1UP first played the beautiful 2D arcade fighter BlazBlue at EVO 2K8, a annual fighting game tournament attended by pro-level players around the world. At the time, BlazBlue was an arcade exclusive, and developer Arc System Works remained quiet when asked about a console release. Almost a year later, Arc System Works announced that BlazBlue will come to the Xbox 360 and PS3, complete with a in-depth story mode and a robust online matchmaking system.
Bit Cultures writer Conner plays through his Steam library in alphabetical order, writes a brief summary of his experience on each game, and then gives them his own personal rating. Here's week 10 of Steam A to Z. This week - BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Blocks That Matter, BloodRayne: Betrayal, and Borderlands.
Funimation have announced the English voice cast for the BlazBlue: Alter Memory anime, which they have licensed for release in the U.S.
DJ Killzown Jones of RGN writes, "BlazBlue Calamity Trigger is still a solid fighter that PC fighting game fans should pick up . It is a bit of a disappointment that long load times of the games original release are still present and the games sequels aren’t offered as expansions/add on’s but these things alone should shy away games that haven’t played the game or others who are returning to the series."
