February 9, 2015 — Today Team NINJA proudly announced the official DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round tournaments – BATTLE ROYAL 2015. In celebration of the final installment of DEAD OR ALIVE 5, Team NINJA has partnered with Big E Gaming and Final Round LLC to bring the most competitive and comprehensive DEAD OR ALIVE tournament in the history of the franchise to the people. With 12 tournaments in total, including 11 qualifier events at major destinations across North America and 6 sponsorships to the grand finals at NEC XVI in December, BATTLE ROYAL 2015 will be a landmark tournament tour for the entire DEAD OR ALIVE community. More information about BATTLE ROYAL 2015 can be found at the DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round Official website: http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/us/battleroyal2015.html.

BATTLE ROYAL 2015 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

• Winter Brawl 9: $500 pot bonus. 1st place prize – *Player sponsorship to Grand Finals.
  • Date: 2/20/15 – 2/22/15  Location: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Essington, PA 19029
•  Final Round 18: $500 pot bonus. 1st place prize – *Player sponsorship to Grand Finals.
  • Date: 3/20/15 – 3/22/15  Location: Hilton Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, GA 30354
•  NorCal Regionals: $500 pot bonus. *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: 4/3/15 – 4/5/15  Location: 300 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
•  SoCal Regionals: $500 pot bonus. 1st place prize – *Player sponsorship to Grand Finals.
  • Date: 5/1/15 – 5/3/15  Location: TBD, Orange County, CA
•  East Coast Throwdown: $500 pot bonus. *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: 6/13/15 – 6/15/15  Location: Empire Meadowlands Hotel, Two Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ 07094
•  EVO 2015: Side tournament. $1000 pot bonus. *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: 7/17/15 – 7/19/15  Location: Bally’s Paris Las Vegas casino & hotel, Las Vegas, NV 89109
•  Summer Jam 9: $1000 pot bonus. (free entry tournament). *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: 8/21/15 – 8/23/15  Location: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Essington, PA 19029
•  TFC: $1000 pot bonus. (free entry tournament). 1st place prize – *Player sponsorship to Grand Finals.
  • Date: 9/11/15 – 9/13/15  Location: Hilton Hotel, 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609
•  Absolute Battle: $500 pot bonus. *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: TBD  Location: TBD, Dallas, TX
•  GUTS: $500 pot bonus. *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: TBD  Location: TBD, CT
•  Paradise: $500 pot bonus. Official qualifier for Final Round 19. *Points towards the Grand Finals.
  • Date: 11/20/15- 11/22/15  Location: Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA 92108
  • *1st place sponsorship prize (flight, hotel, venue and entry to Grand Finals)
  • *Top 2 players with the most points from NCR, ECT, EVO, SJ9, AB, GUTS and Paradise will win flight, hotel, venue and entry to Grand Finals.
•  NEC XVI: The Grand Finals. $3000 pot bonus. Winner is guaranteed player sponsorship to 2016 finals.
  • Date: 12/3/15- 12/6/15  Location: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Essington, PA 19029

DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round will take to the ring to deliver the signature DOA fighting style, wrapped up in the most graphically impressive version of a DEAD OR ALIVE game ever seen. Combatants will present an unparalleled level of life-like detail, and smooth striking animations that will firmly place every fighter in the heat of the moment. The game’s dynamic interactive stages once again boast a range of visually striking locations from around the world, while offering even more destruction, deadly new danger zones and a higher level of strategic choices for players to utilize in the quest for victory. Character customization options get even deeper, as DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round will offer over 400 open and unlockable costumes, including 31 brand new costumes consisting of winning designs created by actual Dead or Alive players. Brand new hairstyle and accessory options round out nearly endless possibilities to adorn the fighters for any occasion. Players can bring their run of rosters, costumes and  save data from DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Ultimate, as previously purchased DLC content will be transferable from last gen consoles to the PS4 and Xbox One (PS3 to PS4, Xbox 360 to Xbox One).

Currently in development by Team NINJA, more details about DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round will be revealed in the coming weeks. This title has been rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB.

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