Skullgirls release date and chances at success

While it seems to be officially unofficial, the release date for Skullgirls is April 4th. We haven't seen a hard yes from Reverge Labs but that date would fall on a Wednesday which follows the usual Xbox Live Arcade routine. As you may well know this is really the first fighter to be made by fighting game fans for fighting games fans. Skullgirls is loaded with innovative features like an online training mode, extensive tutorial and an engine designed to recognize infinites due to Mike Z's influence. Despite all this, questions still remain. Can Skullgirls be successful coming from an independent company and sporting an all female cast?

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Skullgirls Undeniably Polished Asskickery

As a competitive gamer in the fighting scene for a few years now, I've been waiting for a new franchise to come through and kick everyone in the ass. The resurgence of fighters has brought about several revamps and sequels to long standing fighting game franchises. While the remakes and sequels have been great, it's long over due for a new IP entirely. Along came Skullgirls, it snuck up on us initially but the past year has seen fans anxiety grow awaiting the release of Reverge Lab's new fighter. I had the pleasure of playing Skullgirls this past weekend at Season's Beatings in Columbus, Ohio and enjoyed myself immensely.

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