Yet another Capcom legend is joining the TEPPEN roster, just in time for its first-ever TEPPEN World Championship tournament! Today, GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE) announced Nero of the Devil May Cry series will be the latest addition to the already amazing cast of icons from the Capcom universe. Nero will join nine other heroes including the likes of Street Fighter series’ Ryu and Chun-Li, Darkstalkers series’ Morrigan, and Devil May Cry series’ Dante. Nero and a new TEPPEN card set expansion will be released Nov. 2019.
Fans of Nero will also be happy to learn he will be playable during the inaugural TEPPEN World Championship. Taking place on Dec. 21, 2019, players from around the globe will be competing for their share of a 50 million yen (~$500K US) prize pool.
Players can earn their spot at the event through online qualifiers, with registration opening on Oct. 1 for the North American and European regions. The preliminaries will be separated into four regions; Japan, North America, Europe, and Asia. After qualifying rounds, the top three players from each region will compete for a chance to become the TEPPEN World Champion. For more information on how to register for the preliminaries, visit the official site.
In additional TEPPEN news, from Sept. 20 to 30, GungHo will be celebrating the game’s meteoric rise to 3 million downloads by giving back to the fans. During that period, players can earn one “DAY OF NIGHTMARES” Pack Ticket per day, just for logging in, plus, 10 random players will be selected each day to win 30 “DAY OF NIGHTMARES” Pack Tickets.
