MVC3 Producer, Ryota Niitsuma, Working on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD

The producer and director of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Ryota Niitsuma, revealed yesterday via twitter that he is producing the HD version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The updated JoJo's will feature online play with eight player lobbies and a matching system with skill points that are similar to Super Street Fighter IV. The matching system will let you choose opponents based on factors like location, skill and connection speed. Also, you can earn battle points for characters and player points for individual player strengths which will contribute to leaderboard position. The multiplayer lobby system will also be included where eight players can play at a time and the winners will be able to stay within the lobby, while the losers will be placed into spectator mode. Users will also be able save fight replays and share them with other players.

The game will be released on the Playstation 3 on August 21st and the X-Box 360 on August 22nd for $19.99.

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Announced

This past weekend, Arc System Works announced a new BlazBlue game is in the works. The game is a sequel to Continuum Shift instead of just another variant. A number of changes have been introduced including an Overdrive system which sounds similar to the X-Factor from Marvel Vs Capcom 3, character's stances have been completely re-drawn, Gold Bursts have been removed in favor of Overdrives, but Green Bursts remain, & a Crush Trigger has been added to break an opponent's guard stance. Along with these new changes, three new characters have been introduced. They are Amane, Bullet and Azrael.

BlazBlue: CP will be released this winter in Japanese arcades with a console release coming some time in 2013. Information on move sets and other tweaks can be found at Dustloop & Shoryuken.