Team NINJA revealed the first details on the Dead Or Alive 6 digital pre-order bonuses. PS4 owners who take advantage of pre-order sales will score a unique DOA6 theme as well as obtaining “The Female Tengu” Nyotengu as a playable character. Xbox One gamers who pre-order the title will also be able to download Nyotengu to their roster on top of receiving a pre-order bonus costume for the legendary Ryu Hayabusa.

A special Early Purchase Bonus program for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners was also announced, as gamers who digitally purchase DOA6 by March 14, 2019, will receive a bonus costume for one of the game’s most popular characters, Kasumi. Gamers who enter the Early Purchase Bonus program on Steam will collect the Kasumi costume as well as Nyotengu as a downloadable character.

At EVO Japan 2019 Team Ninja took to the stage by making a flurry of announcements including the pre-launch Dead Or Alive 6 Deluxe Demo, a new eSports venture – the Dead Or Alive World Championship, and the first news on the upcoming DOA6 Season Pass 1; including the addition of two characters from SNK’s The King Of Fighters XIV.

The Deluxe Demo will be exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers through the PlayStation Store, and Xbox Live Gold members through the Microsoft Store. The demo will be playable on February 22, 2019 and will run through February 24, 2019 in North America. The Dead Or Alive 6 Deluxe Demo will consist of online ranked and lobby matches, as well as Free Training, Tutorial, Command Training, Combo Challenge, and an introduction to Story mode. The demo will feature all 24 characters available at launch – all hairstyles and glasses will be available for each of the playable characters.  

Team NINJA also revealed the first information on the upcoming Dead Or Alive World Championship. Qualifiers will be held in North America, Europe, and Asia; with each region’s top players competing at the Grand Finals in Japan. Qualifiers and Grand Finals total prize will be equivalent to 10 Million Yen (JPY).

In addition, a collaboration with SNK’s The King Of Fighters XIV was confirmed. Mai Shiranui joins the battle this June as a guest character alongside another King Of Fighters combatant who has yet to be announced. The fighters will be sold separately, but both will also be included in Season Pass 1. DOA6’s Season Pass 1 will be available for purchase beginning March 1, 2019 and will also include 62 new costumes: DOA6 Happy Wedding Costumes Vol. 1 and 2, DOA6 New Costumes set Vol. 1 and 2, and additional character costumes for the two SNK fighters. Season Pass 1 bonuses will also feature new NiCO and Nyotengu costumes. All Season Pass 1 content will be made available between March and June 2019.

Team Ninja unveiled a Digital Deluxe edition of the game for the PS4, Xbox One, and Steam that will include a set of 25 extra costumes, three bonus musical tracks, a DDX exclusive Kasumi costume, and an exceptional character added to the lineup, the formidable Kasumi clone, Phase 4.

For more information on the pre-order bonuses as well as Dead Or Alive 6’s special Digital Deluxe Editions, please visit our official website.

Dead Or Alive 6 is currently in development for the PS4, Xbox One, and digitally on PC (via Steam), and is slated for release on March 1, 2019.