famitsu this week about Pokken Tournament. The arcade fighter is launching very soon in Japan – tomorrow, actually.

In one part of the interview, Harada explains that Pokken Tournament isn’t just a Tekken game with a Pokemon skin slapped on.

“It’s a solid versus game, but at its core, it’s an action game for Pokémon fans. People might think that because we’ve worked on games like Tekken and Soul Calibur or because of the name ‘Pokkén,’ that this game is made for established fighting game players, but I’d like to come straight out and say ‘no, it isn’t.’”

Harada eventually goes on to say that Pokken Tournament was made with Pokémon fans in mind as opposed to fighting game players.

“The tech to make the game and the knowhow behind the massive amount of animations comes from our experience working on the games we’ve made before, but with the gameplay, we’ve set our sights on Pokémon fans.”

One way in which the team attempted to appeal to Pokemon fans was through the UI. This was changed from something that may fighting experts would be familiar with.

“Having the camera looking at the characters facing each other from the side with their stamina bars on the top left and right of the screen is an established fighting game format, but that’s something that experienced fighting game players can understand on instinct. That might give Pokémon fans the impression that the game is harder than it is, so we’ve intentionally gotten rid of that.”

Harada also has some tips for novice players. He suggests that these gamers “should especially focus on blocking”. Even though combos and technique are important, properly blocking enemies’ attacks was the most important divider between beginners and experienced players.

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Pokken Tournament – aimed at both kids and adults, game could head west, more

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The latest episode of the Japanese program Imagine-Nation features Pokken Tournament. The Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara and Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada were interviewed as part of the show.

Ishihara and Harada touched on a number of topics, ranging from who the game is aimed at to the possibility of a western release. Head past the break for their comments.