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The Dead or Alive 6 World Championship concluded its current chapter at 'Kumite in Texas' with Top 8 fighting for a five-thousand dollar pot bonus and DOA6WC qualifying points. XcaliburBladeZ, Hoodless, Killy, Rikuto, SoSickNashFan, Mona, ElectrifiedMann and Mr. Kwiggle put their skills to the test on stream for your studious and entertainment purposes at PandaXGaming! Read our report & results here at FSD and check out the standings at Smash.GG.

Earlier this week the DOA6WC festivities started with the EU West online tournament, and this weekend Team NINJA finally revealed Momiji for DOA6 after...

Team NINJA's Dead or Alive 6 World Championship continues with three events throughout the next seven days with the EU East Online Tournament, Kumite and the TGS Fatal Match which showcased new Dead or Alive 6 content after Top 8. This TGS tournament is also about the passion of the players with over 100 fighters in attendance looking to punch their ticket to the main event. Team NINJA is generating more hype for their game universe by including Nioh 2 in their exciting mix of new content featured at TGS 2019.

There are a lot of great players scheduled for attendance at eSportsX this TGS, but it's also refreshing to see plenty of new names that are...

The EU East tournament is the third entry to the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship online tournament series giving players all over the world an opportunity to compete for qualifier points. You can watch the provided stream at 11am Pacific Time, and you can see by checking the standings at Smash.GG that this will be a very intimate event with only 7 players registered! Some of these tournaments have had decent turnouts, but this series is proof that what the players want at the end of the day is to invest their time into offline tournaments which have been successful thanks to the community and Team NINJA's support!

The new 1.10 update adds a few minor functionalities to the PS4 micro-transaction experience of Dead or Alive 6, fixes some bugs that are still currently unlisted on the official Team NINJA site, and adds three costumes with color variations that can be purchased with your player points. If you are unable to make individual purchases you are encouraged to wait until later on today, and the timing of availability could also be reflected by your region. You can get involved with this update by contributing any possible stealth changes to the system, characters, or the bug fixes.

Most of the players in the PS4 Dead or Alive community want individual costume purchase, and with Version 1.10 they are finally able to do this with 'premium tickets.' These tickets are exclusive to PS4 and are purchased with real money and can be used in the game itself to maybe bypass some of Sony's policies and...

The latest chapter of the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship journey ended at Big E Gaming's Summer Jam 13 with Killy and Tina obliterating every player on their path to the main event at Tokyo, Japan. Team NINJA started off Summer Jam by hosting a special exhibition featuring: International Battles, West vs. East Coast, Grudge Matches plus Male and...

Kwiggle secured 300 points for his point leader board total by defeating Crazy Steady in Grand Finals for the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship NA West online tournament. The official site point leader board has not been updated yet, but this hard-earned victory has bumped Kwiggle to the top of the NA chart with a current total of 460 points! You can watch the entirety of the stream and all other DOA6WC tournaments complete with commentary and active leader boards via Team NINJA's official YouTube channel.


It was nice to see players in Top 8 that we haven't seen in a while return to the scene in someway, but for this event Crazy Steady and Kwiggle stole the show with their character...

The latest version (1.09) for Dead or Alive 6 has been released on all available platforms and comes with a handful of changes that you would expect from one of Team NINJA's regular updates to the game. The patch notes have been released via Team NINJA's official website, but you can report any possible stealth changes to your favorite characters now in their specific character board in the forum here at FSD. Also feel free to post any fixed bugs or stage changes you may find in the DOA6 system board!

1.09 includes compatibility and purchase options for part two of Season 2 Pass costumes. These new...

This summer Dead or Alive 6 has been part of a special Wednesday Night Fights (WNF) series that gives NorCal and SolCal fighters a chance to qualify for Summer Jam 2019 as part of the road to the finals for the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship. Level Up's event tonight at 8pm PST will determine who qualifies based on the number of points they have accrued throughout this series.

On June 5th iApprentice won the first 50 points by defeating Hajin's legendary Ayane and Domo's Kokoro playing as Eliot. Apprentice dominated this event and it's clear that his experience since maining Eliot in Dead or Alive 5 has transitioned nicely to DOA6 despite Eliot's plethora of gameplay changes.


July 3rd iApprentice scored himself 50 points for the series leader board utilizing the likes of Brad...

Comic-Ari successfully collected qualifying points for Team NINJA's Dead or Alive 6 World Championship online event; scattering the balance of the current EU standings and defeating some of the top dogs in the community in perplexing Top 8 fights. If you missed out on the action, you can catch up by observing the replay on Twitch complementary of Team NINJA. They are posting lots of past DOA6WC tournaments on their official YouTube so if you have been busy it's time to conveniently catch up and refresh!

There are plenty of online events left and you can register for online tournaments as late as the day of the event and you are encouraged to check your region via Team NINJA's official website for the schedule plus registration at...

Force of Nature (FoN) is a competitive offline player who double downs as a superb content creator that recently compiled character walk-throughs in video format for every character in Dead or Alive 6. In this interview we explore his content, talk about offline experiences and get his point of view on Dead or Alive 6. FoN has been a contributor to Free Step Dodge for a long-time and you can explore his profile here, and observe his regular videos on YouTube.

DOAN: It's convenient to the community that you already have easy to understand guides available for both Kula Diamond and Mai Shiranui, but content aside what are your personal opinions with these two The King of Fighters...

Team NINJA unveiled a brand new season for DOA6, and it all begins with a brand new stage just in time for the summer. This stage is none other than Seaside Eden, and it comes with a swimsuit costume pack for 26 characters and 12 additional tracks.

Seaside Eden continues the beach theme much like previous DOA games, but this one came with a few bells and whistles. Falling coconuts, slip stuns, and rebounding volleyball nets are one thing to watch out for, but the main draw of the stage is a special Danger Zone that triggers the use of dolphins. It may also interest you that this is the first DOA stage to incorporate Stage Fatalities where if you use the Fatal Blow near the gate, it will send your opponent flying across the ocean.


At the end of the trailer shows the reveals for Season Pass 2. There will be 15 new costumes in August and an additional character will be joining the roster in September, alongside with 26 additional costumes. Will it be a returning...

The next chapter of the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship begins and concludes this Saturday in Birmingham, England at 2am Pacific Time. You can spectate the players fight for the $5,000 cash prize and offline points from pools to the Grand Final live at the Electronic Dojo Twitch Channel. Team NINJA will also be revealing details for the Season 2 pass at this event so stay tuned for that as well.


After two hours of technical difficulties at VSF matches for Dead or Alive 6 are finally being streamed at a theater separated from the other games at the event. Keep up with the tournament standings that you missed for pools at...

This video is meant to showcase what Phase-4 is capable of in DOA6 (Ver. 1.06). Combos marked with a yellow star cannot be avoided with fastest hold. Combos marked with a red star cannot be avoided even with fastest low hold.

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Ky-Dragon has made history in the Dead or Alive community being the first to win a tournament with The King of Fighters guest character, Kula Diamond at the Sonic Boom major in Madrid, Spain! While this was not scored as a Dead or Alive 6 World Championship event, it was an excellent showcase of how players are evolving with the game as more characters and gameplay tweaks are introduced. Congratulate Ky-Dragon on his victory and the rest of the fighters for a superb display of skill, and if you missed any of the action check out MadridFGC's Twitch video archive and Smash.GG standings to catch-up!


Their first match begins at 'Chinese Festival' and Dr. Impact changes things up...

87+ players in the community competed in the biggest chapter so far within the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship, finally being involved with one of the largest tournament majors in the world, Community Effort Orlando. This was the first tournament to run on version 1.06 and to feature new The King of Fighters guests: Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond. You can view the complete bracket at Smash.GG, also be sure to congratulate XcaliburBladeZ for his monumental win and all of the other competitors in the community that made it out to the big one!


The first...

A couple of months ago prior to DOA6's release, Team Ninja announced that Mai Shiranui and another guest character from The King of Fighters series would be joining the roster. It was later to be revealed that K' Team's own Ice Doll, Kula Diamond, would be the latest guest character joining the fray alongside with Mai in the latest DLC trailer for DOA6.


Mai needs no introduction. She retains most of her signature moves that were featured in DOA5 Last Round, along with additional new moves taken from KOF14 such as her Climax Super Special Move, Shiranui-Ryuu Ougi Kunoichi. Kula brings the uniqueness to the roster with her ice-based attacks that can freeze her opponents during combos, making it the first in the series to utilize ice elements in DOA.

Version 1.06 patch is the latest patch that coincides with the latest DLC release. There are several changes that were made to the game aside from the usual character changes and bug fixes for...

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This video is meant to showcase what Leifang is capable of in DOA6 (Ver. 1.05). Combos marked with a yellow star cannot be avoided with fastest hold. Combos marked with a red star cannot be avoided even with fastest low hold.

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Team NINJA's latest patch for Dead or Alive 6 is a questionable one that fixes some minuscule annoyances, but also manages to create new problems while major glitches and bugs continue to exist in their current fighting system. Changes to the Side Attack (SA) and gauge meter are the most controversial adjustments, and will be the main focal point of this news post. Though it's worth mentioning that a low number of negligible character balance changes continue within this patch and you can peruse the patch notes via Team NINJA's official website.

The gauge meter now changes to purple once 100% filled, and is now divided up into four separate blocks. Each block is worth 50 gauge points, and is the new cost of inputting an SA. Because of this, you can no longer freely combine the SA to hit environments or...

The second offline point tournament for the Dead or Alive 6 World Championship has concluded in Japan with a stunning victory from Keisuke! Team NINJA's Master is currently working with organizers in Japan to get a high quality replay uploaded to their official YouTube, along with him updating the point leader-board for DOA6WC that can be found via the DOA6 website. If you missed the live stream, this Japanese event was recorded in multiple languages and you can check out the complete bracket with Top 8 included at Smash.GG.

Team NINJA has released the 1.04 update for Dead or Alive 6 on PS4, XBOX ONE and Steam. 'The Pirates of the 7 Seas' costumes (included in the Season 1 Pass) and full patch notes are now available. This new patch is not just embedded with bonus content, but fixes and tweaks a plethora of issues pertaining to bugs, characters and stages.

Version 1.04 strengthens the game with a bevy of new additions including: 15 stage BGM tracks, a replay save option to lobby matches, a new leader-boards section, the new costumes plus new character intros and win poses. A toggle-able option in the fight settings for exposure minimization has also been included for fighters that might want to leave a little more to the imagination. Just for playing you get 100,000 Player Points added to your account, so be sure to login...

The Dead or Alive 6 World Championship kicked off in Lyon, France at The Mixup 2019 with XcaliburBladeZ taking home the prized belt defeating Gehaktbal in Grand Finals. This tournament was a great reminder to the FGC that DOA6 is a true offline experience and is at its best in an esports environment. Top 8 was full of surprises and clutch fights, but the game also shined in pools where players like Bonus Stage, Bram's and Dr. Impact floored everyone spectating.

Since DOA6 released last month, young BladeZ has won 7 events with 5 of them being consecutive NLBC victories. Now that players are becoming more familiar with the new system, it will be interesting to see how many more professional and newcomers alike start attending these big events to attempt throwing off this nearly unstoppable beast. If you don't want to watch this prize fighter win...